Written answers
Tuesday, 3 November 2020
Department of Education and Skills
- School Funding
696. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be released to a school (details supplied) for the construction of a physical education hall for which planning permission has... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
697. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are funds available to meet the Covid-19 compliance costs of a fee-paying primary school (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
698. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the HSE is carrying out a risk assessment of the schools, and if not, the person or body that will; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Transport
699. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the school transport scheme; if she has identified the groups that he will consult with as part of the review; if she... - Covid-19 Pandemic
700. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools without music room facilities can resume their studies offsite; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33125/20] - Special Educational Needs
701. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a place can be made available in a special school for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33707/20] - Schools Building Projects
702. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the location of a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if more than one location is in contention. [32303/20] - School Facilities
703. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to improve water supply to a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary, as the school has a "do not consume" notice in... - School Funding
704. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to correspondence from me on a matter, the steps taken to assist by way of providing emergency funding to a school (details supplied);... - Covid-19 Pandemic
705. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have been notified by the HSE that they have had a case of Covid-19 since schools returned in September; and if she... - Emergency Works Scheme
706. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the emergency works scheme application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32344/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
707. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a guarantee that a school (details supplied) that moved many of its teaching facilities to the local GAA centre, in order to comply with... - State Examinations
708. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will make available the data set used to calculate the final results for 2020 leaving certificate students, in anonymised form, to the... - School Transport
709. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided to a pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32367/20] - School Funding
710. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22 has been refused an extension in funding for an administrative deputy principal; and if the... - State Examinations
712. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of the calculated grades process and the Reasonable Accommodations at the Certificate Examinations, RACE, students that for the... - School Completion Programme
714. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when it is planned to move the school completion programme across to her Department; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on... - Schools Designation
715. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to expand and prioritise the transfer of viable schools to community national schools, as outlined in the programme for Government.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
716. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have closed again since schools reopened due to Covid-19 clusters; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
717. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to schools that are scheduled to lose teachers on the new enrolment numbers in order that they could have the... - School Completion Programme
718. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in each county on the schools building programme; the number of schools in each county that have had buildings completed since summer... - School Accommodation
719. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the extension planned for a school (details supplied); if a copy of the project management plan for the build is available; when... - School Facilities
720. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if approval will be expedited in respect of the provision of additional facilities at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a... - DEIS Scheme
721. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the recent announcement in budget 2021 in relation to the reduction in class sizes relates to DEIS band 1 senior schools only; if this... - Schools Building Projects
722. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the completion of the ongoing construction of the sports hall in a school (details supplied) in view of the recent entry into... - Covid-19 Pandemic
723. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will provide guidelines to deal with the situation. [32599/20] - School Transport
724. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when school transport will be provided to a pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32602/20] - School Staff
725. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a shortfall in numbers of substitution teachers available in the substitution teacher panel to a school... - School Facilities
726. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an IT upgrade will be sanctioned for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32623/20] - Traveller Education
727. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to ensure Travellers have their educational needs met, that discrimination against Travellers in school settings is... - Schools Building Projects
728. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to have a new school building for a school (details supplied) completed by September 2021; and if she will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
729. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions a school (details supplied) in Dublin 20 should take in circumstances in which parents and teachers are of the view the HSE is not... - State Examinations
731. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students sitting the leaving certificate examinations will be awarded 100% in their oral examinations as promised in March 2020. [32694/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
732. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to ensure sufficient cover for absences to maintain class bubbles and pods intact; the steps she will take to ensure... - Special Educational Needs
733. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if increased levels of supports, resources and access to assessment of need will be made available immediately to children in disadvantaged... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
734. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to improve the pupil-teacher ratio in line with the European average. [32697/20] - DEIS Scheme
735. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to ensure supports are in place and available to students who need them as they transition from DEIS 1 to DEIS 2 or other... - State Examinations
736. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student (details supplied) can request another appeal of their leaving certificate results after their first appeal was rejected; and if she... - Schools Building Projects
737. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans in place for the development of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32719/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
740. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32733/20] - School Transport
741. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review into the Bus Éireann school transport system; and if additional measures will be taken to ensure that all children... - DEIS Scheme
743. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the €5 million investment for DEIS schools in Budget 2021 will be allocated. [32783/20] - Covid-19 Tests
744. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to employ health professionals in schools to screen children that could be sent to school with Covid-19 symptoms. [32803/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
745. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence (details supplied); if additional supports will be put in place for leaving certificate students; and if she will... - School Staff
746. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an appeal by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32846/20] - Schools Building Projects
747. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a project (details supplied) considering that it is two and a half years since approval in principle was sanctioned for a... - DEIS Scheme
748. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if plans are in place to reduce class sizes for DEIS band one junior vertical schools to bring them in line with DEIS band one senior schools;... - State Examinations
749. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the dates for exams will be announced for the June 2021 leaving certificate; the plans in place for the exams to take place; and if she will... - School Transport
750. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional capacity is being put in place for students relying on school transport to ensure they get a seat on the bus in County Roscommon;... - School Enrolments
753. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to the lack of educate together school places to serve families in the Finglas, Dublin 11 area; the steps she will... - Covid-19 Pandemic
755. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the board of management which under the provision of the Education Act 1998 are charged with the direct governance of a school has the right... - School Accommodation
