Written answers
Tuesday, 26 March 2019
Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport Eligibility
277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a response will issue to a query (details supplied) raised with the school transport section of his Department and Bus Éireann; and if he... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme Data
278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the records from the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, the Residential Institutions Redress Board and the Residential... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of autistic spectrum units that will be provided at schools (details supplied) in County Kildare when a campus opens in September... - Schools Building Projects Status
280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a contract has been awarded for the supply of temporary prefabricated accommodation for ten new start-up schools which are due to open in... - School Staff
282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board has advertised for the recruitment of a principal for a school (details supplied) in County... - Schools Building Projects Status
283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a general purpose room will be granted for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12728/19] - Educational Supports
284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 7 March 2019, if a child (details supplied) is on a waiting list to be assessed for an exemption; the... - Adult Education Provision
285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the participation rate here in lifelong learning in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the EU average rate for same based on... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an autism spectrum unit will be provided at a school (details supplied); if not, the location in which female students completing primary... - Schools Amalgamation
287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed amalgamation of schools (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the opposition by the relevant... - Schools Building Projects Status
288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 5 February 2019, if tenders have been invited from the shortlist of contractors; the closing date... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when there will be an autism spectrum disorder unit for post-primary schools in Nenagh, County Tipperary. [12806/19] - School Equipment
292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grants and sources of funding available to schools to apply for funding for musical instruments; and the criteria of each scheme. [12811/19] - Schools Building Projects Status
293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the extension of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12818/19] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will be allocated a suitable place in an ASD unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Multidenominational Schools
295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the location of each multidenominational primary school; the location of each interdenominational primary school; and if he will make a statement... - School Patronage
296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide an educate together school in Nenagh, County Tipperary; the timeframe for the proposal; the location of same; and if he will... - Schools Building Projects Applications
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a planning application has been submitted by a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [12918/19] - Medical Internships
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason universities receive payment during the work placements of medical students (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects Status
299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when new capital works will take place at a school (details supplied); the funding for capital projects and minor works the school has received... - Special Educational Needs
300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a separate system of allocations of special education teaching for developing schools that more accurately reflects their... - Broadband Service Provision
302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied) on the NCTE critical list; the timeframe expected before this school will be offered appropriate... - Schools Building Projects Status
303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding progress on the development of a new permanent school building for schools (details supplied); the timeline for the... - Schools Site Acquisitions
304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding progress on the development of a new permanent school premises for a school (details supplied); the timeline for the... - Schools Building Projects Status
305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12980/19] - Broadband Service Provision
306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and secondary schools respectively, that have high speed broadband; the cost arrangements that are in place for the... - School Curriculum
307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding geography in the junior certificate curriculum; his views on the concerns raised by the heads of departments of geography... - Legislative Programme
308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the Retention of Records Bill 2019; if he will reconsider his plans and include the relevant records under the existing... - School Transport Appeals
309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a request for school transport by a person (details supplied) will be reassessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13080/19] - Freedom of Information Requests
310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 262 of 19 February 2019, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the freedom of information... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide an ASD unit to secondary schools in Limerick city (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13090/19] - School Accommodation
312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children at both primary and second level in non-permanent school accommodation by county in tabular form; and if he will make a... - In-service Training
314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proportion of the in-service training in respect of the new junior certificate dedicated to enabling those children with disabilities to... - Special Educational Needs
315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his efforts to resolve the industrial relations issues in relation to individual education plans at schools for children with special educational... - Teacher Training Provision
317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the inspection requirements of teachers concerning individual education plans. [13150/19] - Teachers' Remuneration
320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of the allocation to the Higher Education Authority that will cover pay restoration in 2019; and the amount same is projected to cost... - School Staff
321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure all schools have more than one adult working in the school. [13154/19] - Schools Building Projects Status
322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will be moved to a more central and accessible location. [13156/19] - School Patronage
