Written answers
Tuesday, 7 November 2023
Department of Education and Skills
- Departmental Contracts
426. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - School Patronage
427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a timeline for when secondary schools that have been through the process of divestment will actually be divested to new patrons. [47293/23] - School Attendance
430. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a breakdown, by county, of school attendance funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47310/23] - School Textbooks
431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children, by county, who will benefit from the free schoolbooks scheme at second level under the junior cycle scheme for the... - National Educational Psychological Service
433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline, in relation to a specific case (details supplied), the reason a psychologist has not been allocated by NEPS, despite the... - Special Educational Needs
435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether additional SNAs will be allocated to a particular school (details supplied). [47320/23] - Teaching Qualifications
436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to extend recognition to route 4 training through the Teaching Council for trained staff to work with special needs children. [47324/23] - Artificial Intelligence
437. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47332/23] - School Transport
438. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how many school bus services in County Roscommon are currently not running due to lack of drivers or lack of buses; how many children are... - Educational Disadvantage
439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a review is being carried out in relation to DEIS; how a school can apply for DEIS status; if additional consideration is given to Gaeltacht... - School Curriculum
440. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department would consider plans to expand the transition year programme to include modules supporting vocational skills and life skills... - Special Educational Needs
441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the proposed frontloaded SNA allocation model is due to be introduced; how the frontloaded allocation model will work; and if she will make... - Schools Building Projects
442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a permanent school building for a school (details supplied); to provide a detailed update on the proposed site acquisition; and if... - School Transport
448. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the application by a school (details supplied) for a school bus; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Funding
449. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the ancillary and IT grant for a school (details supplied); the reason the grant has not been issued; when the payment will be... - Departmental Data
450. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 20 September 2023, if she can supply the roll number and name of all new post-primary schools... - School Transport
451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 200 of 10 October 2023, if eligible parents who applied for the special transport grant will be considered... - Schools Building Projects
452. 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. [47447/23] - School Transport
453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the provision of a school transport service for pupils left without a bus to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Departmental Schemes
454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the solar panel programme for schools will be rolled out; if she can give an indication to a timeline; and if she will make a statement on... - School Accommodation
455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on an issue affecting a school (details supplied); if she will clarify the position regarding the tender process and planned handover... - Schools Building Projects
456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to the management of the construction site for a new temporary accommodation for a school... - School Staff
457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if some leeway will be given for a school (details supplied) in danger of losing a teacher, in view of extenuating circumstances. [47493/23] - Special Educational Needs
458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has sought an update form the NCSE regarding the number of ASD places for primary and post-primary schools in the Ballincollig area; if... - School Accommodation
462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when officials from her Department will meet with a school in County Mayo (details supplied) as requested by the school; and if she will make a... - National Educational Psychological Service
463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to a young person (details supplied) who is responsible for conducting an educational assessment for school enrolment, considering... - Schools Building Projects
464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 218 of 10 October 2023, when the review of the Stage 2A report will be completed in respect of the... - School Staff
466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify whether a teacher (details supplied) should be on the new or old entrant scale for pay; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Transport
467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an urgent update on school transport for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47581/23] - Schools Building Projects
468. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) that completed a Stage 2B submission on 2 June 2023 to the building unit of her Department under the additional... - School Transport
469. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in the provision of school transport for a child (details supplied) attending a special ASD unit; the specific financial... - Educational Disadvantage
470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will include a school (details supplied) for DEIS status particularly in light of the student blend; and if she will make a statement on... - School Admissions
471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will guarantee a place for a child (details supplied) for the academic year beginning September 2025. [47610/23] - School Staff
472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine the issue of a shortage of teachers in a school (detail supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47623/23] - Ministerial Staff
473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of statements of interests for the purposes of section 19 filed by her special advisers in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and... - School Staff
474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an up-to-date response on her Department's engagement with representatives on the issue of post-primary redeployment of teachers.... - School Funding
475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify when schools can expect to receive the schedule of grant payments; if she is aware that some schools are struggling to cover... - School Transport
476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify the situation regarding parental entitlement to school transport for their children for the current school year to either the nearest... - Schools Building Projects
477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in the provision of a new school building (details supplied), given that the current premises were only intended to be... - School Accommodation
478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether it is the intention to continue with the refurbishment of a school (details supplied), with a view to modernising the school or if it is... - School Transport
479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for a school bus; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Advertising
480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a breakdown of the advertising spend of her Department and agencies under the remit of her Department, by national media outlet and... - School Transport
481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update with respect to a student (details supplied) in County Cork who is receiving school transport under the scheme for... - Schools Building Projects
482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline how many new classes will be established following the completion of the large-scale project at a school (details supplied); if an... - Special Educational Needs
483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new classes in special schools that are expected to be established at primary level for the 2024/2025 school year in the Dublin... - School Accommodation
484. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47772/23] - Official Engagements
486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagements her Department, or any agency or body under her direction, has had with the Government of Israel, any state body of the... - Special Educational Needs
488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her proposals to provide for full summer special provision in 2024 for children with severe and profound intellectual and or physical... - Schools Building Projects
489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the high turnover threshold of €1.5 million in order to qualify to tender for the tender entitled "Term Maintenance,... - Scoláireachtaí Gaeltachta
490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén fáth nach n-íoctar deontas le hábhair múinteoirí iar-bhunscoile, atá ag déanamh cláir oideachais... - Schools Building Projects
491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department's offer of a two-storey modular unit for a school (details supplied) will impact the school's application to build on adjacent... - Education Schemes
492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pilot schemes currently underway in education; the nature of these schemes; and the locations where they are underway. [47893/23] - School Textbooks
