Written answers
Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Department of Education and Skills
- Autism Support Services
8. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of ASD services in an area of County Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Transport
13. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied that school transport provision is adequately provided for all children with disabilities. [22317/20] - School Staff
17. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when additional principal release days will be allocated to a school (details supplied). [30115/20] - Schools Site Acquisitions
18. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to prioritise and progress the acquisition of a site for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Covid-19 Tests
20. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position with regard to Covid-19 testing in schools for school age children in which appropriate; and if she will make a statement on the... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
21. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address large classes in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29738/20] - Special Educational Needs
22. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied with the process for establishing new ASD units in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29934/20] - Schools Building Projects
23. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline and deadline for the completion of a school in Carrigtohill, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25939/20] - Child Abuse
24. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the review promised to the Creagh Lane sexual abuse survivors will be completed; and if the victims from the school will be included in the... - Special Educational Needs
25. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a delay in opening the ASD unit in a school (details supplied); the provisions available for students who were intended to attend the... - Schools Building Projects
26. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new school building for a school (details supplied). [30266/20] - Special Educational Needs
27. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made on locating special classes within schools in south County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29996/20] - Schools Site Acquisitions
28. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of negotiations to secure a site in Buncrana, County Donegal, for new school campuses for schools (details supplied). [29981/20] - Schools Building Projects
29. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30215/20] - State Examinations
30. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the work carried out by a company (details supplied) on behalf of her Department regarding the calculated grades model was appropriately... - Covid-19 Pandemic
31. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide guidelines for schools, parents and children in which the parents of a schoolgoing child are considered high risk in terms of... - School Staff
32. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will engage with all parties representing school secretaries in order to find a resolution to the issue of equal pay for equal work. [30225/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
33. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff in secondary and primary schools confirmed as having contracted Covid-19 since schools reopened; the procedures for their... - State Examinations
34. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the testing process to the calculated grade system prior to it being used; her views on whether the tests were robust enough; and if she will make... - School Accommodation
35. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied); if same will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30214/20] - School Transport
36. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on amending the requirement for Bus Éireann to secure the necessary buses and drivers to get school transport in County Donegal to... - Special Educational Needs
37. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the new ASD unit will open in a school (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25990/20] - State Examinations
38. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which outstanding issues relating to the upgrading or downgrading of leaving certificate marks has been resolved to the satisfaction... - Schools Building Projects
39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide permanent accommodation for a school (details supplied); the time frame for same; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Transport
40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of concessionary school bus passes issued in September 2020; and the number issued in the same period in each of the years 2015 to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
41. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if protection is being put in place for schools that integrate children into mainstream classes to indemnify them against litigation in the event... - School Transport
42. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the support measures she will put in place to help private bus operators transport children to and from school in view of the fact they cannot... - Covid-19 Pandemic
44. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure active continued engagement with education partners and student representatives to the end of 2020 and in 2021; and if she... - School Equipment
45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to introduce a laptop rental scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29737/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the discussions she has had with the teachers' representatives regarding safety in schools. [29977/20] - Schools Site Acquisitions
47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff in her Department assigned to deal with securing a new site for a school (details supplied); the number of meetings held with... - School Textbooks
49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the expansion of the free book scheme beyond the 102 schools selected; the progress of the scheme; and if she will make a statement... - Special Educational Needs
50. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to establish a special school in east County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30099/20] - State Examinations
52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of leaving certificate students that have had their leaving certificate grades upgraded as a result of a review to the calculated grade... - School Transport
53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available from her Department to a primary school student whose lone parent is recently blind and unable to ensure her child safely... - School Staff
54. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the campaign to give school secretaries the same entitlements and protections as their public sector colleagues. [30273/20] - School Admissions
55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to tackle the lack of secondary school places in areas of County Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement... - Covid-19 Pandemic
56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the regulations in place continue to be sufficient to protect teachers, children and other staff from Covid-19 throughout the... - School Staff
57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of measures being put in place to improve pay and conditions for school caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Transport
