Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Wind Energy Generation

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

95. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will discuss the engagements his Department has had with the offshore wind sector; the potential for offshore wind that has been identified, particularly in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28009/22]

Passport Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

126. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application of a child (details supplied). [28496/22]

School Enrolments

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

145. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the total number of pupils in primary and in secondary schools, respectively. [28228/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

147. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the details of the proposed opening of special education centres for children with special educational needs. [28247/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

148. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if she will meet with opposition spokespersons and local Deputies to provide a briefing on the proposed opening of special education centres in Dublin. [28248/22]

Passport Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

352. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application (details supplied). [27989/22]

Departmental Funding

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

407. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the amount of capitation allocated per pupil at primary level and secondary level. [27780/22]

School Transport

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

408. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of children that applied for the school transport scheme for the 2021/2022 school year and were deemed ineligible; and the estimated cost to provide school transport free of charge to those children. [27781/22]

Schools Administration

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

409. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated first year and full year saving of removing the monetary subsidy given to private schools. [27803/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

413. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the amount currently spent per annum on guidance counselling provision and the number of guidance counsellors that are hired with this figure. [27918/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

414. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated first year and full-year of increasing the guidance counselling provision in schools by 1%. [27919/22]

School Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

415. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated first year and full-year cost of hiring one additional guidance counsellor. [27920/22]

State Examinations

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

417. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if she will report on her discussions regarding the introduction of mitigation measures for the Leaving Certificate examinations in 2023, for example to provide a greater choice on the written papers. [27922/22]

School Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

429. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the total number of educational psychologists working in schools; and the total annual cost of same. [28037/22]

School Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

430. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated first and full-year costs of hiring one additional educational psychologist. [28038/22]

Social Welfare Schemes

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

472. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated set-up costs attached to facilitating hot meals being made available in each primary school that currently does not have hot meals and that parents would be charged cost price for. [27799/22]

Social Welfare Schemes

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

473. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated set-up costs attached to facilitating hot meals being available in each secondary school that currently does not have hot meals, that parents would be charged cost-price for. [27800/22]

Departmental Data

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

478. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the total annual cost of providing child benefit. [27927/22]

Health Services Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

88. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that all positions within the children’s disability network teams are filled and there are no gaps in staffing. [26863/22]

Departmental Reports

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

93. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that the report by the review team into the disposal of perinatal organs at Cork University Maternity Hospital will be furnished to the families affected as soon as possible and without further delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26862/22]

State Examinations

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

89. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated full-year cost of running a leaving certificate helpline for the entire duration of the school year in conjunction with the National Parents’ Council. [26565/22]

State Examinations

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

90. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated full-year cost of running a leaving certificate helpline for the entire duration of the school year without any financial or staffing contribution from the National Parents’ Council. [26566/22]

State Examinations

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

91. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if he will provide information on the way that the leaving certificate helpline worked in 2021; the length of time it was available for; how was the workload of setting up and running the helpline split between his Department and the National Parents’ Council; the amount it cost in total; and the amount her Department contributed to this. [26567/22]

Education Costs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

92. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the current level of capitation per pupil at primary and at secondary level; the expected level of capitation that will be provided to schools per pupil at primary and secondary level in September 2022. [26568/22]

School Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

93. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of SNAs currently employed. [26571/22]

School Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

94. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated full-year cost of employing one additional SNA. [26572/22]

School Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

95. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated full-year cost of employing one additional special education teacher. [26573/22]

School Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

96. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of special education teachers currently employed in primary, secondary and in special schools. [26574/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

101. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated administrative costs of administering the €200 electricity account credit to domestic electricity customers under the electricity costs emergency benefit scheme; and the total number of households that received this credit. [26007/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

102. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount that was paid to the Commission for Regulation of Utilities by his Department to administer the electricity costs emergency benefit scheme. [26008/22]

Passport Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

273. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied). [25852/22]

Passport Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

343. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of persons in Cork city with standard passport applications and renewals that are on hold awaiting processing. [26512/22]

