249. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the role her Department had in the development and agreement of the Revised Parental Complaints Procedure for Primary Schools, which came into effect on 1 January 2024; the organisations consulted during its revision; the reason an organisation was included as a party to the agreement; whether parent representative organisations or organisations repre…
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250. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the Special Educational Needs (SEN) Repurposing Grant allocated toa school (details supplied); the specific structural and architectural modifications approved under this funding framework, including the provision of a dedicated sensory room and adequate space layout to accommodate children with complex, diverse sensory needs; the confir…
251. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the annual cost of fuel and travel expenses for travelling special education teachers (SETs) required to work across multiple school settings. [70388/26]
252. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify the arrangements that apply where a school secretary payroll overpayment remains outstanding when a person retires, specifically whether a remaining balance can be recovered from a person's pension payments; to further clarify whether outstanding overpayment debt is written off in the event of the death of the person concerned, or if recov…
253. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who has been notified of a payroll overpayment due to an administrative error by her Department, in this case the employee's payslips did not record the number of hours worked; if this matter has been taken into account in assessing the overpayment; and if she will make a stat…
254. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the policies and procedures governing the recovery of payroll overpayments arising from Departmental error in cases where the employee acted in good faith and had no knowledge that an overpayment was occurring; and is she will make a statement on the matter. [70404/26]
255. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total annual cost arising from special education teachers (SETs) being required to travel between schools, broken down by travel expenses and the estimated cost of teaching time lost while travelling; and the total number of teaching hours lost annually in this regard. [70406/26]
256. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason an emergency works application by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 was refused; and if the application can be reviewed in light of the condition of the existing accommodation. [70414/26]
257. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding streams available to post-primary schools seeking to undertake exterior repainting and improvement works; and whether funding may be available to a school (details supplied) seeking to undertake such works to improve the exterior of its building and school environment. [70475/26]
258. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount allocated for the school transport scheme for exemption routes under the scheme from 2020 to date in 2026, by year, in tabular form. [70532/26]
259. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount allocated for the school transport scheme for post-primary schools from 2020 to date in 2026, by year, in tabular form. [70531/26]
260. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount allocated for the school transport scheme for primary schools from 2020 to date in 2026, by year, in tabular form. [70530/26]
261. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount allocated for the school transport scheme from 2020 to date in 2026, by year, in tabular form. [70528/26]
262. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated additional funding her Department would receive if school transport tickets increased by 10%, 15% and 20%, in tabular form. [70545/26]
263. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount raised from school transport fees, broken down by primary and secondary school, per year from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [70544/26]
264. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of bus escorts hired to support special education transport, broken down per year from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [70542/26]
265. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average number of students carried per vehicle school transport scheme routes, broken down per year from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [70541/26]
266. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average vehicle size used on school transport scheme routes, broken down per year from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [70540/26]
267. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students availing of concessionary school transport tickets, broken down per year from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [70539/26]
268. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students availing of the special transport grant, broken down per year from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [70538/26]
269. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students availing of the school transport scheme, broken down per year from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [70536/26]
270. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of Bus Éireann owned vehicles versus private contractors on school transport routes, broken down per year from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [70535/26]
271. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the process involved between deciding a school needs additional modular accommodation, to delivering it; the measures that are being taken to reduce the length of time for this process while retaining good governance. [70525/26]
272. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount allocated for the school transport scheme for post-primary school from 2020 to date, broken down per year, in tabular form. [70534/26]
273. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total amount allocated for the special education school transport scheme for post-primary school from 2020 to date, broken down per year, in tabular form. [70533/26]