Written answers
Tuesday, 14 May 2024
Department of Education and Skills
- Pension Provisions
276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is concerned that school bus drivers (details supplied) have paid into an occupational pension with Bus Éireann for which they cannot... - Disadvantaged Status
277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if DEIS status will be allowed for a school in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21176/24] - Special Educational Needs
278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what assistance is available to parents who cannot obtain a school place for their autistic child in their area; and if she will make a statement... - School Staff
279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for her assistance with a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21195/24] - School Transport
280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the changes she has made to the school transport scheme this year for the Straffan bus for pupils attending schools in Maynooth in the 2024-2025... - Schools Building Projects
282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's plans to provide a new standalone secondary school for Newcastle, County Dublin. [21293/24] - Special Educational Needs
283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the rationale relative to the decision to withdraw the sanction for five classrooms to accommodate special needs children at... - School Textbooks
284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 198 of 24 April 2024, when the guidelines for the primary school book grant will issue for 2025; and the... - Schools Building Projects
285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school build in County Carlow (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21304/24] - School Transport
287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school bus places allocated to County Wexford applicants in September 2022 and September 2023, respectively; and if she will make a... - Special Educational Needs
288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts that are being made by her Department to ensure a person (details supplied) obtains a school place suited to their specified... - School Transport
289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school bus service will be reinstated (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21346/24] - School Funding
290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of capital funding her Department has provided to a school (details supplied) in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [21400/24] - Schools Building Projects
291. 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. [21401/24] - School Enrolments
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and post primary schools within the State that current have enrolment figures of 600 students or more, in tabular form; and... - School Staff
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers on the substitute supply panel in Kilkenny and in Carlow at present; the number in 2020, in tabular form; and if she will... - Schools Building Projects
299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of an application by a school (details supplied) for reconfiguration and refurbishment; when it is likely that work will... - State Examinations
300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify her Department's position on the Leaving Certificate 2024 in respect of the Covid leniencies being extended; and if she will... - Education Policy
302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken regarding the lack of options available to students in the education system; and if she will make a statement on the... - Teacher Training
304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider including mental health training for all educators in the school setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Special Educational Needs
306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the recurring issue of people with disabilities facing delays in accessing assistive technology and how it can take years to finally... - School Transport
307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the school transport section will approve an application for school transport for a child (details supplied) with special educational needs;... - Departmental Schemes
309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the solar panels applied for by a school will be provided (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21480/24] - School Admissions
310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school place will be made available for a child (details supplied) for the academic year beginning September 2024. [21491/24] - Departmental Programmes
311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what budget cuts have been made to the national school summer programme that schools can opt into for students with complex educational needs or... - Special Educational Needs
312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the second ASD classroom for a school (details supplied) will be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21499/24] - School Textbooks
314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether the free schoolbooks scheme for junior cycle students will cover the cost of purchase of individual iPads/tablets and e-books in schools... - Schools Building Projects
315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that the planning permission for the new school building for a school (details supplied) is set to expire in 2025; and if she... - Departmental Contracts
319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the duration of the rental contract between an organisation (details supplied) and her Department for a school. [21520/24] - School Transport
320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the provision of an additional school bus for a school (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Question Heading for question(s) 321
321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21556/24] - Medical Cards
322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when medical card supports will be in place for survivors of residential institutional abuse (details supplied); and if she will make a statement... - School Accommodation
323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding ASA application lodged by school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21619/24] - Schools Building Projects
325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the development and construction of an Educate Together school (details supplied). [21640/24] - Special Educational Needs
328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline a timeline for the delivery of autism units in primary schools in Skerries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21659/24] - Departmental Programmes
329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to explain the recent budget cuts to the national school summer programme, known as the July provision, which supports students with complex... - Schools Building Projects
330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the current status, reason for delay and the projected timeline for the construction of a school extension at a school (details... - School Accommodation
331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the application for additional accommodation submitted by a school (details supplied) in November 2023; if the Department has... - Employment Rights
332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any State, semi-State or commercial semi-State agency under the aegis of their Department is aware of any cases of bogus self-employment in... - Schools Building Projects
333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (detail supplied) can be allowed an earlier tender for agreed work in order that it can be completed before September 2024; and if... - Disadvantaged Status
334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a response will issue to concerns raised by a school principal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21732/24] - Public Sector Pay
335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to amending a stipulation (details supplied) in Circular Letter 0041/2023; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Transport
336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 232 of 8 May 2024, if a school (details supplied) on bus route 424 will be included in the pilot scheme;... - School Staff
337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing the appointment and retention figures for mainstream teachers in all primary schools including DEIS band 1 schools... - School Funding
339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing grants (details supplied) for the primary sector by 20% for the 2025/2026 school year. [21745/24] - Schools Building Projects
340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed secondary school in a location (details supplied); when she expects construction to commence given the population will... - Teaching Council of Ireland
341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that much needed and encouraged returning teachers are waiting two months for a Teaching Council number, meaning they can not be... - Departmental Advertising
343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total costs incurred by her Department from 2019 to date relating to the placing of advertisements in print media; the names of the print...
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