Written answers
Tuesday, 14 November 2023
Department of Education and Skills
- Education and Training Boards
177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline, given the ETB's commitment to the Irish language, what plan is in place to ensure that internal systems, such as the HR core... - Road Safety
178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify that in the event of an accident on a road outside a school (details supplied), who will take responsibility; and if she will make a... - Special Educational Needs
179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the provision of an SEN class at a school (details supplied); when works will commence; and if an indication of a completion... - School Staff
180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update regarding the establishment of a transfer/relocation scheme for teachers; what progress has been made on this... - Teaching Qualifications
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to address the issue of the barriers to full Teaching Council registration for a teacher (details supplied) who has obtained qualifications... - Schools Building Projects
182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction works on a new school (details supplied) will be completed; and the estimated cost of this project to date. [49287/23] - School Funding
183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding made available to recognised primary and post-primary schools by way of grants for ICT for the academic year 2023-2024; the maximum... - School Transport
184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the temporary pause of a school bus service (details supplied) due to staff shortages; if an urgent temporary... - School Funding
185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of the amounts of ICT funding each secondary school receives; whether there are different funding rates; the... - Special Educational Needs
188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action she is taking to ensure that every child who requires an SNA is catered for and to ensure that all those who have applied for the SNA... - School Staff
189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her plans to address the growing number of teacher shortages; what she intends to do in the short- and medium-term to address this... - School Facilities
190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure all schools in the State have access to drinking water for students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49389/23] - School Staff
191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, given the current crisis of teacher shortages, she will consider revaluating the criteria that must be satisfied in order for service at that... - School Curriculum
193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider including Home Economics as a subject choice in the free upskilling programmes; and if she has plans to introduce other... - Special Educational Needs
194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will develop a centralised national database for children with special needs at primary and secondary level to streamline forward planning... - Schools Building Projects
195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for further delays in the delivery of the permanent four-special-classroom-extension project at a school (details supplied); when the... - National Educational Psychological Service
196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the child of a person in Meath (details supplied) will get an appointment for a NEPS assessment; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Funding
197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what funding allocations, if any, are made to schools for purchase of financing of educational technology. [49466/23] - Special Educational Needs
200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills given the findings of the recent INTO, IPPN and CPSMA survey that clearly indicates the negative impact that the teacher shortage is having on... - School Funding
201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any programmes or funding avenues available for mentorship programmes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Community Development Projects
202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department will proceed to give permission to MSLETB to proceed with a lease on a portion of derelict grounds at Drumshanbo, County... - Child Abuse
204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason behind the delay in the scoping inquiry into historic abuse at a school (details supplied); if she will give a commitment that the... - School Facilities
206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide improved facilities including a sports hall for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9; the reason for the delay; and if... - Departmental Correspondence
207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied) with her office dated 11 October 2023; and if she will make a statement on the... - State Examinations
208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why a student with dyspraxia and ADHD who is allowed to use technology in his exams has been refused permission to do so for his upcoming Leaving... - Employment Rights
209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the circular relating to the management of sick leave will issue for the education sector, similar to the one that issued for the civil... - After-School Support Services
210. 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. [49521/23] - Schools Building Projects
211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update and current position regarding a school site (details supplied) in Celbridge which has been identified as a preferred new location... - Departmental Staff
212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how many staff members were employed to support the school completion programme in Carlow in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if she... - Schools Building Projects
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a permanent school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49651/23] - School Transport
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when students will get a seat on a bus (details supplied) from Pallas, Portlaoise, to a named school; and if she will make a statement on the... - Bus Éireann
215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the disparity between Bus Éireann drivers with regard to illness pay (details supplied). [49780/23] - Special Educational Needs
216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ASD places available in secondary schools in Ballincollig, Cork for September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Building Projects
218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the school building programme in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49827/23] - School Funding
219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what digital funding has been made available for primary and post-primary schools for the 2023/2024 academic year. [49836/23] - Departmental Strategies
220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the strategies and the specific policy tools which are driving the uptake of digital technology in secondary schools; if... - Special Educational Needs
221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all efforts can be made to ensure a school place in a local ASD unit can be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she... - School Transport
222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether a contractor has been identified to provide school transport to a school (details supplied); the timeline for commencement of the... - Special Educational Needs
223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the update position with an application for an additional SET room for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; if this application has been... - School Admissions
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a map of the catchment area for a school (details supplied) as some local residents have found they cannot get school places... - Schools Building Projects
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify what is to be done with a premises (details supplied) now that the new school has been built and is up and running, as there has been...
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