58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding school transport and the progress that is being made to ensure the same number of children who were carried in 2019 will be... - Emergency Works Scheme
59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when emergency building works for a school (details supplied) will take place. [30114/20] - School Transport
60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extra funding that will be made available to Bus Éireann to ensure all second level post-primary pupils have access to school transport... - Schools Building Projects
61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will be provided with permanent accommodation. [29984/20] - Special Educational Needs Staff
62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the lack of accreditation to students for the SNA national training course being recommended to SNAs and... - School Transport
63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the value for money to the State in issuing payments to parents to take their children to and from school due to the fact a school... - State Examinations
64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the errors that have been discovered in coding provided to a company (details supplied) to date regarding the calculated grading process; her... - School Transport
65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the school transport scheme; if she will report on the expected time frame for the recommended 50% capacity to be fully operational... - State Examinations
66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that have been put in place to assist students who have decided to sit their leaving certificate examination in November 2020; and if... - School Accommodation
67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new primary school building in Charlesland, Greystones, County Wicklow; when students of schools (details supplied) will access... - State Examinations
68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has reviewed the case of a student (details supplied) who was downgraded in four subjects from her teacher grades as opposed to all of her... - School Staff
69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the fairness of putting some secondary school secretaries on short-term contracts; her views on the low salary scale they are on and... - School Transport
70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address matters regarding school bus services (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the protections in place for teachers, in particular those with underlying medical conditions, in the case of a positive Covid-19 test in their... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to ensure that the pupils of first class in a school (details supplied) do not end up in overcrowded classes of over 30... - Covid-19 Pandemic
73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being advised for students in primary and secondary schools who have family members at home with severe underlying health conditions... - School Accommodation
74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a proposed building project at a school (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage in view of the urgent need to upgrade existing... - Schools Building Projects
75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the delivery of a new building for a school (details supplied). [30278/20] - School Transport
76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the school bus transport scheme; and when she plans to have this review completed. [30212/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider an elongated school break at Christmas 2020 to alleviate the pressure of Covid-19 on schools and pupils. [30272/20] - Schools Amalgamation
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a proposal for the amalgamation of schools in Ennistymon, County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25938/20] - School Textbooks
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure universal availability of a schoolbook rental scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29736/20] - State Examinations
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action being taken to account for the students who were not directly affected in terms of upgrades and downgrades but were nevertheless... - School Staff
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the additional resources being provided to support teaching principals in the context of the Covid-19 crisis. [29978/20] - School Facilities
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the facilities that have been provided to schools to allow for a full and safe return to sporting activities for the 2020-21 academic year; and if... - Ministerial Meetings
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will have a virtual meeting with parents from Inishbofin Island, County Galway, to discuss creative possibilities to provide post-primary... - Covid-19 Pandemic
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider implementing distance online teaching in the final weeks of the school term to allow teachers time to self-isolate before... - State Examinations
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students impacted by the errors in the calculated grading process; the number that have sought another course; the number that have... - Teacher Training
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has undertaken a recent review of the excellence of the delivery of in-service upskilling for teachers; and if she plans to reform. [29734/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason teachers who received a notification from the Covid-19 tracker app indicating they must isolate because they were a close contact of a... - State Examinations
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the procurement process was fully compliant with regard to the retaining of services by a company (details supplied) to carry out the leaving... - School Curriculum
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered making the learning of foreign languages compulsory at primary level in order to increase the language skills of Irish... - School Transport
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the school transport system announced in October 2019; the actions being taken to increase the provision of school... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the significant issues facing schools that have lost teachers due to the school census and having reduced... - Special Educational Needs
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made since she met the Dublin 12 campaign for an ASD school (details supplied) recently on delivering on its demand for... - Covid-19 Pandemic
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the circumstances under which a school should close as a result of staff testing positive for Covid 19; if her Department has been notified by... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools that have lost a teacher as a result of a reduction in the September 2019 numbers of pupils can apply to her Department for support in... - School Funding
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when targeted specific funding for the provision of communal and sports areas within schools will be forthcoming in view of the immense importance... - School Staff
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made to grant the same terms and conditions for school secretaries that are not employed by her Department or an education and... - Special Educational Needs
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to deliver additional autism spectrum disorder places across north County Dublin. [29985/20]
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