Written answers
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport
446. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be approved for transport for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18210/22] - Departmental Schemes
447. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are grounds for an appeal by a person (details supplied) to be included in the redress scheme for persons who were sexually and... - Special Educational Needs
448. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a policy issue raised by persons regarding the new proposed frontloading model for deployment of special needs assistant resources... - School Patronage
449. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify the ownership of a school property (details supplied); if it is not in the ownership of her Department, if she will provide... - School Transport
450. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the issue of rising fuel costs for the providers of school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17425/22] - Educational Disadvantage
451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to allow more schools to obtain DEIS status further to her recent announcement. [17427/22] - School Enrolments
452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has plans to provide a second level school in Duleek, County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17444/22] - School Admissions
453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a service or hotline operated by her Department for Ukrainian families or for those hosting Ukrainian families to assist with school... - School Equipment
455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and secondary schools in the Dublin region that have had renewable energy equipment installed in the past ten years; the... - Schools Building Projects
456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17579/22] - Special Educational Needs
457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria for the allocation of SNAs under the new front-loaded model. [17591/22] - Public Sector Staff
458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff who are currently absent from work on full pay due to suspension or workplace disputes in her Department and in agencies and... - School Admissions
459. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has received correspondence from a school (details supplied) in County Cork with regard to assistance in respect of the school's response... - School Equipment
460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will examine the installation of domestic type solar PV in schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - State Examinations
461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a request by an organisation (details supplied) that reasonable accommodations be made at State examinations... - School Facilities
462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she intends to begin the development of sports halls in existing schools in cases in which such schools have no indoor sports facilities or... - Special Educational Needs
463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of demand for places in special classes at post-primary level in Dublin by children with a diagnosis on the autism spectrum; the number... - State Examinations
464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the alternative set of leaving certificate examinations planned for 2022 will result in a delay of results for students who wish to take up a... - School Enrolments
465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of capacity within schools around the country by county. [17681/22] - School Inspections
466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of incidental inspections which have taken place in schools in January, February and to date in March 2022. [17682/22] - Special Educational Needs
467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the current special needs assistant allocation by 10%. [17683/22] - National Educational Psychological Service
468. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have requested training on trauma-informed practices in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and the number of schools that... - Schools Building Projects
469. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated amount her Department has spent to date on the major refurbishment works being carried out at a school (details supplied). [17704/22] - Special Educational Needs
470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to provide for specific levels of qualifications for special needs assistants; and her plans for continuous professional development... - State Examinations
471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total cost incurred each year by her Department for the running of the leaving certificate helpline in 2020 and in 2021. [17749/22] - Schools Building Projects
472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the commencement date for phase two of a school development (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17818/22] - State Examinations
473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the definition of State Examinations Commission externally moderated, school-based assessment entails in the context of senior cycle reform; if... - Educational Reform
475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way that schools will be chosen to act as network schools for the purposes of senior cycle reform; and if schools will be invited on a... - Special Educational Needs
477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected timeframe for the implementation of the new front-loaded special needs assistant, SNA, model detailing the delays; and if she will... - Departmental Consultations
480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered a request by an organisation (details supplied) for six exceptional primary school closures per annum to facilitate... - School Inspections
481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a whole-school evaluation of a school (details supplied), which took place in February 2022, will be made available to the school community;... - School Enrolments
482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 90 of 23 March 2022, if she will provide a list of existing and growing post primary schools in... - School Management
483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of appeals made to her Department under section 29 of the Education Act 1998 in 2020 and 2021, respectively; the number of these... - Special Educational Needs
484. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the primary and secondary special schools recognised by her Department in counties Cork and Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the... - International Protection
486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children of school going age that are awaiting access to the education system, three months after their international protection... - Qualifications Recognition
487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way she intends to fast-track the recognition of Ukrainian teacher qualifications in an efficient and speedy manner; if she has identified... - School Transport
488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently review school transport contracts held by private contractors in view of the unprecedented rise in fuel costs; and if her... - Special Educational Needs
489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a response will issue to concerns raised by the principal of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - State Examinations
491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a policy matter raised by a person (details supplied) regarding the proposed scheduling changes to the leaving certificate practical... - Flexible Work Practices
493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current policy with respect to remote working options for staff in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18162/22] - Schools Building Projects
494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of a primary school building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18201/22] - Educational Disadvantage
496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the appeals process for DEIS status will commence; if the details of this process will be made available to schools; and if she will make a... - School Staff
497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the service of school secretaries will be acknowledged under the public sector pay scales when transferring to another State agency given that... - School Transport
498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has engaged with contractors who provide school bus transport on behalf of her Department on the current challenges that they... - Schools Building Projects
500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school extension and funding approval for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18276/22] - Special Educational Needs
501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work she is undertaking to ensure that children with additional needs who attend a school (details supplied) have adequate supports for the... - Educational Disadvantage
502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the DEIS application of a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if an appeals mechanism is in place for the school... - Schools Building Projects
504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current position with regard to the proposed new special school to replace schools (details supplied); the projected timelines on... - Covid-19 Pandemic
505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional supports and resources will be made available to assist school principals in the current wave of Covid-19 cases, in which a large... - State Examinations
506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for the scheduling of practical music examinations during the Easter holidays; the engagement she had with teachers' unions... - Teaching Council of Ireland
507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if information in relation to a person (details supplied) will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18349/22] - Special Educational Needs
508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there are no onsite therapists at the new special school (details supplied) in Dublin 12 given their importance to such a school and... - Schools Building Projects
509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 799 of 19 January 2021, if the building contractor for the construction of a school (details supplied) has... - State Examinations
510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date for the leaving certificate 2022 music practical examinations. [18387/22] - School Funding
511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional resources will be made available by her Department for schools that are facing a significant demand for translation services; if... - Departmental Contracts
512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of consultants to her Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will provide an outline of the role of each. [18900/22]
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