Written answers
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Department of Education and Skills
- SOLAS Training and Education Programmes
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when Safe Pass courses are expected to resume as part of the Roadmap for Reopening Society & Business. [7263/20] - School Transport
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has to pay a large amount each year for bus fees; if more school buses will be introduced; and if he will... - Medical Qualifications
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places in medical schools; the number of Irish students admitted annually; the number of non-Irish students admitted annually; and... - Institutes of Technology
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an application (details supplied) for a pension abatement waiver submitted in July 2019; and if he will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student based at a network (details supplied) is entitled to the pandemic unemployment payment if already in receipt of jobseeker's; if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if financial supports and measures will be made available to ensure social distancing measures can be properly implemented on school buses when... - Covid-19 Pandemic
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the phase under which educational services and facilities that deliver measures for children with disabilities will be allowed reopen; and if he... - State Examinations
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on putting in place a system to monitor the success, challenges and failures of the 2020 leaving certificate arrangements as a case... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when parents and teachers can expect a detailed plan on the way in which they can return to school in September 2020; and if schools will receive... - State Examinations
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if junior certificate or leaving certificate examinations material had been already prepared for the 2020 exam; if so, if these papers can be... - National Educational Psychological Service
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the recommendations and written instructions from NEPS to students and schools during the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly for those preparing for... - School Transport
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the school transport scheme for pupils will be reassessed in view of the difficulties facing parents in getting their children accepted into... - Special Educational Needs
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the July provision is going ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7086/20] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an additional teacher will be appointed at a school (details supplied) to improve the pupil-teacher ratio at the school; and the status of the... - Special Educational Needs
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the outcome of the review of the July provision programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7127/20] - School Staff
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of providing 10,000 extra release days for teaching principals in primary schools; and if he will make a statement... - State Examinations
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the meaning of teachers' estimated marks from each school being adjusted to bring them into line with the expected distribution for the school;... - School Staff
126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish the guidelines previously mentioned to protect teachers and school staff from lobbying and canvassing on behalf of particular... - Student Support Schemes
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans in place for leaving certificate students in 2021 in view of the fact they have lost considerable classroom time and are likely to be... - School Staff
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken in schools to facilitate staff that have underlying health conditions and may not be in a position to return to work in... - Teaching Qualifications
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements in place for students that are in the final year of their masters for secondary school teaching in circumstances in which Irish... - Special Education Review
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the ongoing review of the July provision scheme; if the potential for the scheme to run in August 2020 has been examined; and if he... - School Equipment
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the procurement of information technology equipment through his Department following an announcement of top-up funding on 22 April... - Third Level Admissions
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consultation which has taken place to date on the provision of additional spaces at third-level institutions for the coming term; if... - State Examinations
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the planning underway for students that will take leaving certificate exams in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7184/20] - Special Educational Needs
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional supports which have been provided through his Department to pupils with special educational needs; if additional supports are... - School Closures
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has undertaken an examination of the ongoing closure of schools on educational attainment; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Websites
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if answers to non-individual specific queries submitted to his Department on calculated grades for the leaving certificate will be published on... - Third Level Education
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an additional deadline to CAO applicants for 2020 applications (details supplied). [7189/20] - State Examinations Commission
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if staff from the State Examinations Commission have been seconded to the unit of his Department tasked with the adjustment of calculated grades.... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has reviewed the recent advice considerations for school-related public health measures in the context of Covid-19 by the WHO; the... - Special Educational Needs Staff
144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to allow SNAs to provide a service through their existing schools in view of issues identified with the HSE vetting process.... - Apprenticeship Programmes
145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter regarding apprenticeships (details supplied). [7208/20] - State Examinations
146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consideration that has been given to the HPAT exam and the way in which this may adversely affect their predicted grades; if the HPAT score... - Education Policy
147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will develop a single web platform for online skills learning in line with the recently established skills toolkit in the United Kingdom.... - Departmental Data
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the units in his Department currently working remotely; the units still in situ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7225/20] - School Curriculum
150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he accepts the findings of a recent report by the OECD (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7227/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the meetings that have taken place to date on the reopening of schools in September 2020. [7230/20] - School Staff
156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the case of a school (details supplied) that lost the placement of a mainstream teacher due to falling short... - School Accommodation
157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the planning and procurement for the installation of appropriate prefabs has been organised for a school (details supplied) to ensure that the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions that will be made for students in the third year of college studying social care and who have been unable to complete their 400... - Special Educational Needs
160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the ASD unit at a school (details supplied) has been delayed in view of the fact all works have been completed at stage 2(a) in the... - Public Sector Pensions