756. 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. [32909/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
757. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a medically vulnerable SNA at a school (details supplied) can be facilitated with working from home. [32918/20] - Special Educational Needs
758. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if fetal alcohol spectrum disorder has been adopted as a recognised learning difficulty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32920/20] - School Enrolments
759. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details on provisions in place with schools for children of returning Irish diplomats to Ireland when their posting abroad has ceased to be... - Schools Building Projects
760. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will receive an extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32959/20] - Educational Disadvantage
761. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will establish a properly resourced taskforce to identify and implement measures that will support children and young persons in DEIS and... - School Textbooks
763. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider extending the free school books pilot scheme to all non-fee paying primary and secondary schools; and if she will make a... - Education Fees
764. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will conduct a review on the possibility of ending the voluntary contribution system in non-fee paying primary and secondary schools; and... - Capitation Grants
765. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to restore the capitation rates to 2010 levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32971/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
766. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that have been made available for principals to assist them with the contact tracing in schools; and if she will make a statement on... - School Transport
767. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport can be provided to persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33022/20] - Schools Building Projects
768. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new school building for a school (details supplied); if she will meet with Deputies from County Wicklow regarding the school;... - State Examinations
769. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students will be allowed to be awarded 100% in their oral exams as promised in March 2020 (details supplied). [33058/20] - Schools Building Projects
770. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the application for emergency works for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; when a decision on same will be made; and if... - Special Educational Needs
771. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is being made available for a special autism unit at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22; when this funding will be made... - Schools Building Projects
772. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress in securing the satisfactory completion and handover the new buildings for a school (details supplied); if she will provide details... - Departmental Expenditure
773. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated amount of money spent on the Educational Testing Service. [33101/20] - State Examinations
774. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a new date for the planned leaving certificate exam 2020, which was scheduled to commence on 16 November 2020, has been agreed; if so, if she... - School Staff
775. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the results of successful and unsuccessful appeals from the primary staffing appeals board 2020-21 school year in... - Covid-19 Pandemic
776. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the effects of Covid-19 were able to be considered as a factor for lower enrolment numbers that projected under appeals for the primary... - School Transport
777. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure that all eligible families that have paid for school transportation, including those that paid after the deadline of 4 August... - Ministerial Briefing
780. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 153 of 17 September 2020, if the briefing document provided to her on her appointment as Minister has been... - Special Educational Needs Staff
781. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the SNA allocation for a school (details supplied) can be further reviewed for the school year 2020-21 following an unsuccessful appeal. [33140/20] - Schools Building Projects
782. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timescale for the provision of an ASD unit at a school (details supplied); the position regarding the appointment of a design team for the... - School Transport
783. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the case of persons (details supplied) regarding school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33178/20] - School Staff
784. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter in respect of a newly qualified teacher (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33181/20] - Schools Building Projects
786. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building for a school (details supplied). [33219/20] - Covid-19 Tests
787. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address matters regarding schools and positive tests for Covid-19 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Building Projects
788. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will approve funding as a matter of urgency for the provision of universal access at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Departmental Contracts
789. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of contracts approved in her Department in 2019 and to date in 2020 without competitive tender; the details of each contract; the... - School Enrolments
790. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of discussions her officials have had with Fingal County Council officials in 2019 and to date in 2020 on future educational needs in... - School Accommodation
793. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is actively seeking alternative accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - State Examinations
794. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is making a contingency plan to allow 2020 leaving certificate students to sit their exams in June 2021 if they cannot go ahead in... - School Enrolments
795. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the situation regarding a school (details supplied), whereby a new Educate Together secondary school is unable... - School Accommodation
796. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the request for additional classroom allocation at a school (details supplied) to address a waiting list of... - Schools Building Projects
797. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction on permanent buildings will commence at a school (details supplied). [33376/20] - School Staff
798. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a chief executive of an ETB can make a discretionary referral to the occupational health service of an employee who has been certified fit by... - Covid-19 Pandemic
803. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason her Department has issued advice to primary school principals instructing them that if a child must isolate on grounds of the Covid-19... - Schools Building Projects
805. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new build for a school (details supplied), the steps taken to deliver this new build to date; and if she will make a statement on... - Covid-19 Pandemic
806. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has engaged with special schools on possible further restrictions; if her Department has looked at ways in which special schools could... - School Staff
810. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to regularising the employment, terms and conditions and pension rights of school secretaries; and if she will... - Emergency Works Scheme
811. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the emergency works scheme application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33497/20] - School Staff
812. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of funding changes in Budget 2021, combined with the fact that a school (details supplied) student figures have recovered during the... - Schools Building Projects
816. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction will commence on a school (details supplied). [33690/20] - School Transport
817. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications her Department received from applicants in county Galway for the July provision transportation grant in which an... - Covid-19 Pandemic
818. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools can engage in outdoor learning outside of the school grounds under Covid-19 level 5 guidelines (details supplied); and if she will... - Schools Building Projects
819. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school build (details supplied); the stage plans are at for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Staff
821. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the two tier pay and conditions for school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33825/20] - Data Protection
822. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of data protection breaches identified within her Department in 2019. [33841/20] - School Accommodation
823. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration is being given to an additional first year class in a school (details supplied) for the academic year beginning in September... - School Transport
824. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason two children (details supplied) did not receive a place on a school bus; if she will take measures to facilitate these children; and... - Capital Expenditure Programme
825. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide all disbursements of capital spending above €20 million on completed projects for each year since 2016 by name of...
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