Written answers
Wednesday, 24 February 2021
Department of Education and Skills
- Teacher Training
390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if educational supports will be extended to students in private teaching colleges (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the scientific and medical basis on which the safe reopening of schools is being planned while the State is recording high levels of infection... - Teacher Training
393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the case of students in a college (details supplied); and if she will engage with the course directors and... - Special Educational Needs Staff
395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the lack of accreditation of the national training programme for special needs assistants in UCD, which has... - Education Policy
396. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an evaluation was carried out into the success of the slow down to catch up phase in autumn 2020 within different educational settings; if so,... - Departmental Offices
397. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the facilities available in her Department to facilitate breastfeeding breaks in accordance with WHO guidelines of two years for women in the... - Departmental Legal Costs
398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount her Department has spent on legal costs arising from litigation involving children with special educational needs. [9385/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to reopen schools across the country in order that parents can plan for work and ease the pressure on families working at home; and if... - Special Educational Needs
400. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the issues facing a special school (details supplied) that is finding it increasingly difficult to find places... - Special Educational Needs Staff
401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that SNAs attending the national training programme for SNAs in UCD, which has been running since... - Covid-19 Pandemic
402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to facilitate students of the leaving certificate or other years who feel they cannot return to the classroom with the community... - School Accommodation
403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the plans for a school (details supplied) in respect of the provision of practical subjects and the appropriately resourced... - School Admissions
404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has a role in designating feeder primary schools for post-primary schools; if she can intervene in the case of a new school... - School Transport
405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details in which the current concessionary ticketing system is being examined under the current review of the school transport system; the... - Special Educational Needs
406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has prepared cost estimates for the implementation of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; if a... - School Patronage
408. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process of deciding the provision of new secondary schools in a county or region; the role demographics plays in the process and the process... - School Catchment Areas
409. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the school planning areas in Waterford city and county; the student population in each planning area; if there are plans for additional primary... - School Staff
410. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to introduce a voluntary redeployment panel for primary school teachers, which would run on a year-by-year basis subject to annual... - School Transport
411. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way funds arising from the charges levied on concessionaire passengers using the Bus Éireann school transport scheme are accounted for;... - School Accommodation
412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the framework for a tender for a school (details supplied). [9528/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
413. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider making it obligatory for sixth class students in primary schools to wear face coverings; and if she will make a statement on... - School Accommodation
414. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made in relation to the provision of a school (details supplied) considering that the matter is ongoing for several... - School Catchment Areas
415. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the school planning areas in Dublin city; the student population in each planning area; the schools in each area by population, staff levels and... - Special Educational Needs
417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students with additional needs or special education needs across Dublin city school planning areas; the status of the provision of... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and secondary schools across areas in south-east Dublin; the staff to student ratios and levels of each by patronage in... - Ministerial Advisers
419. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the names and contact details for each special adviser requested for appointment by her in tabular form. [9593/21] - Commencement of Legislation
421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of fully implementing section 13 of the 2006 National Council for Special Education Implementation Report: Plan for the Phased... - Departmental Legal Costs
428. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent by her Department on legal costs arising from litigation involving children with special educational needs since the passing of... - Special Educational Needs
430. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools can be afforded autonomy in circumstances in which they are willing to do so to provide the 20-hour supplementary programme in the... - State Examinations
431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when students who left school after completing the school-based junior cycle assessment in 2020 will receive their State certificate of... - School Accommodation
432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of efforts to secure a permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9647/21] - School Transport
433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the surpluses from the school transport contract between her Department and Bus Éireann were entered into the audited profit and loss... - Departmental Staff
434. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff employed in her Department by gender and by Civil Service salary scale in tabular form. [9658/21] - Departmental Reviews
435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by her; and the date by which each study, review and research... - Schools Building Projects
436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made to date in advancing a new building project for a school (details supplied) since her meeting with the school... - Special Educational Needs Staff
437. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of providing 860 additional special needs assistant posts. [9777/21] - School Staff
438. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of permitting schools with enrolments of 535 to 730 to fill secretary vacancies providing they have fewer than three posts and... - State Examinations
439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans being considered for the junior certificate examinations in view of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9808/21] - Education Policy
442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to support children and their parents who decide they should be held back to repeat a year in September 2021 due to the loss of... - State Examinations
443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions being taken to ensure that the full leaving certificate curriculum will be covered in advance of the 2021 examinations; and if she... - National Educational Psychological Service
444. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports being implemented to address the mental health needs of students and the increased need for support; and if she will make a... - Special Educational Needs
446. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the in-person supplementary programme for pupils with special needs during school closures who are not attending special schools will be... - School Enrolments
447. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the capacity for new first year students in each of the secondary schools in County Westmeath in tabular form. [9914/21] - School Patronage
