Written answers
Tuesday, 15 October 2019
Department of Education and Skills
- Online Safety
178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address cyberbullying in schools; if new measures will be brought forward in the context of the Education (Student and Parent... - Departmental Functions
180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the establishment of a new department of higher education and research; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Technological Universities Status
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the mechanism by which a Cork Institute of Technology will not take on the debts of IT Tralee in the event that they merge to form a new... - State Examinations
182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions which will be taken to ensure that the junior certificate results are released in line with previous years from 2020 onwards; and if... - National Training Fund
183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be no replacement of Exchequer funding with funding from the National Training Fund in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary teachers, secondary teachers, special needs assistants and other staff required to maintain current pupil-teacher and-or... - School Accommodation
185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by an organisation (details supplied) for building works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41652/19] - Schools Building Projects Status
186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when works will commence on a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41654/19] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the need to review the rejection of a child's application (details supplied) for SNA support will be examined; and if he will make a statement... - Schools Building Projects Status
189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 247 and 251 of 19 February 2019, the status of progress on the delivery of a new campus for a school... - School Transport Appeals
190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an appeal by Bus Éireann (details supplied); if the response from the transport provider will be reviewed; and if he will make... - Schools Building Projects Status
191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will have a permanent building; the arrangements that have been made to ensure that the school can continue in... - Student Grant Scheme Administration
192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason SUSI when establishing the shortest most direct route under Article 27 (3)(a) of the student grant scheme 2019 as it applies to... - Schools Building Projects Status
194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for a new school building; the progress made on the project over the past six months;... - Schools Refurbishment
195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be added to the major capital schools programme 2016 to 2021; if his attention has been drawn to the scale of... - Departmental Staff Data
196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of full-time and part-time civil servants his Department has recruited by grade in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019;... - Home Tuition Scheme Eligibility
197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if home tuition will be approved for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal from September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the... - Schools Refurbishment
198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41848/19] - School Placement
199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the assistance in place to aid parents trying to secure places in schools for the 2020-21 school year; and if he will make a statement on the... - School Accommodation
200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to resolve the shortage of primary school places in Kinsealy, Malahide and Portmarnock; and if he will make a statement on... - Schools Building Projects Status
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building project (details supplied) which is due to commence in 2019; if this school is being prioritised due to the... - Site Acquisitions
216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a permanent site will be purchased for a college (details supplied). [41895/19] - Schools Building Projects Status
217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding for a school (details supplied) will be prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41914/19] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to the campaign of an organisation (details supplied) for investment in primary education, which is calling for a reduction in... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an application by a person (details supplied) for additional accommodation was not allocated in full; and if he will make a statement... - Special Educational Needs Staff Data
220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the 1,000 special needs assistant positions announced in budget 2020 are additional to the 900 announced in 2019; the number of the 900... - School Placement
221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school place for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42076/19] - Schools Building Projects Status
222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an extension for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [42077/19] - School Furniture Provision
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a scheme under the remit of his Department in which schools catering for students with special needs can receive funding for... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce class sizes in view of the fact that primary school classes here are the largest in the eurozone, five above the EU average... - Schools Amalgamation
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a proposed amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in County Cork; the status of the provision of a new school... - Special Educational Needs Staff
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an SNA will be made available for a pupil with severe intellectual disabilities in circumstances in circumstances in which the pupil has been... - Psychological Assessments
228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will have a cognitive assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42130/19] - School Management
229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department does not audit schools directly; the person or body that checks the accountants being paid by the schools; if major... - National Educational Psychological Service Data
230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of assessments completed under the scheme for the commissioning of psychological assessments for the 2018-19 academic year for which... - Schools Building Projects Status
231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there has been a delay in tendering for the building contract for the permanent school building for a school (details supplied) in... - School Accommodation Provision
233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that will be put in place for a school (details supplied) while it is awaiting the building of its permanent school, given the delay... - Departmental Funding
234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a community drugs rehabilitation and educational service (details supplied) is the subject of a funding for mainstream project review;... - School Transport Eligibility
235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a reply will issue from the school transport section of his Department to a letter sent to the section on 1 August 2019 and which was... - Scéim Iompair Scoile
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh ar achomharc a rinneadh chuig an rannóg iompair ina roinn maidir le híocaíocht iompair... - Departmental Funding
237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding historically provided to an organisation (details supplied) through the Skillnet stream of funding; the way in which this... - Schools Building Projects Status
238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 174 of 17 September 2019, if tenders have now been invited for the project; the closing date for receipt of... - Schools Site Acquisitions
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 17 September 2019, if there has been further progress in resolving the technical considerations; if... - Schools Building Projects Status
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 170 of 17 September 2019, if approval has now issued for the invitation of tenders for the project; and if... - Schools Building Projects Applications
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in west Dublin constituency that have applied for funding for school building projects and are awaiting a decision. [42286/19] - Schools Building Projects Data
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in the west Dublin constituency that have been approved for funding for school building projects and have yet to draw down all funds;... - Budget 2020
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the reduced capital budget for 2020 and the impact this will have on planned school building and renovation works; and if he will...
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