Written answers
Tuesday, 11 July 2023
Department of Education and Skills
- Education Policy
263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide details on the level of funding and supports which will be made available to current trainee educational psychologists; and if he will... - School Transport
264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration has been given to providing greater transport services to rural schools from urban areas, to ease pressure on schools in urban... - School Staff
265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will investigate a claim for the revision of school secretary pay scales (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - School Accommodation
266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has received and reviewed urgent correspondence from a school (details supplied) regarding a critical situation it is facing in... - Departmental Staff
267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the names and contact information of all special advisers to Ministers and Ministers of State within her Department; and if she will... - School Transport
268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is funding available for the provision of a bus for primary school students to an after-school facility (details supplied); and if she... - School Admissions
269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether the remit to set the secondary schools geographical catchment area for its admissions policy always rests with the board of management of... - Special Educational Needs
270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a neurotypical child has the right to access pre-school education at two years and eight months, yet a child with a diagnosis of... - Schools Building Projects
274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she can speed up the provision of the three-school project at Hazelhatch and Celbridge, County Kildare known as Project... - Special Educational Needs
275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost if 280 additional special education teacher posts were filled. [33776/23] - Schools Building Projects
276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when each school within County Kildare that is currently ongoing major refurbishment works or construction of new schools that are currently... - National Council for Special Education
277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the NCSE has failed to reply to a representation (details supplied) as indicated by her in correspondence dated 23 February 2023; and... - School Transport
278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is funding available for the provision of a bus for primary school students to an after-school facility (details supplied); and if she... - School Funding
279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amounts spent by her Department on capitation in primary schools for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects
281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to address concerns regarding a building proposal for a school (details supplied). [33828/23] - School Staff
282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is such a large discrepancy between the pension entitlement for a primary school teacher and that of an SNA, where both staff... - Special Educational Needs
283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 68 of 28 June 2023, if she can confirm if the two new classes due to open in Dublin 16 are for this coming... - State Examinations
284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of candidates who sought access to the deferred sitting of this year's Leaving Certificate exams due to medical emergencies; the... - Special Educational Needs
285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new SNA posts which have been created in the past five years; how these extra posts have been allocated as between special schools,... - Educational Disadvantage
286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will qualify for DEIS status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33993/23] - State Examinations
287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how many students will be availing of the alternative Leaving Certificate papers in July 2023, following the option of this scheme in 2019; and... - Schools Building Projects
288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the building plans for schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34053/23] - National Educational Psychological Service
289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in Cork that are awaiting an appointment with a NEPS psychologist; the number that are waiting less than 6, 6-12 and those... - School Funding
290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications received from schools in Cork under the major capital works scheme; and the number granted to date in 2023. [34081/23] - Departmental Data
291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children per county that are receiving additional supports for deafness or hard of hearing. [34110/23] - School Staff
292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full year cost for a primary school teaching post. [34111/23] - School Transport
293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the school transport review will be published. [34112/23] - Youth Services
294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding, in tabular form, for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 provided to Foróige. [34113/23] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a county breakdown of the average class size in primary schools for the 2022/2023 school year. [34114/23] - State Examinations
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the controversy surrounding the Leaving Certificate Maths Paper 1, with one school principal complaining in the "strongest... - Departmental Data
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department or any agency under the aegis of her Department operates a ‘barter account’ for the provision of goods or... - Special Educational Needs
299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a policy preventing the establishment of ASD units within single-sex girls' schools and boys' schools; and if she will make a... - Bullying in Educational Institutions
301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the implementation plan of the national action plan against bullying will be published; how much will be allocated to implement it; and if... - School Enrolments
302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total enrolment figures at primary and secondary level in school planning zones of Dublin postal code zones 6, 8, 9, 10 and 12; the future... - School Admissions
303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if every effort can be made to ensure a secondary school place in Clane, County Kildare can be facilitated in the case of the son of a person... - School Funding
304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how much funding has been provided to schools in counties Cavan and Monaghan by her Department under the emergency works scheme and the... - Education Policy
305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider the matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will direct relevant officials within her Department, who... - State Examinations
307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills which organisation will be responsible for operating the Leaving Certificate helpline this year; and the estimated cost of same. [34302/23] - Special Educational Needs
308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what options are available for a person (details supplied) who has applied to schools for a place in an ASD class for their son; the options... - School Accommodation
309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a letter will issue to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34333/23] - Departmental Staff
310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the possibility of a charity having a designated liaison in her Department (details supplied) has been considered. [34389/23]
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