Written answers

Thursday, 13 May 2021

  • School Transport
    299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the promised new revised school transport system will be ready for September 2021 in order to eliminate the confusion of September 2020...
  • Undefined
    300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide assistance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25176/21]
  • Physical Education
    301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken to meet the Programme for Government commitment to work to encourage increased participation in physical education in primary and...
  • School Textbooks
    302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Programme for Government commitment to commence a free schoolbooks scheme pilot in September 2020 and pending a successful...
  • Health Services
    303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status and details of the public health supports available to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25071/21]
  • Schools Building Projects
    304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of each large-scale school building project in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25060/21]
  • State Examinations
    305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports in place for schools to run the 2021 leaving certificate and accredited grades process; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the degree to which children including those with special educational needs can safely return to the classroom with special emphasis...
  • State Examinations
    307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements likely to hold the 2021 leaving certificate or other evaluations for second-level students having regard to the 2020 experience...
  • School Transport
    308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address an issue on school transport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25193/21]
  • Education Policy
    309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support the legislative changes that were recommended by the Oireachtas Committee on Education which included amending the Education...
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student who is absent from school for the purpose of self-isolating due to having contracted or being suspected of being in contact with...
  • State Examinations
    312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils who sat exams in November 2020 and who are expected to apply for third-level courses in 2021; and if she will make a...
  • Schools Building Projects
    313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25278/21]
  • School Accommodation
    315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the buildings at a now-closed national school (details supplied); if they are to be let out to a third-party; if they will be open...
  • Disadvantaged Status
    316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be given DEIS status given the blow to the socioeconomic status of the area due to the wind down of a...
  • School Transport
    318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there are three school buses operating on the Kilcommon, Upperchurch to Thurles bus route; the reason all three buses are stopping at...
  • Special Educational Needs
    319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the plans will be released for the July programme 2021; if a commitment will be given going forward that children attending special schools...
  • Education Schemes
    320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider providing funded Irish courses in the Gaeltacht regions during school term for transition year students commencing in the...
  • Teacher Training
    321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the continuation will be assured of the Carlisle and Blake award to teachers in primary schools and or to student teachers on an annual basis;...
  • Special Educational Needs
    322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 6 May 2021, the status of plans to run an expanded July provision summer scheme in 2021; the details...
  • School Staff
    323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the information her Department collates as per circular 20/2019 (details supplied); the date this report was issued; the location...
  • Schools Building Projects
    324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she is satisfied that the school building programme is sufficient to meet requirements in 2021; and if she will make a...
  • Special Educational Needs
    326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the provision made for children with special needs teaching requirements is catered for in the 2021 school building...
  • School Staff
    328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she remains satisfied regarding the pupil-teacher ratio at all primary and second-level schools throughout the country with...
  • State Examinations
    329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she remains confident that adequate provision has been made for the holding of exams at all second-level schools throughout...
  • School Staff
    330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she expects to be in a position to intervene to support schools at primary and second-level currently experiencing classroom overcrowding or...
  • School Enrolments
    332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which her Department can plan for adequate school places at primary and second-level in all areas throughout the country given the...
  • Special Educational Needs
    333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of the number of special needs teachers provided for in the course of 2021 and...
  • Education Schemes
    335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for summer works schemes in respect of schools from County Kildare received to date; the extent to which she expects...
  • School Curriculum
    336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many of the texts and films on the NCCA on the prescribed list for the English curriculum in...
  • School Enrolments
    337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the increasing concern of a shortage in places, long waiting lists and the number of students with no place...
  • School Staff
    338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consideration that has been given to a moratorium on the reduction of teacher and SNA allocation numbers in any school in September 2021; and...
  • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
    339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the PPE grant for schools; if the third instalment has been made; if not, when schools can expect to receive this funding; and the...
  • Departmental Data
    340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 176 of 25 February 2021, the status of the upgrade of existing payroll systems in her Department; and the...
  • School Inspections
    341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if incidental school inspections including in-class teaching and learning inspections have resumed; if so, the date of resumption; her views on...
  • Bullying in Educational Institutions
    342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will introduce legislation in relation to bullying following schools in Northern Ireland being legally required to record all...
  • Education Policy
    343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 558 of 10 March 2021, the number of schools taking part in the pilot workshops on well-being and trauma...

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