Written answers
Wednesday, 10 February 2021
Department of Education and Skills
- Scoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge
391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén uair a dhéanfar faomhadh ar iarratas ón bhForas Pátrúnachta ar Ghaelcholáiste a bhunú i nDún Dealgan... - Irish Language
392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6336/21] - Schools Building Projects
393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progress and timelines for delivery of new school accommodation for post-primary schools (details supplied); and if she will... - Home Schooling
396. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is putting together an online resource site for parents to support them to home school and to ensure all parents have equal... - School Curriculum
397. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider restoring geography as a mandatory junior certificate examination subject; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Special Educational Needs Staff
398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify special needs assistant, SNA, allocations in 2021; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Covid-19 situation is... - Teacher Training
399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6407/21] - Child Abuse
400. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available for victims of historic abuse in day schools under the patronage of the Roman Catholic Church; and if they have been... - Teaching Council of Ireland
401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be reached on a Teaching Council application by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the fact the person... - National Broadband Plan
402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for primary schools outside of the primary schools broadband connection programme that are not in the intervention areas of the... - Special Education Review
403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a review of ASD classrooms in the Dublin 2 and 4 areas will be conducted urgently. [6434/21] - Special Educational Needs Staff
405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made regarding SNA allocations for September 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6440/21] - Schools Building Projects
406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a new school building will be provided for a school (details supplied) to replace the current dilapidated facilities; the timeline for the... - School Transport
407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school transport summer provisions grant will be awarded to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Amalgamation
408. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the project to amalgamate schools in Ennistymon, County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6480/21] - School Transport
409. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered overhauling the existing post-primary school transport scheme in order that antiquated rules and metrics relating to... - DEIS Scheme
410. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will carry out a review of a school (details supplied) to ascertain if DEIS status can be given to the school; and if she will... - School Catchment Areas
411. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the secondary school catchment area for children living in Kerry Pike, Cork, given the fact that the number of families living in the area has... - Schools Data
412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of students who progressed from secondary school to third level in Cork from 2011 to 2020; and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects
413. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a preferred contractor will be approved for appointment at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6562/21] - School Curriculum
414. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 21 January 2021, to clarify the post-primary schools mentioned in the response; and if she will make... - Departmental Funding
415. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if guidance will be provided to a school (details supplied) relating to grant funding available to treat extreme damp in a school building; and... - Schools Refurbishment
416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process for applying for an upgrade of electrical works for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6592/21] - DEIS Scheme
417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way a school (details supplied) can be considered for DEIS status; the reason one school in an area might have DEIS status while another... - Schools Refurbishment
418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which refurbishment works on a school (details supplied) will be completed; and the estimated cost of the project. [6605/21] - Special Educational Needs
419. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a dedicated national helpline can be set up to answer queries from parents of children with special educational needs as pupils begin the... - School Transport
420. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a review of an application by a person (details supplied) for the provision of school transport for children with special educational needs... - School Enrolments
421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated number of children that will commence national school in September 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6681/21] - Appointments to State Boards
422. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of vacancies in each State board under the remit of her Department in tabular form; the length of time each position has been vacant;... - Schools Building Projects
423. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the delivery of a new school (details supplied); if Covid-19 restrictions has had an impact on same; when works will be complete;... - School Accommodation
424. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to the decision by her Department to relocate a school (details supplied), if the existing site from which the school operates is... - Covid-19 Pandemic
427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if children who, as a result of the disruption to their education due to the impact of Covid-19, wish to repeat a school year will be permitted... - Departmental Schemes
428. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the school inclusion model plan (details supplied); if the model will be continued on a pilot basis; if so, when will the findings... - Schools Building Projects
429. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the completion of the review by the schools' capital appraisal section for a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; and the... - Home Tuition Scheme
431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address matters regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6790/21] - School Equipment
432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will initiate a scheme to support schools to install solar panels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6812/21] - School Accommodation
