Written answers
Tuesday, 23 July 2024
Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport
588.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will re-examine an application for school transport for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30895/24] - Special Educational Needs
590.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children who are recorded as being without an appropriate special education classroom place in each county; the longest and average... - Budget 2025
591.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in relation to the need for pay parity for those teachers who qualified post-2011, she will ensure that this pay parity is budgeted for in... - School Transport
592.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action her Department is taking to ensure pupils attending a school (details supplied), and who are eligible for school transport, are... - Special Educational Needs
593.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the Government’s over-arching strategy for children on the autism spectrum; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Accommodation
594.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 333 of 14 May 2024, if the stage 2B report, under review from both a financial and technical perspective,... - Special Educational Needs
595.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she agrees that a school (details supplied) has to expand its autism-special needs classes as it does not have enough to cater for children in... - School Enrolments
596.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of enrolled children in each year of secondary level education across the State, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on... - School Facilities
598.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a summary of the findings from the survey conducted with schools in relation to the use of school buildings out of school hours; and if she... - School Transport
599.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 25 June 2024, the reason for the estimated increase in the cost of transporting SEN pupils under the... - Education Schemes
603.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that are in place for parents who must now purchase touchscreen tablets for schoolchildren in lieu of books which were previously... - School Transport
604.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure a school bus place is allocated to a child (details supplied) on discretionary grounds. [31051/24] - Education Policy
605.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is no mention in the new draft curriculum (details supplied) of the previous goal of developing a sense of Irish identity; and if... - School Costs
606.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when payroll forms will be completed and returned to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal that are urgently required; and if she will... - Teaching Council of Ireland
607.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a teacher, and influencer (details supplied) who recently featured in a collaborative video clip which was posted on social media channels, was... - Special Educational Needs
610.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
612.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. [31118/24] - School Staff
614.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will commit to engaging directly with the national principals' forum, and other key stakeholders, to gain a deeper understanding of the... - School Funding
619.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case and latest appeal by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; the status of this matter; the steps her Department is taking to... - Citizens' Assembly
620.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the timeline in relation to the citizen’s assembly on the future of education; when it will be established; and if she... - Education Schemes
621.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided for NEPS services in Limerick in each of the years 2019 to date, in tabular form. [31250/24] - Education and Training Boards
622.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the capital funds are available to her Department or the Louth and Meath Education and Training Board (LMETB) to undertake the work to develop... - Schools Building Projects
623.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided for capital projects in Limerick schools in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [31338/24] - School Staff
624.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teachers employed in Limerick in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [31339/24] - School Enrolments
625.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school students enrolled in Limerick schools in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [31340/24] - Education Schemes
628.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided through the ICT grant to Limerick schools in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [31343/24] - Departmental Expenditure
629.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications received from schools in Limerick under the major capital works scheme; and the number granted to date in 2024, in... - Departmental Legal Cases
630.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of legal cases taken by her Department or by State agencies or bodies under her Department's aegis against another Department,... - Special Educational Needs
631.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special schools in Ireland, and the total number of students in attendance for the academic year 2023-24; the number which are... - School Admissions
633.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school place can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31385/24] - School Transport
634.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school bus ticket applications issued in Donegal for the academic year 2023-24 compared with the previous 2022-23 academic year, in... - Special Educational Needs
635.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost to recruit 200 additional special needs assistants. [31404/24] - School Transport
637.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school bus ticket applications issued in County Clare for the academic year 2023-24 compared with the previous 2022-23 academic... - Schools Building Projects
638.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount her Department has paid for the construction of a new school in Dublin (details supplied). [31408/24] - Schools Refurbishment
639.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will be completed. [31409/24] - School Equipment
640.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in Limerick that have completed solar panel projects under the free school solar scheme. [31410/24] - Folúntais ar Bhoird Stáit
641.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén fáth gur leanadh le ceapachán, agus fianaise shoiléir ann go raibh réamheolas ag feidhmeannacht agus bord de Bhord... - School Transport
643.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on school transport arrangements for an individual (details supplied); if a reply can be provided to the person’s parents,... - School Staff
644.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the recruitment of therapists in special schools across the country, to ensure that all students at special schools have access to... - School Transport
645.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the departmental review of the upper age limit applied to drivers of school bus services; and if she will make a statement... - Teaching Qualifications
646.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 328 of 9 July 2024, when the Teaching Council will make a decision in relation to the matters referred to;... - School Funding
647.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided for capital projects for schools in County Kerry, from 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, by year, in tabular form. [31493/24] - School Staff
648.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teachers employed in County Kerry, from 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, by year, in tabular form. [31494/24] - School Enrolments
649.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school students enrolled in schools in County Kerry, from 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, by year, in tabular form. [31495/24] - School Funding
652.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided through the ICT grants to Kerry schools, from 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, by year, in tabular form. [31498/24] - Schools Building Projects
