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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Funding (8 Apr 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: I wish to ask the Minister her views on the number of schools reporting funding crises related to increased energy, insurance and other costs and that have not been matched with increased central funding; if she is concerned with the number of schools referred to the financial services support unit, for example; how she intends to respond to this funding crisis; and if she will make a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Funding (8 Apr 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: It is evident that the Minister is not doing enough and her plan is to continue to not do enough. In the past month, a cursory look at the Dáil Chamber showed that at least 15 TDs from every party raised funding concerns on behalf of dozens of local schools. In every case, it was about insufficient funding and money that was intended for programme A, whether that be educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Apr 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the changes planned in the school transport scheme for the 2025-2026 school year in order to ensure all children will be accommodated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16932/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Apr 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she is taking to address the recruitment and retention crisis in education and the related increase in numbers of unqualified teachers employed in the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16936/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (8 Apr 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on plans for senior cycle reform, in particular the practical steps that she has taken since previous Minister's Questions on 27 February 2025; the date on which sample papers will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16935/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Apr 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she is taking to ensure the full complement of special needs assistant posts are filled in September 2025 in order to adequately staff the 400 promised new special classes and 300 special school places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16934/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (8 Apr 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she is taking to ensure fairness in Leaving Certificate 2025, particularly in comparison with previous cohorts, in light of grade inflation in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16933/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (8 Apr 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 524. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware that students who undertook the graduate diploma in physical education at Portobello Institute were under the clear understanding that it would qualify them to teach physical education as an additional subject, only to be told by the Teaching Council that it does not; if he has been contacted in relation to this; his plans to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Apr 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills regarding the publication of the NCSE report on post-school transitions of students with special educational needs (details provided); if she has a plan to implement the recommendations from the research report; if she will commit to collating and publishing STen outcomes for deaf and hard of hearing students; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (1 Apr 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 47. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure will meet next. [8321/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Area Plans (1 Apr 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 495. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to ensure Local Area Plans (LAPs) are published in a timely fashion and that out-dated LAPs are updated on time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15800/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Special Areas of Conservation (1 Apr 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 496. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 83 of 15 February 2023 and 294 of November 2022, and in light of recent court rulings (details supplied), if he plans to review his position and deliver individual conservation plans for each special area of conservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15802/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Special Areas of Conservation (1 Apr 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 497. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether it is important that concerned stakeholders get the opportunity to make submissions on any future SAC conservation plans; the way in which he plans to facilitate same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15803/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (1 Apr 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 674. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of assessments of need that result in no diagnosis and no need for support afterwards; for a breakdown of same, by CHO, for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15780/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (1 Apr 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 675. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of assessments outsourced and the cost of same, by CHO, for 2023, 2024 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15781/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Apr 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 834. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a new school building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15797/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (27 Mar 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to address the delays with apprentices, including pipefitter apprentices, completing their studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14104/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (27 Mar 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 97. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when another round of funding for the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund will be announced; if projects which were previously unsuccessful will be allowed re-submit, such as the Dunshaughlin courthouse and town centre project in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14099/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (27 Mar 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 98. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide an update on a project (details supplied) in Kells, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10173/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (27 Mar 2025)

Darren O'Rourke: 253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the specific measures she will take to address the ongoing challenges in implementing the new Junior Cycle curriculum, particularly in terms of teacher workload and resource allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14907/25]