Written answers
Wednesday, 10 March 2021
Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Building Projects
477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12479/21] - State Examinations
478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if clarification will be provided on the practical aspects of some exam subjects (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Third Level Education
479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to tackle the emerging anomaly in relation to Gaeltacht fees being charged to third level students who are studying to become... - Covid-19 Pandemic
481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by substitute school teachers who are unable to progress on the pay point scale due to... - Special Educational Needs Staff
483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support making the national training programme for special needs assistants a fully accredited and recognised FETAC level 7 award;... - School Admissions
484. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school place can be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12540/21] - Education Policy
485. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to roll out the in-school and preschool therapy services demonstration project as a national scheme in the future; if so, the areas... - Schools Building Projects
486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progress of a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12580/21] - School Staff
488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the scheduled reduction of staffing numbers for the 2022-2023 academic year at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Educational Disadvantage
490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is committed to tackling educational disadvantage as per her press release of 1 March 2021 (details supplied); if so, if she will reverse... - School Transport
491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the school bus pick-up point at the limited car parking space at Ballykeeffe, Kilkenny, facilitating 27 pupils attending schools in Kilkenny... - Covid-19 Pandemic
492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale behind children in primary schools not being required to wear masks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12676/21] - Schools Building Projects
493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied) which is due to open September 2021 and the permanent school which is proposed to be constructed in... - Bus Éireann
494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the policy of Bus Éireann contracts will be examined in relation to the automatic retirement of drivers when they reach 70 years of age... - Special Educational Needs
496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the accommodations and provisions being made in mainstream secondary education for children with mild to moderate learning disability to return... - School Transport
497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question 376 of 17 February 2021, if he will provide details of the membership of the steering group; the number of... - State Examinations
498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students repeating their leaving certificate in 2021 will be eligible to submit their practical projects for grading in the 2021 exam which... - Covid-19 Pandemic
500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated timeline for the introduction of special schools from 50% to 100% capacity in the next few weeks; and if she will make a statement... - School Transport
501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the interim report for school transport to be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12827/21] - School Admissions
502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of admissions to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12838/21] - School Transport
503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if refunds will be issued to parents of pupils on the school transport scheme that have not been attending school and therefore not availing of... - Education Policy
504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure that fifth year students can be facilitated to catch up on class time lost due to school closures in 2021 and any associated... - Schools Building Projects
505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a school (details supplied) has been brought to her attention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12876/21] - Schools Amalgamation
507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of plans for the amalgamation of three secondary schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12896/21] - Schools Building Projects
509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of projects in schools (details supplied) approved under the National Development Finance Agency, NDFA, Devolved Programme. [12901/21] - DEIS Scheme
511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress with regard to a school (details supplied) becoming included in Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools, DEIS; and if she will... - Special Educational Needs
513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of engagement she has had with both parents and stakeholders in identifying and providing an autism spectrum disorder, ASD, unit for... - Education Policy
514. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a full list of participating organisations, unions and advocacy groups that contributed to talks held to get agreement on the... - Departmental Internships
515. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who undertook work experience or internships with State and semi-State agencies under her aegis in 2019; the cost in... - Broadband Infrastructure
516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will receive appropriate broadband services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12985/21] - School Discipline
517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the guidance issued by her Department on the use of physical interventions such as restraint and seclusion in schools; when the working group... - Education Policy
518. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date her Department will issue guidance for schools on the use of reduced timetables; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13013/21] - Education Data
519. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of section 29 appeals in each of the years 2018 to 2020; the number of these appeals that were for expulsion, suspension or refusal to... - DEIS Scheme
520. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to grant Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools, DEIS, status to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement... - State Examinations
521. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) will be provided with a copy of their leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13039/21] - School Staff
522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if public service status has been granted to all grant-paid secretaries; if a review has been carried out in respect of the two-tier system; if... - Special Educational Needs
523. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements in place for assessments of needs for young persons who are transitioning from primary school to secondary school in... - Covid-19 Pandemic
524. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the wearing of masks and antigen testing will be brought into primary schools for children and teachers; and if she will make a statement on... - Schools Building Projects
527. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 27 January 2021, her views on whether the Framework of Design and Build Contractors to ensure the... - Special Educational Needs Staff
528. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a special needs assistant (details supplied) who is due to retire will be allowed to extend their working life; and if she will make a... - School Accommodation
529. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the next steps in regard to a school (details supplied); the measures she plans to undertake in advance of the 2021-2022 school term with... - Education Policy
530. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the New Schools Establishment Group will next report on locations for additional secondary schools in County Wicklow; if her attention has... - Site Acquisitions
531. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will commence the process to acquire the site zoned for a new secondary school in Newtownmountkennedy, County Wicklow; if the... - Education Policy
532. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has examined the need to establish a new secondary school in Enniskerry, County Wicklow (details supplied); and if she will... - School Curriculum
533. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some secondary schools require first-year students to choose their subjects for second year in... - DEIS Scheme
534. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider a reduction of one in all class levels in Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools, DEIS, band one schools and not just... - School Staff
535. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the role of school secretaries will be upgraded to clerical officer status; and if there is a timescale for this transition. [13187/21] - Siollabas Gaeilge
536. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil i gceist aici siollabais nua Ghaeilge a thabhairt isteach don Ardteist nó an bhfuil i gceist aici ábhair éagsúla a... - School Transport
537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of school transport for a person (details supplied). [13241/21] - Schools Building Projects
538. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of representations she received from parents on a school building project (details supplied). [13305/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
541. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give a clear direction that parents dropping and collecting children from school grounds should wear masks while doing so; and if she... - Schools Building Projects
542. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times she has met officials in her Department to discuss a school building project (details supplied). [13335/21] - State Examinations
544. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the roadmap for students doing practical exams in, for example, music, home economics, orals, aurals, woodwork,... - Special Educational Needs
545. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process for the implementation of section 37A of the Education Act 1998 as inserted by section 8 of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act... - State Examinations
546. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when clarity will be given to leaving certificate students applied for personal reflection tasks, graphics and construction work; and if she will... - School Staff
547. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to modernise a circular (details supplied); the position on the employment status of physical education teachers; the number of... - School Transport
549. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a seat on a school bus will be provided for a child (details supplied). [13416/21] - Insurance Coverage
550. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 446 of 24 February, if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the lack of insurance cover for... - Schools Building Projects
551. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 395 of 3 February, if there has been further progress in advancing a much needed building project at a... - Autism Support Services
552. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional technology that may be available to school students who are on the autistic spectrum; and if these students can avail of financial... - Schools Building Projects
553. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13512/21] - Special Educational Needs
555. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the July provision will be extended by two weeks for 2021 given the disruption to students caused by school buildings being closed; and if she... - Early Start Programme
556. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Early Start units in schools currently under review with her Department; the reason for the review; if these units are at risk of... - Education Schemes
557. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the free school books scheme which was piloted in September 2020; when a review of the pilot scheme can be expected; and if she is... - Education Policy
558. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools the pilot workshops plan to recruit further to her statement of 3 March 2021 in order to pilot workshops on well-being and... - School Transport
559. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided to two siblings (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the fact that this family applied and paid on... - Departmental Advertising
560. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent across her Department on advertising in relation to Covid-19 by month and by media outlet (details supplied) from 1 March 2020...
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