Written answers
Thursday, 23 March 2023
Department of Education and Skills
- School Facilities
58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the retrofitting of schools under the national retrofit programme; the number that have been refitted to date; the target... - School Textbooks
61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify the situation with respect to stakeholder engagement on free schoolbooks; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Education Policy
63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the establishment of a secondary school on Inishbofin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12008/23] - Educational Disadvantage
66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update in relation to the DEIS programme; if further expansion of DEIS is being considered; and if she will make a... - Departmental Strategies
67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the rollout of the Department's digital strategy for schools; the implementation of training around online safety... - Schools Building Projects
68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a school building project (details supplied) in Carlow and the DEIS status of a school in Bagenalstown. [13925/23] - Education Policy
71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she intends reviewing the criteria for eligibility for the status of small school for both voluntary and ETB secondary schools in view of the... - School Facilities
72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to identify schools in mid-Cork to include under the energy retrofit pathfinder programme; and if she will make a... - Schools Building Projects
73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a school (details supplied) in County Louth receives priority funding to commence the long awaited project which the... - School Admissions
75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the progress made to date in securing additional provision for first year places in Limerick city for the 2023-2024 school... - Schools Building Projects
76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the selection of a site and construction of a new school building for a school (details supplied). [13887/23] - School Staff
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the implementation of the new pay deal for school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Textbooks
78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the plan to provide free schoolbooks to primary school children this September; when a payment schedule will be... - School Facilities
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on the schools decarbonisation pathfinder programme; the number of schools are part of the programme; if there are plans to increase... - School Curriculum
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the recent announcement to teach transgenderism in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13946/23] - School Transport
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the review of the school transport scheme will be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14194/23] - School Admissions
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which adequate provision has been made to ensure sufficient school places in all schools, pre-school, primary and post-primary... - Teacher Training
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will deliver a comprehensive programme of in-person continuing professional development to support curriculum change together... - Education Policy
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way the withdrawal of children from the updated sexual education course on the forthcoming curriculum will be facilitated; if that will differ... - School Curriculum
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way the Department will ensure coherence in the system in order that the implementation of the new primary curriculum is prioritised and... - Education Policy
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will indicate how her Department assesses standards of literacy and numeracy at school entry and through primary education. [14232/23] - School Funding
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether the Covid cleaning grant for schools will be continued for term 2; and when the payment schedule will issue. [14330/23] - Education Policy
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on mental health support teams that operate in some schools in England (details supplied); if she has considered rolling out a similar... - Special Educational Needs
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give a date for the allocation of SNAs for the coming school year; the model of allocation that will be used; and if she will make a... - Schools Building Projects
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the concerns of a school (details supplied); if she has taken steps to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement... - Education Policy
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support plans for an independent Gaelcoláiste an Chláir in Ennis, County Clare. [13886/23] - School Staff
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she is taking to address the shortage of teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13892/23] - School Transport
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the review of the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14193/23] - Special Educational Needs
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the process by which an area is assigned a special school. [13917/23] - Schools Building Projects
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the school building programme; if she is satisfied with its progress to date; and if she will make a statement on... - School Textbooks
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the promised free schoolbooks scheme. [14195/23] - Schools Building Projects
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reinstate priority approval for a school (details supplied) given the new building has now been put on hold. [14130/23] - School Textbooks
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied that there are sufficient preparations and resources allocated to ensure that all primary school children will be able to... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will guarantee a reduction of primary class sizes to the EU average of 20, considered as vital for the successful... - School Curriculum
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the research she or her Department have undertaken into the impact on primary school children as young as nine or ten years of age of teaching... - Departmental Policies
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she is intending to bring in to address the high cost of housing which is impacting on the ability of schools to recruit and retain... - School Curriculum
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the decision to include an 'opt-out' for parents of school children in the RSE curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase the number of school places in mainstream post-primary schools in Dublin south west for children with ASD and additional... - School Textbooks
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the introduction of the free schoolbooks scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13924/23] - School Facilities
