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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (28 May 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: The issue with the autism unit at De La Salle is that it was operating out of a classroom made available by a teacher, which then had to be returned to them. There is a plan for a building that would deal with two units. The issue was that a modular unit is going in that will only fit one class, but a huge amount of work has been done by the principal and the NCSE. I got good news last...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (28 May 2024)
Norma Foley: I will tell the Deputy all that is available to me at present, but I will say that I will engage with him again if there is something missing. I will ask for a further update. The school referred to by the Deputy was approved to enter the Department’s pipeline of school building projects under the additional school accommodation scheme. The project will provide a two-class special...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Transport (28 May 2024)
Questions Nos. 28 and 29 taken with Written Answers.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Transport (28 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: We have an unusual situation. There are two Deputies with two questions each. One Deputy was not in the House at the time the first question came up. I propose to take them all, if possible. Deputy Canney was here on time for his questions. Is it agreed that we take his questions now? Agreed. We will then follow up with the ones that were not asked at the time.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (28 May 2024)
School Accommodation
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (28 May 2024)
Seán Canney: 30. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will provide the temporary accommodation necessary to allow a school (details supplied) to carry out proposed works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23810/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (28 May 2024)
Seán Canney: The Minister might have a different numbering system.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (28 May 2024)
Norma Foley: I do not have it. What is it about? Question No. 30 is not listed.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (28 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: It is about temporary accommodation.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (28 May 2024)
Seán Canney: It is about temporary accommodation for Lough Cutra National School in County Galway. It is looking for temporary accommodation while the existing school is refurbished top to bottom. It is not being funded for the temporary accommodation it needs to keep the school going while construction work goes ahead.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (28 May 2024)
Norma Foley: That question was not flagged with me but I will take the details from the Deputy and ensure we revert to him.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (28 May 2024)
Seán Canney: I submitted the question. I will give the Minister the kernel of it. The school got an additional accommodation grant but it is a total refurbishment of the school. The problem is that every one of the students has to be taken out of the school and there is no place locally to put them. The Department has said it must find its own accommodation to put them in temporarily for about six...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (28 May 2024)
Norma Foley: Without knowing the details, I cannot comment because I am not apprised of it. The Department works collaboratively with schools, particularly those benefiting, as the Deputy outlined, from a refurbishment or additional accommodation, whatever the case may be. We have a policy of engagement, co-operation and collaboration. I am confident the project the Deputy outlined is a significant...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (28 May 2024)
Question No. 31 taken with Written Answers.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (28 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: Question No. 32 is in the name of the same Deputy. There might be a difficulty with the answer but we did not anticipate being so far advanced at this stage. The Minister is so efficient she is ahead of herself.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (28 May 2024)
Norma Foley: I will have to speak more slowly.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Transport (28 May 2024)
School Transport
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Transport (28 May 2024)
Seán Canney: 32. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will instruct Bus Éireann to ensure school bus services are in place to deal with the demand for the commencement of the school year in August 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23809/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Transport (28 May 2024)
Seán Canney: The Chair has put me up again for Question No. 32. Has Bus Éireann been allocated the necessary resources to make sure there is the adequate number of buses and sizes of buses in place for the school year in September? Last year, we saw lots of problems arise. Buses were not in place, some started off and after a week they stopped. A lot went on and there was a lot of stress. It...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Transport (28 May 2024)
Norma Foley: There are currently 161,000 young people transported every day via Bus Éireann. It is an enormous number and an important service. I have said previously in reply to other queries that planning for the 2024-25 school year begins in the previous year. It is well under way at this point. Applications for places on the buses opened in April and I think the closing date is around 7 June...