323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be divested by September 2019; and if not, if it will be possible to move a student to another local school... - Special Educational Needs Staff
326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a child who is in receipt of SNA assistance in a particular school and moves from that school to another location or school during the same... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding primary and post-primary schools receive from the initial point of opening the ASD class and throughout the operation of an ASD class... - Schools Building Projects Status
329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a major building project for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13208/19] - School Enrolments
332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the issue of oversubscription at a school (details supplied) for the 2019 school year; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Funding
334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide funding to ensure the continuation of services by an organisation (details supplied) in view of the fact that funding has... - Education Policy
335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to have an education promotion mission to India later in 2019. [13262/19] - Schools Building Projects Data
336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times his Department has had to retender building projects to date in 2019; the projects affected; the location of those projects;... - School Enrolments Data
337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new places that will be required at second level in 2020 by county; the current provision of places; and if he will make a... - Schools Building Projects Status
338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to deliver a new school building for a school (details supplied) in Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Site Acquisitions
339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the location of the permanent site for a school (details supplied); if the acquisition of the site has been completed; the number of classrooms... - Schools Building Projects Status
340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a request for additional classroom space by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13313/19] - SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Certification
341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 26 February 2019, the reason SOLAS continues to place additional conditions above and beyond the... - School Management
342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to make it mandatory to have SNAs on school management boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13354/19] - School Enrolments Data
343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the need for a new school (details supplied) on foot of increased demand due to recent demographic changes will be investigated; and if he... - Special Educational Needs Staff
344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) can be placed on a panel for SNA positions. [13404/19] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to open new ASD units in the Fingal area of County Dublin. [13406/19] - School Enrolments Data
346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated number of children that will commence national school in September 2019, by year of birth and local authority. [13431/19] - Schools Establishment
348. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to establish a new primary school in a location (details supplied) in County Cork; when the school will be established; the position... - Schools Amalgamation
349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for an amalgamation of two schools in a town (details supplied) in County Cork; if a new school building will be provided; and if he... - Departmental Bodies Reports
351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the findings of the review of the governance, funding and accountability arrangements of his Department for education centres conducted in... - School Staff
352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when corrections will be made to the employment record of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal to allow the Revenue Commissioners to... - Schools Refurbishment
353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when emergency repair works will commence at a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13508/19] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will receive learning support measures. [13509/19] - Child Abuse
356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to date of establishing a redress scheme for victims of sexual abuse in primary schools; the number of applicants that have been... - Schools Building Projects
357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in providing funding for the emergency works at a centre (details supplied); if funding has been approved by his... - Interdepartmental Working Groups
358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the working groups currently established in his Department; the focus of their work; the membership composition of each; and if he will make a... - Schools Building Projects Status
360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a new school building for a school (details supplied); the stage at which the project is at; when construction will... - Home Tuition Scheme Provision
362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a three year old child who has been diagnosed with ASD can be allocated home tuition hours even if there is a place available in an early... - School Accommodation Provision
363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to issues affecting a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13649/19] - Schools Building Projects
364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the extension and refurbishment of a school (details supplied) will proceed to the tender and build stage without further delay by granting... - Schools Building Projects Status
365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new school building project for a school (details supplied); if the acquisition of a new site for the school has... - Schools Site Acquisitions
372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13682/19] - Schools Building Projects Status
374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the progress on a new school building project for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Schools Site Acquisitions
375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new site for a school (details supplied) as announced in November 2015; and if he will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects Status
376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the works to provide a new school building for a school (details supplied) in addition to the associated refurbishment works will commence as... - Departmental Properties
378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school building (details supplied) was completed; the final price paid; the body that is the owner of the building; the site it sits on;... - School Patronage
379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the patronage survey process for a new school in Donabate, County Dublin will commence. [13698/19] - Education and Training Boards Staff
380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 5 February 2019, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that staff delivering the ETB (details... - ERASMUS Programme