162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a reply to correspondence (details supplied) regarding a pension issue will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7360/20] - Legislative Process
164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planned reform of the Higher Education Authority Act 1971; the consultation process involved; and if a response has issued from... - Student Accommodation
165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the commencement of the 2020-21 college year; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that students will need to pay... - Special Educational Needs Staff
167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional special needs assistants will be allocated to a school (details supplied). [7386/20] - Schools Building Projects
168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7395/20] - Childcare Services
169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consideration being given to fund the wages of childcare workers to ensure reduced costs for parents and improve pay levels for childcare... - Schools Building Projects
171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school rebuilding project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7434/20] - Higher Education Institutions
172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address a matter in relation to the recommencement of third-level education (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Student Accommodation
173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will intervene in the ongoing dispute at the University of Limerick regarding refunds for students that have paid for campus accommodation... - Schools Building Projects
174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the building of the new educate together primary school on Harcourt Terrace; if this project has been impacted by the current... - Covid-19 Pandemic
175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider offering children with disabilities a return to school before September 2020 as teachers are in place (details supplied); and... - Special Educational Needs
176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a proposal in respect of the July provision (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7497/20] - Quality and Qualifications Ireland
177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students of social care will be given clarity with regard to their placements; if they will not be held up from graduating as a result of... - Special Educational Needs
178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide clarity on the July provision for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7503/20] - Gaelcholáistí Issues
179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a reply will issue to correspondence regarding a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7504/20] - Schools Building Projects
180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress in relation to the new build at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7523/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a payment to a person (details supplied) will continue after they reach 66 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7528/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines schools and principals will receive in terms of public health safety before they return to reopen schools. [7529/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional funding resources schools will have in order to pay for the new public health and safety requirements they will have to implement.... - Special Educational Needs
186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the July provision is going ahead in 2020; if not, if it will be facilitated in the homes of the children; the alternate plans he is... - Apprenticeship Programmes
188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the programme in existence or being planned going forward for apprenticeships in Carlow town or county in view of the fact that Carlow is a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement held with the organisers of a competition (details supplied) in view of Covid-19 restrictions. [7579/20] - Special Educational Needs
193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the need for special education summer tuition classes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7603/20] - School Staff
198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of recruiting 50 additional school principal posts in primary and post-primary schools. [7630/20] - National Council for Special Education
199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional resources and budget increase being considered for the NCSE to deal with the substantial increase in the needs of children that... - School Transport
200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a bus service will be provided for a school (details supplied) in view of its growth in recent years and the resulting increased demand for... - Nursing Education
201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider increasing the allocation for persons graduating from post-leaving certificate nursing preparation courses to above the... - Schools Building Projects Applications
202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied); if it will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7670/20] - Special Educational Needs
203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the need for more ASD places in Ashbourne, County Meath; and his plans to introduce more ASD places in the town. [7685/20] - Schools Health and Safety
204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to the supply and installation of antibacterial and anti-viral door handles in schools; and his plans to install... - School Staff
205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for removing a teaching post in a school (details supplied) due to the school being one pupil short of the criteria required to... - Special Educational Needs Staff
208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when tutors of children with special needs will be allowed back to tutor children in their homes. [7731/20] - State Examinations
209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an advisory group was not set up to consult with the stakeholders and develop a plan for all contingencies in relation to the leaving... - Special Educational Needs
221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been progress in relation to delivering an ASD-specific unit or school for the Dublin 12 area capable of addressing the shortfall in... - Schools Facilities
222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department or the NCSC have had contact with the owners of a school (details supplied) in relation to its future educational use; and if... - Schools Building Projects
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when work will start on a school (details supplied); the construction timeline; if he is satisfied that the school will be completed and ready... - School Accommodation
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will announce a permanent location for the new secondary school for the Blanchardstown village and the Blanchardstown west planning area;... - Teaching Council of Ireland
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Teaching Council is operating during the Covid-19 crisis; if it is accepting registration and re-registration applications; and if he will... - School Transport
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure adequate special needs school transport supports are put in place without further delay for a person (details supplied). [7763/20] - Schools Building Projects
228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on a school building project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7765/20] - State Examinations Commission
229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the ten persons who are normally employed at the State Examinations Commission in order to deal with examination papers. [7766/20] - Schools Building Projects
230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction of a new school building for a school (details supplied); the stage the plans are at; when it is anticipated that... - Student Accommodation
231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider introducing a means-tested intervention to assist student accommodation providers that may not be able to reimburse students... - Special Educational Needs Staff
