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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (11 Jul 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 511. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of extending the school completion programme to all schools. [31103/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (11 Jul 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 536. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the allocation for the school meals programme. [31359/18]

Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (10 Jul 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: It is agreed to.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (10 Jul 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of extending the medical card waiver to all students eligible for concessionary school transport. [30346/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (10 Jul 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a matter (details supplied) regarding a new school building will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30520/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Data (10 Jul 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 854. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the cost of education allowance to all recipients of the back to education allowance. [30347/18]

Pathway to Redress for Victims of Convicted Child Sexual Abusers: Motion [Private Members] (4 Jul 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: Sinn Féin is supporting the motion and we welcome the fact that it is being brought forward. I welcome the people in the Public Gallery and commend them on their courage. It is disgraceful that they must come here and have their stories told like this. This should not happen. They should be getting all the supports along with every other victim of child sexual abuse. It should not...

Other Questions: Teaching Qualifications (4 Jul 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if guidelines or provisions will be put in place to ensure second level students are taught maths by a teacher with a degree in the area in view of the fact that a recent report (details supplied) revealed that 20% of second year students were taught by a teacher with no specialist degree in the area, compared with the international average of...

Other Questions: Teaching Qualifications (4 Jul 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I will only need one minute on this question and will not need to come back with a supplementary question. We are raising it on the back of a report conducted that studied fourth class and second year students. It was indicated that 20% were being taught by persons with no specialist degree. That figure is much higher than the international average of 13%. Given that it is a very...

Other Questions: State Examinations (4 Jul 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if provision can be made in exceptional circumstances for the sitting of missed leaving certificate examinations without the necessity of waiting a year to do so or of repeating the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29366/18]

Other Questions: State Examinations (4 Jul 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: My question is on repeat leaving certificate examinations and to ask if any provision can be made in exceptional circumstances for the sitting of missed leaving certificate examinations without the necessity of waiting a year to do so or of repeating the year.

Other Questions: State Examinations (4 Jul 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I raised the issue because I am not a fan of the leaving certificate system. It does not suit every student. I do not believe in the pressurised two-weeks with the whole country waiting to see how many students get seven A1s and all that nonsense. As part of reform I would like to see a system of continuous assessment, which is why I welcome it at junior certificate level. As part of the...

Other Questions: State Examinations (4 Jul 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I understand all of that but it would apply to a very small number of students. There should be a repeat module and, if not, there should be an option for students to apply to repeat exams in exceptional circumstances. Let us say it was the end of July or the first week in August, not many students would fall into that category. Surely there would be some way for their exams to be reviewed,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Curriculum (4 Jul 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 54. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration has been given to a provision which would enable students to complete junior cycle music with an approved tutor external to the school setting in view of the fact that it is not a subject offered in all schools. [29605/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Curriculum (4 Jul 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: This question is on music and the junior certificate cycle. Has any consideration been given to a provision whereby students could complete junior cycle music with an approved tutor external to the school setting given that it is not a subject offered in all schools?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Curriculum (4 Jul 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I welcome the changes that allow for more classroom-based assessment and more continuous assessment. I am a great advocate of these. They should be introduced at leaving certificate level also. I often talk about this. We should not have so much emphasis on one or two examinations, bearing in mind the pressure they bring. Music is a particular and unique subject. Many smaller...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Curriculum (4 Jul 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the Minister. I am glad he is not completely closed to considering this again. As he said, just a handful of schools are affected. The reason we raise this, however, is that one or two people have come to us about this. What I propose would obviously not be workable for the majority of subjects but music is regarded in a particular way and is unique in that sense. In special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Junior Cycle Reform (4 Jul 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration has been given to a provision by which students would be able to complete junior cycle music with an approved tutor external to the school setting in view of the fact that it is not a subject offered in all schools. [29367/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (4 Jul 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the lack of capital expenditure on the printing apprenticeship programme. [29606/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Data (4 Jul 2018)

Kathleen Funchion: 192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of employing an additional 450 resource teachers. [29445/18]