Written answers
Friday, 6 September 2019
Department of Education and Skills
- National Training Fund
235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the mandate of the national training fund and the way in which its expenditure profile can be reoriented towards more effective... - School Transport Data
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tickets issued by Bus Éireann for the Kildalkey to Trim school bus route for the 2019/2020 school year; the appeals process in... - Schools Building Projects
238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be allowed to seek permission to go to tender with a building design to prove it will be delivered on budget;... - Student Assistance Fund
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore the student assistance fund to pre-2012 rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36784/19] - Brexit Supports
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of participants in the clear customs initiative by eligible customs agents, customs intermediaries and affected businesses up to 31... - Schools Facilities
241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to install kitchen facilities to all State-run primary schools which do not have those facilities. [36947/19] - Third Level Fees
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if asylum seekers are regarded as international students for the purposes of third level fees; if so, his plans to change this; and if he will... - Schools Inspections
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that provide leaving certificate applied level that have had subject key assignments externally inspected since the... - School Services Staff
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school secretaries paid through the ancillary grant; and the average wage of secretaries. [34697/19] - Capitation Grants
246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing capitation for primary schools to 2011 rates per pupil. [34698/19] - School Textbooks Rental Scheme
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of schoolbooks being provided by schools; and the estimated cost for schoolbook rental schemes to be provided by all schools. [34699/19] - School Guidance Counsellors
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reversing cuts to guidance counselling; and the estimated cost to ensure one counsellor for every 500 students. [34701/19] - Special Educational Needs Staff Data
250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of an additional SENO or SNA. [34702/19] - School Enrolments Data
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected number of children in primary and secondary schools in September 2019. [34703/19] - Autism Support Services
252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected number of ASD unit places to be available in primary and secondary schools by county in September 2019. [34704/19] - School Transport Provision
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason school transport has been withdrawn from a school (details supplied) with effect from September 2019 in view of the fact it is still... - Education Grants
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the effect the housing crisis has on applicants that apply for SUSI grants but cannot apply as independent students in view of the fact they... - School Staff
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a class size has been increased in a school (details supplied). [34721/19] - Schools Refurbishment
257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is guaranteed to modernise a school (details supplied) in County Waterford; if the agreed plan to reunite the school on one site in... - Autism Support Services
258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that children diagnosed with high functioning autism have no suitable facilities to attend after primary school (details... - Schools Building Projects Status
259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 360 of 8 May 2019, the status of the school building project; when it will commence; and if he will make a... - School Placement
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a second-level school place will be found to meet the requirements of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Summer Works Scheme Applications
261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a summer works scheme application will be granted due to the circumstances to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Special Educational Needs
262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case and circumstances of a child (details supplied) will be addressed. [34816/19] - Schools Building Projects Status
263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of all school building projects for the Dublin 6W, 12, 14, 16 and 24 areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34826/19] - School Patronage
264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the forthcoming patronage process for the new post-primary school for Citywest and Saggart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34827/19] - Schools Site Acquisitions
265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the ETB-owned site at Fortunestown Lane, Dublin 24, on which temporary primary schools are located will facilitate the new primary school for... - Schools Building Projects Status
266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progress of the plans to construct permanent buildings for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Ministerial Advisers Data
267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the name of each person employed as an adviser or special adviser to him and the Minister of State in his Department; the salary of each in... - Home Tuition Scheme Staff
268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 183 and 495 of 23 July 2019, the reason home tutors are not regarded as employees of his Department for... - Educational Organisations
269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the bodies representing parents that are consulted by his Department on educational issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34894/19] - School Management
270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide extra support for teaching principals in primary schools in view of the increase in responsibilities, reports and paperwork... - Education Grants
271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) can change from independent status back to dependent status due to family circumstances immediately... - Teacher Redeployment
272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position with regard to allowing teachers to transfer from one county to another (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects Status
273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planned secondary school for west Blanchardstown, Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34964/19] - School Enrolments
274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to parents and children where demand for local secondary school places exceeds supply; and if he will make a statement on... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the impact on returning emigrants who cannot access student grant funding which excludes them for three years... - School Services Staff
276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the costing of the pay claim made by a union (details supplied) on behalf of school secretaries and other non-teaching staff; when... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure the July provision is available to all children with Down syndrome who require it; and if he will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects Status
278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date with the building timeline for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35054/19] - School Funding
279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the funding and support package announced in summer 2019 for schools (details supplied); the criteria under which the funding is... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding SUSI’s special rate of maintenance and the cutting of same upon the death of a person within the household in... - Pension Provisions
281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a full pension will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35115/19] - Education and Training Provision
