Written answers
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
Department of Education and Skills
- School Admissions
913. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures in hand to ensure that students with special needs can apply to schools deemed appropriate for their needs without being... - Gaeltacht Scholarships
914. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason student teachers at a college (details supplied) are required to pay €350 to attend a Gaeltacht course while student teachers... - Teaching Qualifications
915. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to give incremental credit to teachers returning to Ireland who have previously worked as post-primary teachers in private schools... - Special Educational Needs
916. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the basis for changing the policy regarding the allocation of special needs resource hours in schools (details supplied). [18171/21] - School Admissions
917. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a child (details supplied) will be examined; if a school place will be provided for them; and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Administration
918. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 391 of 3 February 2021, if the response to the Parliamentary Question will be reviewed; her views on same;... - School Admissions
919. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) can be facilitated with a school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18192/21] - Special Educational Needs
920. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options open to the parents of a child (detailed supplied) who was excluded from mainstream secondary school in 2019 and has not had any... - Covid-19 Pandemic
921. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the case of a school (details supplied) in which there have been six confirmed cases of Covid-19 with children... - School Transport
922. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will be notified of a decision in respect of its application for a new bus service submitted in 2020; and if she... - Special Educational Needs
923. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address an issue in relation to a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18224/21] - Schools Refurbishment
924. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an application for emergency works for a school (details supplied) was refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18229/21] - School Transport
925. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider raising the compulsory retirement age of drivers who are in possession of a full PSV licence, a full driver licence and are... - Schools Building Projects
926. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the legal strategy (details supplied) to pursue the contractor who originally built schools for the cost of the precautionary... - Schools Refurbishment
928. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the permanent remediation works have been carried out in a school (details supplied); if not, the remediation works that still remain; and... - Vaccination Programme
930. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to any Minister or Minister of State or adviser to a Minister or Minister of State who requested or suggested to... - Teaching Qualifications
931. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of newly-registered primary school teachers with the Teaching Council who received their teaching qualification from a college... - Departmental Correspondence
932. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 923 of 24 March 2021, if she will further review and advise on correspondence (details supplied); and if... - School Transport
933. 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. [18335/21] - Third Level Education
934. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will take steps to allow graduates of Trinity College Dublin in deaf studies to apply for a professional master of education enabling them... - Schools Administration
935. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the naming of special needs schools as special; if she will consider removing the word special from the name of such schools as this... - School Curriculum
936. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to develop an inclusive sexual health education programme across primary and post-primary levels that includes an inclusive programme... - Special Educational Needs
937. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children with a diagnosis of autism that need access to an ASD specific unit given that they are as yet without a confirmed school... - An Teanga Gaeilge
938. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén fáth nach raibh leagan Gaeilge den Return to Educational Facility Parental Declaration Form, 78 focal san iomlán, a... - Special Educational Needs
939. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to the in-person supplementary programme for children with special educational needs in view of the fact that it might... - Departmental Correspondence
940. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has received correspondence from a school (details supplied); and if she has reviewed same. [18422/21] - School Staff
941. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a submission by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18441/21] - Special Educational Needs
942. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the services that should be put in place by a primary school for a student who has a diagnosis of severe dyslexia and also dyspraxia; and the... - Emergency Works Scheme
943. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status on an emergency works application by a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Staff
944. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the current requirements in place at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18511/21] - Departmental Correspondence
945. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18522/21] - Departmental Reports
946. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a recent report (details supplied) and its contents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18542/21] - School Accommodation
949. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that over 50 children requiring a place in an ASD unit or special school place in east County Cork do... - Covid-19 Pandemic
953. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students who have permission to travel abroad for education purposes will be expected to pay €2,000 to quarantine upon returning home... - Emergency Works Scheme
954. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a recent application by a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary for funding for emergency works to... - School Transport
955. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student (details supplied) in County Kerry will be made eligible for school transport following the determination of a section 29 appeal;... - School Discipline
956. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a determination was made on one of the section 29 appeals by persons (details supplied) given the appeals of both were submitted... - School Admissions
957. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she can take to assist parents urgently seeking places for younger siblings in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
958. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered introducing a method for parents and guardians to confirm to schools that they have abided by the Covid-19 regulations... - School Management
959. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 836 of 24 March 2021, the person or body to be contacted in cases in which a board of management in a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
960. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports in place for students unable to return to school due to a family member having a serious underlying condition; if those students... - Teaching Council of Ireland
961. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current restriction on teachers registered with the Teaching Council under route 3 that requires them to apply for continuous extensions to... - Schools Site Acquisitions
962. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of efforts made by her Department to procure sites for schools at a location (details supplied) in County Cork. [18663/21] - Traveller Education
963. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to undertake an independent assessment of the pilot projects aimed at retaining Traveller and Roma children in education; and if she... - Irish Language
964. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she has taken to provide a comprehensive policy for the Irish language from pre-primary education to teacher education for all schools... - Covid-19 Pandemic
966. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of notifications made by teachers to the Tusla education support service of instances in which students and children have disengaged... - Schools Data
967. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of autism spectrum disorder places in primary and secondary schools in Finglas, Dublin 11; her plans to increase the number of ASD... - School Attendance
970. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 574 Question of 31 March 2021, the number of child referrals made by schoolteachers to Tusla for each of... - School Admissions
972. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a child (details supplied) has not received a place in a special school as recommended by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on... - Education Schemes
973. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grants available for parents of children with autism for the provision of educational equipment which can be used in the home; and if she... - School Staff
974. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the age limit for a primary school caretaker (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18761/21] - School Accommodation
975. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the latest move in temporary accommodation for a school (details supplied); when the school will receive more information on a... - Special Educational Needs
976. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will allocate the full 50 special education teaching hours to a school (details supplied) needed as a result of the reprofiling in 2019... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
977. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will include all DEIS band one schools when reducing class size numbers for all class levels; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Staff
978. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the cascade aspect of teacher absences in the context of Covid-19 in which the substitute panel is saturated... - School Curriculum
980. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the programmes available to secondary schools to highlight and educate students on issues surrounding sexual based crime; and her plans for any... - Education Schemes
981. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will intervene in this case to ensure that the child is... - Compensation Schemes
982. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she envisages having a scheme up and running to provide compensation arising out of a case (details supplied) to the victims of sexual abuse... - Vaccination Programme
983. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if teachers are going to be prioritised for the vaccination programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18916/21] - Schools Building Projects
984. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a timeline on the development of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18924/21] - School Staff
985. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the case of a school (details supplied) that is scheduled to have the teaching staff reduced from four to three based on... - Irish Language
986. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason two students (details supplied) are unable to receive an exemption in Irish. [18955/21] - Departmental Correspondence
987. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18958/21] - School Funding
988. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene to rectify the payroll anomaly in which secondary school music teachers will not receive payment for their work in staging... - Covid-19 Pandemic
989. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures in place to prevent and address outbreaks of Covid-19 in special education schools and particularly those in urban areas such as... - School Accommodation
990. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in providing permanent accommodation to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19005/21] - School Funding
992. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average per capita spending on technology for a visually impaired child in primary and post-primary school respectively in a given year.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
993. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if high risk staff are to return to second-level schools especially those with underlying conditions or are pregnant. [19018/21] - School Transport
994. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school transport grant for a child (details supplied). [19065/21] - School Admissions
995. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has had meetings with the forward planning unit in her Department regarding the provision of second level places in east County Cork.... - School Transport
996. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the changes that will be implemented in the school transport system this coming academic year. [19085/21] - Departmental Reviews
997. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for completion of the review of DEIS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19114/21] - Special Educational Needs Staff
998. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the decision was taken not to conduct a re-profiling exercise of special education teacher allocation in 2021, in view of the previous... - Special Educational Needs
1000. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be allocated the additional special education teacher hours more than 50 that her Department previously... - School Curriculum
1001. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way she plans to support primary and secondary schools in the delivery of financial literacy and well-being for students; the measures that... - Departmental Funding