493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the review into the schoolbook grant scheme for primary schools. [47897/23] - Education Schemes
494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is considering extending the benefits achieved under the North-East Inner City Programme to other areas facing similar... - Schools Building Projects
495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the additional accommodation project application lodged by a school (details supplied); the reason for the delay in... - School Transport
496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the School Transport Appeals Board will issue a decision on a school transport appeal submitted by a person (details supplied); and if she... - Schools Building Projects
497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update in relation to the intended works for the previously approved additional school accommodation application of a... - School Transport
498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a response will issue to a school transport case (details supplied), despite the case being submitted on four separate occasions; and if she... - School Curriculum
499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what plans are in place to introduce educational programmes on the dangers of vaping for students; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Staff
500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an appeal for the allocation of teachers in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47994/23] - Departmental Contracts
501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department engages a company (details supplied); if so, the duration and nature of the work; the cost of same to the Exchequer; and if she... - Schools Building Projects
502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update in respect of new school buildings for a school (details supplied); the stage that the project is at; and the... - School Staff
503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when two Leaving Certificate English teacher positions will be filled in a secondary school in County Donegal (details supplied); and if she will... - School Transport
504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review a case and provide an update on a family’s application (details supplied); if Bus Éireann can outline whether places are... - Schools Building Projects
505. 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... - Departmental Funding
506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 85 of 25 October 2023, the funding provided by her Department for the annual Stand Up Awareness Campaign... - School Staff
507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the review of school secretary contracts; if the allocation model regarding school secretary hours has been progressed;... - School Accommodation
508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a school (details supplied) in which pupils in one class were told not to attend on a Monday after significant ceiling damage... - Schools Building Projects
509. 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. [48093/23] - School Transport
510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a concessionary school bus ticket been refused due to capacity to a student (details supplied) in view of the fact that four or five... - School Accommodation
511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for clarity on an aspect of a response to a previous parliamentary question (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Building Projects
512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 26 October 2023, if a school (details supplied) is included in the NDFA campus plans; if the... - School Funding
513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will receive funding for its ICT grants and ancillary services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Accommodation
514. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made in providing a modular classroom for a special class in a school (details supplied); when it is likely to be provided; and if... - Scéimeanna Tacaíochta
515. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil i gceist aici an liúntas um múineadh trí Ghaeilge, a bhíodh á íoc le múinteoirí, le tabhairt ar... - Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta
518. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil i gceist aici cabhair speisialta bhreise a chur ar fáil do scoláirí ón Úcráin atá ag freastal ar... - Scoileanna Oileáin
519. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil i gceist aici an líon múinteoirí breise atá ar fáil i meánscoileanna ar oileáin a mhéadú... - Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta
520. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil i gceist aici an deontas Gaeilge agus dátheangachais a íoctar le meánscoileanna lán-Ghaeilge a leathnú amach... - Clár Tógála Scoileanna
521. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil iarratas curtha isteach ag scoil (sonraí tugtha) ar dheontas airgid le seomra aclaíochta/ilúsáide a... - Special Educational Needs
522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is involved in implementing any of the recommendations identified in the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism Final Report; the... - School Funding
523. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the rates for the capitation grant and the ancillary service grant were last increased. [48331/23] - School Enrolments
525. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the provision of a multi-denominational school in the Killester, Raheny and Clontarf school catchment area given... - School Accommodation
526. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on progress under the additional accommodation scheme for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a... - School Funding
527. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools are getting the ICT (digital) grant this year, noting that there was great disappointment that the grant was not given in 2022; and if... - Schools Building Projects
528. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the funding approval for a school (details supplied) for the building of additional education needs classrooms, considering the... - School Admissions
530. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to a parent regarding a school admissions application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Staff
532. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options open to a person (details supplied) when such a situation arises; if her Department can assist the person; and if she will make a... - Schools Building Projects
534. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline when building works will commence at a school (details supplied); if she will investigate; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Enrolments
535. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the ongoing liaison her Department has had with South Dublin County Council regarding the review of its Development Plan and the need to provide... - Schools Building Projects
536. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a school capital project (details supplied) in Mayo; the measures her Department is taking in situations where... - Education Policy
537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools with a religious ethos are not permitted to ask for certificates showing training in particular religious ideologies, such as the... - Schools Building Projects
540. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a modular build project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48543/23] - School Transport
542. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the school bus transport application for a pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48604/23] - School Facilities
543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 236 of 17 October 2023, if she will provide an explanation for why the power and the lights appear to be on... - School Enrolments
544. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the primary school application process submission dates vary from school to school in Limerick, with some schools having an... - School Accommodation
545. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has received an application for additional accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; if this application is... - School Staff
546. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the paid leave entitlement of a school secretary (details supplied) given recent changes to terms and conditions. [48625/23] - School Accommodation
548. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the status of the additional accommodation scheme 2019 funding approved for a school (details supplied), particularly regarding... - Schools Building Projects
549. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the tender process for a school (details supplied); when a contractor will be appointed; the timeframe for completion of the... - School Enrolments
552. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what plans are in place to address the pending shortfall of secondary school places for the Greystones area for the September 2024 intake; what... - Educational Disadvantage
553. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to recognise a national school (details supplied) as meeting the requirements for a DEIS school. [48647/23] - School Transport
555. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48675/23] - Departmental Contracts
557. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Educational Disadvantage
562. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to review the DEIS status of schools now that the results of Census 2022 have been reported; if she envisages granting a new DEIS... - Capital Expenditure Programme
563. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of her 2023 capital budget allocation that was actually spent in the first nine months of the year. [48749/23] - Parental Leave
564. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is considering making changes to Circular 0054/2019, which governs parental leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48765/23]
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