Written answers
Tuesday, 9 October 2018
Department of Education and Skills
- Literacy Levels
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that over 500,000 people do not have above level four reading ability; his further views on the fact that half of these... - Skills Development
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action plan developed for addressing unemployment if caused by adult illiteracy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - School Management
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by the parent body in relation to the board of management of a school (details supplied);... - School Transport
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school transport service will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40600/18] - Departmental Correspondence
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a response will issue to an interim reply (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40604/18] - Education Centre Network
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter regarding funding for issues at a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40616/18] - Special Educational Needs
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if and when a school place will be found to meet the needs of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40628/18] - School Funding
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grant schemes available from his Department or other Government bodies to a primary school in order to build a school hall; and if he will... - School Transport
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, following the closure of a school (details supplied), an undertaking was given to the parents of children who were in the catchment area that... - State Examinations
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if second level students are permitted to sit a subject as a junior certificate examination where they are studying that subject outside of school... - School Transport
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40648/18] - School Transport Provision
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of school transport for the special needs students in a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40649/18] - Schools Building Projects Status
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on securing a new school building for a school (details supplied). [40671/18] - Schools Facilities
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on upgrading facilities at a school (details supplied) while the school awaits a new building. [40672/18] - School Patronage
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if patronage for a new second-level school in an area (details supplied) has been awarded; if not, when it will be awarded; and if he will make a... - Schools Building Projects Status
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the building projects for schools (details supplied). [40701/18] - School Transport Provision
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the services that can accommodate a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40706/18] - School Accommodation Provision
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if documents submitted to his Department as part of an additional accommodation stage 2b report will be returned to a school (details supplied)... - Schools Site Acquisitions
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the site chosen for the new primary school due to open in Newtownmountkennedy, County Wicklow in 2019. [40791/18] - Student Assistance Fund
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports available to assist a single parent who was in full-time employment, is over the income limit for SUSI and is now... - Student Grant Scheme Design
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the SUSI grant is calculated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40866/18] - School Staff
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to end the two-tier system under which some school secretaries are employed as public service staff with full entitlements by his... - Schools Building Projects Status
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a building project for a school (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40874/18] - Special Educational Needs
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the change in special education investment since 2011; the impact this has had; the number of children with special educational needs... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has investigated difficulties experienced by mature students in availing of a student grant; his plans to relax the criteria... - School Transport Provision
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the delays in the payment of the bus escort grant to school (details supplied) and the subsequent difficulties... - Schools Data
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a map of the 314 school planning areas. [40901/18] - School Staff
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a selection process has commenced or if the appointment of a principal for the Gaelcholáiste for north County Kildare has occurred in... - Schools Refurbishment
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a design team has been appointed for the refurbishment and extension to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects Status
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a design team has been appointed for the construction of a school (details supplies); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40909/18] - Schools Building Projects Data
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received the revised pre-qualification report from the design team in relation to a school (details supplied); if it has been reviewed;... - Schools Designation
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made on the application by a school (details supplied) to become co-educational; and if he will make a statement on the... - Schools Site Acquisitions
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the required clarifications have been received from the vendor of the site for schools (details supplied); if satisfactory, if a design team... - Schools Building Projects Status
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date with the construction of a school (details supplied) which commenced construction in May 2017; when construction will be... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter in relation to correspondence from his Department concerning a person (details supplied); and the way in which the... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reversing the budget 2011 decision to increase the SUSI grant non-adjacency qualifying distance from 24 km to 45 km; if... - Schools Building Projects Status
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the major building project for a school (details supplied); if consideration has been given to an earlier profile for commencement... - School Accommodation Provision
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that has been secured for a school (details supplied) in 2018; the way in which this funding is to be used; and if he will make a... - School Funding
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if extra funding is available for primary schools that have a split campus in view of the additional costs involved in running buildings in two... - Education Grants
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated amount it would cost in 2019 if the ancillary grant rate increased by €5.50 per pupil; and if he will make a statement on... - School Transport Provision
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some children attending ASD units in mainstream schools and that were entitled to special school... - School Accommodation Provision
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter regarding a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41056/18] - Education and Training Boards
134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41057/18] - School Staff
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to a request made in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [41097/18] - Schools Building Projects Status
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status and delivery time of the provision of a new primary school in Donabate; if the first of four schools to be provided as set out in the... - Schools Administration
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered the introduction of a one day per week release for all teaching principals of national schools further to the... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the 2017 annual report of Caranua's appeals officer will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41180/18] - Special Educational Needs Staff
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated amount it would cost to recruit an extra 500 special needs assistants for the 2019/2020 school year; and if he will make a... - Home Tuition Scheme Funding
142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the maximum home tuition hours will be allocated to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41202/18] - Legislative Measures
146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a plain language Bill will be introduced in order to ensure communication with the general public is in layman’s terms (details... - Skills Development
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the net target for the national skills strategy has not increased for 2025 based on population in view of the fact that the population... - Literacy Levels
149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the statistics are accurate on adult illiteracy; if so, the way in which childhood illiteracy will be addressed; the way in which childhood... - Schools Building Projects Status
150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the proposed extension of a school (details supplied); the status of the project; the timeline for completion of the works; and if... - Ministerial Communications
152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a policy regarding ministerial use of private email for Government business in his Department; and if so, if it will be published....
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