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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (13 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I live in a constituency that has a rapidly expanding population way ahead of what was anticipated even in the recent past. There are a number of schools about which parents are concerned. I am going to one of those meetings tonight in Prosperous. Parents are concerned about the schedule for the provision of a new post-primary school, the provision of school transport associated with the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (13 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 25. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [6644/24]

Report of Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Motion (13 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I move: That Dáil Éireann: (1) notes the agreed Report of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach under Standing Order 133 on the following proposal: Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT), COM(2023)532; which was laid before Dáil Éireann on 31st January, 2024 in accordance...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she remains confident that she and her Department will be in a position to meet the full requirement of school places at primary and second level throughout Kildare and the rest of the country on time for September 2024 enrolment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6349/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she and her Department expect to be in a position to improve school transport serving primary and second level schools throughout north Kildare and countrywide in line with the enrolment requirements and admissions for September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6351/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she continues to liaise with the parents and management of various schools throughout north Kildare, with a view to ensuring the availability of school transport in the widest form possible, whether on a concessionary or regular basis with particular reference to children attending schools in Maynooth from Straffan, Clane,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which ongoing dialogue continues between her Department, the KWETB and the relevant school authorities in Maynooth, County Kildare at pre-primary, primary- and post-primary levels with a view to ensuring that sufficient places are being made available to meet the demand of the current and subsequent years without interruption...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which ongoing dialogue continues between her Department, the KWETB and the relevant school authorities in Kilcock, County Kildare at pre-primary, primary- and post-primary levels with a view to ensuring that sufficient places are being made available to meet the demand of the current and subsequent years without interruption...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which ongoing dialogue continues between her Department, the KWETB and the relevant school authorities in Clane, County Kildare at pre-primary, primary- and post-primary levels with a view to ensuring that sufficient places are being made available to meet the demand of the current and subsequent years without interruption either...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which ongoing dialogue continues between her Department, the KWETB and the relevant school authorities in Naas, County Kildare at pre-primary, primary- and post-primary levels with a view to ensuring that sufficient places are being made available to meet the demand of the current and subsequent years without interruption either...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which ongoing dialogue continues between her Department, the KWETB and the relevant school authorities in Prosperous, County Kildare at pre-primary, primary- and post-primary levels with a view to ensuring that sufficient places are being made available to meet the demand of the current and subsequent years without interruption...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which ongoing dialogue continues between her Department, the KWETB and the relevant school authorities in Prosperous, County Kildare at pre-primary, primary- and post-primary levels with a view to ensuring that sufficient places are being made available to meet the demand of the current and subsequent years without interruption...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which ongoing dialogue continues between her Department, the KWETB and the relevant school authorities in Leixlip, County Kildare at pre-primary, primary- and post-primary levels with a view to ensuring that sufficient places are being made available to meet the demand of the current and subsequent years without interruption...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which emergency measures are being taken to ensure the availability of an adequate number of school places at primary and second level in September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6631/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which special needs teachers and SNAs continue to be available to the extent required in County Kildare, and all areas throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6632/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of progress in ensuring the provision of a new primary school in Newtown, Enfield, County Kildare; the degree to which such provision is capable of meeting the demand in the current and subsequent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6633/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she expects to be in a position to address issues of teacher shortages at all primary and or second-levels schools throughout the country, with particular reference to the need for locums; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6634/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in the provision of new school building for a school (details supplied) given the current premises was only intended to be temporary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6635/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 348. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which special needs provision in terms of school places continues in line with requirements and discussions with the various school authorities with the need to ensure the elimination of waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6636/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Feb 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she expects to be in a position to meet the special needs education requirements throughout north Kildare with particular reference to the growing population, the extra needs arising therefrom in terms of accommodation and special classes or special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6637/24]