Written answers
Thursday, 10 March 2022
Department of Education and Skills
- Ministerial Staff
265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the salaries and pensions paid out to special advisers to Ministers and Ministers of State in her Department in 2020 and 2021, broken down by... - Commissions of Investigation
266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of commissions of investigation under the remit of her Department currently ongoing in the State; the cost of each commission to date;... - Teacher Training
267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to introduce a home economics teacher training course in a college (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Special Educational Needs
269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the need to accredit the first national training programme for special needs assistants in University College Dublin to ensure the... - Education Policy
270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made under her Department’s STEM Education Policy Statement 2017-2026, including the planned initiatives; and... - Cyberbullying Issues
271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department’s supports to help combat online bullying and harassment of children and young persons; and if she will make a statement on... - Education Policy
272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the successor to the literacy, numeracy and digital literacy strategy 2011-2020; the consultation mechanisms and the planned... - Departmental Consultations
273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of external consultants' reports commissioned by her Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the cost of... - Schools Building Projects
274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a site and development for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13573/22] - School Admissions
275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to concerns among parents and school management in an area (details supplied); and if sufficient planning is in... - Departmental Expenditure
276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the detailed breakdown of Vote 26 subhead A15 across new primary schools, post-primary schools, special schools, school halls, canteen... - School Staff
277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new special needs assistants hired since 12 October 2021. [13585/22] - Departmental Expenditure
279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide information on the capital expenditure allocated by her Department for the purpose of retrofitting schools and for the... - Departmental Schemes
280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of her Department’s plans to change the qualify criteria for DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13594/22] - Schools Building Projects
281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the tender status of schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13595/22] - Special Educational Needs
282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current capacity for early intervention classrooms and ASD units in each school in counties Westmeath and Longford in tabular form. [13598/22] - School Transport
283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of refused applications for school transport by county in 2019, 2020 and 2021 on the basis of the school not being the nearest school... - Teaching Council of Ireland
285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will have a response to a query raised with her Department in relation to their entitlement to increments. [13616/22] - School Enrolments
286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a third stream will be added to the junior infants intake in a school (details supplied); if not, her Department’s plans to accommodate... - Schools Building Projects
287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will review as a matter of urgency the need to secure amenity space for physical activity during the phased development of a... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps which she is taking to address large class sizes in primary schools particularly in Gaelscoileanna which have the highest proportion of... - Special Educational Needs
289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that additional supports are provided to Gaelscoileanna for students with special education needs in view of the fact that... - Schools Building Projects
290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13657/22] - Irish Language
291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the specific supports that are provided to support the teaching of the Irish language in Gaelscoileanna; if she will commit to reinstating the... - School Transport
292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter regarding the retirement age for school bus drivers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects
293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans in place to build a Gaelscoil secondary school in Castlebar, County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Oideachas Gaeltachta
294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil sé i gceist aici stádas Scoil Bheag a bhronnadh ar na hiar-bhunscoileanna ar na hoileáin amach ón gcósta; mura... - Ukrainian War
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the response of her Department to the Ukrainian war crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13720/22] - Bullying in Educational Institutions
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all procedures are being followed to ensure support is being given to the child of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a... - School Enrolments
299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she and her Department continue to monitor education requirements in Maynooth, County Kildare having regard to the population... - School Accommodation
309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the Gaelcholáiste serving Maynooth, Leixlip, Celbridge and Kilcock, County Kildare, is likely to be permanently located in suitable... - Schools Building Projects
310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which the various school extension or new building projects throughout north County Kildare have been affected by Covid-19 or other... - State Examinations
311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the form likely to be taken by the junior and leaving certificates in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13787/22] - Special Educational Needs
312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the education of children with special needs is being accommodated in 2022 and thereafter; the extent to which plans are... - Disability Services
314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which parents of children with special needs can expect to have their child’s accommodation requirements met in full at... - School Accommodation
315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department can accommodate the teaching and accommodation needs of children of all ages at primary and second-level schools throughout the...
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