Results 101-120 of 229 for speaker:Eoghan Kenny

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (27 Feb 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 14. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to reduce the pupil teacher ratio to 19:1 in the lifetime of this Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8312/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (27 Feb 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I ask the Minister to outline her plans to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio to 19:1 over the lifetime of the Government. It is an important question. As the Minister knows, a lot more work is feasible in a classroom if a teacher has a smaller number of pupils.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (27 Feb 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I thank the Minister and appreciate her response. I want to work with the Minister and Minister of State, Deputy Moynihan. Ultimately, the Department is trying to benefit students. The most important people across the country are those who need a good education and start in life. We have serious issues when it comes to the number of teachers in our classrooms. That is firsthand...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (27 Feb 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I am very glad that the Minister said she is committed to increasing the supply of teachers. That is important. In 2024, the Teachers' Union of Ireland, TUI, completed a survey of new entrants to the profession. Some 35% responded and said that over recent years they did not receive a contract for full hours when they entered the profession. Some 12% said it is extremely difficult to get...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 22. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to deliver on the Programme for Government objective to hire additional special education teachers and special needs assistants, to provide greater support to students and schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8311/25]

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

Eoghan Kenny: 34. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether she has met with organisations (details supplied) to discuss the concerns of teachers regarding the proposed Leaving Certificate Senior Cycle reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8315/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (27 Feb 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 365. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to increase the number of early years education places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8314/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (27 Feb 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 366. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to attract and retain more early years educators, as per the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8313/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (26 Feb 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building project (details supplied); the current stage of development, anticipated timelines for completion, any outstanding issues delaying progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8220/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (26 Feb 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider introducing a seizure first aid programme into all schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8346/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (26 Feb 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils enrolled in junior infants in existing primary schools in Ireland 2024/2025; the number in 2022/2023 and 2023/2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8347/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (26 Feb 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils enrolled in junior infants in existing primary schools in Dublin mid west in 2024/2025; the number in 2022/2023 and 2023/2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8348/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Feb 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on modular building works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8349/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education Provision (26 Feb 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the outstanding issue of regularising the terms and conditions of adult education tutors employed by education and training boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8219/25]

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: I will be sharing time with Deputy Kelly.

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: Thank you. I welcome the motion from Sinn Féin. If I follow up on a query from a parent or from someone my own age about a delay in getting an appointment for a test, the RSA tells me to contact different test centres around the country. Asking a person from Cork to come to Dublin or even further afield to do their test is absolute madness. There is no quality there when it comes...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Feb 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: The Taoiseach will be aware that a unit with 48 single beds has opened in Mallow General Hospital. I have two questions on this. Two floors of the four-floor unit are still not open. I ask the Taoiseach to look at the feasibility of opening them. I also ask him to ask the Minister for Health, as I have, to look into the transfer of the blood transfusion service from Mallow General...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (25 Feb 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 220. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment in the context of the recent International Tribunal for the Law Of the Sea advisory opinion, what necessary measures to prevent, reduce and control marine pollution from anthropogenic GHG emissions are being taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8091/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (25 Feb 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 257. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department and Transport Infrastructure Ireland have communicated in relation to emergency funding for an increased allocation for pavement renewal for the N72 project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7472/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (25 Feb 2025)

Eoghan Kenny: 269. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans his Department have to improve the service of the 201 bus in Cork City, following on from numerous complaints of the bus arriving late or not at all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7909/25]