Written answers
Tuesday, 23 November 2021
Department of Education and Skills
- School Accommodation
62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a shortage of school places in Malahide and Portmarnock, County Dublin; and if she has plans to address this... - Covid-19 Pandemic
63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will instruct her Department to immediately establish a rapid and transparent system for reporting Covid-19 cases in schools; and if she... - State Examinations
71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will put in place arrangements to facilitate a hybrid leaving certificate in 2021 given the education of exam students has been disrupted... - School Curriculum
72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she last met with an association (details supplied); and if she proposes to amend the new syllabus for agricultural science. [57322/21] - Schools Building Projects
73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made with a school (details supplied) in regard to the purchase of the site on the Mill Road; the overall timeline for... - Departmental Policies
74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to reduce pupil teacher ratios in primary and secondary schools as announced in Budget 2022; and if she will make a statement on the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if clarity will be provided to schools regarding communication of a positive Covid-19 case in a school; and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to ensure students with additional needs in mainstream classes have access to an SNA if they need it; and if she will make a... - Departmental Schemes
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to expand the DEIS programme to additional schools in 2022 and 2023; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the... - Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén dul chun cinn atá déanta i dtaca le beartas a fhorbairt maidir le teagasc na Gaeilge agus leis an teagasc trí Ghaeilge i... - School Staff
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department ensures that all those working in schools have racial sensitivity training; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Building Projects
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department is taking to prioritise reducing construction costs and timescales into the future given the expansive school programme... - Covid-19 Pandemic
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will instruct her Department to immediately re-establish contact tracing in Covid-19 cases in schools; and if she will make a statement on... - School Accommodation
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be made available for a portacabin for a counselling room in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 due to the loss of 40% of... - Schools Building Projects
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which school building projects at primary and second-level throughout the country, including County Kildare, are proceeding in line... - Departmental Policies
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on the development of a new digital strategy for schools and measures to further support digital online learning for primary and... - State Examinations
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will allow for the option of accredited grades for the leaving certificate 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57212/21] - Education and Training Provision
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her progress to date in expanding the provision of post-primary education in Santry and Whitehall, Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement on... - Schools Building Projects
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the extension for a school (details supplied); if timelines can be provided for both construction and the provision of new... - Departmental Policies
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to progress the roll-out of the school inclusion model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57172/21] - School Inspections
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the non-essential school inspections visiting schools given the evolving and growing concern of Covid-19; and if she will... - School Staff
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the mechanism that has been put in place for schools to report failures to secure substitute teachers to teach replacement hours; if an analysis... - School Admissions
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will examine the situation vis-a-vis schools with ASD units whereby a child with autism has to apply first for a mainstream... - Schools Building Projects
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a building project for a school (details supplied); the expected timescale for the commencement of same; and if she will make a... - Departmental Policies
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the establishment of a secondary school on Inisbofin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57308/21] - Departmental Schemes
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of the new Covid learning and support scheme which aims to help mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on... - Mental Health Services
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the strategies in place to offer enhanced mental health supports for primary and secondary students; and if she will make a statement on the... - Commissions of Investigation
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of commissions of investigation currently ongoing under the remit of her Department; the duration of each commission of investigation;... - Schools Building Projects
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her officials will take on board the real problems with the building and prefects that a school (details supplied) is housed in. [55766/21] - Departmental Programmes
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications and grants under the school energy retrofit pathfinder programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Building Projects
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the project for a new building for a school (details supplied) will be accelerated. [55765/21] - School Facilities
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give further consideration to the application by a school (details supplied) for the installation of a physical education lab and... - School Staff
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to the availability of substitute teaching; her plans to allow retired teachers return in a substitution capacity; and... - School Facilities
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will work with a school and trust (details supplied) to ensure that the pitches traditionally used by the school remain available to both... - Special Educational Needs
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to ensure that each child or young person who is entitled to a special needs assistant or resource hours is allocated... - Covid-19 Pandemic
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of and position regarding the Covid-19 school transport restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57213/21] - Special Educational Needs
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has carried out research into the need for a special school in east County Cork; if so, the details of same; and if she will... - School Admissions
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a shortage of school places in Swords, County Dublin; and if she has plans to address this issue. [57044/21] - Oideachas Gaeltachta
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an dtabharfaidh sí tuarascáil maidir le dul chun cinn an chomhairliúcháin ar athchóiriú Churaclam Gaeilge na... - Special Educational Needs
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if flexibility will be given to secondary schools (details supplied) in County Cork to ensure that no sixth class child with additional... - Departmental Reports
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the recommendations of a report (details supplied); and her plans to progress the recommendations. [57181/21] - Teacher Training
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will approve the intake numbers into both the bachelor of education and professional master of education for the next academic year; and... - School Admissions
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagements she has had to date in relation to the alleviation of school place shortages for local children at a school (details supplied);... - School Transport
