Written answers
Tuesday, 20 February 2024
Department of Education and Skills
- Irish Language
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she expects to publish the policy on Irish medium education outside the Gaeltacht; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7406/24] - Special Educational Needs
246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to concerns regarding the lack of special education needs classes and supports in a school (details supplied); if... - Irish Language
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills regarding the recommendations of the Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, Gaeltacht and the Irish-speaking Community, specifically those... - School Staff
248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the remaining ten retired school secretaries will receive their pay arrears which are outstanding; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Accommodation
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will be approved for an additional mainstream classroom which is required for the next school year commencing... - Flexible Work Practices
250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 267 of 23 January 2024, whether she believes it is desirable or appropriate for principals or deputy... - Departmental Staff
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether there is a single project manager appointed in her Department for each school building or renovation; who oversees all aspects of same... - Schools Building Projects
252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether the tender review process for a school (details supplied) was concluded on 18 January 2024 with a construction firm appointed to finish... - Special Educational Needs
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria for allocating SNA support to students in second level educational settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7445/24] - Home Schooling
257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and second level aged students that avail of home tuition in lieu of being offered a school place on a county-by-county... - School Funding
258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to matters raised in correspondence regarding a preschool (details supplied) in Dublin 11; when the preschool in question can... - Special Educational Needs
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to indicate the availability, location and number of places in ASD units in primary schools in County Meath for the 2024-2025 academic year, in... - School Accommodation
264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an application for additional accommodation made by a school (details supplied) will be dealt with; and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Strategies
265. 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. [7481/24] - Grant Payments
266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when payments of the exceptional no service interim grant will be paid; when refunds to parents who paid for the school ticket but did not... - Special Educational Needs
268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on what schools in the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown area provide properly serviced reading classes for dyslexic children, and if there... - Schools Building Projects
269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 342 and 343 of 20 September 2023, if she has made a decision on the Stage 2B planning report received by... - Special Educational Needs
270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied that the current assessment of need process sufficiently caters for students with severe visual impairment; what... - School Admissions
272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to address a matter regarding primary school admission policies (details supplied). [7568/24] - School Staff
273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 10 October 2023, if she will respond to the issues raised by a person who made protected disclosures... - School Funding
274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an application for emergency works funding dealing with urgent school security (details supplied) will be decided upon. [7577/24] - Special Educational Needs
275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what action is being taken to increase the provision of school places in special education classes in north Dublin; what has been the demand for... - Departmental Data
276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline in detail the precise statistical data used by her Department when planning for future special class placements; the specific data... - Schools Building Projects
277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the progression of an application by a school (details supplied) going to tender for a new school; and if she will make a... - Special Educational Needs
279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the special school proposed for Glanmire; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7615/24] - School Staff
283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if caretakers, who are employed by the Department and work in a school, will receive their pay increases following the discussions with unions;... - Schools Administration
284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an approval letter will issue to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7684/24] - Schools Building Projects
285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in the Santry, Whitehall and Dublin 9 catchment area who have applied for upgrades to their school buildings, including the... - Special Educational Needs
287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consultation her Department carried out with organisations representing people with disabilities in respect of changes to the allocation... - Schools Building Projects
288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on renovations in a school (details supplied); and if she could provide a timeline for completed works. [7738/24] - Early Childhood Care and Education
289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will put in place provision to ensure that a child enrolled in early intervention in a school will have an entitlement to continue their... - Schools Building Projects
292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the new modular build for a school (details supplied); when the brief acceptance letter will be issued; and if she will make a... - School Accommodation
294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on an additional school accommodation application that was sanctioned by her Department in February 2022 for a school... - Curaclam Scoile
296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an féidir léi míniú a thabhairt ar an líon ard daltaí, 669 dalta, ar bronnadh díolúine orthu sa... - Schools Building Projects
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how many of the 58 schools which received additional budget for their school building programmes have begun construction; and if she will make a... - Departmental Data
301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how many students from Newcastle, County Dublin are receiving secondary school education. [7825/24] - Schools Building Projects
305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the emergency works at a school (details supplied). [7830/24] - School Enrolments
307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans to provide support to schools (details supplied) to increase capacity considering parents are unable to secure school places for their... - Schools Building Projects
308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the emergency works application for a school (details provided) regarding school safety systems, and why it remains unresolved... - Special Educational Needs
309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 13 February 2024, if she will consider making SNAs in current positions permanent before any new... - Schools Building Projects
310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and secondary school build and extension projects that are paused; and if she will provide the locations of same. [7957/24] - School Curriculum
311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will continue with the curricular adjustment put in place during the Covid-19 pandemic of the reduction in the number of sraith... - Special Educational Needs
312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to address concerns around the adverse impact of proposals to cut the number of SET hours within schools (details supplied); and if she will make... - School Transport
313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide information on any meetings that she or her Departmental officials have had with Bus Éireann concerning the ban on... - Schools Building Projects
314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide additional post primary schools for the Knocklyon/Firhouse area; if she has any plans, or has she been requested to, expand... - School Transport
315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the difficulties being experienced by students (details supplied) in securing school bus services can be addressed. [8031/24] - Special Educational Needs
316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for special classes by a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [8041/24] - School Accommodation
317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the provision of extra accommodation will be approved for a school in County Galway (details supplied); the reason for the delay in making a... - Special Educational Needs
318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the provisions in place regarding a child (details supplied). [8084/24] - Schools Building Projects
319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new schools building projects, in tabular form per county, that are currently awaiting Departmental approval to include the... - Special Educational Needs
320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the co-ordinator for the summer programme will continue for the programme this coming summer; and if they are available to support both... - School Enrolments
322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what arrangements are being made to ensure that the parents of children with autism in the Taghmon area of Westmeath will have an appropriate... - Special Educational Needs
324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the SNA allocations for the school year 2024/2025. [8109/24]
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