Results 1,461-1,480 of 6,769 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills about the assessment of children with special needs; if she is aware of concerns around the devolution of the legislative responsibility to schools; what stakeholders she engaged with; if she will report on these interactions; what factors led to the decision to devolve responsibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3460/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of unfilled permanent teaching positions in primary schools for the 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3461/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of unfilled permanent teaching positions in post-primary schools for the 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3462/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of unfilled fixed term teaching positions in post-primary schools for the 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3463/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of unfilled fixed term teaching positions in primary schools for the 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-3023 and 2023-3024 school years, broken down by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3464/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of unfilled maternity cover teaching positions in primary schools for the 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years, broken down, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3465/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of unfilled maternity cover teaching positions in post-primary schools for the 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3466/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (25 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on unclaimed EAL and part-time SET teaching hours for the school years 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-23; the number of unclaimed EAL, part-time SET teaching hours, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3467/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (25 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the revenue saved due to unclaimed EAL and part time set teaching hours for the 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023 school years, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3471/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (25 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills about unclaimed hours EAL and part time SET teaching hours; the reasons these cannot be banked in the midst of an on-going teaching shortage; are there plans to change this; if there are plans to allow schools to bank these hours in order to meet the needs of vulnerable children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3468/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of unqualified teachers in fixed term positions for the school years 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024, broken down by country, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3469/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of unqualified teachers in maternity positions for the school years 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-23, 2023-2024, broken down by country, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3470/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the revenue saved due to the number of unfilled permanent teaching positions for 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 the school years, broken down by country, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3472/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (25 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the revenue saved due to the number of unfilled fixed term teaching positions for the 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 school years, broken down by country, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3473/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (25 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the revenue saved due to the number of unfilled maternity cover teaching positions for the school years 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024, broken down by country, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3474/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Healthcare Policy (25 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 330. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth about the devolution of legislative responsibility for the assessment of children with addition needs to schools; to what extent his Department was involved in this policy measure; what work his Department did to ensure that the rights of the child are upheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3475/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (25 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 331. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of a ruling (details supplied); what work his Government is doing to respond to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3476/24]

Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (24 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I agree with Deputy Murphy. I feel the tune has changed since Committee Stage. At worst, I thought we would hear tonight an acknowledgement of a problem that would be addressed at some stage in the future, and we had hoped to hold the Government to account for that. Instead, we are hearing there is nothing to see here, which is a change of tune. That is deeply concerning for the reasons...

Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (24 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I fully support these amendments and thank Deputy Murphy for tabling them. The points are well covered and these issues were raised, not just by me and others in the Opposition but also by the Minister of State's party colleague and Chairman of the climate committee, Deputy Leddin. We have the opportunity again this evening to go over that ground. It is absolutely essential that public...