1002. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a monetary allowance is provided for music teachers that facilitate and have various duties of the day of leaving certificate music practical... - Schools Building Projects
1003. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed new building for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19163/21] - National Council for Special Education
1006. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she expects the National Council for Special Education to complete and submit its policy advice on education provision in special classes... - School Staff
1007. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 514 of 24 February 2021, if her Department will consider allowing the affected teachers to progress to... - School Accommodation
1008. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to minimise the time new schools spend in temporary accommodation before moving to a permanent site; and if she will make a statement... - Schools Data
1010. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and post-primary schools in an area (details supplied) that are operating either in temporary accommodation or in prefabs;... - School Admissions
1012. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being made by her Department and the NCSE to ensure a person (details supplied) obtains a placement in a school suitable to their... - Human Rights
1014. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No.170 of 21 January 2021, if she will provide a copy of the notices for this ex-gratia scheme published in... - Departmental Investigations
1015. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently put in place a protocol to ensure that an investigation is promptly carried out involving her Department and any other... - Seirbhísí agus Tacaíochtaí Gaeilge
1016. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil i gceist aici Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna faoi leith a chur ar bun a dhéanadh freastal ar scoileanna agus ionaid... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
1017. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her engagements regarding zero rate educational websites to support students and families during the Covid-19 pandemic; the actions of her... - Special Educational Needs
1018. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a school (details supplied) that has not been awarded sufficient special education teaching hours; if she... - Departmental Meetings
1020. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has held meetings with principals and education stakeholders from east Cork; if not, if she plans to hold such a meeting; if so, if all... - School Curriculum
1021. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to educate young persons on the associated risks with gambling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19319/21] - Special Educational Needs
1023. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) was promised an additional 50 hours in 2019; if the school has been delivered the hours it was promised; if the... - Schools Amalgamation
1025. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 141 of 11 February 2021, if she will provide details of any contact that has taken place in 2021 (details... - School Funding
1026. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the practice of music teachers providing unpaid accompaniment and other assistance to students for their... - School Staff
1027. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of discussions to bring school secretaries pay and conditions put on a par with all other public servants; her views on this matter;... - School Admissions
1028. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions she is taking to assist a person (details supplied) with autism in Cork city access to a school place; and if she will make a... - Schools Data
1029. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school students projected to transition to secondary level in each of the four school planning areas of Cobh, Midleton,... - School Transport
1030. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter in relation to school bus transport tickets (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1031. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the wearing of face coverings in classrooms is mandatory or voluntary; if exemptions exist; and if so, the details of same. [19463/21] - Electric Vehicles
1032. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the proposed inclusion for the new electric vehicle charging guidance in the second edition of the TGD 033 School Building... - Vaccination Programme
1033. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagements she has had with representative bodies to date regarding the decision not to vaccinate teachers as a priority. [19573/21] - Schools Building Projects
1036. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in providing new permanent joint accommodation to two schools on the one site (details supplied) which are in very poor... - Departmental Reviews
1037. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a funding application review will be carried on the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Funding
1038. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a payment will be issued to a person (details supplied). [19700/21] - Public Sector Pay
1039. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the differentiation in incremental credit on the teaching salary scale between those working in primary and post-primary private... - Special Educational Needs
1040. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether it is reasonable for her Department to deny a school (details supplied) additional special education hours given the school... - School Enrolments
1041. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current section 29 appeals process; if changes have occurred to this process in the past 12 months; if so, the reason for same; and if she... - Special Educational Needs
1042. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of special school education facilities in east County Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19759/21] - Appointments to State Boards
1043. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all vacancies (details supplied) are advertised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19811/21] - Teacher Training
1044. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in respect of the five-day rule for final year teaching students will receive a response; and... - School Accommodation
1045. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter regarding the urgent need for temporary accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; her plans to... - School Attendance
1047. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of days of in-school learning children and young persons have missed since March 2020, by age group; and if she will make a statement... - Sports Facilities
1048. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if private businesses that provide physical education sporting services for local schools are considered educational under the new restrictions;... - School Facilities
1049. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she plans to implement the recommendations contained in a report commissioned by the Department of Justice (details supplied) to provide... - School Enrolments