433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts she is making to provide a new primary school for an area (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the condition of the... - Schools Building Projects
438. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the most recent data on the amount spent to date by her Department, in capital terms, on providing accommodation and facilities at a location for... - Special Educational Needs Staff
439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if SNAs will be invited to take part in the 2021 home-based summer scheme called the July Provision 2021 thus enabling them to provide home... - Legislative Programme
441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6925/21] - State Examinations
442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the junior certificate 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6929/21] - Departmental Correspondence
443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will forward these concerns to the advisory group; and if she... - School Accommodation
444. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the case of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6938/21] - Special Educational Needs
445. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a list of schools in Dublin 9 and 11 with ASD units at primary and post-primary level will be provided; her views on whether this is... - School Transport
448. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the school transport review; if the terms of reference have been finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6978/21] - DEIS Scheme
449. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to review the DEIS scheme; if new schools can make an application to be admitted to this scheme on the basis of changed circumstances;... - Covid-19 Pandemic
450. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to safely reopen primary and secondary schools for mainstream learning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7002/21] - School Accommodation
451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for obtaining a permanent premises for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7003/21] - Schools Refurbishment
452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7043/21] - Schools Building Projects
453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the transfer of a building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7054/21] - State Examinations
454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will engage with organisations (details supplied) in order to hear the voice and concerns of all parents and to ensure that they are... - Legislative Programme
455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Education (Student and Parent) Charter Bill 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7097/21] - Emergency Works Scheme
456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in counties Laois and Offaly that have submitted emergency works applications from 1 January 2020 to date; and if she will... - Schools Building Projects
457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the work of her Department with the National Development Finance Agency in respect of a project school bundle (details supplied);... - Special Educational Needs
458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a July provision programme for children with special educational needs will proceed during summer 2021; and if she will make a statement on... - Departmental Properties
461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the school buildings owned, leased or rented by her Department in Dublin 8, 10 and 12; and if the list of such schools, the annual rent and... - Irish Sign Language
462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an organisation (details supplied) will be recognised as the representative body to implement the Irish Sign Language Act 2017; and if she... - Schools Building Projects
463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of providing a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; the stage of approval the project is at; the... - Schools Site Acquisitions
464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has identified a suitable property to locate a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7231/21] - State Examinations
465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the joint statement by associations (details supplied); if she will engage with both organisations in order to... - Broadband Infrastructure
466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has been waiting so long to be switched to a juniper box; if the provision of same will be expedited; and... - Covid-19 Pandemic
467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if adequate funding will be put in place for PPE and supervision and so on when schools return; and if a system will be introduced by which... - Schools Building Projects
468. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a proposed school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7283/21] - School Staff
470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the teaching allocations for the 2021-22 academic year will be announced in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if... - School Curriculum
471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the relationships and sexual education curriculum will be updated to include the way in which to identify and avoid the behaviour of coercive... - Special Educational Needs
472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports and resources in place for parents of children with dyslexia. [7326/21] - Teacher Training
473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the continuous professional development opportunities available to teachers in the area of dyslexia; and the number of teachers who availed of... - Special Educational Needs
474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional supports being provided for children with special needs in mainstream classes who are not included in the return to school in... - School Staff
477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect a refund of deductions that were taken from the person's wages in respect of... - Special Educational Needs
479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the supplementary in-person care and educational support programme announced on 1 February 2021 for children with additional... - State Examinations
480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will publish the minutes of the meetings of the 2021 State advisory group; and if the membership of the advisory group will also be... - Citizens' Assembly
482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Citizens’ Assembly on the future of education as committed to in the programme for Government. [7441/21] - School Staff
483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if teacher allocations for September 2021 will maintain the Covid-19 allocation from September 2020; and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs Staff
485. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the model for SNA allocations for 2020-2021; if the model reflects the extensive impact of Covid-19 on students; and if she will make a statement...
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