Written answers
Tuesday, 11 June 2019
Department of Education and Skills
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore grants for third level students to study Irish in the Gaeltacht as part of their undergraduate degree courses; and if he... - Physical Education
204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the recommended time for physical education per week at all class levels is being complied with by all post-primary schools. [23305/19] - Oideachas Gaeltachta
205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cad é líon agus cad iad ainmneacha na scoileanna sna limistéir pleanála teanga Ghaeltachta atá rannpháirteach sa... - State Examinations
206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any junior or leaving certificate examinations will be assessed by computers or online instead of by written scripts read by examiners in the... - Departmental Properties
207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number, location and value of lands acquired by his Department by way of CPO in the past three years to date; and if he will make a statement... - School Services Staff
208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to regularise the employment of school secretaries nationally; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that only 10% of school... - Legislative Programme
209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the parent and student charter Bill; when he plans to progress the Bill; the reason for the delays to date; and if he will make a... - Schools Building Projects Status
210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on the planning and development of a new site for a college (details supplied) further to his visit to Edenderry, County... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if provision can be made for a person (details supplied) in an autism unit when the person transfers to secondary school in September 2020. [23287/19] - Schools Building Projects Status
212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planned extension to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23299/19] - Special Educational Needs Staff Data
217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants employed in County Donegal; the estimated net increase for the next academic year; the number of SNAs... - Student Assistance Fund
218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of the student assistance fund ring-fenced for specific groups of students; if it will continue to be ring-fenced; and if he will make... - Third Level Participation
220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students enrolled in higher education in each of the years 2012 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23326/19] - Summer Works Scheme Applications
221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 28 May 2019, when funds will be released to a school (details supplied) for the summer works scheme... - School Staff
222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the employment control framework as it relates to the appointment of staff in the primary, secondary and post-secondary education... - Points System Reform
223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on recent proposals (details supplied) to grant CAO points for students' civic activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Student Data
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of asylum seekers and refugees in higher education and further education, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Qualifications Recognition
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a recognition of prior learning for asylum seekers and refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23352/19] - School Services Staff
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a matter will be examined regarding a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23356/19] - Teaching Council of Ireland
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23361/19] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the reduction of special needs assistants in a school (details supplied). [23373/19] - Physical Education Facilities
229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding available to second level schools and educators for gymnasium and physical education equipment; and if he will make a statement on... - Childcare Services Provision
230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the new inspection and regulatory environment introduced for childcare providers of school aged children is reducing the... - Special Educational Needs Staff
231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) has suffered a significant reduction in SNA numbers; and if he will... - SOLAS Expenditure
232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of expenditure on travel and subsistence paid out by SOLAS to each ETB since the ETBs were formed in 2014; the allocated budget for... - Schools Building Projects Status
233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the new building for a school (details supplied) will be completed; the reason for the delays; and the number of labourers and tradesmen... - School Starting Age
235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider increasing the age at which children start primary school; if he has considered the available research on this issue; the... - Emergency Works Scheme Applications
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a successful grant application by a school (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23445/19] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will be given an appropriate ASD unit for the senior cycle of primary school; and if he will make a statement on... - Schools Building Projects Status
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) since revised stage 2 drawings and details were submitted in February 2019; and if he... - Capitation Grants
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the capitation grants for schools in budget 2020; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of schools are... - Scoileanna DEIS
241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an féidir leis sonraí a chur ar fáil faoin dul chun cinn atá á dhéanamh aige chun clár DEIS a leasú... - School Services Staff
242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the inequalities existing in the terms and conditions of primary school secretaries employed under boards of management; and... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional teaching positions which would be required in primary schools to restore the appointment figures for the third and... - Schools Data
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools which had a teaching staff of one, two or three teachers in 2010 and which have since closed following the increase... - Special Educational Needs Staff Data
246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if 18 national schools in County Donegal have experienced cuts in the number of special needs assistants allocated to their respective schools;... - School Staff Appeals Mechanism
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times in the past five years national schools that were in danger of losing a teacher due to a drop in pupil numbers won an appeal... - Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration
248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a special needs assistant who has 13 years full service as a SNA and is undertaking job-sharing will, in the case of a redundancy occurring in... - Special Educational Needs Staff Data
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new posts (details supplied) that are completely new posts and not extensions of existing posts; if he will provide a breakdown of... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if and when the special educational requirements will be facilitated in the case of the son of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Special Educational Needs Staff Data
