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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (29 May 2024)

Norma Foley: ...emotional development of all learners. NEPS has particular regard for children with special educational needs (SEN) and those at risk of educational disadvantage. In the event that the need for a more targeted counselling or a specialised intervention is identified by the NEPS psychologist, a referral is made to an outside agency for evaluation and ongoing support. The NEPS psychologist...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (29 May 2024)

Norma Foley: ...On the 8th May I announced details of year 2 of the Primary Schoolbooks Scheme which provides at a minimum free schoolbooks, workbooks and copybooks to pupils in recognised primary and special schools. More than 563,000 pupils enrolled in approximately 3,230 primary schools, including over 130 special schools will continue to benefit from this scheme. Revised guidance for the 2024/25...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (29 May 2024)

Norma Foley: ..., workbooks and copybooks to every student enrolled in primary and special schools. This has also been expanded to all Junior Cycle students in second-level schools in the Free Education Scheme. More than 555,000 pupils enrolled in approximately 3,229 primary schools, including 138 special schools will benefit from this measure in the 2024/25 school year. I know that families can...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (29 May 2024)

Norma Foley: ...policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998. Parents have the right to choose which school to apply to and where the school has places available the pupil should be admitted. However, in schools where there are more applicants than places available a selection process may be necessary. This selection process and the enrolment policy on which it is based must be non-discriminatory...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (29 May 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...organisations across the country by sharing pieces from their collections and through their Learning and Participation programmes. The NCIs are committed to making the national collections ever more accessible to everyone. This will be achieved not just by providing visitor access in the museums and galleries but through education and participation programmes in schools, villages,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (29 May 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...music-making’ engage proactively with other national, amateur music making organisations to establish supportive partnerships avail of the Arts Council–local authorities strategic partnership to develop more strategic funding of local voluntary and amateur music-making Additionally, a network of cultural infrastructure exists throughout the country with the majority in the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (29 May 2024)

Catherine Martin: ...but the delivery of those projects is currently ongoing. The latest information on any open calls is available on the Galway Culture Company website. Galway Culture Company are also available to meet with the Deputy to discuss the legacy programme and the open calls in more detail.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (29 May 2024)

Cathal Crowe: ...To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has concerns relating to photo-stop tourism, as promoted by certain coach tour companies; how she proposes to cultivate slower and more sustainable tourism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24284/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (29 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ..., with the capacity to provide appropriate play-space, cooking and laundry facilities, communal recreation space, while move-on options to homes are identified and secured. This setting also allows for more intensive supports to be provided where they are needed in areas such as welfare, health and housing services. Local authorities and their service delivery partners work closely with...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (29 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...notably, obligations under European Directives and international agreements relating to the management and protection of the environment and adapting to and mitigating climate change have become more central to the operation of the planning system. Updated Rural Housing Guidelines are currently being prepared by my Department. The updated guidelines will expand on the high level...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (29 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...-in-charge and their water services networks are not, currently, connected to the public (Uisce Éireann) network. The water services infrastructure, provided by the developer of such estates, is more commonly called DPI. My Departments’ Multi-annual Developer Provided Water Services Infrastructure Resolution Programme (DPI Programme) has provided funding to assist in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (29 May 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: ...of thatched roof grant scheme for County Cork; the measures being taken to encourage homeowners to renew or repair thatched roofs given their heritage value rather than replacement to another more modern type of roof; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24367/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (29 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...and budgetary context, including its actual effectiveness in helping people with funeral costs. It is worth noting that there are a range of supports available for people following bereavement which provide more significant support than the former grant. These include weekly-paid Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner’s (Contributory and Non-Contributory) pensions,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (29 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...an independent expert, and two members of the public who have experience of engaging with the coroner service. In order to reach as many interested parties as possible, officials from my Department sent more than 500 emails to individuals and stakeholder groups encouraging them to take part every member of the Oireachtas. As well as the surveys, my Department provided a specific email...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Northern Ireland (29 May 2024)

Brendan Smith: ...Garda Síochána is satisfied that no further information held by the PSNI or the UK authorities has been withheld or is outstanding following these specific requests relating to those heinous crimes committed more than 50 years ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24234/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (29 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...In 2023, further measures have facilitated better access to affordable, high-quality healthcare, including an expansion of GP care without charges to children aged 6 and 7, and to people earning no more than the median household income, the abolition of all public in-patient hospital charges for adults, and the extension of the free contraception scheme to include women aged 26-30 (further...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (29 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...system has been granted. This will enable them to conduct timely and efficient evaluations of medicines for reimbursement. It will also maximise the use of this substantial public investment to support access to more medicines for more people. Funding has also been approved for an online tracker which will allow patients and industry to follow the progress of an application through the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (29 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...consideration of the titles to be protected and the minimum qualifications to be required of existing practitioners and the qualifications that will be required for future graduates. The work of the CPRB is significantly more challenging than it is for registration boards for some of the more established professions owing to the different and complex pathways into these professions, the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fishing Industry (28 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: ...is not available. That is what we have done to the inshore sector. Fisheries have not been given the options they traditionally had. They are traditional fisheries and they are being squeezed more and more to rely on shellfish. Eighteen months ago, brown crab was €4 a kilo and it is currently €1.60 or €1.70 a kilo. The price of lobster has halved. The same has...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (28 May 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Norma Foley: ...base, two mainstream classrooms and a technical graphics room. We are totally committed. A great deal of work has been done, but I am not for a moment suggesting that work has been completed. More work needs to be done. It is in everybody's best interest that where we set up a class, the appropriate resources will be put in place. We have always done that and we will ensure we have...