Written answers
Thursday, 4 July 2024
Department of Education and Skills
- Departmental Offices
267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of agencies and the number of offices which operate under her Department; and if, in respect of each, she will outline the latest... - School Facilities
268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being made by her Department to ensure play areas in co-educational settings are catered to allow for girls to play, and not... - School Management
269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the key circulars which set out the terms of operation for school boards and their patrons at primary and at secondary levels respectively; and... - Special Educational Needs
270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children whose special education needs are accommodated with special supports at primary and at secondary level; and the number of... - Teacher Training
271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will indicate the expenditure on in-service training her Department incurs; the number of participants; and if she will distinguish... - Departmental Staff
273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the numbers deployed in her strategic policy unit; the priority issues upon which they are working; their publications over the past three years;... - Teaching Council of Ireland
274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the position with an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28694/24] - Special Educational Needs
275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a sensory room grant application from a school has been received (details supplied); when a decision is expected on this application; if a... - School Staff
276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to restore the allowance for teaching through Irish (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28700/24] - Teacher Training
277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide additional places and scholarships on training courses (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28702/24] - School Enrolments
278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the case of eight students in Greystones, County Wicklow who do not have a school place for the coming school... - Special Educational Needs
279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide additional supports for Irish as an additional subject for students with special educational needs; and if she will make a... - Education Schemes
283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for home-based July provision can be approved (details supplied). [28738/24] - School Patronage
284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify the co-educational status of a school (details supplied) for the academic year 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects
285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a timeline for the completion of works at a school (details supplied). [28755/24] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of reducing the pupil teacher ratios to 15:1, across primary and post primary; and if she will make a statement on... - Education Costs
287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of making primary- and post-primary education totally free, i.e., abolishing all charges (including voluntary... - Special Educational Needs
293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of psychologists currently employed by NEPS; the number of sanctioned psychologist posts in NEPS; the estimated full-year cost of... - Education Costs
296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost of a new staff member in each education and training board to promote disabled students’ participation; and... - Departmental Meetings
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a meeting will be arranged (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28893/24] - School Patronage
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures to be followed to enable a school to change to a different patron; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28917/24] - Schools Building Projects
299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on school building projects in the Maynooth area (details supplied). [28925/24] - School Transport
300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the school transport scheme, specifically in relation to concessionary tickets, and on the specific case of a student... - Departmental Schemes
301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schemes/grant-aid available to assist in the provision of facilities (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Funding
302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a proposal (details supplied) in relation to the future of an institution; if her Department plans to provide the necessary... - School Admissions
304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a second level school place can be made available to a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29059/24]
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