625. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the financial supports available to parents to assist with the purchase of school laptops for their children attending secondary school, if she recognises that the cost of these laptops is a great burden on parents already hard pressed with other costs associated with their child's school education; and if she will make a statement on the matt…
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626. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that the cost of laptops quoted to parents by their child's secondary school often varies greatly from school to school; if her Department has issued guidelines for schools to follow in securing the best value; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40082/26]
303. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if two SNAs whose primary school is closing down (details supplied) will be redeployed to another school; when she expects this to happen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35931/26]
301. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans that exist to upgrade and modernise the school transport family portal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31612/26]
302. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the company contracted to operate the software behind the school transport family portal; the terms of the service agreement with the company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31613/26]
124. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of one and two teacher schools that have been closed in each county for each of the past twenty years, in tabular form. [31148/26]
125. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason for the decline in the number of one and two teacher schools from ten to five in Waterford over the past twenty years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31149/26]
582. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the application by a school (details supplied) for additional classroom spaces, which are urgently needed to accommodate the growing school population and increased demand for Gaelscoil education.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30391/26]
611. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total allocation of funding to each State agency under her Department’s remit, broken down by the allocation to each agency, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30792/26]
612. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total spend on consultancy firms by each State agency under her Department's remit, broken down by the allocation to each named consultancy firm, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30810/26]
107. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to ensure education of sufficient special education spaces across Waterford at both primary and secondary level. [29014/26]
108. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to address the recruitment and retention crisis impacting the youth work sector. [29015/26]
1233. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a school (details supplied). [23792/26]
1234. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will increase the SET allocation for a school (details supplied). [23793/26]
1235. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Department's long-term plans for two teacher and one teacher schools in rural Ireland. [23794/26]
1236. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of one and two teacher schools in each county for each of the past twenty years, in tabular form. [23795/26]
1435. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she will sanction a new ASD unit for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25746/26]
448. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the construction timeline and amount of funding approved for the permanent building recently approved for a school (details supplied). [21384/26]
449. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students attending Irish medium post primary schools over the last 25 years, by year, in tabular form. [21385/26]
450. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students attending Irish medium primary schools over the last 25 years, by year, in tabular form. [21386/26]
451. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new primary school teachers registering with the Teaching Council over the last 15 years, by year, in tabular form. [21390/26]
452. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new post primary school teachers registering with the Teaching Council over the last 15 years, by year, in tabular form. [21391/26]
453. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new post primary school teachers funded by her Department over the last 15 years, by year, in tabular form. [21392/26]
454. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of new primary school teachers funded by her Department over the last 15 years, by year, in tabular form. [21393/26]
649. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current position regarding the pause on the allocation of additional special needs assistant posts; and whether this pause applies to schools that are still awaiting the outcome of reviews or appeals relating to their SNA allocations. [18672/26]