Written answers
Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport
458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the school transport review publication date; her views on the expansion of the criteria for access to transport in order... - School Staff
459. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers waiting for payment for the July home provision scheme; the reason there is such a delay in processing payments; the steps... - Teaching Qualifications
460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding his Department’s view on funding for the awarding of incremental credit to post primary school teachers for... - Education Policy
461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her guidelines for primary school teachers in respect of homework; if there are plans to re-examine this policy or make any changes in the coming... - School Facilities
462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 14 of 17 October 2023, to provide an update on the review of the guidelines for the use of school buildings... - School Staff
463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if 70 years-of-age is the compulsory retirement age if a person entered secondary school teaching before 2004; there is no compulsory retirement... - School Transport
465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school transport service ceased (details supplied); how her Department plans to resolve the issue; and if she will make a statement... - School Staff
466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when payments for teachers and SNA’s who facilitated the Home-Based Summer Programme in 2023 will be issued; and if she will make a... - Special Educational Needs
467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the unfilled SENO role in a school (details supplied); the actions her Department is taking to ensure this... - Schools Building Projects
468. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for when approval for construction for a school (details supplied) will be granted for a three-room extension; and if she will make... - School Facilities
469. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline future plans for the provision of additional primary school facilities within schools (details supplied) to alleviate the waiting... - Home Schooling
470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the length of time the home school liaison officer post for south east Dublin has been vacant; when is it likely to be filled; and if she will... - Special Educational Needs
472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposals to provide an ASD/early intervention unit at primary schools in Monaghan town; whether such units will be available in the town by... - Schools Building Projects
474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 218 of 10 October 2023 and 464 of 7 November 2023, when the review of the Stage 2A report will be... - Education Schemes
476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a matter will be examined (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56391/23] - School Enrolments
477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision is anticipated regarding whether a school (details supplied) is likely to continue to as a co-educational school, with particular... - School Facilities
478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on proposed works to reopen a premises (details supplied); the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the... - Protected Disclosures
479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm that she received correspondence from a person (details supplied); the actions she has taken arising from this disclosure;... - Special Educational Needs
480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for an ASD class (details supplied); and if it will be put in place for the opening of the 2024 school year. [56486/23] - School Staff
481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a lack of appropriate paid leave for male primary school teachers for antenatal medical appointments; whether she agrees that... - Energy Usage
482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and second level schools that are dependent on fossil fuels for their heating requirements; and his Department’s... - Special Educational Needs
483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ASD and special school spaces at primary school level and at secondary school level, by county, in tabular form; and if she will... - Waste Management
485. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider a proposal (details supplied) from a post-primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56536/23] - Childcare Qualifications
487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase the practical work experience element of education in the early childhood sector; and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects
488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what actions have been taken to prioritise the capital construction project at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - School Enrolments
490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what measures she is putting in place to address the acute shortage of secondary school places in Athenry town; and if she will make a statement... - School Funding
491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce a scheme to provide grant assistance for the replacement of old desks in existing classes, for children with an autism... - Special Educational Needs
493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the process for the establishment of an ASD unit, at both primary and post primary; the number of students/demand that needs to be... - School Funding
497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a grant for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56592/23] - Education Schemes
498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will take the necessary steps to develop and extend the pilot Programme of Counselling Supports for Primary Schools into all primary... - School Textbooks
499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give due consideration to delivering free schoolbooks to second level students, beginning with a pilot programme in 2024; and if she... - School Funding
500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ring fence dedicated funding to enable children suffering from economic disadvantage to participate in in-school activities such as... - Education Costs
502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to take the necessary steps to phase out the system of voluntary contributions by increasing capitation grants to schools; and if she will make a... - School Transport
504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that will issue to a family (details supplied) in relation to the special transport interim grant; and when the grant will issue.... - Special Educational Needs
506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56705/23] - Teaching Qualifications
507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider adding some additional terms and conditions to the supplementary panel for primary school teachers in order that fully... - School Funding
508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that resources are made available to a school (details supplied) to carry out all necessary repairs as a matter of urgency.... - Schools Building Projects
