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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (27 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 220. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of the top ten fishing ports in the EU, by value of fish landings. [27692/24]

Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: I congratulate the Minister of State on his appointment to his new post. Today is undoubtedly a very proud day for him and his family. Some people have commented on his age and queried if it should exclude him from the role. While I am glad not to be the only one patronised because of their age, it goes without saying that I do not think the Minister of State's age is an issue. We need...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: On behalf of the Social Democrats, I join others in paying tribute to Tommie Gorman. He had a stand-out career in public service broadcasting. My thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues. I am glad that the relevant Minister and Minister of State are present in the Chamber today. The group Mind EveryBody is in the audiovisual room as we speak and is trying to bring home the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: Will the Minister of State please address the issue of inpatient beds?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: There has been no funding allocated for that.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider a fee waiver of the driver theory test for those on the disability allowance (details supplied) [27441/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 24. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an itemised breakdown of the cost of operating a driver theory test. [27442/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to concerns raised by primary school principals on 19 June 2024 (details supplied) in relation to inadequate funding, teacher shortages, inadequate special education supports and more; and if she will agree to meeting primary school principals to discuss these concerns. [27443/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will review the allocation of release days for teaching principals in order that there would be a sliding scale of allocations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27444/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of concerns raised by DEIS school principals in relation to their additional funding being spent on day-to-day school expenditure due to inadequate ancillary and capitation funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27445/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide details on the level of funding allocated to schools under the free schoolbook scheme, per pupil; the number of books and workbooks each child requires under the curriculum; and the current average market price of said books and workbooks. [27446/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools which have been afforded less than €1,000 in their ancillary grant funding after the secretary budget had been removed; and the exact amounts each school were afforded, by county, in tabular form. [27447/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will commit to providing primary and secondary schools with a clear grant calendar, with payment dates provided, each year in order to allow schools to financially plan for the year. [27448/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to reports of primary schools still being asked to carry out educational needs assessments for children, despite teachers not having the necessary psychology qualifications; the number of schools her Department or the NCSE asked to carry out such assessments in the 2023-2024 school year; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school students in mainstream classes with additional educational needs; if this information could be collected from schools on the primary online database; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27450/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if changes to the system for requesting primary school supports could be made in order to allow schools to request supports for incoming junior infant pupils with additional needs before the first day of school, in order that those necessary supports are there immediately for the child. [27451/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of unqualified teachers who have taught classes in schools in Cork and Dublin in the 2023-2024 school year; and the length of time each was teaching, in tabular form. [27452/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Discipline (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of reported assaults on SNAs and SET teachers; and the number of SNAs and SET teachers on assault leave, from 2019 to date, in tabular form. [27453/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if SNA training will be reviewed in order that SNAs receive a level of training before they enter the classroom. [27454/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Jun 2024)

Holly Cairns: 67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a timeline for the commencement of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and to provide a reasoning for the 20-year delay in its commencement. [27455/24]