232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the redeployment of SNAs has now been scrapped; his plans to reassign them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7789/20] - School Staff
234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the decision to redeploy a teacher (details supplied) in a school will be reviewed in view of the circumstances; and if he will make a... - State Examinations
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the processing of calculated grades, appeals and resits to allow for planning by students and teachers; and if he will make a... - Third Level Admissions
237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students that sit the HPAT in 2020 can use their grade for entry into college in 2021, thus avoiding the associated stress and cost; and if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if special schools and special classes are being considered in the context of plans to reopen schools in September 2020. [7874/20] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a reduction in class sizes is being considered to aid social distancing when schools reopen. [7877/20] - Ombudsman for Children
246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on inviting the Ombudsman for Children to participate in discussions regarding the safe reopening of schools on a phased basis; and if... - Covid-19 Pandemic
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional supports are being considered to support DEIS schools in reopening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7881/20] - Student Accommodation
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will engage with third-level institutions to ensure that no student in student accommodation will be made homeless in the summer months;... - School Curriculum
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the ongoing review of the senior cycle. [7885/20] - Technological Universities
252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status the development of each of the proposed technological universities. [7886/20] - Special Educational Needs
254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the July provision will be extended to cover the month of June; if the provision will be extended as a once-off measure to all other children... - Schools Building Projects
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to prioritise the completion of school construction projects in advance of September 2020 to assist with the Covid-19... - Covid-19 Pandemic
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement he has had with school management at primary and post-primary level, respectively, to source additional accommodation to... - Student Support Schemes
257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide for a financial support package to a cohort of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7928/20] - School Enrolments
259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils necessary in a primary school in order for an English As An Additional Language educator to be employed; and if he will make... - Special Educational Needs
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans for the July provision to take place in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7937/20] - Departmental Communications
261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter raised in correspondence in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement... - School Guidelines on Mental Health
262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if provisions are being made for children who are struggling with the lack of closure to finish out their schooling as per correspondence... - Covid-19 Pandemic
264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the specific measures introduced to ensure continuity of learning for primary school children during the Covid-19 pandemic in view of the fact... - Schools Building Projects
265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the completion of a school (details supplied); when he anticipates that both the primary school and a school will commence... - Special Educational Needs
267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children sanctioned for the July provision for the past five years by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - Schools Building Projects
270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planned extensions for a school (details supplied) with regard to the temporary accommodation scheduled for opening in... - Special Educational Needs
272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he envisages the resumption of school based learning services for children and young adults with special needs. [8000/20] - Emergency Works Scheme
273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options for funding available for a school (details supplied) that has a student starting at the school in September 2020 that is wheelchair... - Student Grant Scheme
274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the situation that applies to students that are not classed as independent for the purposes of the SUSI grant whose parents are temporarily... - School Staff
275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which a school (details supplied) can have its staffing allocation for 2020/2021 reviewed in line with the needs of its staff and... - Special Educational Needs Staff
278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to the planned redeployment of special needs assistants in the context of Covid-19; if there has been consultation with... - Covid-19 Pandemic
280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in the context of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and... - Special Education Review
281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the report by the Special Education Review Committee which decides pupil staffing allocations for special schools; when this... - English Language Training Organisations
282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the work being done to support English language students here; and if he has had discussions with the Minister for Justice and... - Special Educational Needs
283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if clarity will be provided in relation to the July provision due to the urgent need being experienced by children with disabilities due to the... - Special Educational Needs Staff
284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered the use of SNA staff to provide the July provision in view of the willingness of many SNAs to provide this support and the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated timeframe for the reopening of primary schools nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8112/20] - Post-Leaving Certificate Courses
289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to ensure 2020 post-leaving certificate courses are completed and-or accredited; and the way in which he will ensure that... - School Transport
290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of private bus operators currently providing school bus services in counties Longford and Westmeath respectively, in tabular form; and... - State Examinations
292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the entire appeals process that will be available to leaving certificate students that are unsatisfied with their calculated grades in 2020. [8167/20] - Cycle to Work Scheme
295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the cycle to work scheme of his Department will be immediately reinstated. [8208/20] - Third Level Education
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to ensure higher and further education institutions are facilitating students of courses with practical elements to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which young children will be expected to socially distance from one another if schools resume in September 2020; and if consideration... - Home Schooling
299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if provisions are being made to continue home schooling platforms from September 2020 onwards for parents who wish for their children to remain... - Student Grant Scheme
300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if grant thresholds are being extended; and if the registration fee has been considered for abolition (details supplied). [8220/20]
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