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of those applicants eligible for school transport that had or have not yet secured a place on a bus due to late payment of fees or... - Covid-19 Pandemic
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the public health supports available to schools. [57303/21] - School Curriculum
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the progress of the senior cycle review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57305/21] - School Staff
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that have been taken to ensure that the requirement for close contacts to restrict movements for five days will not further impact on... - School Admissions
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the resources that are being put in place to ensure that children in an area (details supplied) have sufficient secondary school places; and if... - Covid-19 Pandemic
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when school leaders can expect to receive antigen testing for the school community; if antigen testing will require additional expenditure by the... - Education and Training Boards
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason ETB small second-level schools are not entitled to be designated as a small school for the purposes of the small schools' designation... - Special Educational Needs
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to an application for additional support and an SNA allocation for a person (details supplied); and if she will... - Bullying in Educational Institutions
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her further plans to prevent and tackle bullying in schools, including cyberbullying and gender identity bullying; and if she will make a... - Island Communities
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the support being provided to second-level students on the offshore islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57309/21] - Special Educational Needs
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied that children attending special schools are being provided with adequate services for speech therapy, occupational therapy... - School Curriculum
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to update the relationships and sexuality education teaching resource material; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57254/21] - School Staff
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action she is taking to address the difficulties being faced by principals trying to source substitute teachers; and if she will make a... - Schools Building Projects
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the advancement being made in providing a new building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57267/21] - School Staff
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of negotiations in relation to the improvement of pay and conditions for school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a... - Special Educational Needs
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the difficulties new and developing schools are facing in accessing special educational supports. [57262/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will instruct her Department to arrange weekly mass-testing for Covid-19 across school settings; and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions her Department is taking to increase the level of special educational needs and ASD class places in County Cork; and if she will make... - School Transport
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the school transport system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57297/21] - Schools Building Projects
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the emergency measures that can be taken to remedy the conditions of the prefab classrooms at a school (details supplied); the progress of the... - Departmental Programmes
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the planned allocation of the additional €18 million provision in Budget 2022 which will enable an expansion of the... - School Transport
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied that all school bus capacity including special education transport will return to 100%, in relation to the return to full... - School Staff
142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason education staff who were involved in delivering the summer provision are still waiting for their payments; when the payments will be... - Covid-19 Pandemic
144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when HEPA filters in each classroom will be installed given the growing international medical, building and environmental evidence and consensus... - School Funding
145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase capitation grants in order that each school has the resources they need to deliver for all their students; and if she will... - Schools Building Projects
146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the audits carried out by her Department in respect of existing school buildings in Galway city, both vacant and occupied, to... - Departmental Programmes
149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she plans to announce details of the extended DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57220/21] - School Transport
150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport is running at 100% capacity; and the status of efforts to increase places for children on school buses across the State.... - Departmental Data
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and breakdown of schools that had access to the summer education programme by county in 2020 and 2021; and if she will make a... - Schools Building Projects
152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the opening timeframe and capacity of a new special school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if there are plans for the upgrade of the... - School Transport
153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to improve pay and conditions to school escorts to encourage uptake of the position. [57317/21] - Schools Building Projects
154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a site for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57198/21] - Special Educational Needs
156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the announced measures to create an additional 1,700 special class places in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Projects
159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a project (details supplied); the level of engagement she has had with same; her plans for the continuity of the provision of Irish... - School Funding
160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans that are in place to provide finance to schools that do not have a recommended standard ventilation system. [57231/21] - School Staff
161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by secondary schools in accessing funds allocated for Covid-19 catch-up... - State Examinations
162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a full report on the recent discussions that her Department has been having in relation to reform of the leaving certificate;... - Schools Building Projects
163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the advancement in progressing a new school site (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57266/21] - Gaeltacht Policy
164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the key findings of the research and evaluation study on the Gaeltacht school recognition scheme; and if she will make a... - School Funding
165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports Budget 2022 has provided for capital planning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57300/21] - School Curriculum
166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the person or body that produced the homophobic materials recently removed from post-primary school teaching resources; the person or body that... - Special Educational Needs
167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in County Cork expected to require a special school place in September 2022; and the number of spaces currently available,... - Educational Disadvantage
168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the strategies to support children and young persons who are at risk of the highest levels of educational disadvantage; and if she will make a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason children in primary schools are not wearing masks. [57228/21]
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