Written answers
Tuesday, 20 June 2023
Department of Education and Skills
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on class sizes increasing by approximately 35% to 40% due to a reduction in the staff allocation at a school (details supplied); and if... - School Enrolments
293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the data her Department considers when projecting second level school place requirements; how often this data is reviewed; if such... - School Transport
294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the case of two children who live more than 3.2 km from their local school who have been turned down for school transport... - School Facilities
295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the information her Department's planning and building unit has available regarding current Irish primary school outdoor spaces, including the... - Social Welfare Benefits
296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason it would take up to seven weeks in her Department's primary school payroll section to progress the paperwork on a jobseeker's... - Departmental Staff
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of WTE structural engineers working in her Department in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement... - State Examinations
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of concerns expressed about the challenging nature of Leaving Certificate 2023 maths paper 1; if she will ask the State... - Public Sector Pay
300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the remuneration that will be provided to the link person referenced in the letter to principals on the Pilot Programme of Counselling Supports... - School Admissions
301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that there are still children with no second level school place secured in east Cork ahead of the commencement of the 2023/2024... - State Examinations
302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many students have contacted my office and many other offices throughout the country in an... - Schools Building Projects
303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29253/23] - School Funding
307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the Digital Strategy for Schools to 2027; when ICT funding will become available again for schools at primary and post-primary... - School Transport
309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will remove the distance criteria in the school transport scheme ahead of the 2023/2024 school year. [29406/23] - School Textbooks
310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all public post-primary schools have an entitlement in relation to the parental support towards the cost of schoolbooks for post-primary... - Education Policy
311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on developments around needs-based accommodations and support in education; and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects
312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the long-awaited Celbridge schools’ project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29418/23] - Special Educational Needs
313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school place will be offered in a Kildare ASD unit for the son of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - School Accommodation
314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update regarding an additional school accommodation application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a... - National Educational Psychological Service
315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of recruiting 35 additional WTE psychologists for the National Educational Psychological Service. [29424/23] - Teacher Training
316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places in each teacher training college for initial teacher training for primary school teachers for the past three years,... - School Staff
317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive payment for working as an SNA; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Funding
318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the ICT grant as part of the Digital Learning Plan will be paid to a school (details supplied) in 2023; and if she will make a statement on... - State Bodies
319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the implementation of circular 25/2016 by each State body under the aegis of her Department; and if she will provide, in... - School Transport
320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided in the case of each child from a household (details supplied) who have concessionary tickets; and if she... - Social Welfare Benefits
321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) can expect to have their UP2CD forms to be returned to them by the primary payroll division of her Department;... - School Accommodation
322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an announcement will be made regarding an extension to a primary school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Building Projects
323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 376 of 28 March 2023, the status of a school construction project (details supplied) in Thurles, County... - School Funding
324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will restore the ICT grant for schools in respect of the provision of laptops, iPads and interactive whiteboards; and if she will make a... - Renewable Energy Generation
325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the scheme for schools to obtain solar panels, as announced in Budget 2023, has commenced; if so, if she will outline the application process... - School Enrolments
326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the figures on a waiting list (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29618/23] - Special Educational Needs
327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding that will be provided for SNAs and autism training for teachers. [29644/23] - State Examinations
328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the results of the Irish portion of the Leaving Certificate over the past five years; and the reason the results have changed... - School Funding
329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason schools will not be receiving the ICT grant payments in June as expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29668/23] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29670/23] - School Accommodation
332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding an overcrowded school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29671/23] - School Transport
334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will advise on a specific issue regarding school transport routes for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - State Examinations
335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to how difficult the higher level history Leaving Certificate paper was this year, compared to other years, even... - School Funding
336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has made a decision on the allocation of ICT grants to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29770/23] - State Examinations
339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking in response to concerns regarding a Leaving Certificate examination paper (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Mental Health Policy
340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is considering the full roll-out of mental health supports for schools in Ireland; if the establishment of mental-health...
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