Results 7,241-7,260 of 7,314 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing an additional ten educational psychologists up to a maximum of 50 educational psychologists. [39861/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the ancillary grant by 5% up to a maximum of 20% for primary and secondary schools respectively. [39862/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the first- and full-year of implementing the DEIS Plus programme to all secondary schools. [39863/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the first- and full-year cost of increasing funding for Traveller supports by 10% up to a maximum of 50% in primary and secondary school respectively. [39864/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the first- and full-year cost of increasing funding for Roma and refugee supports by 10% up to a maximum of 50% in primary and secondary schools respectively. [39865/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the first- and full-year cost of increasing funding and capitation funding for Traveller supports by 10% up to a maximum of 50% in primary and secondary school respectively. [40030/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the first- and full-year cost of increasing funding and capitation funding for Roma and refugee supports by 10% up to a maximum of 50% in primary and secondary schools respectively. [40031/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first- and full-year cost of increasing an increase of 2% up to a maximum of 20% for early intervention network. [39866/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the first- and full-year cost of increasing post primary school grant by 5% up to a maximum of 30%. [39931/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing secondary school capitation grant by €20. [39932/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of carrying out a review of the PME. [39933/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the first- and full-year cost of abolishing the private school subsidy over one year, two years, five years and ten years. [39935/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (16 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of his engagement on the pension claim of school caretakers and secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38946/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children identified by the NCSE by the February deadline who have yet to be offered a school place for September 2025; the total number of children now with a recommendation for a special class or special school place who have not been offered a school place for September; to outline her efforts to ensure that all children with...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: Will the Minister tell the House the number of children who were identified by the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, by the February deadline and are yet to be offered a school place for September 2025? What is the total number of children now with a recommendation for a special class or special school place who have not been offered a school place for September? Will the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: The Minister will guess what my supplementary question is going to be. It will be the same as my initial question. It will be the same question that was put to John Kearney, the head of the NCSE, at the committee's meeting on 2 July, to the Minister of State at the committee's meeting on 18 June and to the Minister at the committee's meeting on 12 June and in the Dáil on the same day...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (17 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: I am frustrated on my behalf, as a public representative, and on behalf of parents who are waiting to places for their children. They feel like they are being gaslit because the figures are not being spelled out. They do not know where they stand in terms of the system. It feels like a co-ordinated omertà in the context of the failure to release those figures. There are a number of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Transport (17 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children who applied and paid on time who were refused places on school transport in September 2024; the specific changes that will be made to the school transport system in the 2025-26 school year, in comparison with 2024-25, to ensure that all children who want to avail of the scheme are accommodated; and if she will make a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Transport (17 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: Will the Minister indicate the number of children who applied and paid on time who were refused places on school transport in September 2024? Will she outline the specific changes that will be made to the school transport for the 2025-26 school year, in comparison with 2024-25, to ensure that all children who want to avail of the scheme will be accommodated?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Transport (17 Jul 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: The Minister of State confirmed that 2,242 children were denied places last year. Many thousands more are forced to deal with Bus Éireann and the Department scrambling at the eleventh hour. There were 40,500 calls and 21,600 webchats with Bus Éireann last year in respect of the system. The system needs to be improved. There was a review. The fact is, however, that the Minister...