Written answers
Tuesday, 30 June 2020
Department of Education and Skills
- Special Educational Needs
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the July provision; when this is expected to commence; if all information has been provided to deal with the issues to... - Third Level Staff
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase the number positions in universities for the academic year 2020-2021 across professions (details supplied); and the intake... - Third Level Education
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on the provision of in-college summer courses for postgraduate students particularly those parts of courses that do... - Special Educational Needs
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if each school will be allocated at least the same number of SNA hours for the 2020-2021 academic year they had for 2019/2020; if so, the reason... - Schools Building Projects
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason tenderers for building projects are being requested to provide a quotation for possible Covid-19 related disruptions and compliance on... - Schools Refurbishment
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if remedial work at a school (details supplied) will be expedited to facilitate provision for children with special needs for the area. [12724/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the reopening of schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12725/20] - Emergency Works Scheme
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the emergency school works application made by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12727/20] - Student Accommodation
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding third-level accommodation fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12740/20] - Special Educational Needs
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a reply will issue to correspondence from a person (details supplied) regarding the summer provision 2020; if contact will be made with the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding returning to full-time education in September 2020. [12744/20] - School Funding
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied); when a decision will be made on same; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Accommodation
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that require temporary accommodation for September 2020; the number finding it difficult to find suitable accommodation;... - School Transport
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has received a proposal from a body in relation to school transport providers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to allow preschool children starting primary school in September 2020 to attend the July provision this summer; if there is a similar... - Tax Credits
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the possibility of allowing a tax credit or tax allowance for teachers to buy digital technology to assist in remote learning will be... - Special Educational Needs
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the criteria to attend the summer schemes for children with disabilities is amenable to each child’s individual needs. [12777/20] - Student Grant Scheme
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the selection processes regarding SUSI applications in view of the effects from the recent Covid-19 pandemic on employment... - School Staff
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if payslips can be sent to teachers and other civil servants electronically instead of by post (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Schools Site Acquisitions
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the planned location for a permanent school premises (details supplied); the capacity it is planned to increase the school to; and if she will... - Special Educational Needs
126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the July provision will be available to children with learning disabilities in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding schools losing teachers due to the pupil-teacher ratio; and if she will make a... - School Staff
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will lose a teacher for the school year commencing in September 2020. [12810/20] - School Transport
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consultation that has taken place between her Department and the school bus transportation sector regarding school transport in September... - Teaching Council of Ireland
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will work with the Teaching Council to ensure that newly qualified teachers that were completing the Droichead programme are not... - School Meals Programme
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address matters (details supplied) regarding the delivery of school meals during Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available to children with special educational needs whose usual school and summer camp is not partaking in the voluntary July... - Special Educational Needs Staff
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an increased number of special needs assistants will be approved for a school (details supplied) to support the current extra needs of... - School Funding
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the request for funding to lease an established outdoor facility for physical education purposes by a school (details supplied) will be... - Special Educational Needs
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some schools have decided not to proceed with the July provision in 2020; her views on whether... - Schools Building Projects
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a matter regarding a school (details supplied); if the matter will be concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Transport
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements being made in terms of the school transport providers whose fleet or individual buses have been tied up since the commencement... - English Language Training Organisations
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the English language industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12883/20] - Teaching Council of Ireland
142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the resources will be put in place to allow the Teaching Council prioritise registration for soon to be qualified primary school teachers in... - Home Tuition Scheme
143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are delays in the registration of home tutors. [12910/20] - School Staff
144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will remain a two-teacher school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12912/20] - Special Educational Needs
145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if clarity will be provided regarding the July provision for parents of children that ordinarily avail of a combination of school-based provision... - Schools Building Projects
147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding schools (details supplied); and the status of the plans for these schools. [12947/20] - Emergency Works Scheme
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the decision not to grant emergency aid to a school (details supplied) in view of the fact that there are genuine concerns... - School Transport
150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures and support available to school bus operators following Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Special Educational Needs
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of DEIS schools and special schools, respectively that have to date opted in to provide the July provision; and the number of teachers... - School Transport
153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is considering allowing an extension to the age of vehicles operating school transport services; if she is considering increasing the... - Special Educational Needs
155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if children with Down's syndrome, autism and other disabilities that are finishing sixth class in June 2020, will be included in the July... - Schools Building Projects
160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the building programme for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12996/20] - Special Educational Needs
162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13012/20] - School Transport
163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a reply will issue to correspondence received from a person (details supplied) in relation to the provision of school transport to a school;... - Special Educational Needs
164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a space will be made available on the summer or July provision for a child (details supplied). [13029/20] - School Inspections
166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an inspector has been contacted or has contacted a school (details supplied) as raised in Dáil Éireann on 20 May 2020; and if she... - Special Educational Needs
167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review a case (details supplied). [13054/20] - Oideachas Tríú Leibhéal
168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cad iad na bearta a dhéanfaidh sí chun a chinntiú go mbeidh caighdeán cuí i labhairt na Gaeilge ag na daltaí... - School Funding
169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify the position of schools (details supplied) in the current capital programme; if both schools have secured capital funding;... - State Examinations
170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the appeals process for students that were self-taught and did not receive a grade for subjects in which they were self-taught; the reason their... - School Accommodation
172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the temporary prefabricated accommodation for a school (details supplied) while the permanent buildings are being built; and if she... - School Transport
173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial assistance available to private school bus operators that have suffered a loss of income as result of Covid-19 and that will not be... - Emergency Works Scheme
174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a recently submitted application for emergency works by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding July provision facilities that are being organised by many schools in conjunction with teachers and special needs... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional resources will be made available to reduce class sizes in a school (details supplied) in view of the fact that classes are being... - Special Educational Needs
177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will amend the summer provision programme to allow children transitioning to mainstream schools from an early years setting that have a... - Gaelscoil Issues