451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria for the establishment of a new secondary school. [9918/21] - Schools Site Acquisitions
452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status on the site identification for a new secondary school in Gorey, County Wexford; when confirmation of the site location will be... - Covid-19 Pandemic
453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the number of second level students who hear public health advice saying that schools are safe yet they do not feel safe; her views... - School Staff
454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an additional guidance counsellor was promised to a school (details supplied); and if so, the reason the placement has not been filled. [9943/21] - State Examinations
455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if arrangements will be put in place to allow students with epilepsy to resit their State examinations in the same academic year should they... - Sick Pay Scheme
456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has received correspondence in relation to person (details supplied); and if her officials will be requested to engage with the person to... - Schools Building Projects
457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10020/21] - Education and Training Boards
458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made in the provision of a headquarters for the Louth and Meath Education and Training Board, LMETB, in Drogheda, County Louth... - School Accommodation
459. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a lease will be finalised in respect of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10039/21] - Further Education and Training Colleges
460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if publicly-funded higher education institutions are restricted or limited to independently determining the number of students they enrol for... - Special Educational Needs
461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the reopening plan of schools for children with special needs includes those that are in mainstream classes; and if she will make a statement... - School Admissions
463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the difficulty in getting secondary school placements for those leaving sixth class at a school (details... - Special Educational Needs
464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department plans to establish new additional educational needs, AEN, classes in Dublin 5, 13 and 17 for the academic year commencing next... - School Admissions
465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration is being given to changing the policy of Educate Together schools that are not listed as feeder schools, given the potential... - Third Level Fees
466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fee of €650 (details supplied), being charged to students of private colleges completing the... - School Holidays
467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered a restructuring of school holidays to ensure that children receive more in-person learning; and if she will make a... - Departmental Correspondence
469. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the case of a person (details supplied). [10161/21] - School Transport
472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions her Department have put in place for students that Bus Éireann categorise as concessionary ticket holders due to the students... - Teacher Training
476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if concerns raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) will receive a response. [10179/21] - School Transport
481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the review of the school transport scheme will take into consideration the next nearest school to a pupil in order to account for those who... - Teacher Training
486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to ensure students undertaking teaching training courses at a college (details supplied) are not forced to pay extortionate... - State Examinations
487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to extend the reasonable accommodations at State examinations scheme to make particular provision for students with epilepsy; and if... - Teacher Training
489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review State supports available to student teachers studying in private colleges, in particular their ineligibility for the Gaeltacht... - School Enrolments
491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to increase the number of secondary school places in north Dublin in order to deal with the unprecedented length of... - Schools Building Projects
499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process and average timeframe from the appointment of a design team to the completion once a project has been referred to the National... - State Examinations
501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to allow for the reopening of public and private study centres that provide study time in the evenings for leaving certificate students... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures her Department has put in place for to the proposed winding up of the Caranua fund on 23 March 2021; and if she will make a... - School Transport
507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 479 of 27 January 2021, the status of the reimbursement of the agreed mileage rate under the July provision... - Literacy Programmes
510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether children who attend literacy classes in a school setting for support with reading and writing have missed out on this... - School Admissions
511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the deadline for schools to publish their amended admissions policies remains September 2021. [10424/21] - School Catchment Areas
512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) is not listed as a feeder school for secondary schools in the Howth... - School Staff
514. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if substitute teachers will be able to avail of pay scale increments which have been delayed as a result of recent school closures; if her... - State Examinations
516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students who opt for State Examinations Commission-accredited grades in language subjects and not to sit a written exam but who excel in the... - Education Policy
524. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide further detail on the plan for junior cycle qualifications in 2021. [10445/21] - State Examinations
526. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which out-of-school learners will be provided with SEC-accredited grades; and if all students will be facilitated with the choice... - Departmental Expenditure
532. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount her Department has expended to date regarding awareness raising campaigns on Covid-19 in national newspapers, regional newspapers,... - Schools Site Acquisitions
533. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the approximate length of time for the appraisal of possible school sites when there is active engagement with a local council; the length of... - Education Data
536. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of extending the Gaeltacht grant to students in a college (details supplied) in 2021; the estimated cost if the grant was... - Covid-19 Pandemic
537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the safety measures being put in place in schools, for example, ventilation and air purification systems, in order for them to re-open safely;... - Special Educational Needs
542. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if supplementary tuition will be sanctioned for a student (details supplied) in a school setting for medical reasons. [10559/21] - State Examinations
544. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the leaving certificate examination fee will be waived for 2021 given the extreme financial difficulties caused by Covid-19; if students who... - Early School Leavers
547. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has put in a place a strategy to reduce the risk of early school leavers during the Covid-19 pandemic; the number of early... - State Examinations
550. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the geography investigation which represents 20% of the marks for the subject in the leaving certificate will be required to go ahead in 2021;...
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