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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Projects (21 Mar 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I acknowledge that Deputies Stanton and James O'Connor advocated for this project long before I did. I also acknowledge the allocation of €300,000 the Department of Transport has contributed towards its progression. Cork County Council initially sought more than €1 million. I think it estimated it would cost €1.2 million to progress the project. While I acknowledge...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Projects (21 Mar 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: To be honest, the intention of my question was to get this on the record. As the Minister alluded to, there is a lot of disinformation that the project is somewhat stalled again. It is good to get that information on the public record. What will be the process for getting additional funding to kick the project on further if, in six or seven months' time, the €300,000 allocation is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Mar 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 303. To ask the Minister for Health the impact on current drug reimbursement waiting times that he expects to see as a result of the recruitment of 36 new staff within the decision-making reimbursement process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13410/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (21 Mar 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 338. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on an application for funding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13387/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Programme for Government (20 Mar 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Before I get to my question, I will clarify what I was saying earlier about the SET allocation. I have a scoresheet in front of me from a school principal. It includes weighting towards, as I said, illiteracy, innumeracy and the educational disadvantage or geographical location of a school. Nowhere in that assessment is there any provision for complex needs, as I stated. When it comes to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Programme for Government (20 Mar 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: It was definitely laggards.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Programme for Government (20 Mar 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the programme for Government. [9218/24]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I wish the Taoiseach the best of luck in the future. I have known him for a few years here and, to be fair, I have always found him to be very forthcoming and reasonable to deal with, so I wish him the best. I raise the issue of SET allocations. This is something I have raised with the Minister for Education previously. I taught for 15 years and I have a fair idea of how the model...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (20 Mar 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will engage with Bus Éireann regarding concerns about a bus route in Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12369/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (20 Mar 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 280. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if interim flood relief measures will be considered in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11639/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Mar 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the building project for an ASD unit for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11785/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Mar 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 388. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to regularise or provide guidelines for the assessment of needs process vis a vis regulation of interpretation of diagnoses; if there are guidelines for SENO; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11843/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Mar 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special education teacher posts per annum for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11844/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Mar 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs classes per annum in 2020, 2021,2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11845/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Mar 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SENOs per annum in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11847/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Mar 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SENO vacancies in Cork city and Cork county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11848/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Mar 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children with special education needs that were not offered a school place in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11849/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (20 Mar 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of NEPS psychologists per annum in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11850/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (20 Mar 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a child (details supplied) has not been sanctioned for home tuition hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11851/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (20 Mar 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 396. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will engage with the NCSE regarding the urgent need for a school place for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11852/24]