Written answers
Tuesday, 24 November 2020
Department of Education and Skills
- School Staff
471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it will be ensured that the agency filled caretaker role at Limerick College of Further Education will be made a permanent role on LCETB... - Schools Building Projects
472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the promised redevelopment of a primary school (details supplied) in County Kildare; the investment committed for same to date; and... - Public Procurement Contracts
473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of contracts of €25,000 or more than have been awarded by her Department or bodies under the aegis of her Department that were... - Special Educational Needs
474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, units in operation in primary and secondary schools in County Tipperary; the details of same; and... - Schools Building Projects
475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the completion of the permanent building for a school (details supplied) in view of the fact the temporary accommodation is not a... - Teaching Council of Ireland
476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an application to the Teaching Council for a teacher number by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a... - School Accommodation
477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the increased demand for secondary school places at a school (details supplied) as the school is at capacity... - Legislative Process
478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of all applications made by her Department to the Oireachtas Business Committee to waive pre-legislative scrutiny of primary and... - Departmental Staff
479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grade at which the chief data protection officer in her Department is employed. [37921/20] - School Transport
480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the case of a person (details supplied) regarding school transport. [37939/20] - Schools Building Projects
481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will open. [37941/20] - School Enrolments
482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which there is spare capacity for enrolments in secondary schools in a catchment area (details supplied); the extent to which there... - Schools Building Projects
483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projected timeline for the issuing of the tender and appointment of a contractor for the development of schools (details supplied); the... - Special Educational Needs
484. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts made by her Department between 2015 and 2017 to construct a special school in the east Cork area; the reason this proposal was not... - Special Educational Needs Staff
485. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will assist in the provision of an additional special needs assistant for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Special Educational Needs
488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) whose educational needs are not being met in a mainstream educational... - Tribunals of Inquiry
489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tribunals, inquiries or investigations being undertaken currently by her Department; the number that are in the process of being... - Home Tuition Scheme
490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason tuition was provided on a household basis rather than an individual basis under the summer provisions when there were two or more... - School Accommodation
491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made in respect of an appeal lodged by a school (details supplied) in County Galway against a decision to refuse sanction... - Special Educational Needs
492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in primary school mainstream classes in County Louth that have ASD and associated needs in which there is no ASD special... - Covid-19 Pandemic
494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the next instalment of the PPE and cleaning grant will issue; if this is the second instalment of two or the second instalment of three; and... - School Admissions
495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that can be taken to ensure a secondary school placement in September 2021 for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Schools Building Projects
496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to provide an extension to a school (details supplied); the estimated timeline for completion; the student capacity of the... - School Admissions
497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the sanctions in place for schools that fail to honour the legal requirement to include in their admission policies detailed arrangements for... - School Transport
498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports in place for private bus operators who are providing school transport now that the 50% capacity rules are in place; and her plans to... - Schools Building Projects
499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to liaise with patrons in the east County Cork area to ensure that there is a sufficient supply of places for students in... - School Admissions
500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9 is designated as a feeder school for any secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects
501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the permanent site allocated for a school (details supplied) will be fully available to the school by September 2022; the timeframe for the... - Special Educational Needs
502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 413 of 22 September 2020, if the grant for the assistive technology required by a student (details... - Schools Building Projects
503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when approval will be given to a school for a new build replacement building (details supplied) in view of the fact that the school is in... - DEIS Scheme
504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to granting DEIS status to a school (details supplied) that is serving a disadvantaged area of Galway; and if she... - Covid-19 Pandemic
505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider closing schools for the Christmas period on 18 December 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38427/20] - School Transport
506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the ongoing delay in payments of the special transport grant; when outstanding payments for the July provision and outstanding... - School Admissions
507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to review the admissions policies for secondary level education to ensure that each student can gain access to a school in his or her... - School Facilities
508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it will be ensured that a protected structure in the possession of her Department (details supplied) is not allowed to deteriorate any... - School Attendance
509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to the parents of a child (details supplied) for the child to be able to attend school. [38567/20] - School Accommodation
510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38600/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 504 of 10 November 2020, the plans in place to mitigate the impact that Covid-19 will have on dealing with... - School Enrolments
512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when parents who are affected by capacity issues in County Wexford will be informed of potential second level school places for September 2021;... - School Transport
515. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school transport refund for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38656/20] - School Staff
516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter regarding a school (details supplied) that has been informed it will be losing a teacher which will then lead to... - Schools Building Projects
517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of a building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38666/20] - Covid-19 Pandemic
518. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed development of a new post-primary school campus in Prosperous, County Kildare; and the timeline from design to... - Schools Building Projects
519. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will go to tender for works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38749/20] - State Examinations
520. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason estimated marks given by schools to students in respect of the leaving certificate 2020 were upgraded in some cases and downgraded in... - Schools Data
522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of days lost by secondary and primary school teachers due to illness since schools reopened in September 2020, by week; and the... - State Examinations
525. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if concessions are being considered for the leaving certificate class of 2021; if there will be allowances for the loss of teaching hours in 2020... - Special Educational Needs
526. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an autism spectrum disorder, ASD, unit for a school (details supplied). [38804/20] - Special Educational Needs Staff
527. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision will issue in respect of an application for a SNA by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Admissions
528. 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. [38809/20] - School Enrolments
529. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the latest demographic information used including figures of projection population growth of secondary level school-age children to analyse the... - School Curriculum
532. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, NCCA, primary and post-primary development groups for relationship and sexuality education... - Maternity Leave
533. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the maternity arrangements for teachers and school staff who are 28 or more weeks pregnant taking into account the joint...
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