Written answers
Tuesday, 30 November 2021
Department of Education and Skills
- Covid-19 Pandemic
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that have been taken and may be taken to protect pregnant teachers and pregnant special needs assistants who may be exposed to Covid-19... - Earcaíocht san Earnáil Phoiblí
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén fáth nár áiríodh inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa bhfógra do phost an Ard-Rúnaí sa Roinn Oideachais a... - School Transport
299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in the provision of the school transport service in relation to a school (details supplied); the steps that are being... - School Facilities
300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a clear timeline for the provision of an adequately resourced sensory room at a school (details supplied). [58260/21] - School Staff
303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene in the case of a teacher (details supplied) who has been overpaid and wishes to avail of tax relief. [58293/21] - Special Educational Needs
304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to a campaign by an organisation (details supplied) which calls for a review of the minimum essential qualification... - School Patronage
305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are no proposals to prohibit denominational schools from teaching according to the characteristic spirit or ethos of the school; and if... - School Curriculum
307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if parents of pre and post-primary school children retain the right to voluntarily withdraw their children from relationships and sexuality... - Schools Building Projects
309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an extension for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58316/21] - School Admissions
310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide secondary school places to all children who have applied in the Trim, County Meath area (details supplied). [58323/21] - State Examinations
311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the planning that is in place to address the situation of those sitting the leaving certificate in 2022 (details supplied); and if she will make... - Special Educational Needs
312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current situation on the number of special education needs organisers, SENOs, in the County Offaly area at present; the vacancies for SENOs... - State Examinations
314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to offer students the choice of opting for a combination of accredited grades and written examination in the leaving certificate... - School Facilities
315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a sports hall will be provided for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58361/21] - School Funding
316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional resources will be provided for a school (details supplied) to allow for an increase in the student population specifically in order... - Special Educational Needs
317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost attached to banked special educational hours in the 2020-2021 academic year. [58402/21] - School Staff
322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way the entry of newly qualified teachers into the educational sector is managed by her Department in the absence of a model for same; if she... - Teacher Training
323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to increase the range and diversity of primary initial teacher education (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Departmental Data
324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide all agreements, covenants and conditions that exist between the trustees, the board of management and her Department in... - State Examinations
325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to facilitate leaving certificate students in the 2021-2022 academic year that wish to make use of either calculated grades or... - Schools Refurbishment
326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when refurbishment works will be completed at a school (details supplied); and the estimated cost of these works. [58513/21] - Education Welfare Service
327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost in 2022 of increasing the number of educational welfare officer posts by 25 and of increasing the number of senior educational... - Schools Administration
328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times that the critical incident policy mechanism has been implemented in schools from 2009 to date; and if she will make a... - School Staff
329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that are being taken to ensure there are enough substitute teachers in place to provide cover to ensure that the mock leaving... - Schools Building Projects
330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a school moving to its permanent site (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58693/21] - School Staff
331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) receives the correct level pay as a matter of urgency. [58698/21] - Schools Building Projects
332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way her Department and Donegal Education and Training Board, ETB, are progressing the new school buildings for a school (details supplied);... - School Curriculum
334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the inclusion of the Romanian language in the primary and secondary school syllabus in view of the increase in Romanian-speaking... - Schools Building Projects
335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has identified a permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if not, if she will sanction the refit of further... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that will be in place to support leaving certificate students in 2022 who have lost in-person teaching time due to Covid-19; and if... - State Examinations
337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if leaving certificate students in 2022 are receiving more options for the format of questions on their exams; if additional time will be... - Schools Building Projects
338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the approved new build autism spectrum disorder, ASD, unit to include two classrooms and ancillary services at a school (details... - State Examinations
341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to establish an advisory group on planning for State examinations in 2022 similar to the advisory group which was established for... - School Staff
342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers currently on secondment to other bodies. [58819/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the person or body that will identify the pod contacts in primary schools; and the person or body that will identify parents of these pod... - Schools Administration
346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the guidance or instruction that was issued to schools regarding the withholding of school supplies from children in cases in which school fees... - Special Educational Needs
347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the level of the special needs assistant certificate course being run through University College Dublin that will be achieved by... - Child Abuse
348. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has given consideration to establishing a redress scheme for victims of child sex abuse at boarding schools similar to the scheme she has... - Education Welfare Service
349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the education welfare officer formerly based at a school (details supplied) has been transferred to a new post in Portlaoise, County... - Social Insurance
350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) was on the correct PRSI rate from October 2020 to November 2021; and if she will make a... - Schools Building Projects
351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a project for extension and refurbishment to cater for a long-term projected enrolment of 1,000 pupils at a school (details... - Education Policy
360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to the provision of increased mixed sex primary school places in the Dublin 9 and 11 areas; and if she will make a... - School Transport
362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a remote area grant for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59031/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the suite of measures she is relying on to keep primary-schools safe given the absence of HEPA filters, masks, appropriate contact, test, trace... - Site Acquisitions
365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59081/21] - State Examinations
366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will request the State Examinations Commission to accept a late application to the scheme of reasonable accommodations at... - School Enrolments
368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the lack of secondary school places available to cater to the youth population living in the Lucan area; and... - Education and Training Boards
369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the buildings currently in use by Longford Westmeath Education Training Board that are either owned, leased or rented on a full or part-time... - Special Educational Needs
370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a SENO report for a child (details supplied) will be sent to a school in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Refurbishment
371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of applications for emergency works grants; the number that were successful in accessing the grant and the total amount awarded... - Covid-19 Pandemic
372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of schools that identified a further requirement for CO2 monitors and submitted a request through the dedicated helpline and...
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