Darren O'Rourke
Written
79. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first and full year cost of providing an additional 100 special education teachers up to a maximum of 1,000. [39765/25]
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Darren O'Rourke
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Darren O'Rourke
Written
80. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first and full year cost of providing an additional 10,000 school transport places up to a maximum of 100,000 places. [39766/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
81. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first and full year cost of reducing the pupil-teacher ratio by one point in secondary schools. [39767/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
82. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of DEIS primary and secondary schools respectively, that require students to have an iPad for learning instead of traditional textbooks. [39768/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
83. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of non-Deis primary and secondary schools respectively, that require students to have an iPad for learning instead of traditional textbooks. [39769/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
84. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of providing an allowance of €500 toward iPads for students in secondary schools. [39770/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
85. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of providing an iPad to mandatory iPad schools. [39771/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
86. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of providing one teacher with trauma informed care training. [39772/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
87. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teachers working in the State across both primary and secondary schools. [39773/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
88. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of reinstating the allowance for teaching in Irish for teachers working in Irish-medium schools. [39856/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
89. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost to develop a comprehensive plan to be developed and implemented for Irish-medium education and to increase the provision of Irish-medium education from 6% to 20% over a 20-year period. [39857/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
90. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of establishing an expert group to develop policy for the Irish language in the early education system from early childhood to third level, based on the Common European Framework of Reference. [39858/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
91. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the first- and full-year estimated cost of expanding the summer programme by 2% up to 10%. [39859/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
92. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of educational psychologists working in NEPS to date. [39860/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
93. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of providing an additional ten educational psychologists up to a maximum of 50 educational psychologists. [39861/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
94. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing the ancillary grant by 5% up to a maximum of 20% for primary and secondary schools respectively. [39862/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
95. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the first- and full-year of implementing the DEIS Plus programme to all secondary schools. [39863/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
96. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the first- and full-year cost of increasing funding for Traveller supports by 10% up to a maximum of 50% in primary and secondary school respectively. [39864/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
97. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the first- and full-year cost of increasing funding for Roma and refugee supports by 10% up to a maximum of 50% in primary and secondary schools respectively. [39865/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
98. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first- and full-year cost of increasing an increase of 2% up to a maximum of 20% for early intervention network. [39866/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
104. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who register for a place on the school transport scheme; and how many places would need to be delivered to cope with capacity. [39929/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
105. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children which availed of the school transport scheme in 2024 and to date in 2025, in primary and secondary school respectively. [39930/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
106. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the first- and full-year cost of increasing post primary school grant by 5% up to a maximum of 30%. [39931/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
107. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing secondary school capitation grant by €20. [39932/25]
Darren O'Rourke
Written
108. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of carrying out a review of the PME. [39933/25]