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the allocation of SNAs by school for the September term in each of the years 2016 to 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23585/19] - Teachers' Remuneration
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23594/19] - Teachers' Professional Development
254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of post-primary teachers who have participated in training and CPD on special educational needs since the introduction of the special... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23603/19] - Schools Building Projects Status
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the recent planning rejection for a school (details supplied); his plans regarding same; if he will meet the board of management;... - School Transport Provision
257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be provided following approval of a transport place for a person (details supplied) in order that the person can be transported... - Irish Language
258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter relating to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23652/19] - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if grant or other funding is available to an Irish student (details supplied) undertaking postgraduate studies in the UK for the coming academic... - School Accommodation
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for additional accommodation by a school (details supplied) in County Cork; if a previous summer works... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a special needs assistant for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23748/19] - School Accommodation Provision
263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to assist junior schools in Rathcoole, County Dublin, to provide required temporary classroom space for the 2019-20 school year; and if... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have language units attached to them to support children with a diagnosis of developmental language disorder; if there... - School Staff
265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangement he plans to put in place to address the urgent need of schools (details supplied) to each have a non-teaching principal position... - Schools Building Projects Status
266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to fund two building projects at a school (details supplied); the original costs; the funding allocated; the details of the current... - Teachers' Panel Rights
267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a teacher's probationary year and position on the salary scale in another EU country is not recognised for the supplementary panel; if... - Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén dul chun cinn atá déanta chun féachaint ar an gcaoi is fearr le foráil a dhéanamh i bpolasaithe rollaithe... - Gaelscoil Issues
269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the enrolment numbers needed to establish a stand alone Gaelcholáiste with a roll number and principal. [23877/19] - Schools Building Projects Status
270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the precise improvements planned for a school (details supplied); if a design team has been appointed under the ADAPT programme; and if he will... - School Transport Applications
277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a remote area grant will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24074/19] - National Educational Psychological Service Data
278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of recruiting 16 additional psychologists for the National Education Psychological Service. [24096/19] - Residential Institutions Statutory Fund
279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to continue the operation of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund, Caranua, in view of the outstanding moneys due and owing from... - Schools Data
281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools built prior to 2008 nationally. [24138/19] - Schools Refurbishment
282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools built prior to 2008 that applied to undergo a deep energy retrofit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24139/19] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision (1 comment)
283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a number of issues of concern to special needs assistants (details supplied); the measures he plans to take to... - Teacher Training Places
284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take in the case of a person (details supplied) who was refused access to a PME primary masters programme due to an... - Teachers' Remuneration
285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person who has a teaching qualification and is registered with the Teaching Council but is teaching a subject that is not on that... - Schools Site Acquisitions
286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made in acquiring land for a new building for a school (details supplied); the timeline for delivery; and if he will make a... - Digital Strategy for Schools
287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools are required to have a digital learning plan; the position regarding schools not having such a strategy; and if the matter is... - School Equipment
288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rules regarding preferred suppliers of computer technology in schools in cases in which only one supplier is allowed to be purchased from by... - School Textbooks
289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether notes written by teachers and stored on databases such as (details supplied) are an adequate replacement for textbooks.... - Junior Cycle Reform
290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools involved as junior cycle technology leads from 2012; and the reviews that have taken place as a result. [24245/19] - Digital Strategy for Schools
291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the outcome of reviews of schools involved as pilot or lead schools in the digital learning framework. [24246/19] - Schools Building Projects Status
292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the start date for construction of an extension at a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow is July 2019; if so, the target completion... - School Transport Applications
293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made on a post-primary school bus application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24263/19] - School Staff
294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to address the unique grounds for the retention of a third mainstream teacher further to previous correspondence with... - School Equipment
295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the policy regarding the particular tablet (details supplied) only policies in schools. [24283/19] - Special Educational Needs Staff
296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application by a school (details supplied) for special needs assistants will be granted; and if a special needs assistant review will be... - Special Education Review
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to review the eligibility rule in relation to special needs schools (details supplied); the steps he will take to ensure... - Education Grants
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the special rates of grants for disadvantaged students in which the income for the tax year January 2018 must not exceed €24,000; if the...
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