Results 321-340 of 352 for speaker:Jen Cummins

Select Committee on Education and Youth: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 26 - Education (Revised) (26 Jun 2025)

Jen Cummins: They might ask for funding for the icing-on-the-cake stuff as opposed to bread-and-butter stuff.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna DEIS (24 Jun 2025)

Jen Cummins: 398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans to include rural DEIS schools in the Home School Liaison Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33782/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna DEIS (24 Jun 2025)

Jen Cummins: 399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why rural Deis schools are not given the same access to the Home School Liaison Scheme as urban schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33783/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (24 Jun 2025)

Jen Cummins: 400. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans to improve the quality and accessibility of examinations.ie. [33787/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Schooling (24 Jun 2025)

Jen Cummins: 402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to support families who choose home schooling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33820/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Regeneration Projects (24 Jun 2025)

Jen Cummins: 499. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Oliver Bond flats will be subject to the same rationalisation of the refusal to fund the regeneration of Pearse House; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33821/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Regeneration Projects (24 Jun 2025)

Jen Cummins: 500. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of all regeneration projects in Dublin south central, including any reasons for their delays or refusal. [33822/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Regeneration Projects (24 Jun 2025)

Jen Cummins: 501. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide clarity on the regeneration of Basin Lane; and if he has a timeline for its completion. [33823/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Inquiries (24 Jun 2025)

Jen Cummins: 572. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reasons fuel allowance has not been awarded to a person (details supplied). [33901/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Reviews (24 Jun 2025)

Jen Cummins: 779. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to address the legal entitlement of both parents to be on the birth certificate of a child born via surrogacy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33785/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Reviews (24 Jun 2025)

Jen Cummins: 780. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to progress amending legislation that would give legal entitlement of both parents to be on the birth certificate of a child born via surrogacy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33786/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (24 Jun 2025)

Jen Cummins: 786. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to increase the availability of mental health services in Ballyfermot, particularly for elderly people. [33826/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (24 Jun 2025)

Jen Cummins: 942. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to support Muslim students in accessing financial support to continue their education in line with their faith. [33824/25]

Committee on Education and Youth: Education for Children with Special Educational Needs: Minister of State at the Department of Education and Youth (25 Jun 2025)

Jen Cummins: I thank the Minister of State and his officials for being here. If a school has been sanctioned with an additional special class, who fills those places? Is it the school through its admissions policy, through the people it knows, or is it the NCSE, or is it a mixture? I would like a little clarity on that. That is for the year coming.

Committee on Education and Youth: Education for Children with Special Educational Needs: Minister of State at the Department of Education and Youth (25 Jun 2025)

Jen Cummins: Okay, so the school should not go ahead and offer those places.

Committee on Education and Youth: Education for Children with Special Educational Needs: Minister of State at the Department of Education and Youth (25 Jun 2025)

Jen Cummins: Okay. They should be notified before.

Committee on Education and Youth: Education for Children with Special Educational Needs: Minister of State at the Department of Education and Youth (25 Jun 2025)

Jen Cummins: I thank the Minister of State for clarifying that. With regard to mild general learning disabilities, I have been contacted by a number of schools for such children and I brought this up with the Minister, Deputy McEntee. I reiterate the need for those schools. I know there are places needed for children with complex needs. I am nervous for those children who are in those schools that...

Committee on Education and Youth: Education for Children with Special Educational Needs: Minister of State at the Department of Education and Youth (25 Jun 2025)

Jen Cummins: As regards SNAs being redeployed, I am worried from a workers' rights position. It is great that they will continue to have their jobs, but in terms of protection for workers there, how will that be managed? How will they be protected such that they are not going miles away or are within their community?

Committee on Education and Youth: Education for Children with Special Educational Needs: Minister of State at the Department of Education and Youth (25 Jun 2025)

Jen Cummins: They are integral to the communities they are in as well. They are so well known. I was happy to see the Department's direction under section 37A for the provision in Celbridge. Does that extend to private schools? My understanding is that there is no provision, or may not be provision, for special education places in private schools. If this is not the forum to ask the question, I can...

Committee on Education and Youth: Education for Children with Special Educational Needs: Minister of State at the Department of Education and Youth (25 Jun 2025)

Jen Cummins: I appreciate that. I thank Ms Mannion.