653.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications received from schools in Kerry under the major capital works scheme; and the number granted to date in 2024, in tabular... - School Staff
654.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31514/24] - Special Educational Needs
655.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 243 of 2 July 2024, if a school placement will be expedited for a child (details supplied). [31560/24] - Departmental Correspondence
656.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if correspondence (details supplied) will be reviewed; the current position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31575/24] - School Transport
657.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total seat capacity and number of applications for school transport tickets to a school in County Donegal (details supplied); if additional... - School Funding
658.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a list of schools within Kildare that received funding to carry out works under the summer works scheme 2024, in tabular form.... - School Transport
659.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Bus éireann supplies a list of all contracted external bus drivers to her Department that provide buses and-or coaches under the school... - National Council for Special Education
660.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of vacancies, broken down by grade, specifying whether they are full-time or part-time, to work with the National Council for Special... - Special Educational Needs
661.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether the National Council for Special Education is examining the demand for specific special schools and special education places in mainstream... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
662.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost in 2025 of reducing the teacher-pupil ratio by one point at primary level. [31689/24] - School Equipment
664.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a list of schools that have availed of solar panel installations under the solar for schools programme, which commenced in 2023, in tabular... - School Accommodation
665.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made under the additional accommodation scheme for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31724/24] - School Admissions
666.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if every effort can be made to facilitate a school place for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31738/24] - Schools Building Projects
667.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a school (details supplied) will be reviewed; the steps her Department is taking in relation to this issue; if her Department has... - Special Educational Needs
668.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 66 of 11 July 2024, if she will provide the number of known children who have to date no school place for... - School Staff
669.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure an additional SNA is allocated to a school (details supplied). [31796/24] - Schools Refurbishment
670.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial and other supports that have been made available to a school (details supplied) in each of the past four years in view of the... - Disadvantaged Status
671.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to recruit a second deputy principal in all DEIS schools. [31800/24] - School Transport
672.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport bus tickets have now been granted in the case of persons (details supplied); when confirmation of a bus ticket will be... - Schools Building Projects
674.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the emergency works application for a school (details supplied); the status of its new-build application; and if she will make a... - School Admissions
675.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case for a school place will be examined for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31938/24] - School Enrolments
676.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the current demand versus supply of student placements in schools located in Dublin mid-west; and if she will make a statement on... - School Textbooks
677.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of free schoolbooks distributed to schools in Dublin mid-west over the past year and for the semester ahead; and if she will make a... - School Staff
678.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional teachers employed in schools in Dublin mid-west in the past academic year; and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
679.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new SEN classes opened in schools in Dublin mid-west to accommodate increasing student numbers; and if she will make a statement on... - Schools Building Projects
680.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31957/24] - School Facilities
682.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to an issue with the one modular building that is on a school site (details supplied); if she will guarantee that... - Schools Building Projects
684.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if new post-primary school developments are being considered for an area in addition to a school (details supplied) due to increased demographics... - School Equipment
686.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided for the installation of solar panels on schools in Galway in each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a... - School Funding
687.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is intended to move the ICT grant to a more structured, reliable model, that is not subject to the availability of Exchequer funding and the... - School Staff
690.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the current allocation model for SNAs to schools; if she is satisfied that this model serves schools and pupils effectively; when it is... - Special Educational Needs
691.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new ASD classes in mainstream schools that will open in the Lucan, Clondalkin, Palmerstown, Rathcoole, Newcastle, Saggart and... - School Admissions
692.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions taken by her Department to ensure increased first year places in schools in Lucan, Clondalkin, Palmerstown, Rathcoole, Newcastle,... - School Staff
693.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department has taken and plans to take to resolve the chronic teacher supply shortage impacting the education sector in recent... - School Management
694.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has considered increasing the number of principal release days for teaching principals; if not, if it will be considered at the... - Schools Building Projects
695.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the large-scale project for a school (details supplied) under the School Building Programme; when the project will advance given... - State Examinations
706.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who have received braille exam papers for both the Junior and Leaving Certificate examinations in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in... - National Educational Psychological Service
707.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost in 2025 of 40 additional educational psychologists for the National Educational Psychological Service. [32081/24] - Education Policy
708.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the policy on Irish-medium education outside the Gaeltacht will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32094/24] - Schools Amalgamation
709.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application to amalgamate two schools (details supplied); and if the application will be expedited. [32097/24] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
710.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the pupil to teacher ratio for post primary level. [32111/24] - School Transport
712.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a school bus in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32114/24] - School Funding
716.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the sort of funds under which schools are expected to meet water rates expenses; if her Department has an estimate of the amount being transferred... - School Accommodation
717.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an application for two temporary rooms will be approved for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Building Projects
718.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. [32189/24] - Cyberbullying Issues
