Written answers
Thursday, 29 June 2023
Department of Education and Skills
- School Funding
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the concern raised in relation to the low capitation grants allocated to national schools (details supplied); and if she will... - School Staff
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teachers in counties Limerick, Clare and Tipperary, respectively in 2019-2020; how these figures compare with the... - School Textbooks
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the excess waste and spend of buying physical copies of textbooks only to load the virtual version they contain onto an... - Departmental Data
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of resignations (including notices of resignation) of primary and secondary school teachers since the beginning of the 2022-2023... - School Patronage
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied with the model being piloted for the transfer of patronage in schools; and if modifications in that approach are planned.... - Special Educational Needs
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how special schools can have generic behaviour codes which every child has to follow when these children with the highest supports do not... - School Funding
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider increasing the school capitation grants in her submission for Budget 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Transport
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 89 of 16 May 2023, if she will provide an update on the number of applications made for the school transport... - Mental Health Services
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the work completed to date under the pilot programme of counselling and wellbeing/mental health supports in schools; her Department's... - Disadvantaged Status
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider developing an enhanced range of interventions in acutely disadvantaged clusters of urban schools such as has been proposed... - State Examinations
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has considered the impact on Border third-level institutions of a later-than-usual Leaving Certificate results day, as Border... - Schools Building Projects
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a three-classroom extension project at a school (details supplied) will progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30829/23] - School Transport
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the long-awaited review of the school transport scheme is due to be completed and the recommendations published; and if she will make a... - Special Educational Needs
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 85 of 16 May 2023, her plans to publish her Department’s review of the summer programme; and if she... - School Textbooks
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she intends to introduce free schoolbooks in secondary schools. [31158/23] - Renewable Energy Generation
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the roll-out of solar panels for all schools; if a timeline for the commencement of this project is available; and if she... - School Staff
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teachers in counties Carlow Cork and Kerry in 2019-2020, respectively; and how these figures compare with the number... - School Transport
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will abolish fares for school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31656/23] - Special Educational Needs
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will develop a register for schools for children with ASD and additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31642/23] - Disadvantaged Status
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the proposal to create a DEIS plus band for schools with high levels of support needs to assist with disadvantage; and if she... - School Textbooks
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated number of children and families that will benefit from the free schoolbooks scheme in primary schools in counties Cork and Kerry... - School Staff
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to resolve teacher shortages in the coming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31654/23] - School Funding
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how much funding has been provided to Cork schools by her Department under the emergency works scheme and the additional accommodation scheme for... - School Transport
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that all students who need it will have access to school transport in September; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Equipment
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a list of primary and post-primary schools that have been issued with funds by her Department to buy, or that have been issued with air... - School Funding
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the capital funding plans for the expansion of a school (details supplied) to accommodate growing numbers; and if she will... - School Equipment
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide additional supports for parents who must purchase devices such as a tablets and so on, for the new school year; if her... - School Management
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of appeals made under section 29 of the Education Act 1998 to the Secretary General of her Department in 2021 and 2022, respectively... - School Transport
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 25 January 2023, if the ongoing school transport review will facilitate children in September 2023... - School Staff
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to ensure that teachers in Dublin can afford accommodation near their jobs; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Enrolments
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to meet the identified need for a secondary school in Dublin 8; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31592/23] - School Transport
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans that are in place to ensure the maximum number of second-level students who apply for places under the school transport scheme for the... - School Textbooks
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated number of children and families that will benefit from the free schoolbooks scheme in primary schools in counties Limerick, Clare... - Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cad é líon na n-aonad Gaeilge in iar-bhunscoileanna an Stáit; an bhfuil aon scrúdú déanta ar éifeacht na... - Legislative Reviews
126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the dates when a review of the operation of sections 28 and 29 of the Education Act 1998 have been conducted as mandated under the Act; the... - School Patronage
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the school reconfiguration pilot programme. [31570/23] - Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén uair a bheidh múinteoirí in ann clárú i nGaeilge leis an gComhairle Mhúinteoireachta ar líne sa bhealach... - Special Educational Needs
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a child (details supplied) has a school place in an autism class this September. [31155/23] - Schools Building Projects
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31672/23] - School Costs
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ban voluntary contributions in schools in view of the escalating costs on parents; and if she will implement the financial supports... - School Staff
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of registered teachers at primary and secondary school level at the beginning of the 2022-2023 academic year. [31569/23] - School Accommodation
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the costs associated with the delivery of modular school accommodation versus accommodation procured pre-Covid; and if she will make a statement... - School Funding
134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason ICT grants were not given this year; if she is aware that many schools had built the ICT grant into their funding model to avail of... - Schools Building Projects
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the up-to-date position on delivering new school buildings for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31666/23] - Departmental Policies
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she expects to be in a position to continue to meet the ever increasing demand arising from a rapidly increasing population... - Citizens' Assembly
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the Citizens’ Assembly on the Future of Education, which was outlined in the Programme for Government. [31571/23] - School Transport
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the intervention she and her Department have made in relation to the ongoing issue of school transportation from Ballyvourney, Macroom and... - School Funding
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grants planned to be paid to primary schools for the 2023-2024 school year; and the dates on which they will be issued. [30761/23] - School Patronage
143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she considers that continued Catholic Church dominance in the school system is appropriate given the findings on religious affiliation and... - Schools Building Projects
144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for an extension by a school (details supplied) to facilitate a special education class. [31593/23] - School Staff
146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teachers in counties Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath, respectively in 2019-2020; how these figures compare... - State Examinations
147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the schedule for the review of the Reasonable Accommodation Policy for Exams; who will carry out the review; and... - Special Educational Needs
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the implementation of the expanded summer programme for children with complex educational needs; and if she will make a... - School Curriculum
149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered the roll-out of a nationwide partnership with tech companies to enable students at primary education level to develop their... - Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills maidir le Ceist Pharlaiminte Uimh. 129 an 23 Márta 2023, soiléiriú a thabhairt ar an dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir...
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