Written answers
Tuesday, 16 May 2023
Department of Education and Skills
- State Examinations
312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to increase the number of Travellers who sit the Leaving Certificate exam each year; and if she will make a statement on... - School Transport
313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will publish the review of the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22403/23] - School Accommodation
314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm when a school (details supplied) can expect an update on its school accommodation extension submission; and if she will make... - Education and Training Boards
315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the enrolment figures for each ETB school in Tipperary for each of the years 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [22500/23] - School Transport
316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made regarding individual transport for a student (details supplied) in County Cork. [22518/23] - Schools Building Projects
317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 of 4 May 2023, if it is anticipated that these classrooms will be available to meet September 2023... - Departmental Funding
318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will meet with an organisation (details supplied) and reconsider a decision to withdraw recognition and funding from this organisation.... - Special Educational Needs
319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if every effort is being made to secure a placement in Kildare ASD unit for the son of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a... - School Transport
320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport tickets for the academic year 2023-24 will be facilitated in the case of the two sons of a person (details supplied); if... - Special Educational Needs
321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the two proposed additional classrooms and two special needs units are scheduled to commence construction at a school (details supplied) in... - Renewable Energy Generation
322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the supports available to schools to access and install solar panels; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Staff
323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the review of the SNA contract in line with commitments under the Building Momentum national pay agreement; and if she will make... - School Transport
325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a student (details supplied) in County Mayo is being denied school transport in view of the fact that this student qualifies under the... - School Equipment
326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of blind and vision-impaired students who have received assistive technology from her Department in the past five years, broken down... - School Staff
328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on her Department’s work to provide additional continuous professional development and supports to SNAs; if... - School Transport
329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied that the grants for children attending special schools or the transport options provided to children attending special... - School Admissions
330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine urgently the case of a child (details supplied); if she will provide a suitable school place for them; and if she will make a... - Renewable Energy Generation
331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when and how schools can apply for solar panels on their buildings as part of the commitment the Government gave last September to put solar on... - School Transport
332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans her Department has for the transport of pupils to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22735/23] - Schools Building Projects
333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the new school building project for a school (details supplied) will commence; the timeline for completion of the project; and if she will... - Irish Sign Language
334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the progress made to date in respect of implementing the recommendations specific to her Department outlined in... - Schools Building Projects
335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the financial contribution will be paid by her Department in respect of a pedestrian road crossing for a school (details supplied) as per... - Gaeltacht Policy
336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the shortage of physics teachers in Gaeltacht schools; the measures being implemented to overcome this shortage; and if she will... - Irish Language
337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the strategy for teaching Irish in schools outside of Gaeltacht areas; and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects
338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of an approved building project for a school (details supplied) which includes five new classrooms as part of a two-storey... - School Transport
339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the review into the school bus transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22932/23] - Special Educational Needs
340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the special education pre-school facilities that are available for a child (details supplied) who has a diagnosis of autism and their parents... - Departmental Policies
341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has a clear policy regarding devices for school work in secondary schools; if she is aware that some schools insist students... - School Textbooks
342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools can request a monetary contribution per child from parents toward the cost of providing the free primary schoolbooks scheme; and if... - Schools Building Projects
343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building project (details supplied); the reason for the delay in the project progressing; and if she will make a statement... - School Staff
344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of caretakers employed in schools across Ireland under the TUS and broken down by county; the cost of this to the Exchequer per annum;... - Departmental Correspondence
346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine a funding line request for a school (details supplied) to contest a competition. [22992/23] - Social Media
347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of social media posts made on each of her Departmental social media accounts or the social media accounts of public bodies and... - Equality Issues
348. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how her Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under hers remit meet their obligations for reasonable accommodation under the... - State Examinations
349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if specific additional accommodation can be made for students taking State examinations who suffer from dyslexia; and if she will make a... - School Transport
353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take and the measures she is examining to reduce carbon emissions associated with the school transport scheme. [23152/23] - State Examinations
356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to providing extra time in State examinations for dyslexic students. [23167/23] - Pension Provisions
357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if adjustments can be made for retired teachers in order that they are not penalised in their pension for working more than 50 days as part of a... - Business Supports
358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the programmes, further supports and initiatives for enterprise and business community that are funded under her Department; the capital, current... - State Examinations
359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an emergency request for reasonable accommodations at the Leaving Certificate examinations will be taken into account for a candidate (details... - School Admissions
360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which she continues to liaise with the various school authorities in County Kildare and nationwide within whose areas there appears... - School Accommodation
361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she expects to be in a position to meet the challenges in terms of primary and second level school accommodation and... - Departmental Priorities
363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the present position in regard to the development of the three-school project including replacement for schools (details supplied); the progress... - Departmental Communications
366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she continues to have dialogue with the various pre-school, primary and post-primary school authorities in Leixlip, County... - School Transport
369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to indicate in respect of school places and schools transport in Clane and Straffan, County Kildare, the extent to which she and her Department... - Departmental Priorities
371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which all efforts are being to ensure the availability of special needs school places at primary and second level schools... - Schools Building Projects
380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school building projects in County Kildare at planning stage that are currently incorporating the provision of additional buildings... - School Transport
381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 of 8 February 2023, if her Department will consider advising Bus Éireann’s school transport...
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