179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if confirmation of the recommendation by a taskforce in an area (details supplied) in County Kerry in respect of Gaeltacht schools will be... - Student Grant Scheme
180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is an alternative application process in place for those applying for SUSI that do not have a public services card and cannot organise... - Schools Building Projects
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the new major refurbishment or construction of new schools that have commenced in County Kildare; the date on which each construction project... - Student Grant Scheme
183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if applicants for higher education grants that worked during the Covid-19 emergency will not incur a reduction or cessation of SUSI grant... - Third Level Admissions
185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will work with third-level universities to expand the number of medical training places for students applying through the Central... - School Funding
186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be provided to a school (details supplied) to enable it to proceed with the building of a school hall, woodwork room, music room... - Special Educational Needs
187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason she has restricted access to the July provision scheme in particular for those students with Down syndrome, despite assurances that no... - Schools Building Projects
188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the development of school buildings on a site (details supplied) in County Mayo; the reason two developments are being... - Teacher Training
191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the professional master’s in education can be completed in one year following an undergraduate degree; and if she will make a statement... - Special Educational Needs
192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines and protocols for the summer provision (details supplied). [13232/20] - Schools Refurbishment
193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will reopen; the reason no date has been given for the completion of repairs to the school; and if she will make... - School Accommodation
194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to providing additional accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - School Transport
195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when parents will be refunded for school transport fees in circumstances in which the service paid for was lost due to Covid-19 school closures;... - Special Educational Needs
197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason children that have Down's syndrome, are deaf or blind or have a moderate general learning disability are excluded from the July... - Schools Refurbishment
198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of works at a school (details supplied); and the measures underway to ensure the opening of same is secured for September 2020. [13271/20] - Summer Works Scheme
199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount provided to schools in County Wexford through the summer works scheme in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in... - Emergency Works Scheme
200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for emergency works that were refused in 2019 and quarter 1 of 2020, in tabular form. [13284/20] - Special Educational Needs
202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if post-primary children that were eligible and received home based July provision in previous years are automatically entitled to same in 2020;... - Schools Building Projects
203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of a building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13292/20] - Special Educational Needs
207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the decision to limit the number of pupils with Down syndrome that can avail of the July provision; the reason access has... - Education and Training Boards
208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date of submission of the original planning application to Louth County Council for the new LMETB head office building; the date of granting... - Special Educational Needs
210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider allowing the July provision to take place in mainstream schools that do not have an ASD unit but have students with special... - School Accommodation
212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the failure to fulfil commitments to a school (details supplied); when the situation will be rectified to the satisfaction of... - Special Educational Needs
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason school transport will not be provided for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal to accommodate their July provision attendance;... - Third Level Institutions
216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will liaise with third-level institutions to ensure that all students are provided with ample notice regarding arrangements for the autumn... - Special Educational Needs
217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to advance the summer provision; the uptake for the 2020 programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13450/20] - Childcare Services
220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action she has taken to ensure after-school childcare providers which operate within schools can access these premises from 29 June 2020.... - Special Educational Needs
221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the decision to exclude post-primary school children with Down's syndrome from the summer provision programme will be reversed; and if she... - Apprenticeship Programmes
222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions being made to continue the education of apprentices that had started their courses in view of the restrictions on attending... - Special Educational Needs
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the decision to limit the number of pupils with Down's syndrome that can avail of the July provision; the reason access has... - Third Level Institutions
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the results of a survey by a union (details supplied) regarding student experiences of sexual violence, sexual... - State Examinations
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if clarification will be provided on a special case regarding predictive grading relating to the leaving certificate 2020 (details supplied); and... - School Staff
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will end the two-tier pay scale for school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13533/20] - Departmental Staff
228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has established a working from home policy for its employees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13546/20] - Schools Building Projects
229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projected timeline for the completion of a school extension for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Special Educational Needs
230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the requirements for schools to have ASD units; if it is demand led; the extent to which this demand is analysed and assessed by her Department... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to schools charging parents for the use of separate stationary equipment for children when they return to school... - Special Educational Needs
232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department will issue guidelines to schools in managing the July provision programme in summer 2020; the reason for the delay in issuing... - Schools Building Projects
234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building project (details supplied); the timeline for site procurement and commencement of building works; if the... - Student Grant Scheme
235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be changes in the SUSI grant scheme in 2020 in relation to the financial situation persons find themselves in due to the impact of... - Schools Building Projects
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the time frame of the building of five prefabs for a school (details supplied) which were due to be finished by September 2020 but have been... - Special Educational Needs
238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the situation of children with additional learning needs that attend a school (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Student Grant Scheme
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the anomaly in the SUSI grant scheme by which a student applies initially as a dependent of their parents but subsequently... - Covid-19 Pandemic
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will make accommodation for instances in which parents choose to delay their child’s start or return to primary school on the... - School Staff
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure school secretaries are employed as full-time public servants particularly in view of the contribution they made to the... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the type of PPE provision (details supplied) that will be provided to schools for the reopening; if the cost of same will be covered by her... - Special Educational Needs
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students with Down's syndrome entering mainstream primary school or in mainstream post-primary schools are eligible for the July provision;... - State Examinations
252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to replace the leaving certificate examinations for the class of 2021; the type of assessment the class of 2021 can expect; and if she... - School Accommodation
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a video by parents and guardians raising issues and problems concerning the move of a school (details... - School Transport
259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the school transport that will be available for students in September 2020; and the guidelines for transport for students with additional needs.... - English Language Training Organisations
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to protect foreign language schools in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the July provision; if it will be made mandatory for schools which cater for persons with special needs to provide the programme;... - School Staff
267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the decision to refuse the provision of extra teaching staff to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
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