Written answers
Tuesday, 10 October 2017
Department of Education and Skills
- Cúrsaí Gaeilge
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills freagra a thabhairt ar an gceist faoin gcostas an-mhór is gá d’ábhair múinteoirí a íoc chun freastal ar... - Education Grants
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports available to parents who wish to send their children to Gaeltacht areas (details supplied) over the summer months; and if... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that, on average, primary school classes here have four to five more pupils than those throughout the EU; if provision will... - School Staff
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the loss of 5,000 middle management posts in primary education; his plans to expedite the restoration of these posts by ensuring that... - School Funding
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that school grants were cut by 15% in the recession and that fundraising initiatives have to be taken on by schools to cover... - DEIS Expenditure
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to maintain the resourcing of DEIS schools, restore support services and attain a 15:1 maximum class size in DEIS band 1 junior classes... - School Staff
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore the supply panels of primary school teachers by making suitable provision in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on... - Public Sector Pay
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the impact that FEMPI has had on the livelihood and morale of school teachers; his plans to restore pay equality as a matter of... - School Staff
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the request for a fifth year teacher and adequate resourcing and supports by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Schools Building Projects
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the extension to a school (details supplied). [42574/17] - Schools Refurbishment
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a school (details supplied); his further plans to provide funding for renovations at same; and if he will make a statement on the... - Legislative Programme
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016, will return to Dáil Éireann for Report Stage; and if he will make a statement on... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to resolve the reduction in special education teaching at a school (details supplied). [42626/17] - Schools Building Projects
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be allocated for parking facilities at a school (details supplied). [42628/17] - School Staff
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reconsider the new provision limiting secondments for the purpose of serving as directors for education support centres. [42633/17] - Schools Building Projects
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received a report (details supplied); if he will arrange a meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42695/17] - Departmental Properties
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school buildings in the ownership of his Department; the number of those that are vacant, by county, in tabular form; and... - Schools Building Projects Status
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for completion of a sports hall for a school (details supplied) in order for the school to comply with the junior cycle wellbeing... - School Staff
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money saved on an annual basis in each of the past three years from substitutable days not being covered; and if he will make a... - National Educational Psychological Service Data
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of educational psychologist posts in place in May 2016, January 2017 and September 2017; and the progress in the recruitment of... - Education Policy
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the mandatory age up to which a child must remain at school. [42729/17] - Education and Training Boards Staff
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a copy of the advertisements and job specifications for each education and training board, ETB, chief executive's role that... - Education and Training Boards Data
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the official head offices of all education and training boards, ETbs, here; and the assigned ETB centre of each chief executive for the purposes... - School Staff Appeals Mechanism
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an appeal submitted by a primary school (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42738/17] - Ministerial Functions
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in... - School Transport Eligibility
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an eligible concessionary school ticket or transport can be facilitated for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Education Policy
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the benefits and-or weaknesses of setting homework for children in primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has identified suitable sites for the construction of a new building for a school (details supplied). [42799/17] - Summer Works Scheme Administration
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the guidelines for the summer works scheme, SWS, will remain the same for the 2017-2018 year in line with the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 grant... - Schools Administration
126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to support schools that wish to dispose of unwanted chemicals or dangerous materials from school labs; and if he will make a statement... - National Educational Psychological Service Data
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children waiting for an educational assessment in primary and secondary schools, by county; and if he will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs Staff Data
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of employing extra special needs assistants for every ten employed. [42837/17] - Broadband Service Provision
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will have access to high-speed broadband as identified as one of the ten key indicators in the digital strategy... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to build a primary school for children with autism in the Dublin 15 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42878/17] - School Accommodation Provision
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision regarding an application for funding for additional accommodation by a school (details supplied) will be made; and if he will... - School Costs
134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the cost of insurance to schools (details supplied) will be examined; and if the possibility of putting in place a national school insurance... - Capitation Grants
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the recent drop in capitation payments for schools from €200 to €165 is justified; and the reason for the... - School Costs
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the budget allowance to schools will be increased in view of testimonials which state that parents are having to fund basic essentials such as... - Mental Health Services
