Written answers
Thursday, 1 July 2021
Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Building Projects
5. 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. [35270/21] - Disadvantaged Status
6. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the consultation process in relation to the DEIS programme will be completed at an early date in view of the need to give further consideration... - School Transport
14. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected capacity on buses within the school transport service in September 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35167/21] - School Equipment
15. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her position on the choice of devices selected by secondary schools for students; and if guidelines around type, costs and usage of same will be... - School Staff
16. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the loss of a teaching post in a school (details supplied) since the 2019-2020 school year that resulted in an... - State Examinations
17. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider extending the current flexible grading for future leaving certificate students up to at least 2022; and if she will make a... - Schools Establishment
18. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide additional education facilities at both primary and post primary level in Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
19. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 824 of 15 June 2021, the status of the promised review of the policy on reading classes and schools; and if... - Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
20. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills céard é an próiséas ar faoi a dhéanfar cinneadh maidir leis an moladh atá ann dhá shonraíocht... - Schools Building Projects
22. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if plans for the delivery of a school (details supplied) can be expedited given the pressing need for additional school places in Rush, County... - School Staff
24. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to the board of a school (details supplied) to retain its fourth classroom teacher; and if she will make a statement on the... - State Examinations
25. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the protection of grade inflation that is anticipated in 2021, if any in leaving certificate results; and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects
26. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the commencement of a school building project (details supplied) which is due to commence on 1 July 2021; if this is the case; and... - Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
27. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cad iad na céimeanna a ghlacfaidh sí chun a chinntiú go mbeidh go leor múinteoirí nua-cháilithe ann a mbeidh Gaeilge... - Teacher Training
28. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that quotas on primary school teacher training are applied to public institutes of higher education but not private colleges; the steps... - Departmental Consultations
29. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in finalising the consultation process in relation to the DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - State Examinations
30. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department’s plans for the leaving certificate 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35294/21] - Special Educational Needs
32. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the strands of the summer provision programme in 2021; the details of measures to increase participation on account of exceptional... - Irish Language
33. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports provided to Irish language schools to promote the use of Irish, including strengthening of partnerships between schools and Gaeltacht... - State Examinations
34. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if clarity will be provided on the future of the leaving certificate grading process; and if the practice of school profiling will resume... - School Transport
35. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the school transport review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35406/21] - Mental Health Services
36. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the policy on mental health support services in primary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35171/21] - Schools Building Projects
37. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the building of a new school building for a school (details supplied). [35258/21] - School Enrolments
39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the shortage of secondary school places for children in the catchment area surrounding Milltown, County Kerry; and if she... - Special Educational Needs
40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts she has made in respect of implementing a review of the Education of Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; if this will be... - School Transport
41. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the school bus transport scheme issue that has been repeatedly identified in County Clare in particular the concessionary ticket... - Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta
42. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén uair a chomhlíonfaidh sí an gealltanas a tugadh do scoileanna Uíbh Ráthach go mbronnfar stádas eisceachtúil... - School Accommodation
44. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if confirmation will be given to a school (details supplied) of the location of its temporary school in September 2021; if she will ensure that... - Disadvantaged Status
45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the DEIS band classification of a school (details supplied); if she will allow for a reassessment of this particular school;... - Covid-19 Pandemic
46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will issue a circular to schools to allow the live broadcast of lessons to leaving certificate students outside the school building who... - School Transport
47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether students who are forced to apply for a concessionary place on school transportation should have to pay for these places; and... - Departmental Schemes
48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the scale of programmes supported by the education excellence fund; and if she has plans to expand this method of funding of innovation. [34507/21] - School Accommodation
49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a new school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35269/21] - Special Educational Needs
50. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of ASD units and multi-disability classrooms in County Clare. [35276/21] - Schools Building Projects
51. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills status of the new permanent build for a college (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35330/21] - Schools Establishment
52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will authorise the establishment of a school (details supplied) to restore the choice of parents and pupils to continue second-level... - Crime Prevention
53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department is taking to combat the scam telephone calls and text messages that are being received in relation to her... - Special Educational Needs
54. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which special needs requirements as set out by the relevant school authorities continue to be met in full at primary and... - School Staff
55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the outcome of discussion with representatives of school secretaries; if further discussion is planned; and if she will make a statement on the... - Education Policy
56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 343 of 13 May 2021, the status of the workshops on the promotion of wellbeing and resilience in schools... - Special Educational Needs
57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have signed up for the enhanced summer July provision programme for children with additional educational needs; the... - School Transport
