Written answers
Tuesday, 20 October 2020
Department of Education and Skills
- Covid-19 Pandemic
306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the restrictions in place under level 3 of the living with Covid-19 plan; if clarity will be provided for schools that have been... - School Staff
307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to regularise employment, terms, conditions and pension rights for school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Transport
309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to cases in which children have been denied school bus places despite living distances up to 20 kilometres from... - Special Educational Needs
310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an application for assistive technology will be complete and the device made available to a child (details supplied); and if she will make a... - School Accommodation
311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a primary school (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive final approval for an extension; and if she will make a statement on the... - Rights of Way
312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the agreements that have been reached by her Department with an organisation regarding an extension of the right of way at the new site for a... - School Accommodation
313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of permanent classrooms confirmed for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30958/20] - Special Educational Needs
314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the SEN classrooms for a school (details supplied) are autistic specific or for children with a range of additional needs; and if she will... - School Accommodation
316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30968/20] - Schools Site Acquisitions
317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the acquisition of a permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30983/20] - School Transport
318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 16 June 2020, when a person (details supplied) will receive the reimbursement payment. [30994/20] - Schools Building Projects
319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the development of new school buildings for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo. [30996/20] - State Examinations
322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the outcome of the initial appeals in the context of the 2020 leaving certificate results will be available; the expected timeline for the... - Schools Data
323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures her Department is taking to ensure that the standard of education in EROC schools is in line with that in recognised school... - Special Educational Needs
327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 396 of 15 September 2020, if her attention has been drawn to a person (details supplied) who is without a... - Schools Building Projects
328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which a new school (details supplied) will be put out to tender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31050/20] - Public Procurement Contracts
330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason her Department has not responded to or acknowledged a request for an investigation and review of an e-tendering process outcome... - Covid-19 Pandemic
331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is the responsibility of her Department or each individual management board to ensure adequate PPE is supplied to teachers, staff and... - Stádas Scoile
333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cad iad na critéir le haghaidh stádas meanscoile “scoil bheag” a bhaint amach; agus an ndéanfaidh sí... - Schools Building Projects
335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31124/20] - School Transport
336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a pupil (details supplied) is not being provided with school transport when all other children on the route have been given provided... - School Staff
337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the difficulties posed by the pandemic in reorganising schools which are due to lose a teacher; if she has considered postponing the loss of... - School Equipment
338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide funding and resources to enable schools to provide technology to staff members who require same; and if she will make a... - Irish Language
339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an exemption from studying Irish will be approved for siblings (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31159/20] - School Staff
340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the terms and conditions of employment and pensions of school secretaries (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional teachers required to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio at primary level from 26:1 to 23:1. [31170/20] - Schools Building Projects
343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building project for a school (details supplied) which is due to be completed by 2021; and if she will make a... - State Examinations
344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when students will receive the results of their leaving certificate grade appeals (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - School Staff
345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of substitute teachers from supply panels that have been deployed since schools have reopened by county in tabular form; and if she... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports in place to protect teachers from Covid-19, including access to tests, when a child in their class tests positive; and if she will... - Schools Site Acquisitions
347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31208/20] - School Facilities
348. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a secondary school (details supplied) can provide online learning for students not able to attend class in person; and if she will make a... - School Staff
349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31231/20] - School Transport
350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to school transport provision for siblings (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31234/20] - School Staff
351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a list of each of the teaching supply panels by county in tabular form; the number of teachers on each panel; and if she will... - School Transport
352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider the request by a school (details supplied) for a larger bus to ensure transport for all its students while adhering to... - State Examinations
353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if changes to the leaving certificate 2021 are currently being considered; and if a predicted grades option will remain for students that wish to... - School Transport
354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will receive payment; the reason for the delay in same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31468/20] - Schools Building Projects
355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31471/20] - Special Educational Needs Staff
356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the allocation of special needs assistants and rectify discrepancies in... - Covid-19 Pandemic
358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will extend teacher illness of a family member leave during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31505/20] - School Staff
359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the inequalities for school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31519/20] - School Transport
360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will make resources available to Bus Éireann for a child with additional needs to attend a school (details supplied); and if she will... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the problem of large classes in primary schools, especially in view of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the... - Teacher Training
362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to deliver Irish courses for teachers who have trained in the UK but are now back in Ireland; if there are plans to deliver courses... - School Transport
363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students (details supplied) in County Kerry who were unable to enrol in their nearest post-primary schools will be eligible for school... - National Council for Special Education
364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the NCSE keeps and maintains records for the purpose of planning the provision of special education and support services, which it is required... - Special Educational Needs
365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the circular, rule or other instrument which provides for her Department’s requirement that all new mainstream school... - Schools Building Projects
366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the timeline for the construction of permanent accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a... - School Transport
367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown by county for school transport allocated in budget 2021; and the number of additional seats which will be funded... - Covid-19 Pandemic
368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will carry out a review of ongoing issues related to Covid-19 in a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [31626/20] - Schools Building Projects
369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress towards a building programme at a school (details supplied); the schedule being followed; and if she will make a statement... - Teaching Council of Ireland
370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a Teaching Council registration number by a person (details supplied). [31642/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are Covid-19 guidelines in place that allow access to schools for additional resources such as psychologists, speech and language... - School Transport
372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter regarding school buses (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31678/20] - Schools Building Projects
373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent to date on remediation works as a result of building defects in schools built by a company (details supplied). [31706/20] - School Accommodation
374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 14 October 2020, the steps taken to date to secure accommodation, staff and other provisions in... - Capital Expenditure Programme
375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all schools included in the current capital plan will be protected and not excluded from the next capital plan following the upcoming review;... - School Curriculum
376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the precise timeframe for the phasing out of religious education in schools; her views on achieving it in the lifetime of this Government; and if... - Teaching Qualifications
377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is still a commitment to develop a mechanism to allow certain qualified post-primary teachers to register as mathematics teachers... - School Staff
378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31728/20] - School Facilities
379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools that have dedicated spaces for breastfeeding and expressing breast milk in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
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