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether the provision and availability of facilities is a core issue in the implementation of a quality physical education programme... - School Attendance
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the number of referrals from schools for students missing days that are currently before education and welfare... - School Admissions
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has projected future needs for extra primary school places in the Midleton area in east Cork, given ongoing and planned local... - Schools Building Projects
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the delay in the school building programme including providing a full list of the 58 schools affected; the projected cost... - School Transport
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she can bring forward a review of the school transport system in order to identify and eliminate areas of friction resulting... - School Staff
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce a housing allowance for teachers living in areas with high housing costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Funding
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the issue at a national school in Louth (details supplied); the steps being taken to resolve the issue; and if she will make a... - School Curriculum
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the dedicated time teachers will be given to engage with, understand, implement and embed the primary curriculum framework. [14236/23] - Special Educational Needs
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 128 of 2 February 2023, her plans to publish the Department’s review of the summer programme; and if... - Schools Building Projects
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the schools building programme at schools (details supplied); if these projects have been stalled due to capital... - School Facilities
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has considered installing solar panels in all primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13926/23] - School Accommodation
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the review of the extension project at a school (details supplied); and when that review will be complete. [14245/23] - School Staff
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has been in contact with the Minister of State at the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and the Minister... - Schools Building Projects
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action her Department is taking to ensure a project in a school in Rathcoole (details supplied) is delivered at the earliest opportunity... - School Staff
126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to ensure schools in Cork south west have sufficient teachers to meet local needs. [13920/23] - Education Policy
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will commence planning for a new secondary school in the Dublin 8 school planning zone. [13670/23] - Schools Building Projects
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the up-to-date position on delivery of new building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14096/23] - Forbairt na Gaeilge
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills maidir le Ceist Pharlaiminte Uimh. 145 den 11 Feabhra 2023, soiléiriú a thabhairt ar an dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir leis... - Education Policy
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the way the process by demand is assessed for Irish medium secondary school education in school. planning zones. [13671/23] - Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil sé i gceist aici go mbeidh breis is 70 uair an chloig níos lú le caitheamh ag daltaí bunscoile leis an nGaeilge in... - School Transport
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the ongoing school transport review will facilitate children in September 2023 who cannot gain access to their nearest school due to a... - Schools Building Projects
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the fact that 58 school building projects have been set back due to costs; and if she intends to ensure that the school building... - School Transport
134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the review of the school transport scheme; if consideration is being given to concessionary students in rural... - Education Policy
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the in-school and early years therapy support demonstration project; if there are plans for the project to be rolled out... - School Admissions
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied that there are sufficient special school places in Cork city and county for September 2023 intake; the engagement she has had... - Education Policy
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a detailed roadmap with interim targets for achieving the Government's target of 400 multi-denominational primary schools by... - School Accommodation
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the commitment to deliver the new extension at a school (details supplied) will be delivered upon. [14244/23] - School Transport
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on her Department's work on the school transport scheme, ahead of the new academic year later in 2023; and if she... - School Curriculum
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the new SPHE curriculum for senior cycle which is currently under redevelopment will be made mandatory, as recommended recently by the UN... - Educational Disadvantage
142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason three schools in Youghal, County Cork did not qualify for DEIS status at a post-primary and primary level despite the fourth school... - Special Educational Needs
143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when next year's special needs assistant allocation will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14342/23] - School Accommodation
144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give approval for the design team to proceed on works for temporary accommodation to cater for an ASD unit at a school (details... - Education Policy
145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the reimagined senior cycle of education for post-primary students, equity and excellence for all: where the... - School Transport
146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the procurement process for school bus contracts considers the distance a company has to travel to and from a school and how this fits in with... - Schools Building Projects
147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that the decision to put 58 school building projects on hold (details supplied) has the knock-on effect of further delaying the... - Education Policy
149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the development of L1 and L2 specifications in Leaving Certificate Irish; and if she will make a statement on... - School Transport
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on school transport for the coming year; the cost for parents; and the number of places that will be provided next... - Special Educational Needs
152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date for the release of the SNA allocations. [14308/23] - Schools Building Projects
154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a full update on a long awaited school (details supplied); if the project will be delayed by the current Departmental funding...
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