59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reconsider the criteria for places on school transportation in which the student is unable to avail of their closest school due to... - School Admissions
60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will meet with parents and teacher representatives in the Clondalkin area of Dublin 22 to discuss the crisis in secondary school places for... - Schools Building Projects
61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of proposed building works for a school (details supplied); the stage of capital appraisal the school is at; the likely timeline to... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider taking action to reduce class sizes in primary schools in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34499/21] - School Accommodation
63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the installation of prefabs in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34833/21] - School Admissions
64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on the promised review of the impact of the provision of section 62(10)(b) of the Education (Admission to Schools)... - Special Educational Needs
65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional and total number of SNAs allocated to schools in the Clondalkin and Lucan catchment area for the coming year; and if she will make... - Site Acquisitions
66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of engagements that have taken place with the landowner of a proposed new school site (details supplied), if there has been engagement... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35414/21] - Schools Building Projects
69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of the delay in planning for the transfer of a school (details supplied) to the existing building of another school for the start of... - State Examinations
70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions she will take regarding the scale of the issues with the leaving certificate oral exams; and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will work with a school (details supplied) to ensure the acquisition by her Department of a building for a specific ASD unit and as a... - School Transport
72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider a demand-based school transport scheme rather than a geographical based scheme to allow for all students to be catered for;... - Special Educational Needs
73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if children with special educational needs in special schools who traditionally availed of two weeks’ school provision and 20 hours home... - School Staff
74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she has taken to address the challenges facing teaching principals in smaller schools who manage special classes. [35378/21] - Oideachas Gaeltachta
75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén cúnamh atá ann do mhúinteoirí i meánscoileanna Ghaeltacht na nOileán, idir mheantóir, liúntas... - State Examinations
76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students completing State examinations in 2022 have the option of bereavement leave or exceptional circumstances during their written exams;... - Teaching Qualifications
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide clarity on the accreditation of the national training programme for SNAs at UCD. [35380/21] - Special Educational Needs
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the preparations that are been made to progress children with special needs from primary schools to secondary schools. [35385/21] - Educational Disadvantage
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 156 of 13 May 2021, the engagement she has had in the 2020-2021 academic year with representatives of DEIS... - School Curriculum
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the senior cycle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35402/21] - School Staff
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene to ensure that a school (details supplied) does not lose a teacher in the next academic year due to being one pupil short of... - School Admissions
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the serious challenges related to the provision of secondary school places for September 2021 in Greystones,... - School Curriculum
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the publication of the new relationship and sexual educations programme; the status of same versus any other relationship and... - Special Educational Needs
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the policy of her Department in relation the requirements of national school children with severe dyslexia with regard to extra reading class... - School Meals Programme
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the school meals and hot school meals programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35405/21] - Special Educational Needs
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if SENOs are required to make a visit to schools in September 2021 as part of the SNA exceptional reviews for post-secondary schools; if there... - School Facilities
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been any update in relation to the provision of funding for the construction of a PE hall for which planning permission has already... - School Curriculum
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has plans to accelerate the delivery of senior cycle reform. [34506/21] - Special Educational Needs
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department will initiate its review of reading classes and reading schools for children and young persons with special needs; what the... - Schools Building Projects
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will vacate its temporary site not later than after one year's duration; and if she will make a statement on the... - Transport Policy
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way she is encouraging active travel to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35178/21] - Education Policy
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the possibility of there being no public single sex secondary education option on the northside of Cork city. [35259/21] - State Examinations
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which she will resolve any unfair marking down of students’ grades in their leaving certificate oral examinations. [35379/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a standard ventilation system is recommended for schools; if schools have been supported by a grant to install pandemic ventilation; and if... - Social Welfare Benefits
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who have benefited from the parent’s benefit per county since its introduction and since its expansion in April 2021.... - Education Policy
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools in the State that had only one classroom teacher, that is, the principal of the school during the school year... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the promised catch up fund; the amount that has been put aside for same; the use it will be put to; and when the funds will be... - Special Educational Needs
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she plans to take to cater for the increasing numbers of special needs pupils at primary level; if she has assessed the impact of the... - Vaccination Programme
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all school staff will be vaccinated ahead of the next academic year; if she is communicating with the Department of Health to ensure same; and... - Teaching Council of Ireland
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will investigate the obstacles facing a qualified teacher (details supplied) who holds qualifications from outside of Ireland but who is... - School Accommodation
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which her Department continues to respond expeditiously to requests for new schools or extensions to existing schools at primary...
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