282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of investment (details supplied) in counties Longford and Westmeath since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35143/19] - Pension Provisions
283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a mechanism or his plans to introduce a mechanism to enable teachers to revert to their original pension status later in their career... - Education Policy
284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have consulted with parents regarding religious instruction or worship in community or education and training board... - Education Data
285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that offer an alternative subject to religious instruction or worship in line with Circular 0013/2018. [35182/19] - Chaplaincy Services Provision
286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocated to chaplains in community and education and training board schools in 2018; and the number of chaplains appointed in 2018.... - Teacher Training Provision
287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the participation level in in-service training for the human and cultural diversity aspect of the social personal and health education... - School Accommodation Provision
288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to ensure secondary school provision is matching expansion of housing in the Clonee and Ongar areas of Dublin 15; and if he... - Capitation Grants
291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of each one point increase in the capitation grant for primary schools. [35211/19] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of each one point reduction in the pupil-teacher ratio at primary level. [35215/19] - School Staff
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to reverse staffing cuts to small schools with less than 86 pupils to 2011/2012 levels. [35217/19] - School Accommodation Provision
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to provide additional classroom accommodation in order to reduce primary school class sizes per each point reduction. [35218/19] - Teachers' Remuneration
299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year net saving of using newly qualified teachers for substitution duties rather than retired teachers. [35219/19] - School Staff
302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools which have teacher numbers (details supplied). [35222/19] - Special Educational Needs Staff Data
303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SNAs employed for the 2018/2019 school year; and the projected number of SNAs to be employed for the 2019/2020 school year. [35225/19] - Special Educational Needs Data
305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have appealed their SNA allocation for 2019/2020 by county in tabular form. [35227/19] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has used the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 to force a school to open an autism spectrum disorder, ASD, class in an area in... - Teacher Training Provision
311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to work collaboratively with the Teaching Council to review the national third-level teacher training curriculum to improve the level... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to restore the 15% cut in resource hours teaching; and the estimated cost to increase the national educational psychological... - National Educational Psychological Service Administration
313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to provide administrative support for each national educational psychological service, NEPS, psychologist. [35235/19] - Home School Community Liaison Scheme
314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to restore rural co-ordinator service under the home school liaison service. [35237/19] - School Equipment
315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the school books grant by 30%. [35239/19] - Schools Building Projects Status
316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools which are waiting on capital funding for future school build works or the completion of ongoing school build works by county; and the... - School Enrolments Data
317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students at primary and post primary level enrolled for the school year 2019/2020. [35242/19] - School Accommodation Provision
318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year net saving of replacing all rented prefabs with permanent accommodation assuming the cost of providing same is already... - Third Level Data
320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of third-level students registered in universities for 2018/2019. [35245/19] - Student Grant Scheme
322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to reverse changes to the non-adjacent grant levels. [35247/19] - Post-Leaving Certificate Courses Fees
323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to remove apprenticeship and PLC course fees. [35248/19] - Third Level Fees
324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing the student contribution by €250 for students with family income by amounts (details supplied). [35249/19] - Third Level Staff Data
326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of each one-point reduction in the academic staff to student ratio for universities. [35251/19] - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of extending grant support to part-time students at third level. [35253/19] - Student Grant Scheme
330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing all rates of the student grant by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% respectively. [35255/19] - Student Assistance Fund
333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to increase the student assistance fund and support scheme for students with disabilities by 20% each. [35258/19] - Capitation Grants
334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of a 5% increase in capitation to PLCs, Youthreach and VTOS. [35259/19] - Third Level Admissions Data
335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of non-EU students who enrolled in higher education over the past five years. [35260/19] - Third Level Fees
336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that qualify for the free fees initiative based on the latest student numbers available. [35261/19] - Apprenticeship Programmes
339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if new apprenticeship programmes developed since 2017 will receive the same allowances for apprentices attending college as apprenticeships... - Apprenticeship Data
343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to create 1,000 additional apprenticeship places. [35268/19] - Private Schools
344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year net saving of withdrawing the annual State subsidy to private schools. [35269/19] - National Educational Psychological Service Data
345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year net saving of reducing the scheme for private psychological assessment by 10%. [35270/19] - Teachers' Occupational Health
346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is committed to the free counselling service provided by his Department for teachers and other civil servants previously known as care call... - School Transport
347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with the school transport scheme; if changes to preserve the right of a student to a concessionary school transport ticket... - School Patronage
348. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will request a short review of an application made alongside certain proposals with a view to allowing a school (details supplied) to... - Departmental Expenditure
349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount expended on the renewal of licences (details supplied) by his Department since 2009 to date in 2019; the amount projected to be spent... - Schools Building Projects Status
350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to a school project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35379/19] - Professional Qualifications
351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a matter (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35391/19] - Schools Facilities
352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding proposed extensions, upgrading and-or replacement of school facilities and buildings at both primary and post-primary... - Gaelscoil Issues
