78. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education her Department's emergency plans to address the shortage of school places in north Kildare, with a least 66 children currently without a school place, and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53995/23]
615. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if he will address, immediately, the situation whereby nursing students have just been informed that the INMO are reportedly to change the students’ travel allowance entitlement, from a flat weekly rate, to one that is receipts-based, leaving those students currently finishing a six-week placement bloc at an immediate financial disadvantage since they did not know receipts would be required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53833/23]
492. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 167 and 168 of 12 October 2023, to confirm that the number of Section 3 investigations and notifications to AGS are the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53770/23]
491. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of notifications sent to AGS by area and by year in line with the table provided in reply to Parliamentary Question Nos. 167 and 168 of 12 October 2023 where the data is withheld by the indication of a * to confirm that the notification to AGs took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53769/23]
490. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Section 3 investigations opened before the CASP was implemented at the end of June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53768/23]
254. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if a new classroom which was to be ready in October for a school in Maynooth (details supplied) will be ready, in January 2024; if the school will have the teacher needed for the children who have arrived and will arrive from playschool; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53723/23]
481. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health how many doses of novovax have been purchased by the State; when it will start to be administered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52968/23]
350. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education what action is being taken to ensure a second-class teacher for a school (details supplied) whose post has remained unfilled thus far this academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52965/23]
51. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of the State acquisition of the lands at Castletown; the timeline of each and all engagements by the OPW with the current owner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52689/23]
50. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reason and how the State acted with such alacrity on the purchase of a property at Dowth, while still delaying on the purchase of lands at Castletown to the degree the current owner has withdrawn their proposal to sell, due to lack of appropriate engagement; and if he will publish the timeline of the transaction regarding Dowth in order that Dáil Éireann and the public might examine, compare and contrast the State approach to the two acquisitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52688/23]
72. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether the State is supplying and/or buying or selling arms from/to Israel, or any component parts of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50892/23]
62. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will include the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 in the terms of reference of the tribunal of inquiry, specifically in the context of the sensitive, significant matters and working circumstances raised by a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50893/23]
1460. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48018/23]
1408. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48013/23]
1212. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if his Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48014/23]
1021. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48006/23]
932. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48005/23]
828. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Justice if her Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48016/23]
737. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48019/23]
649. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48015/23]
579. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48021/23]
501. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if her Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48008/23]
406. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48009/23]
367. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48017/23]
323. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Finance if his Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48011/23]
244. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport if his Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48022/23]
194. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48007/23]
162. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48010/23]
114. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer for the years 2022 to present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48012/23]
92. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Taoiseach if his Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; and the cost of same to the Exchequer. [48020/23]
163. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what actions his Department has taken to satisfy itself as to the quality and cleanliness of hostels used by Tusla as emergency accommodation for vulnerable teens; and if such actions have not been undertaken, whether his Department will now commit to doing so and as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46870/23]
162. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what improved and specific help will be given to emergency foster carers for their contingent need, for example, in the provision of packs of emergency supplies, appropriate to the various age groups, so they can begin, with the necessary ease and equipment, the wrap-around care of highly vulnerable children at a crisis time in their young lives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46869/23]
270. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline what is being done within his Department to future-proof foster care as a critical component within the care system, so that in-home family care is the primary option, and available to as many children as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45936/23]
269. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth why foster care payments are not index-linked and whether and when provision will be made to do so, given the criticality of the service provided and the fact foster care can be financially dynamic according the needs of a child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45935/23]
268. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when foster care will come within pension provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45934/23]
267. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if, in recognition of financial need and the critical social value of the work they undertake, the additional Budget 2024 provisions for foster carers could be paid in full in January, without a delay of several months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45933/23]
161. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education to outline the Department policy and practice on assessment of the effectiveness and quality of home tuition for those children without a school place; when they return to or enter the school system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45614/23]
160. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education to outline the Department policy on assisting children without a school place who need home tuition beyond the 12 weeks maximum cited in an earlier reply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45613/23]
159. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the number of children without a school place forced to rely on home tuition who successfully went into the school system thereafter in each year of the past five years, including how many did not, both at primary and secondary level, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45612/23]
158. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the length of time each child who was without a school place availed of the home tuition scheme in each year of the last five years, in tabular form both at primary and secondary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45611/23]
157. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the number of children without a school place who were forced to avail of home tuition in each year over the past five years, in tabular form for both primary and secondary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45610/23]
169. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action he intends to take to ensure that those people working in Section 39 organisations (details supplied) will achieve pay parity with their counterparts in Section 38 organisations or the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44518/23]
168. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth of the Section 3 Investigations carried out in each of the years 2019 to 2023, inclusive, how many involved allegations in each of sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect or multiple type of abuse in each year, in tabular form, and delineating whether primary or secondary and the geographical/educational areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44517/23]
167. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Section 3 investigations conducted by Tusla in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023, outlining the number in each geographical/educational area; and indicating whether primary school or secondary school, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44516/23]
121. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education to publish the hours and subjects offered to children in secondary school, but currently without a school place; whether her Department is satisfied these hours and subjects are sufficient for such children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44583/23]
120. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education to publish the formal policy/procedure for assistance given by her Department to parents/guardians of children without a school place to assist them in getting an appropriate tutor for their child, given parents/guardians themselves report serious, unassisted effort is necessary in such regard, and that not every child requiring a tutor might have parents/guardians with the necessary capacity and tenacity; whether she is satisfied, in those circumstances, that every child’s educational access and needs are sufficiently catered for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44582/23]
233. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a solution to a situation regarding a school bus (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44066/23]
119. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education whether, for those graduates anxious to enter primary teacher training, she will reduce the term of the current PME postgraduate teacher training courses to perhaps one year; to remove from those who are already fluent in Irish, some holding a master's degree in same, the compulsion to attend the Gaeltacht, both initiatives removing financial barriers to eager candidates, and so, easing the shortage of primary teachers. [42997/23]
118. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education whether, given the shortage of primary teachers, and to assist those anxious to work in the area, she will liaise with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science on reducing the length of the current PME postgraduate teacher training courses to perhaps one year; to remove from those who are already fluent in Irish, some holding a master's degree in same, the compulsion to attend the Gaeltacht, thereby removing yet another financial barrier to eager candidates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42996/23]