Questions asked 26 total

• Education 17 questions

  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the present allocation for the FUSE programme; and the number of schools and teachers benefitting at present. [38583/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the cost of reducing the primary pupil-teacher ratio by one point, two points, and three points. [38584/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the cost of reducing the primary pupil teacher ratio by .5 point; one point, and 1.5 points. [38585/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the cost of establishing new Junior Certificate school library programmes in ten additional schools and in 50 additional schools. [38586/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the cost of increasing the rate of general capitation by 10%, 20% and 30%. [38587/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the cost of expanding the present mental health counselling pilots to include 1,000 additional pupils. [38588/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the estimated annual cost to the Exchequer of cost of increasing the PME incentive scheme by €2,000. [38589/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education her plans to provide modern foreign language education at primary level. [38590/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the cost of hiring an additional special needs assistant; and the cost of hiring an additional special education teacher. [38591/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the cost of expanding the summer programme to include more schools and more students. [38592/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the number of additional special classes that will be required at primary and post-primary in each of the next five years; and the estimated cost of providing these. [38593/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the cost of hiring an additional home-school liaison co-ordinator. [38594/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the number of schools presently in receipt of home school liaison co-ordinator hours. [38595/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the cost of expanding the free schoolbooks scheme to all remaining students. [38596/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the amount that has been spent on the summer works programme since 2020. [38597/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) does not have DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38950/24]
  • 2024-10-02 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education if she will expressly accept and approve the appeal made to her Department by a school (details supplied) in respect of a refused emergency works grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39222/24]
• Social 2 questions

  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware that arising from an adjudication hearing of 23 February 2024, her Department was directed to engage with a union (details supplied) to determine the quantum of allowance to be paid to social welfare inspectors of executive officer grade, arising from a claim lodged in 2017; if she will provide an update on the proceedings and a projected timeframe for reaching a conclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38636/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the age from 66 years for the rural social scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39007/24]
• Health 2 questions

  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will consider introducing benefits such as reduced-cost GP care, reduced-cost hospital-stay fees, and so on, for staff who work in the public healthcare sector, so as to acknowledge their invaluable contribution to healthcare overall, and to potentially entice more into the healthcare professions and ensure staff retention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38482/24]
  • 2024-10-02 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce a quality improvement initiative in relation to the HSE’s paediatric dental service that operates in CHO3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39258/24]
• Enterprise 1 question

  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2004 (as amended by the Copyright and other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Act 2019) requires crèches, pre-schools, and primary and secondary schools to have a licence to show DVDs and programmes broadcast on television stations to children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39113/24]
• Tourism 1 question

  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of students who will participate in creative schools in the 2024-2025 academic year. [38598/24]
• Housing 1 question

  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider broadening the eligibility terms and conditions for the first home scheme in order that individuals who, in their youth, prior to entering a relationship and starting a family, bought an apartment with a sibling (a partnership arrangement) can qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38948/24]
• Agriculture 1 question

  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason many young farmers (details supplied) are being denied young trained farmer grants and supports; if he proposes to change the existing definition of what constitutes a ‘young trained farmer’; if he will consider amending the qualifying terms and conditions relating to ‘young trained farmer’ relief and grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38707/24]
• Children 1 question

  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions being taken in Carlow CDNT to address significant and entrenched recruitment issues; the date by which all vacant positions in Carlow CDNT will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39018/24]