Written answers
Thursday, 30 July 2020
Department of Education and Skills
- School Staff
6. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional resources that will be provided to schools such as a school (details supplied) which will lose one teacher as a result of a slight... - School Accommodation
11. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new building for a school (details supplied); the way in which special needs schools will operate when they reopen in view of to... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
17. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to significantly reduce class sizes in primary schools in view of the fact that Ireland has the highest-class sizes in Europe and the... - Education Policy
18. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if detailed plans will be provided of the implementation of the commitment in the Programme for Government to develop inclusive and... - Teacher Training
19. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider allowing student teachers some days in August and September 2020 to assist teachers and schools in preparing for reopening in... - School Staff
20. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details on her moves to regularise the employment rights of school secretaries in line with the demands of a union (details supplied); and if... - Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
21. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cathain atá sé i gceist aici beartas a fhoilsiú maidir le hoideachas trí Ghaeilge taobh amuigh den Ghaeltacht; agus an... - School Transport
22. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to ensure the operation of the school transport service from 31 August 2020; and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Amalgamation
23. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed amalgamation of schools in Kanturk, County Cork. [19327/20] - School Transport
24. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which school transport will operate as schools reopen; if transport operators will be provided additional funding accordingly; and if... - Covid-19 Pandemic
25. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions in place for immunocompromised students, parents, teachers, teachers that may have immunocompromised children and those that may... - School Accommodation
26. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide additional funding to upgrade school buildings in preparation for the reopening of schools. [19329/20] - State Examinations
28. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to expand the choice in exams in the leaving certificate 2021 in view of the loss in teaching time due to Covid-19; if the... - Schools Administration
29. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to expand second-level school places in Gorey, County Wexford. [19284/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
30. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the educational provisions being made for Oberstown Youth Detention Centre in the context of a second wave of Covid-19; and if she will make a... - Education Policy
31. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if addiction awareness programmes are delivered in schools; the person or body that delivers same; the person or body that decides the content... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
32. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide additional supports for student well-being when schools reopen. [19330/20] - School Staff
33. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a call for Ireland will be committed to for the education sector to employ more teachers to permanently reduce the pupil-teacher ratio and... - Special Educational Needs
34. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 388 of 21 July 2020, if the decision will be reversed not to grant an exemption for three pupils to allow... - Covid-19 Pandemic
36. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to facilitate school attendance in autumn 2020; if she has considered the difficulties in relation to very young children entering... - School Curriculum
37. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the considerations being made by his Department with respect to the RSE curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19400/20] - Technological Universities
38. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the establishment of the technological university of the south-east with the provision of a County Wexford campus; and if... - Covid-19 Pandemic
39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a moratorium will be placed on proposed reductions in teacher numbers in schools as a result of changes in the number of pupils registered in... - School Admissions
41. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of additional school places for Swords, County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19291/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
42. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to ensure the reopening of schools on 31 August 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19034/20] - Schools Refurbishment
44. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will now have all urgent repair work carried out on a school (details supplied); and if the school will now be included in the... - School Accommodation
45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which adequate classroom accommodation remains available at primary and second-level schools nationally with reference to those... - Schools Building Projects
46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school building or extension projects in south County Kildare including the Portarlington area; the stage each project is at; the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school principals will be informed of the arrangements she expects them to put in place the ensure a safe working environment for staff and... - Schools Building Projects
48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school complex (details supplied) at Carrigtwohill, County Cork. [19293/20] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether underfunding of the educational system by successive Governments resulting in the largest average class size in the EU... - Schools Building Projects
50. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if further details will be provided on the capital funding, location and timelines for the development of new school buildings for schools... - Special Educational Needs
52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be sanctioned as an ASD specific school for children with complex needs from five years of age and older.... - School Accommodation
55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for a purpose-built school building in view of the fact it is temporarily based in... - School Curriculum
56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the importance of implementing a scheme on teaching European foreign languages in primary schools to ensure that young persons... - School Transport
57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial assistance available to private school bus operators that have suffered huge losses of earnings due to Covid-19 and are unable to... - DEIS Scheme
60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to address literacy and numeracy levels for students particularly those returning to DEIS schools in cases in which there... - Schools Building Projects
61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the proposed building project for a school (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Costs
62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to reduce the burden placed on parents through voluntary contributions. [19323/20] - School Staff
63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if support will be provided and or the suggested recourse for schools vetting new non-teaching staff in view of time constraints and the... - State Examinations
64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the predicament facing leaving certificate students with conditional offers to Dutch and other foreign... - Teacher Training
65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the spend by her Department on improving school leadership and in delivering in-service training to teachers; the proportion of teacher payroll... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the training and further education supports that will be put in place as part of the July stimulus to help jobseekers to upskill and reskill; and... - Special Educational Needs
67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to tackle the lack of special school places and places in ASD units nationally; and the way in which she plans to address... - State Examinations
68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for leaving certificate students wishing to study at UK institutions through UCAS and other institutions outside of Ireland that require... - Third Level Fees
69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it will be ensured that those going to third-level education in September 2020 in blended learning settings will not have to pay the current... - Covid-19 Pandemic
70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure school principals with teaching hours have the flexibility and support to discharge the additional burden which will placed on... - School Equipment
71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to address the digital divide for schools, teachers and students in cases in which there is a lack of access to digital... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial package that will be made available to allow primary and secondary schools to open in August and September 2020; if such a package... - Special Educational Needs
74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to introduce additional supports for students with special needs when they return to school in view of the fact that many did not... - Schools Site Acquisitions
75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the procurement of a site for a school (details supplied). [19326/20] - State Examinations
76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if contingency planning has commenced in relation to leaving certificate 2021; if certainty will be provided to leaving certificate 2021 students... - School Facilities
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she plans to take to ring-fence arrangements for physical education capital projects and to allow unspent grants to be carried forward... - School Transport
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the mechanism for allocating school bus places will be reviewed in order that students that live on an existing school bus route can access... - Schools Site Acquisitions
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the acquisition of a site for a school (details supplied). [19325/20] - State Examinations
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a reduction in the curriculum for incoming sixth years and changing the leaving certificate examinations in 2021 has been investigated to... - School Transport
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the school transport scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18548/20] - Departmental Staff
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the establishment of a new section for education research and policy within her Department has commenced as stated in the Programme for... - Special Educational Needs
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if special consideration will be given to children awaiting an assessment of needs to secure an ASD unit placement in September 2020 in view of... - School Accommodation
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status the tender and design team for a permanent build of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [17960/20]
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