Written answers
Tuesday, 8 October 2019
Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport Data
61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the accumulated surplus sums held by Bus Éireann in respect of the school transport scheme in each of the years 2016 to 2018; and if he will... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has had their shared access to a SNA withdrawn for the 2019-20 school year in view of the fact that the... - School Transport
64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a matter regarding school bus escorts will be addressed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40534/19] - Education Expenditure
65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) concerning the need to increase investment in primary... - Schools Mental Health Strategies
66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration is being given to increase the amount of time being spent in schools on the social, personal and health education curriculum in... - Special Educational Needs Staff
67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration is being given to expanding the role of behavioural support teachers across secondary and primary schools; if costings have been... - School Funding
68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter regarding a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40547/19] - Home Tuition Scheme Provision
69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to delays in granting home tuition supports; the reason home tuition hours have not been sanctioned; when this... - Home Tuition Scheme
71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of hours and amount of funding allocated for home tuition hours for children with ASD and others in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and... - School Transport Administration
72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when his Department will provide the Ombudsman for Children with a detailed measurement of routes and mileage of the distance between Quin and... - School Services Staff
73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a situation relating to school secretaries (details supplied); if the matter will be resolved; and if he will... - School Staff
74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to recognise large primary schools and extend the allocation of posts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Building Projects Status
75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a major school building project (details supplied) is stuck at stage 2b detailed design since December 2016; and if he will make a... - School Costs
76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected costs that accrue to schools for using external accountants or auditors; and if he has allocated additional funding to schools to... - Schools Data
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools which have failed to submit their accounts to the FSSU in line with the provision of section 18 of the Education Act 1998;... - Capitation Grants
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore and-or increase capitation grants for primary schools in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40652/19] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress he has made to date on reducing primary school class sizes to match an EU average of 20 pupils per teacher; and if he will make a... - Teacher Recruitment
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will be reinstated to their position as a career guidance councillor in view of the fact the Teaching Council... - Schools Building Projects Status
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the pre-tender stage of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40674/19] - Education Funding
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding investment in primary education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40679/19] - Departmental Staff Redeployment
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the clerical officer transfer of a person (details supplied) under the mobility scheme will be possible; and if there is a timeline for same.... - Schools Building Projects Applications
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if sanction will be granted to a school (details supplied) to proceed to tender for a three classroom extension, which has already been approved... - Higher Education Institutions Staff
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address sexual harassment of staff in higher education institutions; the work programme of the new Centre of Excellence for Gender... - Schools Building Projects Data
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of investment (details supplied) in Cork since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40702/19] - School Management
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review in-school management posts in primary schools with a view to revising upwards the provision of posts for schools with more... - Departmental Schemes
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) was informed that the review of the ex-gratia scheme is separate from the report that has to be sent back... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be allocated to increase ASD units in a school (details supplied) in south County Kildare. [40746/19] - School Staff
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to redeploy secondary school teachers between Dublin and County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40750/19] - Schools Health and Safety
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent on improving the health and safety standards of each school impacted by the structural review of schools constructed by a company... - Special Educational Needs Data
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of early behavioural disability units in County Tipperary primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40758/19] - Special Educational Needs Staff
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made to date to improve the recognition of the role of a special needs assistant; the future plans to strengthen the... - Schools Building Projects Status
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planning position in regard to the new post-primary school for south Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Schemes
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of payments made under an ex-gratia scheme instituted on foot of a judgment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - School Curriculum
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the meaning of special core status for history; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40822/19] - Schools Site Acquisitions
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all matters in relation to the contracts for sale for the purchase of a site for a school (details supplied) have been signed and finalised;... - Schools Building Projects Status
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the development of a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40882/19] - Home Tuition Scheme Administration
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will request his Department to speed up the payment of wages to teachers that participate in home tuition; and if he will make a statement... - Student Grant Scheme Expenditure
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost in 2020 if the 100% maintenance adjacent rate was increased from €1,215 to €1,350 and the non-adjacent 100%... - Ministerial Meetings
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of all bilateral meetings to date in 2019 that he has had with his EU counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the reduction of the primary school class size ratio here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40934/19] - Capitation Grants
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the level of the capitation grant awarded to schools here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40935/19] - National Educational Psychological Service
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if secondary schools have access to NEPS over weekends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40973/19] - Departmental Reviews
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the implementation task force on guidance counsellors; and the reason no guidance counsellors are members of the task force.... - School Patronage
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a party (details supplied) will have the power of veto over the master plan compiled by his Department to provide a permanent home for the... - School Transport Eligibility
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the appropriate person to contact in his Department regarding a document (details supplied) in respect of a family that has children with special... - School Transport Review
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to review the workings of the school transport system, in particular the system for the allocation of concessionary... - Schools Health and Safety
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 1 October 2019, if it will be ensured that a premises (details supplied) complies with all fire... - School Accommodation Provision
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of medium-term, temporary and long-term accommodation for educate together south city Cork. [41046/19] - School Admissions
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has reviewed the demand for secondary school spaces in an area (details supplied) in view of the exclusion by Meath and Louth ETB of... - Schools Health and Safety
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that require works to be undertaken to remove pyrite from some or all of the school buildings or grounds; the details of... - Departmental Legal Cases
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of legal action being taken as a result of a number of school buildings being contaminated with pyrite; if remediation works in the... - School Funding
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount his Department has paid out to schools to monitor and undertake short-term repair works to deal with the consequences of pyrite... - Schools Data
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of primary schools in an area in Cork (details supplied). [41119/19] - Summer Works Scheme Applications
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a school in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41121/19] - Schools Establishment
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which a special needs school applies for a roll number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41122/19] - Summer Works Scheme Applications
126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when works will take place to ensure the protection of children attending a school (details supplied). [41125/19] - Teacher Supply
127. 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... - Departmental Reviews
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position with regard to a review of options for standardised testing in order that clear information is provided to teachers and parents.... - Commencement of Legislation
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position with regard to the commencement of fitness to teach provisions of the Teaching Council Act. [41139/19] - Teacher Training Provision
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position with regard to additional funding provided for continuous professional development for teachers since February 2016. [41140/19] - Apprenticeship Programmes
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position with regard to the development of a mechanism to recognise a person’s practical work experience and expertise in order to... - School Accommodation
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the outcome of works at schools (details supplied); if these works are consistent with those announced under the prefab replacement programme;... - Institutes of Technology
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of refurbishment works at Dundalk IT. [41143/19] - Third Level Facilities
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of a building (details supplied). [41146/19] - Technological Universities
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of a recreation department (details supplied). [41148/19]
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