Written answers
Tuesday, 22 February 2022
Department of Education and Skills
- Public Sector Pensions
416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will introduce an amendment to the public service superannuation scheme to allow access to the scheme for school secretaries and school... - National Council for Special Education
417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the National Council for Special Education will complete and submit its policy advice on education provision in special classes and special... - School Staff
418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the difference in operational terms between the teacher exchange scheme which operated until the 2018-2019 academic year and the scheme of... - Special Educational Needs
420. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be allocated to provide full-time SNA hours for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Facilities
421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will provide funding for a bus shelter outside a school (details supplied) to meet the needs of students with disabilities who... - Special Educational Needs
422. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the requirement for a special class, a second hearing impairment class, for a school (details supplied); and if she will make... - State Examinations
424. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the model for the certificate history essays for this year; the way it differs from last year's model and the... - Schools Building Projects
425. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the person in her Department managing the delivery of the final permanent school building for a school (details supplied); and the contact... - Teaching Qualifications
426. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider changing the entry level qualifications to work as an SNA supporting children with additional needs to a level 6... - Schools Building Projects
427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress regarding a school (details supplied); and if it is still on target to open and receive students in September 2022. [9166/22] - Teaching Qualifications
428. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she and the private secretary of her Department will meet with a union (details supplied) to discuss the updating of the educational... - Schools Building Projects
431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made with a project (details supplied); if the tender documentation has been returned; when the next stage of planning... - School Staff
432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on progress in relation to the issue of school secretaries and caretaker’s terms and conditions; when it is expected... - Special Educational Needs
433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used by the HSE to refer persons to the Middletown Centre for Autism, Middletown, Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement... - Departmental Staff
434. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of officials who are currently assigned to her Department; the number of officials that have been transferred from her... - Educational Disadvantage
435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has plans to extend DEIS status to new schools; if so, the scale of the planned extension; and the manner in which new schools will be... - Special Educational Needs
437. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the widespread concerns and questions (details supplied) among school principals, parents, SNAs and other... - Teaching Qualifications
438. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans regarding SNAs in relation to minimum qualification criteria have being increased from the current requirement of three Ds in the... - School Facilities
439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the submission of a planning application for two autism spectrum disorder classrooms in a school (details supplied). [9300/22] - School Funding
440. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider the request from a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9316/22] - Special Educational Needs
442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to announce the SNA allocation for the academic year beginning September 2022 before May 2022; if her Department is considering a... - Departmental Data
443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in primary level education in Dublin 1, 2, 4, 6 and 6W; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9346/22] - School Facilities
444. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be approved for an ASD unit at a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reason for the delays in finalising the... - Food Safety
445. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to form and implement a coherent training programme for teachers in preschools, primary and secondary schools to care for... - Schools Building Projects
446. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a project (details supplied); the level of Government engagement with the project; her plans for the continuity of Irish medium... - Education Policy
447. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for primary education in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9402/22] - Energy Prices
449. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current energy costs for schools across the State. [9408/22] - Schools Building Projects
450. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed, permanent new building for a school (details supplied); the timeframe for the completion of the proposed extension... - Special Educational Needs
451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that her Department’s new model of SNA allocation to schools has still not been rolled out... - Public Sector Pensions
452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a pension will be provided to school secretaries such as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places that are available for children with ASD in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Oideachas Gaeltachta
454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills líon na mBunscoileanna Gaeltachta atá aitheanta faoin bPolasaí Oideachais Gaeltachta; an líon múinteoirí ranga... - Education Welfare Service
455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the necessity for schools to make reports under the Education Welfare Act 2000 due to the absence of a student from school is still required... - Schools Building Projects
456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be made available for the repair and replacement of five prefab buildings at a school (details supplied); and if a timeline for... - Site Acquisitions
457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a site designated for educational purposes as part of the new housing development of Kilcarbery, County Dublin is no longer required for such... - School Accommodation
458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the contingency plan for a school (details supplied) in relation to alternative temporary accommodation for the beginning of the new school term... - Schools Building Projects
459. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progress of securing a permanent building for a school (details supplied); if discussions between her Department and Galway... - Departmental Advertising
460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount her Department has paid for advertising, features and so on in a magazine (details supplied). [9571/22] - Special Educational Needs
461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will ensure that there are ASD units in primary schools in Clonmel, the largest town in county Tipperary. [9589/22] - School Staff
462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of discussions with school secretaries regarding pensions, conditions and pay equality; and if she will make a statement on the... - Broadband Infrastructure
