Written answers
Tuesday, 26 April 2022
Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport
814. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will consider changing the rules surrounding the issuing of school bus contracts to persons over 70 years of age in view of the... - Teacher Training
815. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if dyslexia and literacy assessment training will become mandatory for persons studying a professional master of education, primary teaching; and... - State Examinations
816. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the decision regarding an application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19248/22] - Special Educational Needs
817. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19253/22] - School Accommodation
818. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if modular-built classrooms can be funded under capital funding. [19266/22] - State Examinations
819. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that have been made to accommodate resit of exams for students who have epileptic seizures on the day of a leaving certificate... - Special Educational Needs
820. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will bring forward the memorandum to advance the School Inclusion Model to Cabinet; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
821. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cé na pleananna atá aici Gaelcholáiste dara leibhéal a sholáthar i gceantar (sonraí tugtha) i gContae Bhaile... - School Accommodation
822. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details under the additional accommodation scheme for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects
823. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a school building programme for a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a... - School Transport
824. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be added to the list for school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19342/22] - School Enrolments
825. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) remains as a recognised national school with her Department; the roll number of the school; if the property is to... - Special Educational Needs
826. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if advice will be provided concerning matters raised by a school (details supplied) in relation to an exceptional review of its mainstream... - Teaching Council of Ireland
827. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to allow student teachers that are already registered with the Teaching Council to keep their council registration number... - Special Educational Needs
828. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that are available to parents who are unable to secure the July provision summer programme and are experiencing difficulties in... - School Curriculum
829. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a series of books (details supplied) will be placed on the recommended list for schools through the Professional Development Service for... - School Accommodation
831. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status and estimated timeframe for completion of the planning application for new autism classes in a school (details supplied).... - School Staff
833. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider an application by a school (details supplied) for a full-time EAL position. [19493/22] - School Transport
835. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will liaise with the Department of Transport and Bus Éireann to urgently expedite school transport for all schools in County Clare... - Public Sector Staff
836. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she and her Department officials have made a determination yet on case EDU-CU-OIR-02946-2021 relating to the request made by a person (details... - Departmental Staff
837. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the details of the name, salary, position and roles of persons who are being paid for by her Department for secondment to... - Apprenticeship Programmes
838. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit run apprenticeship programmes or are directly engaged in the... - Special Educational Needs
839. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) will be provided with an extra year of school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19604/22] - Schools Complaints Procedures
840. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the issues presenting at a school (details supplied); if she will instigate a departmental investigation; and... - Teaching Council of Ireland
841. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is required for school principals to be registered with the Teaching Council. [19616/22] - Departmental Staff
843. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons employed by her Department and bodies under the aegis of her Department with a rate of pay below the living wage of... - Special Educational Needs
844. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a full-time SNA will be sanctioned for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19646/22] - Schools Building Projects
845. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a progress report on a school (details supplied); if tenders have been awarded to begin the school builds; and if she will... - School Enrolments
847. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department had asked schools in Midleton to open additional classes last May and June as a short-term option; the rationale for this; and... - Teaching Council of Ireland
848. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Teaching Council membership renewal application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Road Safety
850. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is funding available for local authorities for traffic wardens; and if her Department would engage if a local authority were to contact... - Teaching Council of Ireland
851. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the communication that has taken place between her Departmental officials and the Teaching Council in order to recognise Ukrainian primary and... - Further and Higher Education
852. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if clarity will be provided regarding the role of guidance counselling in colleges of further education in the context of the establishment of a... - School Transport
853. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if flexibility with regard to the school transport scheme can be afforded regarding the nearest school rule in certain circumstances (details... - Departmental Staff
855. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the salaries and expenses paid to advisers, Ministers and-or Ministers of State in her Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular... - Schools Building Projects
856. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of approved applications for capital funding for new school builds and extensions in respect of all education levels in each of the... - School Transport
857. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will consider allowing alternative home drop-off arrangements in the case of a person (details supplied). [19797/22] - Education and Training Boards
858. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual funding allocated to, and staffing levels in, the City of Dublin Education and Training Board psychological service per year from 2005... - Education Schemes
859. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide specific funding for an initiative to be rolled out in all counties across the State. [19806/22] - School Transport
860. 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... - Public Sector Pensions
862. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department expects retired teachers to actively seek employment given that is a requirement of jobseekers' benefit; if not, if there is an... - State Examinations
863. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the list of serious medical conditions for eligibility for the alternate sitting of the leaving certificate examinations in 2022 has been... - Schools Building Projects
867. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to parliamentary Question No. 602 of 22 March 2022, If appropriate non-negligence insurance was put in place by the Department relative... - Departmental Staff
868. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline all of the secondment arrangements within her Department; the conditions related to such secondments; and if she will make a... - School Curriculum
869. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is funding available for schools from any source, departmental or otherwise, to run well-being programmes for pupils; and if she will... - Teaching Council of Ireland
870. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a teacher (details supplied) who has not been paid for the past four weeks given that her registration with the Teaching... - Schools Refurbishment
871. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on reparatory works being carried out to prefabs in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement... - School Management
872. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is the responsibility of the principal or school to organise lunch and break times; and if there is a set timing for primary and secondary... - Special Educational Needs
873. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the educational options available in the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19921/22] - School Transport
876. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in the case of damage caused to school transport by a special needs child on a single occasion, such damage arising out of their disability... - Teacher Training
877. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers due to complete their final year's training in 2022 and those due to finish their qualifications in 2023; and if she will... - Special Educational Needs
878. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that availed of the summer provision, per county, in 2021 for primary and secondary; and if she will make a statement on... - Departmental Funding
881. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that is allocated by her Department, either directly or through the distribution of European Union funding, to groups based in... - School Transport
882. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that a person has to cease driving a school bus when they turn 70 years of age but can continue to drive a group of students in a... - Departmental Staff
883. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit facilitate internships by students engaged in full-time or... - State Examinations
884. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if teachers will be compensated for working during the Easter break on the oral and practical examinations under the proposed changes to the... - Departmental Staff
886. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons currently employed in her Department who have been seconded from the public sector; the number of departmental officials... - Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta
887. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when guidelines will be issued to teachers in Irish-medium and Gaeltacht schools regarding how best to include Ukrainian children in the... - Scoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge
888. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions her Department is taking to provide Irish-medium education in the counties in which no such provision currently exists; and if she... - School Transport
892. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the national review currently being conducted into the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Textbooks
893. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if discussions are expected to provide the free book scheme to all primary and secondary school children; and if she will make a statement on the... - Residential Institutions
894. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount to be paid by each religious institution into the residential institutional redress board scheme, in tabular form; and the amount that... - School Management
895. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action her Department has taken to date to resolve an ongoing dispute that is impacting on the education of a number of children at a school... - School Accommodation
896. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a lease will be finalised in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20173/22] - Departmental Data
897. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an updated list of schools, primary and post-primary, operating in her Department’s school planning area of Dublin 8,... - Schools Building Projects
898. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 494 of 5 April 2022, if her Department has signed off on changes to the primary school building project;... - School Textbooks
899. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her position on the use of partisan terminology within the junior certificate history textbook (details supplied) such as referring to... - Energy Usage
900. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the special measures her Department is taking to reduce energy usage in the scenario in which members of the public are being asked to do the... - Educational Disadvantage
901. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that a school (details supplied) in County Donegal has been overlooked for DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the... - State Examinations
903. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the contingency plans she had in place in the event that examiners might not be able to attend oral exams for students sitting their leaving... - Special Educational Needs
904. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reverse the cuts to special education supports which have just been reduced in a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if... - School Facilities
905. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm receipt of an application for grant aid for major capital works from a school (details supplied); if her Department has had... - State Examinations
906. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that students received less than 24 hours notice about the postponement of their Irish oral... - Departmental Funding
908. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding (details supplied) that has been allocated has been drawn down and spent; if there has been a follow-up or appraisal of the funding... - School Transport
909. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider the request for a change in a school transport route for a school (details supplied). [20417/22] - Educational Disadvantage
910. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the application for DEIS status for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20418/22] - Education Schemes
911. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will list all schools in County Tipperary receiving the home school community liaison scheme and the school completion programme; if each... - Schools Administration
912. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school websites are defined as public sector websites; if so, if they should therefore have a web accessibility statement published on their... - Educational Disadvantage
913. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the DEIS status of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20448/22] - School Staff
914. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that are being taken to resolve the issue of school secretaries and caretakers being forced to sign for social welfare payments during... - School Accommodation
915. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to an application by a school (details supplied) for additional accommodation due to the increased places within... - Education Policy
916. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the publication of the second National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development to 2030, to replace the previous... - School Staff
917. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her recruitment plans for secondary schools that are faced with losing metalwork and engineering teachers due to a shortage of trained teachers;... - Teaching Qualifications
918. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person who is a qualified maths and science teacher and holds a four-year degree from Dublin Institute of Technology, Bolton Street in... - School Transport
919. 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. [20537/22] - Education and Training Boards
920. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount spent by the Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board and Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board on legal... - Educational Disadvantage
921. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review an application for DEIS status for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20574/22] - Schools Refurbishment
925. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that are being taken with regard to addressing flood damage and the required repairs necessary in a school (details supplied); and if... - Departmental Staff
926. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff within her Department who availed of a secondment from January 2019 to date on the basis that it was not the intention of the... - School Accommodation
927. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that an application made by a school (details supplied) for a new staffroom was refused given that the current staffroom is miniscule... - Special Educational Needs
928. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that the SEN allocation recently made to a school (details supplied) is so low; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20656/22] - State Examinations
931. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline her proposals to assist those with a special educational need in the 2022 State exams at junior and leaving certificate... - Refugee Resettlement Programme
932. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the instructions that she has given to patron bodies of primary and secondary schools in relation to the taking in of Ukrainian refugees into... - School Funding
935. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is funding for school works (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20816/22] - State Examinations
936. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has been in contact with the State Exams Commission regarding the delays to Irish oral leaving certificate examinations; and if she will... - Special Educational Needs
938. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) has not received a new special needs assistant since September 2020... - Schools Building Projects
940. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction will commence on a new school (details supplied) in Roscrea. [20835/22] - Refugee Resettlement Programme
941. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Ukrainian students who have enrolled in schools in Ireland, by county, from 1 January 2022 to 15 April 2022 in totals of both... - School Staff
944. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the volume of extra teachers that have been taken on by schools to cater for the enrolment of Ukrainian students, by county, in tabular form, for... - School Accommodation
945. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will issue an update on the application by a school (details supplied) for additional accommodation. [20950/22] - School Facilities
947. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered reminding schools of circular letter prim 16/05 and the associated guidelines on the use of school buildings outside of... - School Curriculum
948. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that she is taking to put in place updated curriculums in primary and secondary schools regarding sexuality and relationships. [21078/22] - Educational Disadvantage
949. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to an appeal by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21105/22] - Scoileanna DEIS
950. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén fáth nár tugadh stádas Deis do bhunscoil (sonraí tugtha) nuair atá stádas Deis ag gach scoil thart orthu... - Special Educational Needs
951. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding and resources available for schools to assist children with epilepsy. [21122/22] - School Staff
952. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills is she will provide an update on a redeployment application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21145/22] - School Accommodation
953. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a devolved additional accommodation project for a school (details supplied) can now proceed following a submission by the school; and if she... - Teaching Qualifications
954. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students who must complete the Gaeltacht for their Masters in Primary Education, PME, degree with a college (details supplied) will be given... - Education Schemes
955. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current employment position in respect of teachers providing home tuition under the home tuition scheme in view of the fact that a large... - Irish Language
956. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for Irish language exemptions for Ukrainian students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21184/22] - School Curriculum
959. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a document that is available on her Departmental website, Rules for National Schools, states... - Public Sector Pensions
960. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a wage increase for a sector will be applied to the retired members of that sector (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Services
961. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current support services and targeted information classes and advice on existing mental health supports for children in the Louth and east... - National Council for Special Education
962. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 6 April 2022, if she will request the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, to provide a... - Stádas Scoile
963. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills i bhfoirm tábla ainmneacha na scoileanna iar-bhunoideachais ar fud na tír a bhfuil stádas “Scoil Bheag” acu agus an... - School Enrolments
964. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated number of prospective first-year students for second level schools in Midleton and Carrigtwohill, County Cork who have yet to... - Data Protection
965. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a piece of surveillance technology (details supplied) is being used by her Department or any agencies under her remit in view of the fact that... - School Facilities
966. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the requirements that exist for schools to have space for physical education; the guidelines on the space itself, availability and accessibility;...
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