Passport Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

344. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of persons in County Cork with standard passport applications and renewals that are on hold awaiting processing. [26513/22]

Passport Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

345. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the current turnaround times for new passport applications and passport renewals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26514/22]

Passport Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

346. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the current turnaround times for new passport applications and passport renewals in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26515/22]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

371. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if he will provide information on the current pupil teacher ratio in primary schools. [25952/22]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

372. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if he will provide the estimated cost of a one-point reduction in the pupil teacher ratio. [25953/22]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

373. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if he will provide the estimated capital cost of the additional classroom space required to implement a one-point reduction in the pupil teacher ratio. [25954/22]

Departmental Data

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

375. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of classes at primary school level with 30 pupils or above by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25970/22]

Departmental Data

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

376. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the average cost per additional classroom built at primary and secondary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25971/22]

Capitation Grants

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

377. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the annual capitation amounts to primary and post-primary schools since 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25972/22]

School Textbooks

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

378. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the full-year cost of current schoolbook rental schemes; the estimated cost to provide books free of charge to all school children. [25973/22]

School Transport

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

379. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of providing free school transport to each child availing of the school transport scheme in 2022. [25974/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

380. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of additional SNAs that have been hired since Budget 2021; and the cost of same. [25975/22]

Departmental Data

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

381. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the total number of primary schools and the total number of secondary schools in the State. [25976/22]

Departmental Data

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

382. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of schools across the country with 1 to 10, 21 to 30,31 to 40, 41 to 50 and over 50 rooms, in tabular form. [25977/22]

Departmental Data

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

383. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of schools across the country with 1 to 50, 51 to 100, 101 to 200, 201 to 300, 301 to 400, 401 to 500, 501 to 600, 601 to 700, 701 to 800, 801 to 900, 901 to 1,000, 1,001 to 1,100, 1,101 to 1,200 and over 1,200 students in tabular form. [25978/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

385. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of SNAs employed in September 2021 in special classes in secondary schools. [26036/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

386. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of SNAs employed in September 2021 in mainstream classes in secondary schools. [26037/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

387. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of SNAs employed in September 2021 in special classes in primary schools. [26038/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

388. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of SNAs employed in September 2021 in mainstream classes in primary schools. [26039/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

389. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of SNAs employed in September 2021 in special schools. [26040/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

390. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of SNAs employed in September 2020 in special classes in secondary schools. [26041/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

391. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of SNAs employed in September 2020 in mainstream classes in secondary schools. [26042/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

392. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of SNAs employed in September 2020 in special classes in primary schools. [26043/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

393. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of SNAs employed in September 2020 in mainstream classes in primary schools. [26044/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

394. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of SNAs employed in September 2020 in special schools. [26045/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

395. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of SNAs currently employed since September 2021 in mainstream classes in secondary schools. [26047/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

396. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of SNAs currently employed since September 2021 in special classes in primary schools. [26048/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

397. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of SNAs currently employed since September 2021 in mainstream classes in primary schools. [26049/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

398. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of SNAs employed since September 2021 in special schools. [26050/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

399. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of SNAs currently employed in special schools. [26052/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

400. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of children in mainstream primary school classes receiving the assistance of a special needs assistant in September 2020. [26077/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

401. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of children in mainstream secondary school classes receiving the assistance of a special needs assistant in September 2020. [26078/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

402. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of children in special classes at secondary level receiving the assistance of a special needs assistant in September 2020. [26079/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

403. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of children in special classes at primary level receiving the assistance of a special needs assistant in September 2020. [26080/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

404. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of children in special schools receiving the assistance of a special needs assistant in September 2020. [26081/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

405. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of children in mainstream primary school classes receiving the assistance of a special needs assistant in September 2021. [26082/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

406. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of children in mainstream secondary school classes receiving the assistance of a special needs assistant in September 2021. [26083/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

407. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of children in special classes at secondary level receiving the assistance of a special needs assistant in September 2021.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26084/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

408. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of children in special classes at primary level receiving the assistance of a special needs assistant in September 2021. [26085/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

409. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of children in special schools receiving the assistance of a special needs assistant in September 2021. [26086/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

410. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of children in mainstream primary school classes currently receiving the assistance of a special needs assistant. [26087/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

411. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of children in mainstream secondary school classes currently receiving the assistance of a special needs assistant. [26088/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

412. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of children in special classes at secondary level currently receiving the assistance of a special needs assistant. [26089/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

413. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of children in special classes at primary level currently receiving the assistance of a special needs assistant. [26090/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

414. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of children in special schools currently receiving the assistance of a special needs assistant. [26091/22]

School Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

415. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of teachers working in primary and secondary schools, respectively not including special education teachers in tabular form. [26092/22]

Special Educational Needs

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

416. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of special education teachers working in primary and secondary schools, respectively, in tabular form. [26093/22]

Physical Education

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

424. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of physical education halls that have been built and or modernised to date in 2022; the number that were built and or modernised in 2021; the number that are expected to be built and or modernised in the full year 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; and the cost, under the National Development Plan funding. [26180/22]

Schools Refurbishment

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

425. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of schools built prior to 2008 that have been deep energy retrofitted to date in 2022; the number that were deep energy retrofitted in 2021; the number that are expected to be deep energy retrofitted in the full year 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; and at what cost, under the National Development Plan funding. [26182/22]

School Facilities

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

441. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of building a school hall. [26385/22]

School Transport

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

444. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of providing free school transport to all students currently using these services. [26419/22]

School Transport

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

445. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of children who unsuccessfully applied for a seat on the school bus transport scheme in the 2021-2022 academic year. [26420/22]

School Transport

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

446. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of providing free school transport for one child. [26421/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

464. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of families that receive child benefit payments; and the number of children these are in respect of. [25957/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

465. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of making a one-off annual double payment of child benefit to all recipients in July 2022. [25958/22]

School Meals Programme

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

466. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the school meals programme budget by 5%, 10%, 20% and 25%, respectively. [25959/22]

School Meals Programme

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

467. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of children availing of hot free school meals; the number that this equates to in terms of the percentage of the total student population; and the total cost of same. [25960/22]

School Meals Programme

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

468. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of providing hot free school meals to all children currently availing of free school meals. [25961/22]

School Meals Programme

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

469. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of providing hot free school meals to all children attending DEIS primary schools. [25962/22]

School Meals Programme

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

470. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated set-up costs attached to facilitating hot meals being made available in each primary school that currently does not have hot meals and that parents would be charged cost price for. [25963/22]

School Meals Programme

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

471. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated set-up costs attached to facilitating hot meals being available in each secondary school that currently does not have hot meals, that parents would be charged cost-price for. [25964/22]

Energy Prices

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

27. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to support businesses that have been impacted by the increasing energy prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25293/22]

Job Creation

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

91. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will discuss the engagements his Department has had with the offshore wind sector and the potential for job creation identified particularly in Cork; the initiatives proposed to ensure adequate supply of staff for the offshore wind sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25294/22]

Further and Higher Education

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

175. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on recent reports that 2022 CAO points are highly likely to reach the record high of 2021; and the steps he will take to increase third level capacity and address this matter. [25237/22]

Education Policy

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

118. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if the process of dividing the country into 314 school planning areas is underpinned by either primary or secondary legislation. [25000/22]

Public Sector Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

272. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 192 of 6 April 2016, if the situation has changed since 2016; if so, the status of persons who wish to transfer employment within the public sector; if persons can transfer from the Health Service Executive to similar posts in another geographic area or to new employment in local authorities; the arrangements that are in place for vacancies to be available and filled within the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24878/22]

Rental Sector

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

317. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to introduce new rental legislation in autumn 2022 that will address the anomaly that has left the southern part of the Carrigaline local electoral area outside of a rent pressure zone. [24702/22]

School Staff

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

459. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education when an SNA (details supplied) will receive pay increments; and if any further information is required by the Department to progress this application. [24642/22]