Written answers
Thursday, 5 March 2020
Department of Education and Skills
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the SNA provision for a child (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2730/20] - School Transport Administration
176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the decision to have a limit of 70 years of age for taxi and bus drivers transporting special needs children to school under the... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a full-time SNA for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2595/20] - School Transport Eligibility
178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the transport options available for a child (details supplied) in County Tipperary attending an ASD unit; and if he will make a statement on the... - Teachers' Panel Rights
179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding teachers moving panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2610/20] - School Accommodation
180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the necessary steps will be taken to ensure that defects to a primary school building (details supplied) in County Cork built less than a... - Schools Building Projects Status
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a building project (details supplied); the timescale for the commencement of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Emergency Works Scheme Applications
182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a recently submitted emergency works grant application by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - DEIS Review
183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a DEIS review (details supplied) has been completed; if so, the outcome; if the review will benefit schools in the Drogheda area; and if he... - Schools Building Projects Status
184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if plans are being developed for a new school in Tallaght, Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2642/20] - School Accommodation
185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he is taking to provide permanent accommodation for a school (details supplied) in view of the serious concerns of the school... - Emergency Works Scheme Applications
186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an appeal will be supported for funding to be provided to a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork on an emergency basis in relation... - School Transport Appeals
187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will issue from the school transport appeals office in relation to an appeal issued on 7 October 2019 (details supplied); if the... - School Accommodation
188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to overcrowding at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2680/20] - Planning Issues
189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he is not ensuring that lands zoned Z15 in the Dublin City Development Plan providing for institutional and community use are not... - Schools Site Acquisitions
190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a more central location can be found for the new Educate Together primary school in the Killester, Raheny and Clontarf school planning area;... - Schools Building Projects Status
192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an extension will be sanctioned for a school (details supplied) for September 2020 to facilitate the large number of 6th class students in... - School Placement
193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to ensure that a child (details supplied) in County Cork has an appropriate second-level school place for the 2020-2021... - Schools Building Projects Status
194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the decanting of students during the period of the construction of a new school building to a school (details supplied) in County... - School Placement
195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options regarding a school placement for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2756/20] - Schools Building Projects Status
196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status in relation to a school building (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2767/20] - Education and Training Boards
197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed LMETB headquarters in Drogheda; the reasons for the delays to the commencement of this project for Drogheda; and if he... - School Accommodation Provision
198. 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 other relevant updates on the school; and if... - Special Educational Needs Staff
199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date to improve the recognition of the role of a SNA; his future plans to strengthen the recognition of the role and the... - Education Schemes
200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to extend the entitlement for the July provision to children with Down's syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2787/20] - School Placement
201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to ensure that a child (details supplied) in County Cork has an appropriate second-level school place for the 2020-21... - School Inspection Reports
203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the inspector’s report for a school (details supplied) will be published; the reason the report has not been released to the school;... - Schools Building Projects Status
204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects a school building to be put in place for a special needs school (details supplied) in County Cork; the process and timeline in... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the so-called New Brunswick model in the area of special education; if children with ASD with very significant needs will... - Irish Language
206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a child (details supplied) in County Cork qualifying for an exemption from Irish; and if he will make a statement on the... - Schools Amalgamation
207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the amalgamation of two national schools (details supplied) in County Limerick will be agreed to; and if he will make a statement on the... - Technological Universities
208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the creation of a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2806/20] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if temporary provision for a SNA for a person (details supplied) for even just one hour per day will be examined; if there are alternative... - School Services Staff
211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the ongoing crisis with school secretaries at the delay in actions that would have their pay and conditions put on a par... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
212. 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 due to delays in assessments... - School Costs
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if assistance can be provided to a school (details supplied) with regard to the perceived extortionate insurance premiums it is facing; and if he... - School Services Staff
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to implement measures to improve the employment conditions of school secretaries; when he plans to deal with the outstanding issues;... - Schools Refurbishment
215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if correspondence from a school (details supplied) in County Mayo has been received; if his attention has been drawn to the issues in the... - School Transport Provision