381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that Irish students domiciled in Northern Ireland will have access to Erasmus programmes here and elsewhere after 2021; if... - National Educational Psychological Service Data
383. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of vacancies for NEPS psychologists; the length of time of each vacancy by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Teachers' Remuneration
384. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the repayment of incorrectly charged taxes for primary school teachers; the number of teachers overcharged by county; the number... - Schools Refurbishment
385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for deep retrofits of schools; the number of schools which have had retrofits completed since 2016; the location of the schools; and if... - Student Grant Scheme Applications Data
386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for a third level maintenance grant refused in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by county; and if... - Schools Building Projects Status
387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on the completion of 42 new schools announced in April 2018, in tabular form. [13749/19] - School Transport Data
388. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of cases in which taxis are engaged to transport children to schools; the number of school children involved; and the amount spent... - School Staff Appeals Mechanism
389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an appeal for a third teacher will be considered for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Public Private Partnerships
390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the post project reviews for PPPs (details supplied); when the reviews were completed; and if they have not been completed, when completion and... - School Funding
391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a funding application by a school (details supplied); if a decision will be expedited; the timeframe involved for consideration and... - Departmental Data
392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of complaints submitted to his Department in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of appeals made with respect to the outcome of... - Home Tuition Scheme Eligibility
393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if home tuition will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13816/19] - Teaching Qualifications
394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter in relation to the qualifications of a German citizen (details supplied) to teach at a primary school here; and if he will... - School Accommodation Provision
395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process a national school in County Sligo needs to undertake in order to seek funding towards the development of indoor sports and... - National Educational Psychological Service
396. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when children (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an assessment from the National Educational Psychological... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
397. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding being made available in the capital programme for special autism units and in the current expenditure programme for special need... - Schools Building Projects
398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the options for ensuring a one site school for an existing primary school (details supplied) will be investigated which under current plans... - National Educational Psychological Service Staff
399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of unpaid primary school psychologists in employment; the policy in relation to recruiting unpaid positions; and if he will make a... - Teacher Supply
400. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the final report on teacher supply in Ireland, "Striking the Balance", by the Teaching... - After-School Support Service Provision
401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider passing legislation, regulations or guidelines thatwould encourage primary schools to make space available to private or... - School Transport Provision
402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a matter relating to school transport (details supplied) in County Cork will be examined; and if a compromise can be reached. [13965/19] - School Enrolments
403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties in securing a secondary school place for boys in the Clontarf, Dublin 3, area; the reason a... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places available in the ASD unit at a secondary school (details supplied) for the pupil intake in September 2019; his views on... - Broadband Service Provision
405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the name of the company and type of technology being used to deliver broadband in each primary school by county; the expected bandwidth down and... - Adult Education Provision
406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the FET guidance strategy following a review by an organisation (details supplied) that was completed in September 2018; and... - Schools Health and Safety
410. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the testing of water quality in a school (details support) which resulted in the school closing; the assistance given to the... - Schools Building Projects Status
412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a progress report on the provision of an extension for a school (details supplied) will be provided; if the brief change report submitted has... - Teacher Supply
415. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers not being replaced by substitute teachers due to the difficulty in employing substitute teachers (details supplied); and... - Special Educational Needs Data
416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the primary schools in Kinsealy, Malahide and Portmarnock that currently have ASD units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14141/19] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to establish additional ASD units in the primary schools in Kinsealy, Malahide and Portmarnock; and if he will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects Status
418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 226 of 26 February 2019, if tenders have been sought for the appointment of a design team for a new school... - School Admissions
419. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 213 of 26 February 2019, if a decision has been made on the application for co-educational status; and if... - Schools Building Projects Status
420. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 26 February 2019, the reason a new invitation to pre-qualify has not commenced for a new school... - Schools Building Contractors
421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if tenders have been invited from the shortlist of contractors for a new college (details supplied); if so, the closing date for receipt of... - Schools Building Projects Status
422. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if tenders have been invited from the shortlist of contractors for a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if so, the closing date for... - Schools Site Acquisitions
423. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 212 of 26 February 2019, the reason for the delay in the completion of the acquisition of the site in view...
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