Written answers
Tuesday, 21 September 2021
Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport
350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the 50% capacity restriction on post-primary school buses in view of the changing public health advice and the fact that all... - School Accommodation
351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any school building or additional school accommodation applications in counties Laois and Offaly have been impacted due to Covid-19 and... - School Staff
352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide clarification in relation to a teaching post (details supplied) in County Kerry; if there will be further transparency going... - School Accommodation
353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently review funding applications for temporary and permanent accommodation structures for a school (details supplied); and if she... - School Staff
354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that when her Department negotiates permanent contracts with key administrative school staff such as school secretaries and... - Schools Refurbishment
355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a number of repair and upkeep works that are needed in a school (details supplied); her plans to address these... - Schools Building Projects
356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a major school building project (details supplied) has been at stage 2b for nearly five years; if her attention has been drawn to the... - Special Educational Needs
357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has lost an SNA in 2021 despite the senior education psychologist stating that a further SNA was needed;... - School Transport
358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44569/21] - Education Policy
359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that there has been a delay in the publication of the national Traveller and Roma inclusion strategy education pilot baseline study;... - School Admissions
360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a suitable school place will be found for a child (details supplied). [44572/21] - School Staff
361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when pay and conditions will be standardised for school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44579/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has plans to provide each classroom with CO2 monitors to help control ventilation and prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the classroom; and... - School Staff
363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to regularise the pay, conditions, and pensions of school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on... - Education Policy
364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that flexibility is added to the Covid learning and support scheme to address gaps in wrap-around supports for children with... - Schools Building Projects
365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a design team will be appointed for the design and construction of a campus (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Pension Provisions
366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a retired teacher (details supplied) has an entitlement to an occupational pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44655/21] - School Facilities
367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will be informed of a decision by her Department on two emergency works applications relating to electrical work... - Schools Amalgamation
368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposal to amalgamate a school (details supplied); the progress that has been made to date; and if she will make a statement... - School Transport
369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if financial assistance towards special transportation can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a... - School Admissions
370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school place can be facilitated in the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44704/21] - School Funding
371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a breakdown will be provided of the funding given to schools (details supplied) over the past 12 months; if they are DEIS schools; and if she... - Capitation Grants
373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will increase the primary school capitation in view of a survey undertaken by an association (details supplied) which found that parents... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being taken to create smaller classes that allow for more individual attention and meets the ambition of Government to establish the... - School Uniforms
377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will work towards introducing regulations that all public schools will be required to have generic uniforms with the possibility of school... - School Staff
378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that any remuneration agreement with school caretakers allows for outside school hours working time to enable school... - Departmental Properties
379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the locations of all offices and buildings either owned or used by her Department or by public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of reducing the pupil teacher ratio to 18:1 in all primary schools. [44937/21] - Special Educational Needs
382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated additional cost in 2022 of increasing special education provision by 15% above the 2021 level. [44939/21] - School Funding
383. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of abolishing voluntary contributions in primary and post-primary schools and replacing them with a grant... - Departmental Communications
385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has deleted text messages or email correspondence related to Government or official communications at any point since January 2020 to... - Teaching Council of Ireland
386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting on a Teaching Council number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45113/21] - School Accommodation
387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of approved building works for a school (details supplied). [45124/21] - Special Educational Needs
388. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the decision on the appeal for SNA allocation for a school (details supplied) will be forthcoming; and if she will make a statement on the... - State Examinations
389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the requirements to sit the Mandarin leaving certificate exam; and if it is possible to fulfil the tuition hours at this point to complete the... - Schools Building Projects
390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a site has been secured for a school (details supplied). [45198/21] - School Accommodation
391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the condition of a school (details supplied) which is in a deplorable condition and is unsafe for pupils attending the school; and... - Special Educational Needs
392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 923 of 27 July 2021, if she will sanction an increase on the current SNA resources at a school (details... - School Admissions
393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school has an obligation to find a suitable place for a child in an appropriate alternative school in cases in which the school believes the... - State Examinations
394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts that were made to co-ordinate the timing of the leaving certificate results and UCAS deadlines and to communicate the timing of those... - Education Policy
395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the review on alternative education which includes services (details supplied); when this review began; the scope of this... - Schools Administration
397. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the upgrade of existing payroll systems to an online system which was planned to roll out on a phased basis over 2021. [45275/21] - Education Policy
398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland is ranked last out of 36 developed countries for investment in education relative to GDP...
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