355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of permanent status for a Gaelscoil (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35444/19] - Autism Support Services
357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, special classes in secondary schools, by county, in tabular form; the number of new classes that... - Schools Building Projects
361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the immediate safety of the building users of a school (details supplied) will be guaranteed in view of the requirement for further... - Crèche Facilities Provision
365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the value placed on the crèche facilities which operate in school buildings. [35508/19] - Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the names of external consultancies that delivered and continue to deliver advice and training on all aspects of GDPR in the context of... - Student Grant Scheme Administration
368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason under the SUSI grant system parents are deemed legal guardians until persons reach 21 years of age; and the reason the rest of the... - Schools Building Projects
369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a site (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35601/19] - Schools Establishment
370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to establish a new primary school in Carrigaline, County Cork; when the school will be established; the position regarding the... - Schools Building Projects Applications
371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a funding application by a school (details supplied); when the application will progress to the next stage; and if he will make a... - Departmental Data
372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of complaints his Department received under the customer service charter in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; if his attention has been... - School Staff
373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school secretaries employed to date in 2019, by county, including secretaries directly employed by his Department and those paid... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the pupil-teacher ratio in primary schools will be reduced; his plans in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35677/19] - Schools Building Projects Status
376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new sports hall for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35679/19] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to reduce teacher to pupil ratios in schools in the Dublin 15 area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35698/19] - School Transport
378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to allow the medical card waiver to apply for school transport for pupils who may not be attending their nearest school for a variety... - School Transport Eligibility
379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a child (details supplied) has been denied school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35722/19] - Teacher Data
380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount paid to teachers on part-time and full-time contracts, respectively, in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to the end of June 2019, in... - Teachers' Remuneration
382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date, number of teachers impacted and value of payment due not issued for each event in which 30 or more teachers were not paid on an agreed... - Teaching Contracts
383. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to an increased use of part-time contracts for teachers; if so, when his attention was drawn to the practice; the... - Schools Establishment
384. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if children living in Hollystown, Dublin 15 are in the catchment area for the new post-primary school in Dublin 15 due to open in 2020; the steps... - School Transport
385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the areas in which extra funding will be made available for additional school buses for the 2019-2020 school term; and if he will make a... - School Accommodation
386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is to carry out a review of its building inspection processes further to the recent revelation that 17 school buildings which... - Schools Refurbishment
387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports for, and consultation made with, the management, staff and parents of schools (details supplied) in relation to the remedial works... - Services for People with Disabilities
388. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will request the National Council for Special Education to provide a specialised class for children on the autism spectrum in the proposed... - Student Grant Scheme
389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is planned to reduce the distance for a third-level student to qualify for the non-adjacent SUSI grant from 45 km to 24 km as it was up to... - Liúntais do Mhúinteoirí
390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil sé i gceist aige an fóirdheontas a bhíodh ar fáil d’ábhair oidí chun freastal ar chúrsaí... - Education Policy
391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if parents can remove their children from classes in school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35764/19] - Schools Facilities
392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in the provision of replacement facilities and-or a new school at a school (details supplied); the degree to which agreement... - Soláthar Iompar Scoile
393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil sé i gceist aige a chinntiú go mbeidh dóthain spáis ar an mbus scoile a théann go scoil (sonraí tugtha)... - School Transport Appeals
394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the waiting time to have an appeal heard by the Student Transport Appeal Board for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Schools Building Projects Status
395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the construction of a new school (details supplied); if the schedule of accommodation has been completed; and if he will... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
397. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he plans to reduce class sizes here in view of the fact the average class size here is significantly higher than the average size... - Schools Building Projects Data
398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a schedule of inspections conducted at a site (details supplied) and its surrounds for quality assurance and building regulations compliance... - Research Funding
399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if grant aid is available to fund research (details supplied). [35838/19] - Schools Building Projects Status
400. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 260 of 9 July 2019, if a review of the stage 2(b) has been completed; the status of the new building; and... - DEIS Eligibility
401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if measures will be put in place in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [35859/19] - School Transport Data
402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of quality assurance checks of vehicles operating the school transport scheme that took place in 2018; the number of checks and the... - Schools Building Projects Status
404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to build a new school building at a school (details supplied). [35948/19] - State Examinations Commission
405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35951/19] - Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration
406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a pay increase for special needs assistants, SNAs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35961/19] - Schools Building Projects Status
407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a permanent school for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35964/19] - Schools Amalgamation
408. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a matter (details supplied) relating to a schools amalgamation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35973/19] - Schools Building Projects Status
409. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a project (details supplied); the details of delays to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35976/19] - Education and Training Boards
410. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed Louth and Meath Education and Training Board, LMETB, headquarters in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
411. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting a long time for the person's SUSI grant review; and if he will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects Status
412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work being undertaken to expedite the new school project for a school (details supplied); the actions being taken with regard to same; and... - School Funding
413. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and post-primary schools, respectively, that require parents to pay voluntary contributions. [36002/19] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
415. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools issued with a notice pursuant to section 37A(5)(a) of the Education Act 1998 in the Dublin 7 and 15 areas; his plans to provide... - School Transport Provision
416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional funding provided for school transport for schools (details supplied) to date in 2019, in view of the fact that the school... - Gaelscoil Issues
417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if sufficient Gaelscoileanna will be established in the north County Dublin area to meet the demand; and if he will make a statement on the... - School Curriculum
418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider developing a comprehensive course for oral Irish and Irish comprehension for pupils with literacy difficulties; if such a... - Schools Building Projects
419. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of a project (details supplied); the deadline for the scheme; the criteria for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Commencement of Legislation
420. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he plans to commence section 7 of the Education (Admissions to Schools) Act 2018. [36118/19] - Summer Works Scheme Applications
421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be approved for categories 7 to 10 under the minor works scheme to a school (details supplied); when the funding will be set... - School Transport Appeals
422. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if correspondence forwarded to the school transport appeals office by a person (details supplied) on 12 July 2019 will be acknowledged and... - Departmental Internships
423. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of unpaid internships issued and-or granted to persons to work in his Department over the past five years to 28 August 2019; the... - Schools Refurbishment
424. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the refurbishment and extension of a school (details supplied); when work will commence; and if he will make a statement on the... - School Transport
425. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has met representatives of Bus Éireann or the RSA since September 2018 regarding the safety of the school transport fleet; and if he... - Mental Health Services Provision
426. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide additional supports to students experiencing mental health difficulties at third-level institutions; and if he will make a... - Schools Building Projects Data
427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the major school building projects scheduled to be completed in the next six and 12 months respectively; the number of projects scheduled to... - Departmental Communications
428. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the communications he has undertaken to date with patrons and schools on the provision of school places for children with autism in Dublin 15;... - School Placement
429. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the areas in which he has been advised to use his powers in the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 to increase school places by State... - Departmental Meetings
430. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagements which have taken place between his Department and representatives of school secretaries since June 2019; and if he will make a... - Education Policy
431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the work underway to examine the Cassels report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36189/19] - Student Universal Support Ireland Data
432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SUSI grant applications made for the 2019-2020 term; the number granted and refused, respectively to date; the number of appeals;... - Departmental Circulars
433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the monitoring of the implementation of circular 0032/2017 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36191/19] - School Curriculum
435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work undertaken to date to update the sexual education curriculum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36193/19] - Teacher Supply
436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who will commence training to qualify as secondary school teachers in schools in September 2019; and the number who will... - Student Universal Support Ireland
437. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) can receive a full recheck on their SUSI application; if so, if it will be expedited; and if he will make a... - Schools Building Projects Status
438. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress in the construction of a permanent school building for a school (details supplied). [36207/19] - Special Educational Needs
439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase resources for children with additional needs in mainstream schools who have multiple diagnoses; and if he will make a... - Cyber Security Protocols
440. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are dedicated, professionally trained and certified cybersecurity staff in relation to cybersecurity protocols under the remit of his... - Departmental Operations
441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has a disaster recovery plan, business continuity plan and-or disaster recovery sites; and if he will make a statement on the... - School Playgrounds
442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports available to a school board of management and parents association wishing to develop a playground on school grounds; and... - Schools Building Projects Status
443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction will commence and be completed in respect of a planned new school building (details supplied) in Cork City; and if he will make... - Schools Establishment
444. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the pledge to open an educate together national school in Dungarvan, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the... - School Accommodation Provision
445. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans in respect of an emergency situation which has arisen in a school (details supplied). [36348/19] - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
446. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a UK course will be recognised for a student grant for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Higher Education Authority Funding
447. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to the issues raised in a budget 2020 submission by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a... - School Patronage
448. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide an Educate Together national school in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36397/19] - Teaching Council of Ireland
449. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in County Cork regarding registering with the Teaching Council will be... - School Transport Provision
450. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to providing additional transport for students travelling to nearby schools in County Donegal on a route that is... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to improve class sizes and the pupil-teacher ratio at primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36433/19] - Weight of Schoolbags
453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the mechanism by which the weight of school bags is monitored by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36446/19] - Parent and Student Charter
456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the education (parent and student charter) Bill. [36449/19] - School Transport Provision