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will carry out a review of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, CAMHS, in order to ensure that there is support in place if a... - Educational Supports
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will liaise with Tusla to rectify a situation whereby a child with behavioural issues must be expelled from school in order to access more... - Special Educational Needs
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address concerns from schools regarding changes to student profiling (details supplied). [42900/17] - Teacher Recruitment
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans in place to deal with the critical shortage of substitute teachers; and his further plans to tackle the shortage of Irish language... - Mental Health Services
142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to tackle the shortage of behavioural therapists in some regions and the two year waiting list experienced by students to access the... - Special Educational Needs
143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether it is appropriate for a child who has had the benefit of a special needs assistant, SNA, in national school to then go onto... - Teachers' Remuneration
146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the imbalance in the teachers' pay scale which is seeing young graduates leave Ireland to take up more profitable positions... - Schools Administration
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide greater access to administration services for smaller schools that have a teaching principal (details supplied). [42908/17] - School Funding
149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has given consideration to providing funding and grants to schools in one payment either in January or at the start of the school term... - Teacher Training Provision
150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will liaise with universities to ensure that teaching qualifications which are required are prioritised by third level institutions. [42910/17] - Primary Online Database
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the issue whereby the pupils of a special needs school are automatically listed on the primary online database (details... - Schools Administration
152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the shortage of middle management positions across the school system. [42912/17] - School Accommodation
154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the design criteria for special needs facilities in schools in view of the fact in some instances classrooms are designed on... - Special Educational Needs
155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to examine the treatment of pupils diagnosed with behavioural or learning difficulties in view of the fact that in many instances a... - English Language Training Organisations
156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process for English language schools to become accredited by the Accreditation and Coordination of English Language Services, ACELS; and if... - Special Educational Needs Staff
158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an additional SNA will be approved for a school (details supplied). [42949/17] - Special Educational Needs
159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter raised in correspondence by a secondary school (details supplied) in County Cork in relation to special needs... - Schools Building Projects Status
160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43020/17] - Teaching Qualifications
161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason secondary teachers are required to complete a two year masters degree to qualify rather than a higher diploma; and his views on... - Teacher Data
162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the predicted requirement in each of the next three years for new primary school teachers due only to demographic pressures. [42203/17] - Special Educational Needs Staff Data
164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the predicted requirement in each of the next three years for new SNAs due only to demographic pressures. [42205/17] - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department collects data on the number of children turned down annually for speech and language classes in primary schools despite meeting... - Schools Grievance Procedures
166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that in certain cases school boards of management are taking judicial review proceedings to challenge the findings of... - Magdalen Laundries
167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional persons have been added to the list since Caranua was established over and above those identified in the Quirke report; if so, the... - Schools Facilities
168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will allocate funding for parking facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the... - Teachers' Professional Development
169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reintroduce financial support for student primary teachers in respect of attendance at a mandatory course (details supplied); and if... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of support hours for pupils at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42260/17] - Lobbying Data
175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of occasions on which he has been lobbied in respect of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill since March 2016; the persons he has met; the... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of early years playschools in County Kildare for children with developmental difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the... - School Accommodation
177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the allocation for the provision of a multi purpose room which is needed for the pupils and staff of a school (details supplied);... - School Transport Applications Data
179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils who have applied for concessionary school transport for the current school year, by county; the number who were granted and... - DEIS Scheme
180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the threshold for the appointment of an administrative principal for rural DEIS schools is higher than other DEIS schools; and if he... - DEIS Data
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the differences in the funding or other supports available under each of the different categories of DEIS school; and if he will make a statement... - DEIS Scheme
182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that currently have rural DEIS status, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42346/17] - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason inconsistent overtime payments are taken into consideration by SUSI when determining applications in view of the fact that these... - Employment Rights
184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken in relation to investigating bogus self employment contracts in the English language teaching sector here (details...
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