Written answers
Tuesday, 17 November 2020
Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport
451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a bus ticket will issue to a person (details supplied) who has made an application for a school bus ticket; and if she will make a statement... - State Examinations
452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the time when leaving certificate exams were postponed and students were informed that they would be awarded... - Budget 2021
454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of additional ring-fenced funding to be provided to domestic violence services under budget 2021 in order that services can respond... - State Examinations
455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she expects the third round of the appeals process for 2020 leaving certificate grades to be complete; the progress of the appeals process... - DEIS Scheme
456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the planned investment of €5 million for DEIS schools will be allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason she has not committed to extending the planned class size reductions in DEIS band one junior and vertical schools; and if she will... - School Catchment Areas
459. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Honey Park, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, is excluded from the catchment area of school patronage for Blackrock, Booterstown and... - Covid-19 Pandemic
460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding live streaming classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36183/20] - School Transport
461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on overcrowding on school buses (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36191/20] - Schools Building Projects
462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new school (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36197/20] - School Enrolments
464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a child (details supplied) will be assigned a school place. [36210/20] - European Court of Justice Rulings
465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36222/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if fogging is being used as a solution to Covid-19 in schools, notwithstanding the WHO advice against this; and if she will make a statement on... - School Curriculum
467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider incorporating the yellow flag programme into the national education policy (details supplied); and if she will make a... - DEIS Scheme
469. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will allocate additional funding to DEIS band one primary schools in recognition of the additional burden the schools have to deliver... - Special Educational Needs
471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) cannot obtain assistive technology equipment to complete their education; and if she will make a statement... - Covid-19 Pandemic
473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the case of a school in south County Tipperary which has advised parents that students are to bring in an... - School Inspections
474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of visits to schools that have been undertaken by her Department’s inspectorate in each week since schools reopened by county... - School Enrolments
475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the available 2021 first year places per secondary school in the Castleknock and Carpenterstown area in comparison to numbers of first-year... - Special Educational Needs
477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to expand reading schools across the country for children with severe dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the... - Budget 2021
478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional ring-fenced funding to be provided by her Department to domestic violence services in budget 2021 in order that services can... - Schools Building Projects
479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the promised redevelopment of a school (details supplied); the investment committed for same to date; and if she will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of mechanical ventilation for schools in view of Covid-19, current ventilation guidelines... - School Enrolments
481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional places will be provided at a school (details supplied) in view of the demand for first year places for the 2021/2022 academic year;... - Schools Building Projects
482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of new build for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36419/20] - Schools Site Acquisitions
483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the acquisition of a site for a school in areas (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects
484. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of new build for a school (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36421/20] - School Transport
485. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the remote area grant for the 2019-20 school year will be paid to a pupil (details supplied); the reason for the delay with same; and if she... - Covid-19 Pandemic
486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the framework to maintain physical distancing in the classroom in post-primary schools with a full return of all students for the 2020-21... - Schools Site Acquisitions
487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 790 to 792, inclusive, of 3 November 2020, if she will direct that a compulsory purchase order be used on... - School Accommodation
488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 790 to 792, inclusive, of 3 November 2020, the length of time students in Swords, County Dublin, will be... - Schools Building Projects
489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are instances around Ireland in which land has been zoned for schools for which the need exists but building has not yet begun; the... - School Accommodation
490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools conducting classes in temporary prefab accommodation; the length of time that such prefabs have been in use; the locations... - School Enrolments
491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school places available in the Greystones municipal district area, County Wicklow, by school in tabular form; and if she... - School Transport
494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the school transport for a school (details supplied) has been further increased to allow for the safe transportation of physically very... - State Examinations
495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student forfeits their right to sit a written leaving certificate 2020 exam in cases in which they are unwell and cannot attend the exam.... - School Accommodation
501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will request the Louth Meath Education and Training Board to provide immediate comprehensive support to an organisation (details supplied)... - Schools Building Projects
502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the stage of the tender preparation of a project (details supplied). [36530/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools that were using leisure centres for physical education spaces prior to level 5 restrictions will be permitted to use said resources at... - Legislative Measures
506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the sections of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 that have been implemented to date; the sections that have not;... - School Transport
508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if matters raised in correspondence to parents by a company (details supplied) in relation to school transport will be examined. [36649/20] - Residential Institutions Statutory Fund
510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of Caranua; the transitional arrangements in place to deal with all outstanding applications when Caranua closes at the end of 2020;... - Interdepartmental Committees
513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the interdepartmental committee examining the future needs of survivors; the membership of the committee; the details of the... - Child Abuse
514. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the activities of the survivor led consultation group which address matters relating to survivors of institutional abuse following... - School Enrolments
515. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address school capacity issues in the Bandon area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36685/20] - School Closures
516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to a proposal to close schools early on 18 December 2020 to allow for a full week of reduced movements for... - School Accommodation
517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an application under the schools capital appraisal scheme by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11 has been refused; if the... - Special Educational Needs
518. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if reading schools will be affected by the findings in the NCSE report; if so, the way in which children with severe dyslexia below 10th... - School Transport
519. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 242 of 13 October 2020, when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if she will make a... - Residential Institutions Statutory Fund
520. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the 2019 financial statements and annual report of Caranua will be published; the reason for the delay in their publication; and if she will... - School Transport
521. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school bus transport refund for a family (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36775/20] - School Staff
523. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce an occupational injury scheme for teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36820/20] - Teacher Training
524. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will bring forward a scheme for continuous professional development for teachers particularly for teachers involved in special education;... - Departmental Staff
525. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers and special needs assistants employed by her Department by county in 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [36829/20] - Home Tuition Scheme
526. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers and special needs assistants employed under the home tuition scheme for children and young persons in 2018, 2019 and 2020,... - School Staff
527. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for hiring the additional 2,100 teachers and special needs assistants as announced in October 2020; and the number of teachers and... - School Accommodation
528. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an application under the schools capital appraisal scheme (details supplied) in Dublin 11 has been refused; if this decision can be... - School Staff
529. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 142 of 5 November 2020, if the eligibility for full incremental credit will be re-examined for a person... - School Transport
530. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport for a child (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36844/20] - Schools Building Projects
536. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made in providing an extension in one phase to a school (details supplied); the reason for the delay; the likely timeframe for... - Covid-19 Pandemic
538. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will allow swimming lessons to recommence under level three Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36895/20] - Departmental Budgets
539. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which her Department’s annual amount for contingent liability is set; the factors considered when setting contingent liability;... - Schools Building Projects
540. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction of an extension for a school (details supplied); the stage the plans are at; when the works will commence; and if... - Personal Public Service Numbers
547. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions in place for primary school children awaiting to be assigned PPS numbers in cases in which it is mandatory for enrolment; and if... - European Court of Human Rights
548. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 127 of 11 November 2020, the persons undertaking the review of the ex-gratia scheme established on foot of... - Online Safety
549. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Action Plan for Online Safety that outlines the objectives that were achieved and the way outstanding objectives will be... - School Accommodation
550. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the secondary school places available by school in each local electoral area in County Wexford in tabular form. [37019/20] - Health Promotion
551. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the ERSI/HSE report Talking about Sex and Sexual Behaviour of Young People in Ireland; and if she will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
552. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 431 of 10 November 2020, the number of the 195 appeals made to the Primary Appeals Board that cited the... - State Examinations
553. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the redress or opportunity for a review for a student (details supplied) whose leaving certificate marks were significantly downgraded by the...
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