457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided for a student (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36465/19] - Schools Amalgamation
458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will meet with a deputation, as requested by local community groups (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - School Transport Provision
459. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that can be taken to assist a student (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36473/19] - School Staff
461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to improve the conditions of employment of school secretaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36507/19] - School Patronage
462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the provision of funding for an Educate Together school in Palmerstown, Dublin 20. [36509/19] - School Placement
463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review the Kilcock school planning area to include Johnstownbridge and Kilahanroe; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Apprenticeship Data
464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the new apprenticeship programmes available since 2017; the estimated cost for such allowances; the estimated additional costs that will be... - Schools Building Projects Status
466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when authorisation will issue to commence the pre-qualification process in respect of a building project (details supplied); and if he will make... - Summer Works Scheme Applications
467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a summer works scheme application will be approved in respect of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - School Transport Provision
468. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason transport is not being provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36543/19] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
469. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress to provide a special needs base at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 13; the timeline for delivery of the project; and... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available in regard to a higher education grant in the case of a person (details supplied); if they can qualify for a course at level... - School Transport Data
471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used to distribute the extra funding allocated for the school transport scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36617/19] - Schools Building Projects Status
475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress in regard to completion works at the Maynooth Educational Campus, Moyglare Road Maynooth, County Kildare; the extent to which... - School Transport Eligibility
477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which free school transport can be offered to the children of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects
478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which primary, post-primary and special needs cases are being provided for in line with demographics in respect of Celbridge,... - School Placement
481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which adequate primary school places remain available at Kill, County Kildare, with particular reference to the placement required... - Schools Building Projects
482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which proposals for a school (details supplied) for north County Kildare continue to progress; when it is expected the final... - School Transport Data
486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which provision has been made for the restoration of free or concessionary school bus transport for children in the Rathcoffey and... - Fee Paying Schools
487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of public funds that are provided to fee-paying schools; the number of fee-paying schools receiving public funds; and the number of... - Apprenticeship Data
488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding provided for apprenticeships. [36746/19] - Student Grant Scheme Expenditure
489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding provided under the SUSI grants scheme. [36748/19] - DEIS Expenditure
490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding provided for DEIS schools over and above normal school funding. [36749/19] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost in the first year and in a full year for every one point reduction in the pupil-teacher ratio at primary level. [36750/19] - Special Educational Needs Expenditure
492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost in the first year and in a full year for every 100 new special needs assistants recruited. [36751/19] - Special Educational Needs Staff Data
493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants in the education system; the overall pupil-to-SNA ratio; his plans to improve the ratio; and if he will... - Third Level Fees
494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first year and full year cost for every €100 reduction in the student contribution charge. [36753/19] - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first year and full year cost of changing the qualifying criteria for the non-adjacent rate of the third-level grant from 45 km to... - Student Grant Scheme Expenditure
496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first year and full year cost of every 1% increase in grants under the SUSI scheme. [36755/19] - School Transport Review
498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a major review of the school bus transport scheme will be initiated in view of the serious issues which arose throughout the country for this... - Student Universal Support Ireland
499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider a comprehensive review of the SUSI grant scheme with a view to increasing expenditure on grants and expanding income... - Third Level Fees
500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce the student contribution for higher education over the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36762/19] - DEIS Scheme
501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the challenges faced by principals in large second-level DEIS schools as a result of the high level of social... - Schools Building Projects
502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the costs to date of the remediation work at schools affected by structural defects in an area (details supplied) and at other schools in the... - Schools Building Projects Status
506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the building of a permanent school on the Phoenix Park racecourse site for a college (details supplied); when construction of the... - School Transport Provision
507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the school bus transport for primary school children (details supplied) in County Cork will be resolved in view of the large number of pupils... - Special Educational Needs Staff Data
508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants allocated to schools in the Dublin 22 area; and the funding allocated for SNAs in the Dublin 22 area in... - Schools Building Projects Status
509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of construction of a new school building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36880/19] - School Transport Eligibility
511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if free school transport will be extended for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36884/19] - Student Universal Support Ireland Administration
512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if SUSI higher level education funding will be made available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - School Accommodation Provision
513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of planned works at a school (details supplied). [36898/19] - Schools Building Projects Status
515. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the new building for a school (details supplied) will be completed; if the way in which State contracts are awarded will be reviewed in view... - School Accommodation Provision
517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application by a school (details supplied) for capital funding to replace an undersized classroom and old prefabricated...
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