Written answers
Tuesday, 7 March 2023
Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Building Projects
355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department can supply a timeline for works to be carried out at a school (details supplied), including when the work will be put out to... - School Enrolments
356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the population figures her Department is using to forecast future student numbers for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a... - School Facilities
358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the minimum required sport facilities guidelines for secondary schools from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10876/23] - School Transport
360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school transport scheme will be free for eligible families for the upcoming 2023/2024 school year; if not, if an announcement will be made... - Special Educational Needs
362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of current and planned additional ASD places for primary school children in areas (details supplied), in tabular form. [10913/23] - School Admissions
363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when parents in Kilcock can expect confirmation of school-places, locally, for their children starting primary education in 2023, given the... - Parental Leave
364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify whether there is an age limit in respect of a child for a parent or guardian to take parental leave; if she can supply the... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school can be mandated to go above the minimum number of 24 students per class for the 2023-2024 academic year, if there is a list of... - School Transport
366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on an appeal by a person (details supplied) for a transport grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Accommodation
367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in light of the projected increasing population of Kill village and the constrained nature of the current site of a school (details supplied), if... - School Enrolments
368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will indicate the projected intake into each of the primary schools in the Clongriffin, Baldoyle and Howth planning area in September... - School Transport
369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11032/23] - Education Policy
370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to concerns raised (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11049/23] - Schools Building Projects
371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the start date for the new school building project for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal which is due to start in Q1 of 2023; the... - Grant Payments
372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the status of an application for a retrofit grant for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Education and Training Boards
373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has received an application from Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board in respect of granting independent school status to a... - School Accommodation
374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for an extension; and if she will make a statement... - Special Educational Needs
375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SENOs currently active and the number of children assigned to each SENO area, in tabular form. [11116/23] - Schools Building Projects
376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the final costing associated with the provision of the new major school extension to schools (details supplied) completed in January 2023 led by... - School Funding
377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current approach to funding the teaching and learning of home economics in secondary schools; and if she plans to fully fund the teaching and... - Grant Payments
378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide update on whether the Covid cleaning grant for schools will be continued for term 2; and when the payment schedule will... - School Transport
379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will investigate the reason the school bus from Tralee to Castleisland no longer stops at a location (details supplied) where Ukrainian... - Teacher Training
380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the requirement to have Leaving Certificate Irish will be relaxed to enter teacher training colleges due to the large number of non-Irish... - Special Educational Needs
381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school place within an ASD unit or a special school can be facilitated for September 2023 in the case of the son of a person (details... - School Admissions
382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school place for September 2023 can be facilitated and confirmed in the case of the daughter of a person (details supplied), who has applied... - Ukraine War
383. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken by her Department in conjunction with the NCCA to actively assist and accommodate Ukrainian post primary pupils in schools;... - Schools Building Projects
384. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the locations of buildings for new schools that are currently under construction in Dublin; and when each of these new schools will be built, in... - Special Educational Needs
385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) who has very high level special needs and is in residential care and who has not received a full and specialised... - Departmental Staff
386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of WTE architects employed by her Department in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [11232/23] - School Admissions
387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills regarding the Section 29 appeal process as a result of oversubscription of a school, if there is any flexibility in relation to the 63-day... - Schools Building Projects
388. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an extension for a school (details supplied) in Carlow; the estimated timeframe from start to completion; the number of students... - National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided by her Department to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment from 2010 to date; and if she will make a statement... - Special Educational Needs
390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports for primary schools to provide play therapy for children who have emotional needs and require this therapy. [11260/23] - Departmental Policies
391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department supports the use of gender-neutral pronouns in the drafting of legislation or policies initiated by or originating in her... - Schools Building Projects
392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the precise architectural planning stages and current stage for each school building project in County Mayo under the School Building... - School Attendance
394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the statistics that are collected by the Tusla education support service and education welfare officer in relation to absenteeism in schools; and... - Education Welfare Service
395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's process for students who have disengaged from mainstream education and have shown several signs of challenging behaviour; the... - School Enrolments
397. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the situation where the school roll numbers have increased by over 22% year-on-year in a school (details... - School Staff
398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an appeal by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal regarding the allocation of an additional mainstream teacher will be determined;... - Special Educational Needs
399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to a response (details supplied) which this Deputy received from the National Council for Special Education on 7 June 2022, if she will... - School Admissions
400. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a place can be found for a student (details supplied) within the catchment area for the academic year beginning September 2023; and if she... - School Enrolments
401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the up to date position with secondary school places in County Kildare (details supplied); if she is considering interim measures; and if she... - Schools Building Projects
402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on an Emergency Works Application 1732 from 19 April 2022 by a school (details supplied). [11493/23] - Special Educational Needs
403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the help and supports in place for school staff to recognise and support students with atypical ADHD; if there are any plans for training in this... - Educational Disadvantage
404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposals, if any, there are to confer DEIS status on a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11551/23] - Teacher Training
405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the same financial support for registered post-primary teachers to upskill to teach mathematics, physics and Spanish can be extended to home... - State Examinations
406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that the decision to remove the junior certificate from the Youthreach programme has been met with huge disappointment by the... - School Admissions
407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that there are 21 children on a waiting list for admittance to a school (details supplied) many of whom have siblings in the... - School Staff
408. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce legislation that protects substitute teachers; if she will instruct her Department that this legislation must ensure that... - Teaching Qualifications
409. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is possible for a person (details supplied) to register with the Teaching Council of Ireland if he or she does not possess a Level 8... - State Examinations
410. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, following on from suspending the leaving certificate reform, the timeline on when she will engage with stakeholders, including student unions...
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