304. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the recommended class size average in special schools in Ireland.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19018/24]
294. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education for an update on the review of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004. [18958/24]
699. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his Department's capital underspend, if any, in 2023; and his Department's projected spend in 2024. [17422/24]
586. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of births in the maternity unit of Mullingar Regional Hospital in the years 2022 and 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [17414/24]
585. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant urologists and urology registrars part of each hospital in the Ireland East Hospital Group in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [17413/24]
584. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health how the €1.4 million new development funding in 2024 for the expansion of the newborn bloodspot screening will be spent. [17411/24]
583. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at Mullingar Regional Hospital in the years 2022 and 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [17410/24]
582. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time to see a consultant paediatric ophthalmologist at CHI Temple Street. [17409/24]
479. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's capital underspend, if any, in 2023; and his Department's projected spend for 2024. [17419/24]
432. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the amount spent on the replacement of ballistic shields for use by An Garda Síochána in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [17423/24]
396. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a list of all assistant secretaries and principal officers in her Department, with their current responsibilities. [17417/24]
395. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for invalidity pension that were refused by her Department in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [17416/24]
394. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of WTE staff, by grade, working in the National Community Welfare Contact Centre as of 15 April 2024. [17415/24]
336. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her Department's capital underspend, if any, in 2023; and her Department's projected spend in 2024. [17421/24]
279. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will consider assigning a school (details supplied) in Galway City with DEIS status; if she will explain in detail the reasoning behind the school's application being rejected for DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17429/24]
278. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education when her Department expects refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) to be completed; and the estimated cost for these works. [17407/24]
277. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education when her Department expects refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) to move to construction phase. [17406/24]
276. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education when her Department expects refurbishment works at (details supplied) to be completed; and the estimated cost of these works. [17405/24]
275. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of WTE structural engineers employed by her Department as of 15 April 2024; and if she will provide same figures as of 30 September 2021, in tabular form. [17404/24]
274. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the amount of capital funding her Department provided to (details supplied) in the years of 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; the nature of the refurbishment works carried out at this station during this period, in tabular form. [17403/24]
273. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a breakdown of the anticipated number of additional school places for primary, post primary and special schools for school building projects in County Offaly during 2020 to 2023, in tabular form. [17402/24]
271. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if an extension of the planning permission has been lodged for a school (details supplied). [17390/24]
270. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a date for when the permanent school building project at a school (details supplied) is due to proceed to tender; if she can explain in detail the delay behind the project not proceeding to tender already; if she will name the projects from lot 7 that have proceeded to tender, if any; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17389/24]
263. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of pupils availing of SEN supports in integrated settings in mainstream primary schools and post-primary schools in the past five years. [17344/24]
156. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if Iarnród Éireann will have onboard catering facilities fully restored on trains in time for the busy summer period. [17408/24]
145. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his Department's capital underspend, if any, in 2023; and his Department's projected spend in 2024. [17418/24]
144. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline, in relation to the ongoing investigation into historic abuse allegations in the Defence Forces, how those who now wish to engage in the process for the first time can do so; and if legal representation is required. [17348/24]
115. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide details of the number of SEAI warmer homes applications received in the past three years for County Longford; and the number of these applications that were approved, in tabular form. [17420/24]
191. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the estimated first and full-year cost of increasing capitation rates for primary and post-primary school pupils, respectively, by 10% in the 2024-25 academic year compared with the baseline capitation rates allocated in the 2023-24 academic year, in tabular form. [17188/24]
190. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the estimated first and full-year cost of increasing capitation rates for primary and post-primary school pupils, respectively, by an additional €10 per pupil in the 2024-25 academic year compared with the baseline capitation rates allocated in the academic year 2023-24 academic year, in tabular form. [17187/24]
46. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the measures and solutions that can be offered in the case of a child with additional needs who is receiving the home tuition grant but cannot source a tutor as tutors are not willing to travel the distance to the child living in rural Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16945/24]
44. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on any engagements her Department has had with a union (details supplied) regarding the issue of caretakers. [16902/24]
43. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 499 of 20 March 2024, the date for when she expects the survey to commence; when the survey will be completed; and when action, if any, can be expected to be taken in response to the findings of the survey. [16901/24]
688. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric diabetic clinics and the number of people availing of these services, respectively, by county in tabular form. [16220/24]
631. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric diabetes services that closed to new pump patients in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [16002/24]
403. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the budget for the repair and leasing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16576/24]
402. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sites in County Westmeath added to the derelict sites register in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; the number of sites that were restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16575/24]
401. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sites in County Longford added to the derelict sites register in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; the number of sites that were restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16574/24]
369. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education for an update regarding the issue of salary credit for teachers that have returned from teaching abroad; and if she has plans to resolve this long-outstanding issue. [16756/24]
283. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to provide a breakdown of the total capital cost to meet the additional demand for mainstream transport services and the total projected demand for services, respectively in each of the school years 2024/2025 to 2029/2030, in tabular form, if recommendation 4.1a of the phase 3 report of the review of the school transport scheme is implemented in full from the start of the 2024/2025 school year. [16006/24]
282. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to provide a breakdown of the total current cost to meet the additional demand for mainstream transport services and the total projected demand for services, respectively in each of the school years 2024/2025 to 2029/2030, in tabular form, if recommendation 4.1a of the phase 3 report of the review of the school transport scheme is implemented in full from the start of the 2024/2025 school year. [16005/24]
281. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to provide a breakdown of the total projected demand for mainstream transport services and the additional demand for services compared to the as-is scenario respectively in each of the school years 2024/2025 to 2029/2030, in tabular form, if recommendation 4.1a of the phase 3 report of the review of the school transport scheme is implemented in full from the start of the 2024/2025 school year. [16004/24]
280. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the estimated first and full-year cost of increasing the guidance counselling funding by 5%, 10% and 20% respectively, in tabular form. [15992/24]
279. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the estimated first and full-year cost of providing €10 per child to each primary and post-primary school library. [15991/24]
278. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the estimated first and full-year cost of restoring the school libraries fund of €10 per child in academic year 2024-2025 and increasing this by a further €2.50 per child in academic year 2025-2026, in tabular form. [15990/24]
277. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the estimated first and full-year cost of extending the free schoolbooks to all pupils in public secondary schools, in tabular form. [15989/24]
276. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the estimate cost of increasing the minor works grant ceiling by 1%, 5% and 10% respectively, in tabular form. [15988/24]
275. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the estimated net savings from withdrawing the annual State subsidy to private schools. [15987/24]