PQ 289
289. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the applications currently being considered for capital funding; the estimated cost and timeframe, by any Irish medium or Gaeltacht school; the estimated cost of updating the Drumcondra Irish language test and expanding the test to all schools in the State; the estimated cost of adding an additional week of immersion in the Gaeltacht to the programme for trainee teachers; the estimated cost of increasing COGG funding by 5%, by 10%, by 15%, by 20%, and by the cost of inflation since Budget 2026; the cost of both the Gaeltacht teaching allowance and the Irish medium teaching allowance in the past years of their full operation; and if her Departments estimated a cost for its restoration for Gaeltacht and Irish medium teachers, respectively, in 2026, in tabular form. [46578/26]
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289. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the applications currently being considered for capital funding; the estimated cost and timeframe, by any Irish medium or Gaeltacht school; the estimated cost of updating the Drumcondra Irish language test and expanding the test to all schools in the State; the estimated cost of adding an additional week of immersion in the Gaeltacht to the programme for trainee teachers; the estimated cost of increasing COGG funding by 5%, by 10%, by 15%, by 20%, and by the cost of inflation since Budget 2026; the cost of both the Gaeltacht teaching allowance and the Irish medium teaching allowance in the past years of their full operation; and if her Departments estimated a cost for its restoration for Gaeltacht and Irish medium teachers, respectively, in 2026, in tabular form. [46578/26]
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