Written answers
Tuesday, 28 May 2024
Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Building Projects
193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the definitive timeline for the completion of the permanent buildings for a school (details supplied); what stage the development is currently... - School Enrolments
194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the forward planning unit in her Department has identified the potential shortfall in primary school places in the Carrickmines area due to... - Schools Building Projects
196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available to a school (details supplied) to purchase land adjacent to it for a carpark; and if she will make a statement on the... - Education Costs
197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she intends the digital strategy ICT grant to be an annual payment to ensure continuity for pupils; and if she will make a statement on the... - Education Schemes
198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the school books grant was reduced by €16 this year; if she will consider reinstating the higher amount; and if she will make a... - Education Welfare Service
199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is intended to extend the cost-of-living measure to support increased school running costs past the current academic year; and if she will... - Education Policy
200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider increasing the capitation grant at primary school level, given the reduction in the pupil-teacher ratio; and if she will... - School Staff
201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on salary and pensions for caretakers in school settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23577/24] - Special Educational Needs
202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm the number of children in south Tipperary who are currently engaged with the SENO and NCSE and who are yet to have a school placement... - Schools Building Projects
203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of suitable accommodation for a primary school (details supplied); when the project will progress; and if... - School Staff
204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that the reduction in ancillary grant funding to schools which do not employ grant-funded secretaries is having a negative impact... - School Accommodation
205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a school project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23605/24] - Schools Building Projects
206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for delays in commencing the building of a new school (details supplied); if she will ensure that the project can move to stage 3... - Information and Communications Technology
207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 15 May 2024, the capital investment by his Department in computer and data infrastructure projects,... - Special Educational Needs
208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the urgent measures she will take to tackle the critical lack of designated ASD school places for children in north Kildare, with children... - Schools Amalgamation
209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in a situation where two primary schools have amalgamated but the new base school is further away than other primary schools in the area, if the... - School Enrolments
210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how the catchment area for a school (details supplied) was decided; and if the area can be slightly extended to incorporate the Holywell area of... - School Facilities
211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update for the proposed autism unit for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23634/24] - School Management
212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 547 of 9 April 2024, if she will consider correspondence between a parent and a patron body and a board of... - School Funding
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her response to the concerns raised by the staff of a school (details supplied) in relation to the lack of resources and supports and the impact... - Gaeltacht Policy
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 306 of 16 April 2024, her plans to develop a new policy on Gaeltacht education, to follow on from the... - School Staff
215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently review the situation whereby teachers who were initially on the pre-2013 pension (legacy scheme) and were forced to... - School Admissions
216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an ASD school place will be provided for the daughter of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23732/24] - School Curriculum
217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the clash between State exams in Ireland and the equivalent exams in Ukraine; the number of students affected by the clash;... - Schools Building Projects
218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on works for a school (details supplied). [23783/24] - School Accommodation
219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a situation between two schools (details supplied); if the matter will be examined and an agreeable solution... - School Transport
220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her engagement to date with Bus Éireann in reviewing the age requirement currently in place under school transport for bus drivers; and if... - Special Educational Needs
221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to open a special school in the Citywest area of Dublin; if so, when this would take place; and if she will make a statement... - School Accommodation
223. 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. [23848/24] - Special Educational Needs
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a young child receives a school placement by September 2024 (details supplied). [23851/24] - Schools Building Projects
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department will issue the letter of intent for a new school build for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - School Admissions
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if every effort can be made to ensure a school place in a local Gaelscoil is accommodated and confirmed for September 2024 in the case of the... - Schools Building Projects
228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a timeline for the expected commencement date for a school (details supplied) in Drogheda which received planning permission in... - School Accommodation
230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the overcrowded conditions in the Educate Together National School in Fermoy, County Cork, which have resulted in some classes... - School Enrolments
232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her long-term plans for the development of national schools in the Fermoy and east Cork area generally to avoid overcrowding and promote the best... - Special Educational Needs
233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what provisions are in place, or planned, to ensure the best supports possible are provided for schools which have a high number of students with... - School Facilities
234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the process for identifying and selecting facilities for national schools, the basic requirements and additional criteria which are... - School Accommodation
235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the rationale for housing the Educate Together National School in Fermoy, County Cork, in the basement of a shared building which is... - Teacher Training
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the long-term plan for upskilling for post-primary teachers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23943/24] - Schools Building Projects
237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new building for a school (details supplied) to accommodate additional places for students with autism. [22404/24] - School Staff
238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review an issue in relation to a school (details supplied); if she will consult with this school directly to rectify the issues... - School Transport
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if matters raised in correspondence from parents of children who require a school bus service (details supplied) will be reviewed and assistance... - Schools Building Projects
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the up-to-date position regarding a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23990/24] - School Funding
241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the cuts her Department has applied to the school ancillary and capitation grants, especially for schools that have additional... - Special Educational Needs
242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date for the publication of the next circular in relation to SNA allocation to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24018/24] - School Admissions
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will take steps to ensure a place in primary school for a child (details supplied). [24022/24] - School Funding
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be able to access a grant; when the next round of grants will open; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Transport
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school bus service can be provided for an area in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24050/24] - School Textbooks
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the funding awarded for schoolbooks was reduced to €80 per pupil from €96 in 2023; the savings to her Department from... - Schools Building Projects
248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress in recent months in respect of the provision of extra classroom accommodation/spaces at a school (details supplied), with particular... - School Admissions
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts in hand to ensure that all students in Kill secure a school place in September 2024, in view of the fact that a number of primary... - School Enrolments
250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied that all primary and second level school places required for September 2024 are available throughout County Kildare,... - Schools Building Projects
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in 2024 in the provision of a new school building (details supplied), in view of the fact that the current premises was only... - School Staff
254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she expects to be in a position to address issues of teacher shortages at all primary and or second-level schools throughout... - Public Sector Pensions
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a review will take place regarding the overpayment taken from the lump sum pension of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
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