458. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many speech and language therapists are currently working in each health district in Ireland and how many positions are currently vacant; and how current numbers compare with each of the past five years. [3716/24]
274. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the progress made in relation to guidance counsellors for post primary schools in the context of the public consultation on the national policy group on lifelong guidance. [3933/24]
260. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of reducing class sizes in primary schools that will bring Ireland into line with our EU counterparts. [3739/24]
276. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of individuals and couples in Westmeath and Longford who are in State-supported homeless accommodation via their local authority but also on reduced rate of jobseeker's. [3457/24]
242. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to extend teacher training in the Technological University of the Shannon, Athlone. [3553/24]
514. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are any plans for the relocation of people seeking international protection to a building (details supplied) on the Main Street in Edgeworthstown, County Longford. [2584/24]
309. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to extend teacher training in the Technological University of the Shannon, Athlone. [2991/24]
358. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans to extend teacher training in the Technological University of the Shannon, Athlone. [2685/24]
346. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans he has in place to ensure that one-third of higher education teaching staff do not leave Ireland (details supplied). [1922/24]
130. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what the increase is in PLC places for 2024 across Longford-Westmeath ETB; and what new areas in PLCs will be available for 2024. [1921/24]
101. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has undergone any research that explores the impact of accommodation (lack of) on student retention rate. [1923/24]
1874. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a fund is available to assist in the procurement of C02 alarms for vulnerable people and people in isolated areas. [1672/24]
1736. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of women who developed gestational diabetes during pregnancy in each of the years 2018 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1620/24]
1735. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if he will extend eligibility for the long-term illness scheme for reimbursement of blood glucose test strips (insulin and metformin) to all women who develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy; if he agrees with the decision to remove them from the scheme; if he will reverse that decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1619/24]
1707. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses working in the accident and emergency department of Mullingar Regional Hospital as of 5 January 2024; and if he will provide same figures as of 5 January 2021, in tabular form. [1470/24]
1392. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of establishing an initial panel of 200 speech and language therapists for schools as a shared resource. [57358/23]
1391. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of resourcing supports for students with SEN, including proper access to therapeutic supports in mainstream schools and reducing waiting times for assessments, in tabular form. [57355/23]
1102. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 357 of 21 November 2023, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this PQ answered. [1469/24]
933. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of the total number of children who have received the back-to-school payment to date; the number of children who are expected to receive the payment in the coming weeks; and the total amount spent on this allowance to date, in tabular form. [57351/23]
932. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of providing school meals to every primary school where there is established deprivation but no DEIS classification, by county, in tabular form. [57349/23]
660. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education when a survivor (details supplied) will receive housing supports and the owed services as promised; if she can provide an update on this particular case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1590/24]
657. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on any recent engagements her Department has had with a union (details supplied) with regard to school caretakers. [1570/24]
656. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education what plans are in place to ensure school caretakers will be afforded the opportunity to avail of a similar deal as school secretaries. [1569/24]
655. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 614 of 21 March 2023, the status of the work referred to relating to school caretakers; and when this work will be progressed and completed. [1568/24]
647. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education her plans to ensure that students with special educational needs (SEN) receive the necessary accommodations for the oral examinations due to take place this Easter; her plans to ensure that students with SEN have equity of access to and participation in assessment and examination activities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1481/24]
646. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education what supports have been put in place for students who require the support of an SNA during oral examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1480/24]
640. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of teachers on the substitute supply panel in Cavan at present; and the number in 2020, in tabular form. [1466/24]
639. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of spaces by ASD units in primary schools in Sligo, by school, in tabular form. [1465/24]
638. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education when her Department expects the refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will be completed; and the estimated cost for these works. [1464/24]
620. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will consider funding playground initiatives similar to the one introduced by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1333/24]
619. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will consider developing new school playground guidelines and undertake an analysis of spaces and funds for schools to create different outdoor areas to address the different needs of children, based on the playground initiative introduced by a school (details supplied). [1332/24]
611. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she plans to introduce the Brain Calm Programme to the curriculum in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1319/24]
610. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she has plans to read and accept further applications for STEM funding in 2024; and if an application by a school (details supplied) was considered. [1305/24]
599. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the reason funding for the ICT grant was not paid to schools for the school year 2022/2023 despite it being listed as a grant that was due to schools. [1150/24]
598. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education when the ICT grant will be paid to primary schools for 2023/2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1149/24]
597. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education to explain in detail how the allocation of STEM funding for schools was conducted and decided; and if a school's application (details supplied) was considered. [1148/24]
581. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of employing a full-time guidance counsellor in every secondary school and an additional position for schools over 500 pupils. [57359/23]
579. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will consider publishing centralised data every year on the number of children with SEN without an appropriate school place. [57356/23]
578. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she plans to ensure that data will be collected on the educational outcomes for people of the deaf and of the hearing communities. [57354/23]
577. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a list of where the funding allocated for SEN in Budget 2024 is being spent, in tabular form. [57352/23]
576. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of introducing free school books to fifth and sixth year students, in tabular form. [57350/23]
513. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the number of times an organisation (details supplied) has requested a meeting with her; and the number of meetings that have actually taken place. [56831/23]
441. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021 in relation to fertility treatment and miscarriage leave. [1462/24]
339. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance if he will enact the Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1001/24]
37. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will invoke the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in relation to the activities of Israel in Palestine since October 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1002/24]