Written answers
Tuesday, 29 September 2020
Department of Education and Skills
- Third Level Staff
434. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26352/20] - Schools Building Projects
435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and post-primary schools, respectively, that applied for a physical education build and modernisation programme in both... - Education Policy
436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to issues raised by an organisation (details supplied) regarding the need to provide additional funding for... - School Transport
437. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the safety measures being used for school children on school buses (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27039/20] - Special Educational Needs
438. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26285/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the state of readiness of the plan for online and distance teaching and learning for primary and secondary students regarding Covid-19; the... - Schools Building Projects
440. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of a school (details supplied), which was first agreed in 2013; and if progress has been made towards the opening of the school.... - School Staff
441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be permitted to retain a 12th teacher. [26316/20] - State Examinations
443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if leaving certificate students can appeal teacher-awarded grades received in September 2020. [26346/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
445. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be provided to a school (details supplied) for Covid-19 expenses incurred by the school; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Staff
446. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of ensuring that teaching principals have one release day per week. [26377/20] - Capitation Grants
450. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing capitation funding of €208 per pupil for the 2020-2021 academic year. [26381/20] - School Transport
451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) to provide transport to attend school; and if she will make a statement on the... - State Examinations
454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the junior certificate results data for the class of 2020 were gathered for grind schools. [26496/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to ongoing issues at a school (details supplied) directly related to increased space requirements due to... - School Funding
459. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) is still awaiting the reinstatement of the €5,000 additional ancillary grant that was expected in June... - Education Policy
460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the guidelines for schools on the use of reduced hours for individual pupils will be completed; her plans to put in place an effective... - State Examinations
461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an appeals system will be introduced for 2020 leaving certificate students which allows the calculated grades given to be challenged; and if... - Child Abuse
462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in the scheme to provide redress to survivors of abuse in primary schools such as a school (details supplied); when an... - School Curriculum
463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an association (details supplied) was consulted before the revised guidelines for the agricultural science curriculum were published; and if... - School Transport
464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will further intervene in the school transport system to avoid persons being left on the side of the road and to investigate the use of... - School Patronage
465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the new 2021 post-primary school patron selections; if the online patronage preference system will open for these schools... - School Admissions
466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide assistance regarding a school place for a student (details supplied); if an official in her Department will make contact with... - Schools Building Projects
467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the school building project application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26619/20] - Special Educational Needs Staff
468. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an SNA employed by her Department can increase their pension contributions through additional voluntary contributions through her Department... - Emergency Works Scheme
469. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an appeal by a school (details supplied) will be approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26708/20] - State Examinations
470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the safeguards being put in place to ensure the 2021 leaving certificate exams will take place in June 2021; and the adjustments to ensure... - School Curriculum
472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the review of RSE in schools has been completed; and when the changes will be introduced in schools. [26760/20] - Schools Refurbishment
473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount due to be spent on major refurbishment works being carried out at both Naas and Maynooth community colleges; and when works will be... - Special Educational Needs Staff
474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the urgent need for an SNA in a school (details supplied) will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26840/20] - School Accommodation
475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new building for a school (details supplied); and if her attention has been drawn to the fact the temporary accommodation... - School Transport
476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the pupils of a school (details supplied) will receive additional bus transportation to address the lack of social distancing and the bus... - School Staff
477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 425 of 15 September 2020, if the school appealed a staff reduction as a result of a fall in pupil numbers... - Special Educational Needs
478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional ASD supports will be rolled out in secondary schools in Shannon, County Clare in view of the fact that there are at least five... - State Examinations
479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of leaving certificate students in 2020 that were downgraded one or more grades in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 subjects, respectively in... - School Accommodation
480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new school building promised for a school (details supplied). [26948/20] - Schools Amalgamation
482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the amalgamation of national schools in Cahir, County Tipperary; if discussions have been held with the patron and trustees of the... - State Examinations
483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will now permit the estimated grades of students to be used where they have been unfairly downgraded by the algorithm which was... - Ministerial Advisers
484. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a schedule of advisers and special advisers appointed and or recruited by her since her appointment will be provided; the roles and... - School Funding
485. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for an extension and per cent for art scheme will be further progressed for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if... - Special Educational Needs
486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of autism spectrum disorder primary level classes and places in County Wexford; the listing of each school that has a special ASD... - School Staff
488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a teacher is paid only for contracted teaching time; if not, if payment also includes additional tasks required of a teacher that is open to... - Summer Works Scheme
490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27178/20] - Schools Building Projects
498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tenders for school builds issued; the status of each tender; and the date the tender was issued in each of the years 2016 to 2019... - School Transport
499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the take-up of the recently announced post-primary school transport grant for eligible students by county in tabular form; and if she will make a... - School Accommodation
500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the ongoing development of a campus for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27196/20] - School Transport
501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if late post-primary school transport applicants that eventually secure seats will be refunded part of their annual bus ticket fee in view of the... - Education Policy
502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to clarify the practice of reduced timetables taking into consideration time limits, recording, reporting, alternative educational... - Education Data
504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to publish disaggregated data on the basis of gender, disability, socio-economic background and ethnicity in secondary schools to... - Traveller Education
505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide additional ring-fenced educational supports for Traveller pupils; her plans to provide funding to independent Traveller... - School Enrolments
506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average class size in primary and post-primary schools; the way in which Ireland compares to other EU Member States; and if she will make a... - School Staff
507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools nationwide that have teaching principals; if a senior official from her Department will meet the boards of... - School Funding
508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a funding query raised in correspondence with her Department and directly by this Deputy regarding a school (details supplied); if... - Special Educational Needs Staff
509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the issues raised in correspondence by this Deputy and the principal of a school (details supplied) relating to the urgent... - Disability Services Provision
510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all AIM assistants have been allocated for the academic year. [27271/20] - School Transport
511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student can swap a school transport bus route (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27272/20] - Schools Building Projects
513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of when a new school (details supplied) can be expected to be delivered or construction commence. [27275/20] - Departmental Meetings
514. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement her Department has had with a union (details supplied) following a ballot of its members on 18 September 2020 in relation to a... - National Educational Psychological Service
515. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the national educational psychologists will be permitted to make schools visits to make necessary assessments for students that have been... - State Examinations
516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the legal advice her Department received which has resulted in the class ranking of leaving certificate students being released; and when she... - School Transport
519. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27350/20] - Departmental Staff
521. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of requests on hand from her Department and from State agencies under the aegis of her Department for approval to increase staff...
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