Written answers
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Building Projects
475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has considered the urgent need to secure additional accommodation for a school (details supplied) who have been informed that... - School Enrolments
477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has established the number of students in an area (details supplied) requiring a special education placement who have not yet... - Disabilities Assessments
478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if psychological or other such assessments for children paid for privately by parents, rather than waiting years on HSE or other State-funded... - School Transport
480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children with an address in Mullingar that had an application submitted for school transport to a school (details supplied) for the... - Departmental Consultations
483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cross-departmental engagement her Department has had in relation to the scoping inquiry, as announced in March 2023 into allegations of... - Schools Building Projects
485. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will be announcing plans for additional schools in view of the census population figures and the substantial number of... - State Examinations
486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will require the State Examination Commission to use and distribute dyslexia-friendly exam papers to all dyslexic students sitting their... - Schools Building Projects
487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the building project of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27250/23] - Grant Payments
491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual cost of adjusting for inflation the primary school capitation grant. [27265/23] - Special Educational Needs
495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline what the process is for an Irish exemption for an 11-year-old child (details supplied) diagnosed with a sensory processing... - School Funding
496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Kerry qualifies for emergency-works funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27290/23] - School Attendance
497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department will re-open applications under the home school community liaison posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Education Schemes
498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will investigate whether a person (details supplied) has applied for home tuition for a person, as advised by her Department; if an EWO... - School Enrolments
499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the precise forecasting on behalf of the National Council for Special Education regarding enrolments for the 2023/2024... - Schools Building Projects
501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for delivery of two modular classrooms granted by her Department's modular projects department for a school (details supplied); if... - Teaching Qualifications
503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ask her Department to take into consideration the primary teaching history instead of the registration status of a person (details... - Education and Training Provision
504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options for a young girl's education (details supplied). [27419/23] - Teaching Qualifications
505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the decisions being considered by the Teachers' Conciliation Council to award incremental credit to teachers who... - School Facilities
506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding temporary prefab classroom units for a school (details supplied); if she will confirm that they will be in place in... - Teaching Qualifications
507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why a teacher (details supplied), who is not a new entrant, has never been recognised for their PGCE teaching qualification; if the Department... - School Admissions
508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a place in a local ASD unit can be provided in the case of the daughter of a person (details supplied); if every effort can be made to... - Schools Building Projects
509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in providing permanent accommodation for a school (details supplied) which has had a site identified, given the ongoing... - School Transport
512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport can be provided to a pupil (details supplied) from a safer pick-up point in the village; and if she will make a statement on... - School Facilities
513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when applications for roof repairs and reconfiguration of two rooms for a school (details supplied) will be processed, in view of the fact that... - School Admissions
514. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 296 of 23 May 2023, if a school place will be found in time for September for the son of a person (details... - Special Educational Needs
515. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the precise number of special needs organisers currently working in County Kildare; the number of positions currently vacant; her Department's... - Departmental Reviews
516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether the review of policy on specific learning difficulty/reading classes and schools has been completed; if so, whether the review can be... - Departmental Data
517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether the NCSE policy advice on education provision in special classes and special schools has been completed; if so, whether it can be... - School Accommodation
523. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when it is expected that the additional accommodation which has been approved by her Department will be put in place for a school (details... - Special Educational Needs
526. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a third ASD classroom for a school (details supplied), as recommended by the National Council for Special Education; if... - Departmental Programmes
527. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer associated with State funding for a practical programme of driver education and a pathway to pass... - Departmental Strategies
529. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps, if any, that are being taken by her Department to educate and safeguard children around the potential harms and misinformation being... - School Curriculum
530. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans her Department has in place to accommodate students with learning difficulties to have the option of having two or three different... - School Transport
531. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport can be provided to four children from the same household (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement... - Special Educational Needs
532. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 31 May 2023, if her attention has been drawn to reports from school principals, teachers and SNAs... - School Curriculum
533. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if and when she will meet with a group (details supplied) to discuss its concerns about reforms to the Social, Personal and Health Education... - School Accommodation
536. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review a section 29 appeal in respect of a school place for a person (details supplied). [27616/23] - Education Policy
537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the potential risks associated with technology and social media use for children of school going age including social... - Mental Health Services
538. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will engage with Roscommon Comhairle na nÓg, a group of 28 young people, regarding a project they are developing to... - Special Educational Needs
539. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a report published by an organisation (details supplied); if she will respond to the recommendations set out in the report;... - Schools Building Projects
540. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made in relation to the 1/2A submission to build an ASD unit in a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she... - Departmental Communications
541. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of social media videos posted on each of her Departmental social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and... - Departmental Policies
542. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department, and public bodies and agencies under her remit, have an anti-racism policy which can be accessed by the public; and if she... - Grant Payments
543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a grant will be paid to all Kerry schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27709/23] - School Accommodation
544. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the provision of accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27722/23] - School Curriculum
546. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what languages are currently being considered as a Leaving Certificate subject. [27753/23] - Departmental Data
548. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to request the NCSE to outline the total funding per annum for the past five years for assistive technology to support blind and vision impaired... - Teacher Training
550. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline what training is available to teachers and special education teachers exclusively on assistive technology used by blind and vision... - School Accommodation
551. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for additional accommodation for a school (details supplied); if it will progress in time for it to be operational... - Departmental Data
552. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a copy of all policy circulars that outline the diagnosed disabilities and/or medical conditions that apply for grant funding for assistive... - Teaching Council of Ireland
553. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being taken to expedite the process where teachers returning home from abroad or travelling to Ireland with the purpose of taking up... - School Accommodation
554. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional temporary classroom spaces will to be added in a school (details supplied) ahead of the next school year. [27807/23] - School Transport
561. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update for the ongoing school transport scheme review; if there were any recommendations to change the shortest route... - School Facilities
563. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the board of management of a primary school (details supplied) will have a decision on its application for emergency works; and if she will... - School Curriculum
564. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to add Korean as a curricular language for the Leaving Certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27865/23] - State Examinations
565. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to allocating extra time in exams for dyslexic students in the Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate to bring... - Departmental Data
567. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her projected figures for secondary school places for Mullingar, County Westmeath, for September 2023; the figures for applications for these... - Departmental Programmes
568. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider the inclusion of a Westmeath school (details supplied) in the counselling and mental health pilot scheme which she announced... - School Facilities
569. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that a school (details supplied) is the only community school in the country for which provision for all-weather playing facilities... - School Staff
570. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can have confirmation of entitlement to professional years; and if she will make a statement on... - School Accommodation
571. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to ensure the temporary accommodation committed to for a school (details supplied) will be in place in advance of the new... - School Transport
572. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students from Monaghan who availed of the school transport scheme in 2022/2023; the total number of late applicants; the number of... - Departmental Data
573. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all the children awaiting school places in Kilcock have now been accommodated there, such children being the subject of previous Parliamentary... - Education Policy
574. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the activities of the Parents' Rights Alliance, Irish Education Alliance and the Irish National Party,... - Departmental Expenditure
575. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total spend on consulting services and on ‘business-as-usual’ outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of ‘Practice... - Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta
576. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an ndeachaigh sise nó a Roinn i dteagmháil leis an gComhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta FAOI RÉIR... - Oiliúint Múinteoirí
580. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills céard iad na riachtanais iontrála Ghaeilge a chaithfidh a bheith ag mac léinn le cúrsa bunmhúinteoireachta a... - Education Policy
581. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to the release of the CSO Census population figures which show significant increases in south Louth and east Meath, if she will provide... - Special Educational Needs
583. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can offer some support to a neuro-divergent child (details supplied) who has limited educational opportunities; and if she will make a... - State Examinations
584. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to permitting second level students with a diagnosis of dyslexia additional time in the exam hall to complete... - Schools Building Projects
585. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the status of a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
586. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions currently being made for the addition of a third ASD special needs classroom for a school (details supplied); if she will confirm... - School Accommodation
587. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the status of a much-needed extension for a school (details supplied); if she will confirm at what stage the... - School Facilities
588. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a general purpose hall and-or gymnasium for a school (details supplied). [28152/23] - School Accommodation
589. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure the BFR is completed for a school (details supplied). [28153/23] - Special Educational Needs
590. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the outcome of a review (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28159/23] - School Funding
591. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a clear calendar of timelines in relation to the provision of ICT grants to national schools, that set out in advance the... - Departmental Data
592. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff seconded to her Department from a company (details supplied) in the past ten years to date; the title and/or role they... - Education Policy
596. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a group (details supplied) that has been trying to stop the new junior cycle SPHE-RSE curriculum with no identification or no... - School Accommodation
597. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on an application for emergency works for a named school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - School Funding
598. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will be approved grant aid for major capital works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28268/23] - School Accommodation
599. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school project (details supplied), waiting since March, will progress to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Staff
600. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a response will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal regarding a teacher salary query; and if she will make a statement on... - School Accommodation
601. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether there are plans in place to utilise a vacant ASD unit in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Special Educational Needs
602. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the lack of summer provision in special needs' schools; what she intends to do to resolve this issue; and if she will make a... - School Funding
603. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if primary schools will receive a digital strategy ICT grant this academic year and in the next line with the Digital Strategy for Schools to... - Educational Disadvantage
604. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if DEIS schools receive an enhanced grant under the Digital Strategy for Schools to 2027. [28377/23] - School Staff
605. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No 191 of 1 June 2023, if he will indicate a timeframe for when the claims lodged by teachers' unions at TCC... - School Accommodation
606. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will now sanction an extension to a school (details supplied); if her Department can approve an extension for another 500... - Special Educational Needs
607. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a new special educational needs organiser will be appointed to the Carlow area following the vacancy arising (details supplied); and if she... - School Curriculum
608. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the facilitating of the teaching of art in second-level schools; if there has been a drop in the number of schools offering... - School Facilities
609. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider providing support for IXL learning supports for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Educational Disadvantage
610. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a DEIS status application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28467/23] - Schools Building Projects
611. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new school to accommodate the amalgamation of schools (details supplied); and if the process will be expedited.... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
612. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28476/23] - Departmental Data
613. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to run the north inner city multidisciplinary team each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28479/23] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
614. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her advice on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28492/23] - Education Policy
615. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the working conditions of resource staff working in YouthReach and how their employment terms and conditions... - State Examinations
616. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to grant extra time on examinations to candidates with dyslexia to complete State exams, both Junior and Leaving Certificate; and if... - Education Policy
618. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her efforts to enhance the quality of education in Ireland; the steps being taken to improve students' digital literacy skills, promote inclusive... - Special Educational Needs
619. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine the possibility of using a school (details supplied), which closed in June 2022, as a special school for west Cork. [28588/23] - Departmental Circulars
620. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that Circular Letter 10/98 is made available to the public by publishing it in the departmental website; and if she will make... - Data Protection
621. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the security protections in place for remote workers within civil and public service organisations to safeguard against personal information of...
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