509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56792/23] - Departmental Meetings
513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times an organisation (details supplied) has requested a meeting with her; and the number of meetings that have actually taken... - Schools Building Projects
514. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56838/23] - Special Educational Needs
515. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether the extra resources in special education will be used to extend the pilot whereby a team of therapists' team with clusters of schools and... - School Accommodation
516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will provide funding for additional accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Research and Development
517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of her Department through the North-South Ministerial Council, Shared Island... - Schools Building Projects
518. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the stage at which a new building project for a school (details supplied) is at; when the project will move to the next stage; if funding is... - School Accommodation
519. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ask her Department's rental section to cover the cost of rent for a school (details supplied) until such time as their new school... - School Curriculum
520. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason school curricula are not audibly accessible to children who struggle with reading; and if plans are in place to facilitate this across... - Schools Building Projects
521. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the new building works for a school (details supplied); if she will provide assurances that works will proceed... - School Staff
522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56998/23] - Home Schooling
523. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding available to parents who home school their children in cases in which there is a knowledge gap and external assistance may be needed... - School Funding
524. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a timeline for the roll-out of the school solar panel scheme, by county; the number of schools to receive panels in each instance; and if she... - Energy Usage
526. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and wattage of solar panels being provided to each school under the school solar panel scheme; whether the size/energy usage of the... - School Staff
527. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57079/23] - Special Educational Needs
529. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what mechanism can be used to ensure that pupils such as a pupil (details supplied) moving from a junior national school to a senior national... - Education Policy
530. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what determines a school's educational profile; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57132/23] - Departmental Correspondence
531. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a response to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57161/23] - Schools Building Projects
532. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the development of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57170/23] - School Staff
533. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether a person currently employed as a nurse by the HSE is entitled to transfer years of service to the Department of Education if they take up... - Health and Safety
534. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she aware of the health and safety issues in relation to the standard of a school building (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Schools Building Projects
536. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will expedite the provision of a much-needed new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Data
539. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a schedule of the personal and-or person-specific datasets her Department holds that have been provided and-or shared with... - Teaching Council of Ireland
540. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a Teaching Council application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57226/23] - Schools Building Projects
541. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she can expedite the provision of the three-schools project at Hazelhatch and Celbridge, County Kildare, known as Project... - Departmental Correspondence
542. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will review correspondence (details supplied); when her Department will contact the principal of this school to offer... - Schools Building Projects
543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will prioritise the construction of a school (details supplied) within its bundle, in light of the severe pressures on school places in... - School Enrolments
546. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has examined the need for an additional secondary school in the Greystones, Kilcoole and Newtownmountkennedy area, in light of the... - School Staff
547. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on salary and pensions for caretakers in school settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57240/23] - School Funding
548. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools, by county, that applied for the STEM grant; the number of applications received by the closing date and after the... - Special Educational Needs
550. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in line with Action 30 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report, she currently provides, or has plans to provide, funding and guidelines... - School Transport
574. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the case of a child (details supplied) who was approved for school transport in July 2023. [57323/23] - Education Schemes
575. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria for the STEM awards; if there is an appeal process; to detail the reason that no DEIS schools in Galway city received the awards;... - School Textbooks
576. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of introducing free school books to fifth and sixth year students, in tabular form. [57350/23] - Special Educational Needs
577. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a list of where the funding allocated for SEN in Budget 2024 is being spent, in tabular form. [57352/23] - National Educational Psychological Service
580. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the number of educational psychologists by 40%. [57357/23] - School Staff
581. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of employing a full-time guidance counsellor in every secondary school and an additional position for schools over 500 pupils.... - School Funding
583. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used to allocate funding under the STEM grants for schools; if funding will be allocated again in 2024; if a school application... - Special Educational Needs
585. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an ASD class in a secondary school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57383/23] - School Funding
586. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will increase funding for STEM grants for schools, given the number of schools (details supplied) that applied versus those that were... - Schools Building Projects
587. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the provision of the new build school for a school (details supplied). [1014/24] - School Funding
588. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1022/24] - Schools Building Projects
590. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she can confirm that provision for a new school campus (details supplied) on a new greenfield site will be included in the school capital... - School Enrolments
591. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 91 of 30 November 2023, if her Department has published its new set of enrolment projections for primary... - School Funding
592. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to explain the rationale/process in awarding the recent round of STEM grant funding; the total funding allocated; if a lottery system was used,... - Teaching Qualifications
593. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will be approved incremental credits in respect of relevant non-teaching experience; and if she will make a... - School Enrolments
594. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools in Ireland that have an enrolment figure of 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 students or more, in tabular form. [1091/24] - Building Energy Rating
595. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a breakdown of the BER ratings of publicly funded primary and secondary schools in Ireland respectively; when the last audit of the... - School Staff
596. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason temporary SNAs are not paid for Easter, Christmas or summer holidays, given that they are doing the same work as other SNAs; and... - School Funding
597. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to explain in detail how the allocation of STEM funding for schools was conducted and decided; and if a school's application (details supplied)... - School Transport
600. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will meet with a delegation of parents from Swords, in regard to the provision of a bus to a school (details supplied); and if she will... - School Funding
601. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how much funding was provided to schools in County Meath by her Department under the emergency works scheme and the additional accommodation... - Schools Building Projects
602. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if resurfacing and or remarking works on school playground or school car parks qualify under either the minor works scheme or summer works... - School Staff
603. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of home school liaison support workers in County Meath in 2023; and the number in 2019, in tabular form. [1165/24] - School Funding
604. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a response will issue to concerns raised on the application of the STEM grants nationwide (details supplied); and if she will make a statement... - School Transport
606. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school bus transport will be provided for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1190/24] - School Accommodation
607. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the approved project for additional accommodation at a school (details supplied). [1237/24] - School Funding
609. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be a further opportunity in 2024 for post-primary schools to apply for STEM grant funding from her Department, particularly schools... - School Curriculum
611. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to introduce the Brain Calm Programme to the curriculum in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1319/24] - School Funding
612. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if STEM grants are awarded on a lottery basis; and the reason schools are required to submit a comprehensive, time-consuming application, that is... - Schools Building Projects
618. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a review being undertaken by her Department in respect of a Stage 2B submission will be finalised and the school (details supplied)... - School Facilities
619. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider developing new school playground guidelines and undertake an analysis of spaces and funds for schools to create different... - School Funding
621. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proportion of DEIS schools primary and post-primary that had successful applications in the recent STEM grant round; if a quota for DEIS... - Departmental Properties
622. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her Department’s responsibility for a building (details supplied) which was subject of a fire on 3 January 2024; the progress... - National Council for Special Education
623. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost in 2024 to recruit three extra WTE Behaviour Practitioners for National Council for Special Education. [1352/24] - School Funding
624. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the number of schools in County Wicklow that have initiated applications for solar panel funding under the free national... - School Staff
625. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 10 October 2023, if she will respond to the issues raised as regards an improved pension (details... - School Transport
626. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of efforts that have been put in place by her Department to increase the number of bus drivers available in order that the issues... - Education Schemes
636. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the Youth Encounter Project operated by the Tipperary ETB has to be relocated from Ferryhouse where it has been located for years; if... - Schools Building Projects
637. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a new school project (details supplied); the timeframe for when this project will move to stage2B; and if she will make a... - Special Educational Needs
639. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of spaces by ASD units in primary schools in Sligo, by school, in tabular form. [1465/24] - School Staff
640. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers on the substitute supply panel in Cavan at present; and the number in 2020, in tabular form. [1466/24] - School Funding
641. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ICT grants awarded to post primary schools in County Kerry. [1467/24] - Schools Building Projects
642. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the construction works at a school (details supplied) will be completed. [1468/24] - Special Educational Needs
643. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what supports are in place for neurodivergent students who will sit their Leaving Certificate oral examinations over the Easter holiday period;... - School Transport
644. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for school transport which was made in July 2023. [1474/24] - Schools Building Projects
645. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a proposed variation to a building project will be approved (details supplied) [1478/24] - Special Educational Needs
646. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what supports have been put in place for students who require the support of an SNA during oral examinations; and if she will make a statement on... - School Transport
648. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the school bus transport application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1482/24] - School Admissions
649. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on a school place for a child (details supplied); the family’s options when their school place has not been provided;... - School Patronage
650. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she has and or will take to ensure that young pupils at a school in Naas, County Kildare, can continue their primary education at a... - Special Educational Needs
651. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an exemption will be provided to a person (details supplied) who is unable to secure a special school placement suited to their needs; if... - Schools Building Projects
652. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the review of the second tender report for a school (details supplied); when the school can expect to be contacted on this... - School Funding
654. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to list all of the schools awarded STEM grants in 2023, by county and school type, that is rural, urban and DEIS; the reason she feels a lottery... - School Staff
655. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 614 of 21 March 2023, the status of the work referred to relating to school caretakers; and when this work... - School Admissions
658. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a local school place in Naas will be provided to a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1582/24] - School Curriculum
659. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of second level education institutions aided by her Department, that did not provide applied mathematics for the Leaving... - Residential Institutions
660. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a survivor (details supplied) will receive housing supports and the owed services as promised; if she can provide an update on this... - School Staff
662. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the position of administration school principal will be retained at a school (details supplied) in Kilkenny until such time as the building... - School Accommodation
663. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update regarding the temporary accommodation committed to for a school (details supplied) in Blessington; the estimated... - Schools Building Projects
664. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the permanent school building for a school (details supplied); the timeline for the start date for construction; and if... - School Funding
665. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide supports for STEM projects to DEIS schools that were not successful in applying for the €4.7 million STEM grants... - School Enrolments
667. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an up-to-date map, in pdf form, of the school catchment areas for Dublin Bay north; and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
668. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the additional ASD classroom project for a school in County Tipperary (details supplied); and if she will make a statement... - Departmental Administrative Arrangements
669. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an education company (details supplied) has not yet received payment from her Department for a summer programme scheme which it... - Site Acquisitions
670. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 321 of 27 June 2023, to provide an update on her Department’s engagement with Dublin City Council... - Departmental Data
671. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full cost of issuing physical payslips to teachers and other staff by her Department in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - State Examinations
672. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can advise regarding a payment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1661/24] - School Accommodation
673. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to advise when a decision will be made on an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1669/24] - School Funding
674. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has plans to fund applications received for ICT support where said applications met the criteria outlined by her Department, given these... - Educational Disadvantage
675. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) can be included in the DEIS scheme owing to the extra demand on school resources arising from accommodating... - School Funding
676. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she accepts that the STEM funding for schools was not allocated according to published specific criteria, and that the use of a lottery system... - School Staff
677. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered providing better pay and conditions for bus escort employees of special education schools to include remuneration during... - School Curriculum
679. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there have been changes to the Irish curriculum for senior cycle students of Irish (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - School Funding
680. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason STEM grants were allocated on a lottery basis; the reason no preference was given towards DEIS schools over fee paying schools; the... - School Transport
682. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will rescind the ban on school bus drivers driving school buses when they reach 70 years of age; her views on whether fitness to drive a... - School Staff
683. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 194 of 7 December 2023, when arrears in pay will be made to secretaries who are now retired, given payment... - School Transport
684. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a new bus route will be approved for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1933/24] - Departmental Expenditure
685. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the expenditure on new school buildings and refurbishment of existing buildings since 27 June 2020, by county, in tabular form;... - Scrúduithe Stáit
686. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an gcoinneofar an t-athrú atá déanta ar an méid sraitheanna pictiúr i scrúdú Gaeilge na... - Departmental Data
687. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a breakdown of all fee-paying schools; the number of registered pupils per school, the fees associated with attending each school,... - Special Educational Needs
688. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a proposal to establish a special school in County Monaghan; the current status of any such proposal; and if she will make a... - School Curriculum
690. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can address the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2008/24] - School Enrolments
691. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail what measures are or will be put in place to provide for secondary school places for schools (details supplied). [2076/24] - School Funding
692. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposals, if any, there are to award funding to more primary schools under the STEM grant scheme; and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
693. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an additional specific new-build autism classroom will not be developed at a school (details supplied) for four to five years; the...
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