Written answers
Tuesday, 12 October 2021
Department of Education and Skills
- Education Schemes
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost in 2022 of increasing the funding for the school completion programme by 10%. [49364/21] - School Transport
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that is being made regarding the review of the school bus service; when the review will be completed; and if she will make a... - Education Policy
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss the way a programme could become embedded into national education policy; and... - School Transport
250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is considering returning school transport to full capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49159/21] - Education and Training Provision
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason home tuition has not yet been sanctioned for a pupil (details supplied); when it is likely to be sanctioned given that this tutorage... - Special Educational Needs
252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an autism spectrum disorder, ASD, unit will be provided at a school (details supplied); the timetable for this to be announced; and if she... - School Staff
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to deal with the lack of second level teachers in Dublin city and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49204/21] - Education Policy
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to reduce class sizes at primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49206/21] - School Staff
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in restoring middle management positions at primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49207/21] - Capitation Grants
257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase the capitation grant per pupil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49218/21] - School Facilities
259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the commencement and progression of the deep energy retrofit for schools built prior to 2008 to deliver on 2030 and 2050... - School Staff
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the recent decision by her Department to stop allowing banking special education teacher hours lost by lack of substitute... - School Transport
261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if queries raised by a person (details supplied) in respect of a bus escort query will receive a response; and if she will make a statement on... - Schools Building Projects
262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will undertake a full technical inspection to consider the current state of a school building (details supplied); and if she... - Special Educational Needs
263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) will be granted a transfer to a school in order that they can avail of a place in its ASD unit. [49243/21] - National Development Plan
265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which projects that fall within the aegis of her Department and are within the revised National Development Plan are at an advanced... - Schools Building Projects
267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new post-primary school for Sallynoggin and Cherrywood, County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Staff
271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the recent Departmental decision to stop the banking of special education teacher hours lost by a lack of substitute availability... - Schools Building Projects
272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a plan to extend the temporary accommodation for schools (details supplied) given the land ownership issues that are delaying the... - School Transport
273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she expects the 50% capacity rule for school transport to be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49335/21] - School Costs
275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) requires a €100 admission fee in order to apply for placement at the school; and if she will make a... - School Transport
276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to amend procedures to permit adult escorts such as special needs assistants to accompany children in their care on mainstream... - Fee Paying Schools
277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated net cost to the Exchequer of funding fee paying schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49381/21] - Special Educational Needs
279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the impact of the decision by her Department to stop banking SET hours lost by the lack of substitute... - School Accommodation
280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total costs her Department has incurred on temporary accommodation land, prefabs and former educational buildings in County Wicklow in each... - Schools Building Projects
281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a full review of the overall process for the handover of a new school building will be undertaken by her Department as a result of the... - School Patronage
283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress which has been made in evaluating the potential in local areas in which there is a substantial demand for non-religious education... - School Equipment
284. 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. [49409/21] - School Accommodation
286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to provide additional funding for the inclusion of ASD classrooms in a school (details supplied). [49423/21] - School Transport
287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a family (details supplied) in County Kerry is eligible for a special education school transport grant; and if she will make a statement on... - School Facilities
288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the primary school library fund will be reinstated in Budget 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49479/21] - School Accommodation
290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the urgency of providing additional classroom accommodation for a school (details supplied) given the need for six additional... - Departmental Data
291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of State boards under the remit of her Department or its agencies in tabular form; the number of members of each board; the number of... - Departmental Strategies
292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will publish her Department’s new strategy for education for sustainable development. [49571/21] - Special Educational Needs
293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the situation in which children who have moderate to severe additional speech and language and occupational therapy needs are placed... - School Staff
294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will retain the developing school post at a school (details supplied) in which the risk of losing a teacher will result in classroom... - Special Educational Needs
295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether the needs of children that have moderate to severe requirement for additional speech and language and occupational therapy... - School Curriculum
296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to proposals by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment that appear to suggest a change in the Irish... - Education and Training Boards
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of buildings being rented by the CMETB in County Cavan; the address of each building; and the cost to rent these per annum. [49681/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if secondary schools will take into account the difficulties that many transition year students face in trying to get relevant work experience at... - School Staff
299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the situation in which teacher's salary payments for the summer programme is marked as autistic programme; if... - School Transport
300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will amend the concessionary scheme for a family (details supplied). [49700/21] - School Staff
301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made in relation to the terms and conditions of school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Patronage
302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 5 October 2021, the part the absence of non-denominational and coeducational schools play in... - Departmental Contracts
305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and value all procurement contracts that took place by way of negotiated procedure without prior publication in 2020 and to date in... - School Transport
306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of those eligible for school transport applicants that had or have not yet secured a place on a bus due to late payment of fees by... - Schools Refurbishment
307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay with works at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; the schedule of works to deliver this project; and if she... - School Equipment
308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a tablet device that was agreed to be supplied to a child (details supplied) will be delivered to their school. [49789/21] - Special Educational Needs
309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has been unable to begin their long-awaited education in a specialised setting despite the school being... - Departmental Administrative Arrangements
310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that payslips relating to remuneration for the summer programme are no longer annotated as autistic programme and that a more... - School Transport
311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the journey time of a person (details supplied) to school is taking so long; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49882/21]
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