216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 209 of 5 November 2019, the alternative options for parents to access school transport services at the... - Grant Aid
217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the availability of grants for schools to purchase a bus for use for sporting events and other outings; if a primary and secondary school in the... - Information and Communications Technology
218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the availability of grants for the upgrading of information technology systems in a secondary school; and if he will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects Status
219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the possible delays to a school (details supplied) transferring to its new premises which is currently occupied by another... - Teaching Council of Ireland
220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in the issuing of Teaching Council numbers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2966/20] - Schools Building Projects Status
221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building for a school (details supplied); if the site for the new school building has been secured; if not, the stage... - Emergency Works Scheme Applications
222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an application for urgent works by a school (details supplied); the reason for the delay in considering the... - Junior Cycle Reform
223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the junior cycle; his views on whether the junior cycle is a good preparation for the senior cycle; and if he will... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide ASD units in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3013/20] - School Enrolments
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to address the problem of the shortage of second level school places for the 2020-21 school year in Ballincollig, County... - Schools Refurbishment
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure the extension and refurbishment of a school (details supplied) proceeds to the tender and build stage without further delay... - Schools Building Projects Status
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new school building project for a school (details supplied); if the acquisition of a new site for the school has... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the primary schools in Kinsealy, Malahide and Portmarnock, County Dublin, that have ASD units; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - School Accommodation Provision
242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of new accommodation for August 2020 for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3068/20] - Schools Building Projects Status
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new school build for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3069/20] - Schools Establishment
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the opening of the new Gaelscoil in Donabate, County Dublin; if it will be ready for August 2020; and if he will make a... - Schools Building Projects Status
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No.126 of 2 October 2019, the progress made to date in developing a purpose built school for the pupils of the... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) continues to qualify for a SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3112/20] - Third Level Facilities
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of the research ongoing at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3145/20] - Irish Language
248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an exemption from Irish in second level education can be made available in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if student grant appeals will be accepted in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Coronavirus Outbreak
250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will engage with insurance companies in cases in which school tours have been booked and paid for and insurance companies are unwilling to... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the new secondary school for the Blanchardstown village and Blanchardstown west school planning areas, the patronage of which was recently... - National Council for Special Education
252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the recent consultation carried out by the NCSE will not lead to closure of schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - EU Funding
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schedule and-or breakdown of funds received by his Department or channelled through his Department from EU sources in 2018 and 2019; and the... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if urgent assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied) in respect of the needs outlined in correspondence; and if he will make a... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if financial assistance will be provided towards third level education for a person (details supplied) who is applying for naturalisation; and if... - Education Policy
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase education ties between Ireland and the United States of America; the efforts being made in this regard; and if he will make... - School Accommodation
257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a matter (details supplied) will be reviewed; the status of the application for the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - DEIS Eligibility
258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review the refusal of DEIS status to schools (details supplied) in view of the deprived area in which the schools are located and... - School Transport Provision
259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a post-primary school transport route (details supplied) will be extended with the capacity increased to meet demand; and if he will make a... - Island Communities
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a policy to ensure that all offshore islands with a significant population have a post-primary school; the number of offshore islands... - Schools Building Projects Status
261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to build an appropriate facility for a school (details supplied). [3253/20] - Schools Site Acquisitions
262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on the site selection process for a new school build at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Ministerial Correspondence
263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status in relation to correspondence issued to his office (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3269/20] - School Accommodation Provision
264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress for the delivery of a new school building (details supplied); when works on a new school building will commence; and if he... - Special Educational Needs Staff
265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the specific proposals and timeline to increase the number of special needs assistants at a school (details supplied); if his attention has been... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process for the allocation of special needs assistants and the right to appeal; the number of appeals in each of the past three years; the... - School Accommodation Provision
267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress regarding the delivery of new and appropriate accommodation for a school (details supplied); the date on which the... - School Accommodation