1050. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for the new revised section 29 appeals process (details supplied); the way in which this revision and demand fit the best interest... - School Transport
1051. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reconsider the school transport arrangements for affected children from Rathcoffey, County Kildare to a campus (details supplied)... - Schools Building Projects
1052. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school development (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19929/21] - Schools Administration
1054. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when work by her Department on the refinement of the new DEIS identification model will be complete; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Enrolments
1055. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will made on a section 29 appeal in a case (details supplied) given that the pupil is now in their final school term. [19989/21] - Schools Data
1056. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children currently on secondary school waiting lists in an area (details supplied); the number yet to secure a place; the way in... - Autism Support Services
1057. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions that have been made for the provision of ASD secondary school education for children in County Cork given the oversubscription of... - Departmental Funding
1058. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to move away from the Gaeltacht grant model to full State funding of mandatory Gaeltacht placement for all student teachers;... - Schools Building Projects
1059. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction works on a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 are expected to be completed; and the estimated cost of this project. [20092/21] - Teachers Conciliation Council
1060. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will bring in an appeals process for those teachers seeking incremental credit for working in schools outside of Ireland; and if she will... - Departmental Correspondence
1061. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20124/21] - School Transport
1062. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider raising the compulsory retirement age of drivers who are in possession of a full PSV licence, a full driver licence and are... - Departmental Reviews
1064. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the review of the report on the ex-gratia scheme for survivors of sexual abuse in day schools; and if she will make a statement... - State Examinations Commission
1066. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to amend the State Examinations Commission's reasonable accommodations at the certificate examinations scheme to broaden the... - Departmental Correspondence
1067. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on an issue raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20197/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
1068. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a procedure in place to deal with cases in which a person receives contradictory information regarding their Covid-19 risk levels... - School Management
1069. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the processes and procedures in place to identify and address bullying, harassment and employment discrimination complaints in schools by direct... - School Accommodation
1070. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider establishing a new second-level school in east County Cork to open in September 2022 in view of the fact that second-level... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1073. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is planned to restore the three school days (details supplied) that were missed prior to the commencement of remote learning in order to... - School Staff
1074. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to teachers who are in the high-risk category and have received their vaccination and wish to return to work if Medmark... - School Accommodation
1075. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide information in relation to each of the school planning areas covering an area (details supplied). [20496/21] - School Admissions
1076. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the provisions within the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 governing the termination of waiting lists and preference in admission to... - School Accommodation
1077. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in sanctioning a new primary school in Santry, Dublin 9 given the 3,600 new dwellings in the area; and if she will make a... - Schools Building Projects
1079. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if further progress has been made with regard to the planning application for a permanent school (details supplied) to be located on the Mill... - DEIS Scheme
1081. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of DEIS primary schools and secondary schools, respectively by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20563/21] - Emergency Works Scheme
1084. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 281 of 20 January 2021, if a final decision has been made in relation to the emergency works appeal by a... - Gaelscoil Issues
1085. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any of the post-primary schools to open in 2021 will be an Irish-medium school; and if not, her contingency plans to provide for the wishes... - Special Educational Needs
1086. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to ensure children with special educational needs who received a recent change in diagnosis as in the case of a child... - School Patronage
1087. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for a change of status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20677/21] - Schools Building Projects
1088. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a building project for a school (details supplied); the timescale for the commencement of same; and if she will make a statement... - School Patronage
1089. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made on an application by a school (details supplied) for change of status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20709/21] - Appointments to State Boards
1090. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts her Department is making to achieve gender balance on all State boards and agencies under the remit of her Department; if she will... - Special Educational Needs
1091. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if arrangements will be made to facilitate a child (details supplied) in relation to their application for enrolment in a special educational... - School Curriculum
1092. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the new curricular subject requirements which will be in effect from 1 January 2023 downgrade the importance of Irish history by... - School Transport
1093. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review tendering for school bus routes in wake of the outcome of an investigation (details supplied); the action being taken to... - State Examinations
1096. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if music teachers who facilitated the music practical examinations for the leaving certificate 2021 will be able to avail of the examinations...
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