463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the long-promised fibre optic broadband service will be provided for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - School Curriculum
464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to extend the uptake of computer science as a leaving certificate option in as many schools as possible; if there is a team working on... - State Examinations
465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will act to ensure that a student (details supplied) receives their State examinations certificate of completion of junior certificate for... - Special Educational Needs
466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the decision to close the early intervention class in a school (details supplied) will be reversed. [9732/22] - Covid-19 Pandemic
470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to remove the mask mandate for children in national schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9736/22] - Schools Building Projects
471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is no secondary school for the three inner-city primary schools (details supplied); if this is due to the lack of a site; the... - Departmental Data
472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students registered in 1st, 4th and 6th class across all primary schools in Ireland in 2021. [9759/22] - Site Acquisitions
473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for an interim site for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9770/22] - Schools Building Projects
474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a letter of intent has been issued for a project in a school (details supplied); and if so, the details of same. [9778/22] - Education Policy
476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to increase the availability of multi or non-denominational secondary school places in Dublin 9 and 11; and if she will... - State Examinations
477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the detail of the way calculated grading was provided in 2021 for the 2,505 students who did not have junior certificate results for the purposes... - School Accommodation
478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9810/22] - Schools Building Projects
479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a master plan will be completed for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9817/22] - School Staff
480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department’s approach to discussion at the Workplace Relations Commission on the pay and conditions for school secretaries; and if she... - Public Services Provision
481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has won any award from a publication (details supplied); if so, when this award was won; and if she will make a statement on... - School Transport
482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport costs for a family (details supplied) will be capped to the overall family maximum is €650 in view of their situation;... - School Facilities
483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that the existing facilities of schools (details supplied) remain open in their current format until all the facilities of a... - Teaching Qualifications
484. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the situation of increasing the qualification required for the position of special needs assistants in schools; and if she... - Special Educational Needs
485. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a SNA application by a school (details supplied) will be reconsidered as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a... - State Examinations
487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a matter in relation to students (details supplied) that sat their leaving certificate in June 2020 and had to resit the exam in November 2020... - School Inspections
488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there has still been no contact made between staff and the external support in the case of a... - Legislative Measures
489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to amend the Education (Welfare) Act 2000 for the duration of the pandemic in view of school absences necessitated by Covid-19... - School Attendance
490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an increase in school absence reports under the Education (Welfare) Act 2000 as a result of Covid-19 infection will divert resources from... - State Examinations
491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the date will be set for the 2022 junior certificate cookery exam; if the reason for the delay is that the State Examinations Commission has... - School Transport
492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made in the review case submitted by a school (details supplied) in respect of school transport under the primary school... - Special Educational Needs
493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review correspondence from an organisation (details supplied); the status of the matter; and if she will make a statement on the... - Site Acquisitions
494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the purchase of a site for new school building for a school (details supplied); when the school community can expect clarity on the... - School Staff
495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review correspondence (details supplied); the status of the talks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9919/22] - Teaching Qualifications
496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will immediately establish an expert review group to examine the minimum essential qualifications for special needs assistants, SNAs, and... - School Attendance
498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that parents are being told that their child risks being reported for poor attendance due to days... - Teaching Qualifications
499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will immediately establish an expert review group to examine the minimum qualifications of special needs assistants, SNAs, and issue... - Special Educational Needs
500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current allocation of special needs assistant, SNA, posts in a school (details supplied); if there are plans to increase the number of SNAs... - Departmental Communications
501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she uses an application on her official Government telephone; if so, if she has the disappearing messages setting activated on the... - Special Educational Needs
502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if assisted technology will be provided to a student (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9970/22] - Teaching Qualifications
503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will establish an expert review group to examine and issue recommendations on the minimum essential qualification of special needs... - Schools Building Projects
504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will take the appropriate steps to make the necessary funding available to facilitate works commencing on a school building (details... - Teaching Qualifications
505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will establish an expert review group to examine a minimum essential qualification of a relevant Quality and Qualifications Ireland, QQI,... - Special Educational Needs
506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase the number of autism spectrum disorder unit places in primary and secondary schools in the Dublin 9 and 11 areas; the... - School Staff
508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made in finalising the pay and conditions for school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on...
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