Written answers
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Mental Health Strategies
65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on recent calls for a nationwide primary schools' counselling service. [29344/18] - State Examinations
67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the issue of non-teachers marking leaving certificate examination papers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29329/18] - DEIS Scheme
68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the staffing formula for designated DEIS schools has not been improved to coincide with two improvements in the overall formula for... - Education Policy
69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to be in a position to address the most pressing issues in the education sphere over the next three years with... - School Curriculum
71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to implement a non-ethos based sex education programme in schools as recommended by the Citizens' Assembly; if such plans will encompass... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a report on the implementation of the National Council for Special Education’s policy advice on educational provision for children with... - Education and Training Provision
73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the statement of IBEC that as many as 80,000 additional construction workers will be required to meet infrastructure targets; if... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the proposal to bring specialised therapists into schools and pre-schools will also provide services for applied behaviour analysis. [29225/18] - Schools Building Projects Status
75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the delivery of a permanent school building for a school (details supplied) and the plans for temporary accommodation for the... - School Accommodation Provision
76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action being taken to help oversubscribed secondary schools in Fingal, County Dublin. [29393/18] - Teachers' Remuneration
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of efforts to achieve pay equality within the teaching profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28856/18] - Schools Site Acquisitions
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the location for a new secondary school for the Castleknock-Carpenterstown area of Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects Status
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on the provision of a new school in Trumera, Mountrath, County Laois; and the projected timescale for same. [29331/18] - School Accommodation Provision
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the expansion to primary school provision in Ashbourne, County Meath. [29342/18] - Schools Mental Health Strategies
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the recent survey by Dublin City University's school of nursing and human sciences of primary school principals and counsellors... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce primary class sizes and DEIS class sizes in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28781/18] - Schools Establishment
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 19 June 2018, the extent of the engagement with existing schools in Swords regarding the decision to... - Teaching Qualifications
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if one-in-five 14 year olds are being taught mathematics by a teacher who is not qualified in the subject; and if he will make a statement on the... - School Patronage
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the progress in the divestment of church run schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29415/18] - Schools Establishment
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on the development of the new second level school at Ballincollig, County Cork, which was announced earlier in... - School Accommodation Provision
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made on the ongoing review of the need for a new secondary school in south County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Schools Refurbishment
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be provided to a school (details supplied) for roof replacement works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29238/18] - School Curriculum
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the inspection of relationships and sexuality education in primary and secondary schools; if measures are being taken to... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the provision of autistic spectrum disorder specific classes in west County Dublin; if the provision of the classes will be... - Schools Building Projects Status
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress on the building process and site transfer for a new school build (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Schools Establishment
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 376 of 12 June 2018, if primary school children in Dublin 8 and 12 will be able to access a school (details... - School Admissions
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised by Irish speaking families who partake in foster care regarding the impact of the Education... - Education and Training Provision
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that have been taken to ensure that there are enough skilled workers to cater for the infrastructure projects required for the projected... - Schools Building Contractors
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if guarantees will be sought from the remaining partners of an organisation (details supplied) that it will pay subcontractors for work already... - Schools Building Projects Status
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which a satisfactory conclusion in terms of the continuation of the school building project at a campus (details supplied) which has... - School Staff
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has established a scheme in respect of the shortage of substitute teachers; if he has considered the appointment on a part-time basis of... - Psychological Assessments
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he plans to implement to eliminate delays in children accessing necessary assessments by psychologists; and if he will make a... - School Staff
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to assist teaching principals in primary schools who are struggling to absorb the stress and reported work overload... - School Accommodation
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of additional classrooms and ancillary facilities at a college (details supplied). [29439/18] - School Staff
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an increase in the administration days for teaching principals to one release day per week will be allocated to deal with the administrative... - School Accommodation
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed extension and upgrade of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29224/18] - Junior Cycle Reform
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... - Special Education Review
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a full consultation with a union (details supplied) will be conducted before implementing the recommendations contained in the NCSE special... - Student Unions
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement his departmental officials have had with an organisation (details supplied) in the past 12 months; his plans to meet the... - Schools Site Acquisitions
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of acquiring a site for a school (details supplied) and the development of a new school building on such a site which was announced in... - Legislative Measures
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the progression to Committee Stage of the Provision of Objective Sex Education Bill 2018 will be discussed at Cabinet (details supplied).... - Apprenticeship Programmes
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on his Department’s fulfilment of the targets set out in the Action Plan to Expand Apprenticeship and Traineeship in... - University Global Rankings
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the decline in Irish universities’ ratings in international rankings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29339/18] - Springboard Programme
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 641 of 16 January 2018, the further plans that will be in place for Springboard in September 2018; and if... - Schools Establishment
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans announced in April 2018 to establish 42 new schools over the next four years (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Teachers' Remuneration
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to achieve full pay equality for all teaching grades; the timeframe for achieving same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - State Examinations
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action being taken to avoid non-teachers being hired to correct State examinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29338/18] - School Accommodation
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for additional school accommodation by a school (details supplied); and his views on whether the existing buildings... - Schools Building Projects Status
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 31 May 2018, the number of times contact has been made with a school (details supplied) to date in... - Schools Site Acquisitions
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progress with securing a site for the three school campus in Buncrana, County Donegal; if a site has been purchased; the... - Education Policy
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the need to accelerate the separation of church and State in the area of education and in particular to ensure that no particular religious... - Special Educational Needs
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has had discussions with the Minister for Health about delays in assessments of need for children resulting in delayed supports being put... - Schools Building Contractors
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of subcontracting companies that have incurred losses as a result of the liquidation of a company (details supplied); and if plans are... - Schools Building Projects Status
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the school redevelopment project at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29407/18] - Third Level Charges
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce or abolish the student contribution for third level students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29386/18] - Capitation Grants
126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the programme for partnership Government commitments on increasing capitation will be honoured; and if he will make a statement on the... - Special Education Review
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the ongoing review of the NCSE is reviewing the need for permanent contracted SNA jobs in schools in the future particularly with the... - Schools Site Acquisitions
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress which has been made in securing a permanent site for the new regional second level school for the Carpenterstown and Castleknock... - Special Educational Needs Staff
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has lost the service of a full-time teacher due to being assessed on 2014-15 student numbers for learning... - Apprenticeship Data
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of registered apprentices in 2018; the target for registered apprentices in each of the years to 2021, by gender; and if he will make...
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