Written answers
Tuesday, 17 October 2023
Department of Education and Skills
- Special Educational Needs
211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that an additional needs class is provided for a school (details supplied) for the 2024/2025 school year, that this class has... - School Funding
212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will set out the additional supports her Department will provide to a school (details supplied) which is in an area of obvious economic... - Schools Building Projects
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of a construction project at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44663/23] - Special Educational Needs
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 708 of 11 September 2023, the current status of an application to build an extension to a school (details... - School Transport
215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school bus ticket applications were issued for the academic year 2023-2024 compared to the previous 2022-2023 academic year in... - Education Policy
216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the call for a national education strategy for gifted children; whether the current system for the allocation of resource... - Special Educational Needs
217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools that have ASD units in the Clontarf, Killester, Raheny school planning area; the number of new ASD which have been... - School Transport
218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school transport case (details supplied) can be responded to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44710/23] - Education Policy
219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will implement a national plan for the support and management of exceptionally able children in the Irish education system; and if she... - School Facilities
220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision not to assist a school (details supplied) with an urgently needed set down area for children to be safely left off due to it being... - School Transport
221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if suitable transport can be identified for a total of 25 children (details supplied) to attend the school in view of the large number involved;... - School Funding
222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the refund of a community contribution due to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Departmental Data
223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm that a school (details supplied) was covered by State indemnity since 2012 and therefore did not require building insurance,... - Education Policy
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills concerning special classes, in the context of the ETB and community schools, if the provision of special classes is a matter for individual... - Teacher Training
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered the concept of reducing the time for teacher training as suggested recently by the Tánaiste. [44779/23] - School Transport
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a student (details supplied) did not receive a school bus ticket for the 2023/2024 academic year; if the Bus Éireann system had... - Special Educational Needs
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an additional ASD class has not been approved for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Accommodation
228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail how pyrite remediation was funded in each of the six schools it was identified in; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Building Projects
229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the reason her Department representatives did not engage with the relevant contractor to ensure that any snags or defects were remedied... - Special Educational Needs
231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44845/23] - School Transport
232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider providing better pay and conditions for bus escort employees of special education schools to include enumeration during... - School Accommodation
233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department's professional and technical team will complete the review of a report (details supplied); when a decision is likely to be... - Special Educational Needs
234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason no reply was issued to a person (details supplied) regarding a place in a primary school for an autistic child; and if she will make a... - School Admissions
235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all efforts can be made to facilitate a school place for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44872/23] - School Facilities
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the situation in which a modular building on the grounds of Firhouse College is still being run on a generator... - Schools Building Projects
237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated timeframe for building the new secondary school (details supplied) in Roscrea. [44913/23] - School Staff
238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the academic allowance can be awarded to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44942/23] - School Textbooks
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her estimate of the number of secondary students in counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon, respectively that will benefit from the introduction of... - School Transport
242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has received the school transport scheme review; and if she will publish same. [44996/23] - School Curriculum
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consideration and progress that is being made in reviewing and implementing the current leaving certificate cycle; and if she will make a... - Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén treimhse ama a bhíonn ann idir an cigireacht agus nuair a bfhaigheann an scoil an stadus scoil gaeltacht go hoifigiúil, cad ba... - School Admissions
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the data that was used when determining the catchment area for a school in Ballyogan (details supplied), and the reason Ballyogan... - School Transport
246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the status of school transport for a person (details supplied). [45037/23] - Schools Building Projects
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the building of an extension at a school (details supplied); the timeline for this work to be started and finished; and if she will... - Legislative Measures
248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill. [45118/23] - School Transport
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine a school bus transport application (details supplied). [45139/23] - Special Educational Needs
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an assistive technology grant application (details supplied) has been received by her Department; when a decision on this application will be... - School Accommodation
252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm that her Department has received correspondence from a school (details supplied); if the points outlined will be taken under... - School Transport
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether she will consider the provision of a larger school bus in upper Glanmire to assist eight families who are still without transport. [45175/23] - School Facilities
254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to assist with the shrinking play area at a school (details supplied) due to building extensions and a growing school population; if... - School Curriculum
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 10 October 2023; if he will confirm when the work on the Junior Certificate School Programme review... - Schools Building Projects
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current position regarding building works at a schools (details supplied); when these works will be complete; when the school will be opened;... - School Transport
257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update in respect of school bus transport for a person (details supplied), as a response has not been received from Bus... - School Textbooks
258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown per capita of what will be the allocation to 1st, 2nd and 3rd years of the Government’s expansion of the schoolbook grant;... - School Funding
259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to Budget 2024, if the Financial Support Services Unit will have any additional moneys available for schools that are facing... - National Educational Psychological Service
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a breakdown of allocation specifically to NEPS as contained in Budget 2024, which appears to state a reduction of funding of over... - School Staff
261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the 1,000 AP posts in primary and post-primary schools. [45210/23] - School Transport
262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when outstanding reps for school transport queries (details supplied) will be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45244/23] - School Textbooks
263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what provision is being made to secondary schools to administer the new free school books scheme for junior cycle (details supplied); and if she... - School Transport
264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update in relation to bus transport for children at schools (details supplied) in Dublin South-West; and if she will make... - Schools Building Projects
265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a new school (details supplied) might not have had special classes designed into the structure at architectural planning stage along... - Special Educational Needs
266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to issues raised regarding a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11; the steps her Department is taking to... - Schools Building Projects
268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in the contest of the school building programme, the extent to which continuous and urgent provision is being made to accommodate school-going... - Special Educational Needs
269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which special needs provision in terms of school places continues in line with requirements and discussions with the various school... - School Accommodation
270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which progress in the provision of primary and post-primary schools or extension of existing schools is in line with expectations... - Schools Building Projects
273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in the delivery of the three-school project at Celbridge, County Kildare, with particular reference to replacement for a... - School Admissions
274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which demand for school places at primary and second level continue to be met at Kilcock, County Kildare, given the rapidly... - Special Educational Needs
277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she expects to be in a position to meet the special needs education requirements throughout north Kildare with particular... - School Transport
278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which efforts are being made to provide a solution to the issue of school transport in a number of areas of Kildare north where the... - Schools Building Projects
279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which efforts are currently being made to incorporate the provision of afterschool services at every school in the context of the... - School Management
280. 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 Staff
281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she hopes to attract and retain teachers at primary and second level in all areas throughout the country; the regions... - School Enrolments
282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which primary school places at Johnstownbridge, County Kildare, continue to be assessed with a view to ensuring that accommodation... - School Facilities
283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on progress in the provision of extra school facilities at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - School Admissions
284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which adequate school places remain available to parents and schoolchildren at Moyvalley, County Kildare; and if she will make a... - Bullying in Educational Institutions
286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she continues to address the issue of school bullying; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45326/23] - Data Protection
287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 311 of 3 October 2023, if she will provide detail on the nature of the data breaches suffered by her... - Departmental Data
288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of recipients of home tuition grants due to mental health issues for 2022-23; the average number of weekly hours they received; and if...
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