Written answers
Tuesday, 25 June 2019
Department of Education and Skills
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the July provision for special needs children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26081/19] - Schools Building Projects Status
46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to meet the requirements and objections as set out in the school building programme by county throughout 2019; if... - Schools Site Acquisitions
54. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the detail of the plans for a permanent site for Dún Laoghaire Educate Together; the timeframe for the site; the rationale for developing a... - Schools Building Projects Status
55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of interaction with the board of management and design team of a school (details supplied) with a view to agreeing the best approach... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the Enough is Enough - Every Voice Counts campaign; his views on whether the constitutional right to education is upheld in... - Youthreach Programme Review
57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the recent report by the Economic and Social Research Institute on the evaluation of the national Youthreach programme; his plans to... - Counselling Services Provision
58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the recent survey indicating that record numbers of third level students are seeking counselling for mental health problems; if the... - Back to School Costs
59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce back to school costs for the 2019-20 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26615/19] - Schools Site Acquisitions
60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a special school (details supplied) can expect to have a permanent site; his views on whether it is appropriate for a school that provides... - Schools Building Projects Status
61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the project brief for a school redevelopment project at a school (details supplied); the most recent contacts with the school patron... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that children are being taught in schools without the necessary supports needed due to delays in... - Schools Building Projects Status
64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a development at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26458/19] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will meet parents (details supplied) regarding ASD units in their area. [26576/19] - Skills Development
66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the availability on an ongoing basis of sufficiently qualified young persons with the skill... - Schools Building Projects Status
67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made for a new school building for a school (details supplied). [26456/19] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the number of language units is being decreased rather than increased (details supplied); the policy in place regarding the... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reverse the changes introduced in the pupil-teacher ratio for two, three and four-teacher schools in 2012; and if he will make a... - Schools Site Acquisitions
70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the site acquisition to accommodate a school (details supplied); the timeline of works to ensure that the school campus is completed... - School Staff
71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of meetings with representatives of school secretaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26610/19] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the exclusion of children with Down's syndrome from the July provision will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - School Transport
74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address school transport issues, particularly in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, regarding the nearest school rule; and if he will make... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason in the recent SNA allocation announcement of May 2019 that SNA allocations to schools were cut rather than increased in schools in... - Schools Site Acquisitions
76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been progress on the signing of a contract for the site for the new school building for a school (details supplied); and the progress... - Teacher Supply
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the policies he is proposing to bring home the 6,000 Irish teachers working abroad, with significant numbers in the United Arab Emirates, Oman and... - Schools Building Projects Status
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on four school projects (details supplied) in County Donegal; the timeline for the delivery of the school buildings; and... - Teachers' Remuneration
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to return to the principle that teachers would start at point three of their pay scale instead of the first point; his plans to... - Special Educational Needs Data
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional school places secured in existing schools in Dublin 15 for the provision of autism-specific education for the academic... - Institutes of Technology
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the future for the GMIT Castlebar campus in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26281/19] - Insurance Costs
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on special schools that have raised the issue of insurance costs; the number of schools that have contacted his Department; the... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that following the review by the National Council for Special Education of special needs assistants... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce primary school class sizes; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland currently has the largest class sizes in... - Education Funding
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on OECD figures that indicate investment in education here as a percentage of national wealth is at the bottom end of the league table... - School Accommodation
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines for new school builds; if new school build plans must include an autism spectrum condition class in the building being adhered to;... - DEIS Eligibility
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 70 of 22 January 2019, the further analysis being undertaken of other variables known to be strong... - Departmental Circulars
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the low completion rate of the consultation requested in circular 0038/2018 in Education and Training Board schools; and if he will... - Schools Building Projects Status
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projected timeline for the delivery of a new building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26624/19] - Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Education and Skills Report on Education inequality & disadvantage and Barriers to... - School Transport Eligibility
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce the number of eligible pupils required for a school bus service from ten to eight in order to reduce the carbon footprint; and... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme Eligibility
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of open applications to the residential institutions statutory fund, Caranua, as at 2 August 2018; the number of applications in which... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has lost its special class placement after more than 20 years; and if same will be reinstated. [26376/19] - Schools Building Projects Status
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the project brief for a school redevelopment project at a school (details supplied) has been finalised; when he expects the brief will proceed... - School Placement
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase second level provision in County Meath, particularly in the south of the county; and if he will make a statement on the...
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