Written answers
Monday, 11 September 2023
Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport
593. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional seating will be provided on school transport for persons (details supplied). [37198/23] - Home Schooling
594. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has received correspondence from a school (details supplied); and if she is in a position to allocate resources for an adequate home... - National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
595. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether “white people, Irish people and males” have a privileged status in Irish society, as is indicated in the new... - Teacher Training
596. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, given the particular emphasis on continuing professional development (CCPD) and equality, consideration would be given to the entitlement of... - Teaching Qualifications
597. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a teacher (details supplied) in County Clare who is on loan from one school to another will receive their Gaelscolaíochta allowance while... - Education Policy
598. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether there is discretion within her Department to approve special leave with pay for a person who has had a child through surrogacy in the... - School Admissions
599. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a shortage of places for all Irish primary education in the Clontarf, Killester and Raheny catchment area; if she has any... - School Transport
600. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school bus drivers that will have to retire this year on age grounds due to the rule that they do not allow Bus Éireann employ... - School Enrolments
601. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she or her officials will meet the ‘D8 New School’ group of parents in relation to the provision of secondary education in... - School Transport
603. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a bus escort for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37422/23] - School Accommodation
604. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a response can issue to correspondence emailed to school property (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37430/23] - Teaching Qualifications
605. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a teacher (details supplied) will be paid the correct honours degree allowance. [37446/23] - Departmental Circulars
606. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has issued a memo and or circular in respect of incumbent principals offering interview preparation and other services to teachers and... - Special Educational Needs
607. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update in relation to commencement of the autism class in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Data
608. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an itemised list of all capital works projects for schools, both primary and secondary, in the D6W/D8/D10/D12 areas, with a breakdown of... - Special Educational Needs
609. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an itemised list of all autistic spectrum disorder units for schools, both primary and secondary, in the D6W/D8/D10/D12 areas, with a... - Schools Building Projects
610. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update in relation to the current status and timeline for completion of the 'lot 6' school works; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Transport
611. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the criteria used by Bus Éireann to calculate the distance from a student’s home to their prospective school for the... - Schools Building Projects
614. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a clear and detailed timeline for the delivery of the long-awaited three-school campus in an area (details supplied). [37608/23] - Feidhmeanna Roinne
616. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén fáth nach bhfuil múinteoir meán scoile (sonraí tugtha) ar an scála pá do mhuitnteoirí a thosaigh ag... - Schools Building Projects
618. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) is in line/plans for a school extension utilising the available lands at the rear of the school which have been... - School Transport
620. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the need for additional Bus Éireann resources to accommodate families from an area (details supplied) in County Louth;... - Schools Building Projects
622. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of a school site in Celbridge which has been identified as a preferred new location for three schools (details supplied); the delays... - Disadvantaged Status
623. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the OECD review of Ireland's Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) resource allocation policy will be completed; and if she... - School Transport
624. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be continued for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37868/23] - Child Abuse
625. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that the victims of abuse in Protestant-ethos institutions are treated equally with victims of abuse in other schools in... - Special Educational Needs
626. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost in 2024 if an additional 200 SNAs were recruited. [37940/23] - EU Meetings
627. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the next EU Council of Education Ministers is scheduled to occur. [37941/23] - Schools Building Projects
628. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a new building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37926/23] - School Transport
629. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the number of secondary school bus concessionary ticket applications for the academic year 2023/2024 in County Wexford; the number of... - Information and Communications Technology
639. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when ICT/digital grants will be paid to schools. [38048/23] - Schools Building Projects
640. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update and timeline for a school building project (details supplied); to confirm what stage the project is at; and if she will make... - School Accommodation
641. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when additional temporary accommodation will be implemented for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Transport
642. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school transport appeals registered by the date of this Parliamentary Question reply, by county, in tabular form. [38116/23] - Departmental Data
643. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of reported assaults on secondary school teachers during the 2022/2023 school year; whether these assaults were committed by students,... - Education Schemes
645. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the 2023 budget commitment for the provision of up to 6kW photovoltaic panels on all schools; when the scheme will be... - Schools Building Projects
646. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the provision of a new school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38135/23] - School Transport
647. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a pupil (details supplied) will be issued with a school bus ticket; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38153/23] - Departmental Policies
650. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the initiatives under her Department to assist schools in supporting sustainable practices, including but not limited to the... - Departmental Projects
651. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to include the expertise of play therapists in her Department’s pilot project on mental health in primary schools (details... - Departmental Data
652. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff in her Department working on procurement services providing support to contracting authorities and their respective grades;... - Schools Building Projects
654. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a detailed update with regard to completion works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Teaching Qualifications
655. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) who is an employee of an ETB is entitled to incremental credit in respect of teaching experience in the United... - School Admissions
656. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all efforts are underway to ensure that the son of a person (details supplied) will have a secondary school place in September; and if she... - National Council for Special Education
658. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will engage with the NCSE regarding supports for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38261/23] - Employment Rights
659. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to primary and secondary school teachers who are not on fixed term or permanent contracts, if she is aware of the difficulty they... - Parental Leave
660. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if parental leave is included in service history (details suppled); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38286/23] - School Admissions
661. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all efforts are being made to accommodate a child (details supplied) in their local school, whose parents are making every effort to secure... - Irish Communities Abroad
662. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to visit to United Arab Emirates in order to attract Irish-trained school teachers that are based there to return home and work in... - School Staff
663. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual funding allocated and staffing levels in the City of Dublin Education and Training Board Psychological Service in 2022 and 2023, in... - Departmental Inquiries
664. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to concerns raised in respect of the school scoping inquiry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - School Transport
665. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided to siblings (details supplied) considering that this family has been availing of the school transport... - Child and Family Agency
666. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Tusla has been receiving answers provided in State examinations to trigger investigations into individual families and children; if so, if the... - State Examinations
667. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department and/or the State Examinations Commission is providing Tusla (Child and Family Agency) with details of students based on answers... - Special Educational Needs
668. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when classrooms at a special school (details supplied) will be ready; what arrangements will be made in the interim to facilitate impacted... - State Examinations
669. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department or the State Examinations Commission is providing Tusla (Child and Family Agency) with details of students to trigger... - Special Educational Needs
670. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SNA posts recruited for and filled to the end of the school year in 2023. [38406/23] - School Funding
671. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first- and full-year saving of removing the monetary subsidy given to private schools. [38409/23] - Departmental Reviews
672. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she or her Department have carried out a risk assessment or an impact assessment on the new Junior Cycle SPHE curriculum; and if so, if she... - Schools Building Projects
674. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the additional accommodation project for a school (details supplied); the current status of the project; when it... - Special Educational Needs
675. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the child development model that was used in setting the criteria for the L2LP Numeracy Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a... - School Transport
676. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene to ensure a family (details supplied) can access school transport for the coming school year. [38486/23] - Schools Building Projects
677. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding progress on the development of a new permanent school building for a school (details supplied). [38497/23] - School Facilities
678. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the transfer of a school (details supplied). [38498/23] - Schools Building Projects
679. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on plans for a new school building (details supplied); if she will give assurances in relation to the completion of... - Irish Sign Language
680. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of posts offered for the role of ISL classroom support to date in 2023; the number of posts filled to date; and how many posts were... - School Accommodation
681. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm the accommodation plan for a school (details supplied) for the school year 2024/2025 i.e. where the school will be located;... - School Transport
682. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has received an interim and or draft report in respect of the review of the school transport scheme; the date on which she expects to... - Information and Communications Technology
683. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) within her Department; if any section of her... - School Transport
684. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine an issue with a school bus ticket (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38586/23] - Schools Building Projects
685. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department will not give a school (details supplied) in County Mayo permission to proceed to construction for a modular classroom... - Special Educational Needs
686. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to requests from school management (details supplied) regarding the SNA allocation for the school; if a timeline... - Official Engagements
687. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has spoken formally with the United States Secretary for Education (details supplied) in the past 12 months. [38600/23] - Schools Refurbishment
688. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will be completed; and the estimated cost for these works. [38601/23] - Home Schooling
689. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will request a review of a current home school community liaison scheme allocation (detail supplied); if this issue can be urgently... - School Admissions
691. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) cannot get a school place to start school this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38637/23] - Special Educational Needs
692. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine a staffing issue in a preschool for children (details supplied) with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Building Projects
694. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38650/23] - School Transport
695. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can confirm receipt of a late application for school transport from a student (details supplied); if this application can be considered in... - Education Policy
697. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of exemption from Irish studies applications approved by second-level schools in 2022, that were subsequently reversed or... - School Accommodation
700. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures in place to provide temporary accommodation for students at a school (details supplied), in light of the delay in installing... - School Transport
701. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the inability of some students with special educational needs at a school (details supplied) to secure school transportation; the... - School Funding
702. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding provided to primary schools for the delivery of the physical education curriculum in each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to... - School Transport
703. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the school transport provision to siblings (details supplied) could be extended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38739/23] - Departmental Communications
704. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of requests submitted by a school (details supplied) to put a traffic plan in place on the temporary site where the school is... - School Admissions
705. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to a person (details supplied) who has been unable to secure a school place in their locality or in their neighbouring... - School Transport
706. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38754/23] - Ukraine War
707. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a matter regarding Ukrainian pupils at a school (details supplied) will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38758/23] - Schools Building Projects
708. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of an application to build an extension to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38761/23] - School Transport
709. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a student (details supplied) will be reviewed by Bus Éireann with a view to the issuing of bus tickets; and if she will make... - Special Educational Needs
710. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department will give approval to a submitted report for the building of an ASD suite in a school (details supplied), given it has been... - Schools Refurbishment
711. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department will give approval for the works to be carried out to a school (details supplied), given the appointed contractor cannot... - School Funding
712. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has received written correspondence dated 18 August 2023 from a school (details supplied) regarding the need for additional... - Schools Building Projects
713. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide clarification on the anticipated completion dates for the manufacturing of the modular classrooms for a school (details supplied) and... - Departmental Data
716. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount paid to consultancy firms in each of the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in relation to the... - Education Policy
724. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 367 of 13 July 2023 (details supplied), if she will provide the relevant maps for Dublin, Kildare, Meath... - Departmental Data
725. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any of the 314 school planning area boundaries have changed since 2010; and if so, if she will provide maps of those SPAs before and after any... - School Facilities
726. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the request by a school (details supplied) to modify its building plan to replace three proposed basketball courts with one... - School Transport
727. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of school transport for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38836/23] - Schools Building Projects
728. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current position regarding building works at a school (details supplied); when these works will be complete; when the school will be opened;... - School Transport
729. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a bus issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38841/23] - Schools Building Projects
731. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of all new-build and refurbishment projects, if any, in post-primary schools (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make... - School Transport
734. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that a secondary-school student (details supplied) has not been given a seat on the school transport bus, in view of the fact that... - Departmental Contracts
737. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a construction contractor has been appointed for a permanent build project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Building Projects
738. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can indicate the schedule of when a permanent build project (details supplied) will start construction; when it is scheduled for... - School Funding
739. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the ICT grant promised to primary schools has not been paid; if the reason is linked with the new book grant scheme for primary... - School Transport
740. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Bus Éireann needs to extend the 70-years-of-age limit for driving buses as many companies... - Education Schemes
741. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans for those who previously opted out of the supervision and substitution scheme to opt back in; if it is the case that only... - School Transport
742. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the bus route number D689 could be extended by approximately 167 metres to include to include four other households on this route (details... - School Facilities
743. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which the boundary wall of a school was last surveyed in the context of its structural integrity at a location (details supplied);... - School Transport
744. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, given that neither Local Link nor the NTA has age criteria for drivers, she will provide perspectives on how Bus Éireann policy for... - School Accommodation
749. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the recent communications and application for additional accommodation by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Departmental Data
750. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if raac lightweight building material, has been used in the construction of any Irish schools; if so, how many, by primary and post-primary, name... - Schools Building Projects
751. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that the return school start date for students at school (details supplied) has been delayed due to a failure to finish building... - School Staff
752. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide data on the current number of teacher vacancies by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Teaching Qualifications
753. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an application (details supplied) was rejected; the reason it is taking so long for a decision on the review; and if she will make a... - Education Schemes
754. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the primary and special schoolbook scheme which has been introduced for recognised primary schools, including special schools can be extended... - Schools Building Projects
755. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the permanent extension for a school (details supplied); if her Department is committed to delivering this project; the... - School Accommodation
756. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of plans for additional accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39131/23] - Schools Building Projects
757. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for an extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39132/23] - School Transport
758. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any assistance can be given to pupils (details supplied) who need bus transport to school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Funding
759. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an organisation (details supplied) can apply for funding announced this year for counselling within DEIS schools; to outline the qualifying... - School Staff
760. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her plans to improve the pay and conditions for special needs assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39153/23] - School Admissions
761. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will be able to provide the promised school place to a pupil; if there has been a teacher appointed; and if she... - School Transport
762. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a child (details supplied) will be examined, who has not received a school bus ticket for the coming year and will miss out on... - Covid-19 Pandemic
763. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, given that Ireland is facing a huge surge in Covid cases due to new variants with high transmissibility, she will commit to ensuring that... - School Transport
764. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 316 of 16 May 2023, regarding school transport for a pupil in County Cork (details supplied), if she will... - Covid-19 Pandemic
765. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has conducted any analysis of the impact of the removal of the special cleaning allowance made during Covid; if her Department... - Budget 2024
766. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation, INTO budget 2024 campaign (details supplied) "Building a brighter future for every... - Departmental Policies
767. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) can be allowed pay a substitute teacher where a fixed-term position is available but unfilled; and if she will... - School Transport
769. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been brought to a situation regarding a school bus service (details supplied); what engagement she or her Department has had... - Departmental Inquiries
770. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the “Guide to Potential Government Responses” booklet... - School Transport
771. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department plans to allow people who are contracted by Bus Éireann to drive buses for children with additional needs to continue to... - Covid-19 Pandemic
777. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to include/continue the use of HEPA filters in school classrooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39318/23] - School Transport
778. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the number of students that applied for a school transport ticket for 2023/2024 on a county basis, broken down into standard,... - Schools Building Projects
780. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the new build for (details supplied); the timeline for the completion of a detailed design and for the submission of planning... - School Funding
782. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide details of schools that have been provided with funding to transport students to off-site facilities, such as PE facilities, when... - Schools Building Projects
783. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the new build timeline for a school (details supplied); the acquisition of a site at Fassaroe, Bray; and if she will make... - School Transport
784. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that are available to a school (details supplied) to enable students to access off-site PE facilities in a safe manner and which do... - Schools Building Projects
785. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a project (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage, in view of the urgent need to provide this much-needed accommodation due to an... - School Transport
786. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options that are available for school transport for a pupil (details supplied). [39423/23] - Departmental Programmes
787. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposals, if any, there are to expand the school completion programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39424/23]
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