268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the short and long-term plans to expand the capacity of a school (details supplied). [3308/20] - Special Educational Needs Staff
269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when schools will be given the allocation for SNAs for September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3314/20] - School Costs
271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to ensure that insurance costs for special schools will be affordable and avoid the insurance crisis experienced by those... - Scoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge
272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil i gceist aige an deontas €103 an dalta a íoctar le Meánscoileanna Deonacha a mhúineann trí Ghaeilge a... - Teacher Training Provision
273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are reforms proposed to ensure that newly trained teachers receive enough teaching hours to ensure that they can complete their H.Dip in... - Croke Park Agreement
274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding teachers being obliged to work an extra hour as part of the Croke Park agreement; if his attention has been drawn to the... - Schools Building Projects
275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if sanction will be given for the construction of a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - School Accommodation
276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if sanction will be given for improvement works for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3334/20] - School Enrolments
277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role of his Department in encouraging post-primary schools in the same geographic area to coordinate and share information regarding... - School Costs
278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the crisis regarding insurance for special schools (details supplied) in which insurance is no longer... - Schools Building Projects
279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to build a new secondary school in Newtownmountkennedy, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3361/20] - Schools Building Projects Status
280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the lands zoned educational and earmarked for the new secondary school in Charlesland, Greystones, County Wicklow have been purchased; if not,... - School Accommodation Provision
281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a school extension for a school (details supplied); if the accommodation will be ready for September 2021; the... - Site Acquisitions
282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the undeveloped site located beside a school (details supplied) is in the ownership of his Department; if not, the ownership of same; and if... - School Accommodation Provision
283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be ensured for the provision of temporary prefab accommodation at a school (details supplied) for September 2020; the steps... - Schools Building Projects Status
284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a new school building (details supplied) will be completed; when the school will be moved into the building; and if he will make a statement... - Gaeltacht School Recognition Scheme
285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans in cases in which a school participating in Scéim Aitheantas do Scoileanna Gaeltachta has a majority of the teaching staff who are... - Emergency Works Scheme Applications
287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be assessed for inclusion in a school capital budget programme in view of its serious structural problems.... - Schools Building Projects Status
288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new building for the relocation of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Apprenticeship Data
289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new apprenticeships established in 2019 and to date in 2020. [3392/20] - Coronavirus Outbreak
292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the response within his Department to cases of Covid-19 in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3395/20] - School Accommodation Provision
295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for major capital works by a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the... - Institutes of Technology Staff
296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Sligo Institute of Technology is party to, and as such bound, by the terms of an agreement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Cross-Border Educational Provision
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has been approached regarding the possibility of a new cross-Border university linking a college (details supplied) with IT... - Schools Building Projects Status
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status and stage of a refurbishment and extension building application for a school (details supplied). [3481/20] - Schools Building Projects
300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposals for an Educate Together secondary school in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3541/20] - Schools Building Projects Status
301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the promised redevelopment of a secondary school (details supplied) in Portarlington, County Laois; the investment committed for... - Education Fees Waivers
302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details under which a student may qualify for free fees having completed a level 8 course abroad for which the student did not receive... - Third Level Fees
303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available to students who do not qualify for the free fees initiative that experience financial hardship as a result of college... - Schools Building Projects
304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to the development of a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; the next steps in the... - Emergency Works Scheme Applications
305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure a school (details supplied) receives approval for urgent work to be carried out on the roof and on the electrical and sewage... - School Enrolments
306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of discussions he has had with the authorities of a school (details supplied) regarding the difficulties parents are experiencing... - Schools Building Projects Status
308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made on securing a new permanent building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3664/20] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will support the approval of additional autism spectrum disorder, ASD, unit classes at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if... - School Textbooks Rental Scheme
312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if grant support or other financial support is available to secondary schools to help them establish a book rental scheme; and if he will make a... - Gaelscoil Issues
313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current and capital allocation to An Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta in 2020. [3857/20] - Third Level Data
314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the five year projections for the income and expenditure of UCD; the value projections included regarding increased student accommodation rental...
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