720.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her strategy to tackle cyberbullying and harassment, particularly of children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32191/24] - Schools Building Projects
721.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. [32192/24] - School Transport
722.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide details of the school transport grant; who can apply for same; the nature of the application process; and if she will make a statement... - School Facilities
724.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts that have been made to provide a space in each national school for children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on... - School Staff
727.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the removal of grants for ancillary staff in schools; if she plans to reinstate these grants; and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
728.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a progress report on a special education site in Glanmire, County Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - Schools Building Projects
729.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32258/24] - School Accommodation
731.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on an additional accommodation application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32260/24] - Departmental Correspondence
734.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a response will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32277/24] - Grant Payments
735.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an issue regarding grant funding for schools (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32282/24] - School Staff
736.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason teachers have to reinterview for their position in a school when they have already been successful in their first interview, and deemed... - Special Educational Needs
740.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the provision of a second ASD class in a primary school based in County Dublin (details supplied); and if this class will be... - School Admissions
741.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children on a waiting list for a place in a second level school in Westmeath, in tabular form. [32317/24] - Special Educational Needs
746.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the plans for the expansion of the school inclusion model and educational therapy support services in order that every school has these... - Schools Building Projects
748.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made in the school building programme planned for a school in County Louth (details supplied); and if she will make a statement... - Special Educational Needs
751.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made to provide additional autism units at primary and secondary schools in County Louth for the September 2024 intake of... - Departmental Policies
752.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department intends to develop a strategic plan for the provision of SEN at primary schools over the next three years; and if she will make... - State Examinations
753.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 312 of 9 July 2024, her views on the structure of the planned review of the RACE scheme; if the review will... - School Accommodation
754.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the accommodation needs for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32401/24] - School Facilities
755.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is available from her Department to provide general purpose halls or sports halls to primary schools that currently do not have such... - Departmental Reports
756.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the areas for which external evaluation has been commissioned by her Department in the past five years; the body undertaking the research; if the... - Departmental Bodies
757.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the membership of each board operating under her Department; the basis on which they are selected; and the number who have completed more than one... - State Examinations
758.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the pathway which she has mapped out for the reform of the Leaving Certificate; and the timescale for each significant milestone planned. [32407/24] - Departmental Policies
759.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the key pieces of policy research conducted by the central policy unit in the past five years; and the extent to which the recommendations have... - Departmental Reports
760.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of whole school evaluations which have been conducted by the inspectorate in the past five years; and the level of take up of... - Departmental Programmes
761.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the targets she has set for digital teaching and learning over the next five years; if new programmes are in development to achieve these targets;... - School Patronage
762.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the targets she has set for diversification of patronage over the next five years at primary level; if new programmes are in development to... - Departmental Programmes
763.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the programmes to which the discretionary new spend at budget time has been allocated in each of the past five years; the impact that they have... - Departmental Bodies
764.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether the major bodies established under her Department have been subject to external evaluation; the most recent such evaluation; and if she... - Departmental Programmes
765.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of programmes of her Department that have been subject to evaluation in the past five years, as was the intention set out in the Public... - Educational Disadvantage
766.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will make available the terms of reference, research brief and any other documentation supplied by her Department to the study group in... - School Accommodation
769.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the summer works programme for County Westmeath, in tabular form. [32425/24] - School Textbooks
770.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of the free schoolbooks scheme for all secondary school students, inclusive of the leaving certificate cycle.... - School Transport
774.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to facilitate a new school transport bus route from Delvin into Mullingar, County Westmeath, under the revised guideline as per School Transport... - Special Educational Needs
775.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 578 of 17 January 2024, if she will provide an update on any engagement her Department has had with the... - School Transport
776.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be adequate provision of school bus places in north Kildare in the academic year 2024-25 in order to prevent attendant stress on... - Irish Language
777.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied that every effort is being made to facilitate parents in north Kildare wishing to educate their children in Gaelscoileanna at... - Schools Building Projects
778.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building project (details supplied); when the project will move to construction stage; and if she will make a statement on... - School Admissions
785.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all students who applied for a secondary school place in an area (details supplied) have now received confirmation of their school place for... - School Textbooks
786.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is intended that the free schoolbooks scheme will be extended to leaving certificate students; and if she will make a statement on the... - Child Safety
787.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school staff members who are suspects or persons of interest in child protection criminal investigations who her Department... - School Transport
788.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the total and annual savings from 2024 to 2030 incorporated in the recommendations of the school transport review by assuming a rising... - Special Educational Needs
789.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 89 to 91, inclusive, of 12 June 2024, to outline the mean and median average duration of summer programmes... - Departmental Expenditure
795.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the current expenditure pre-committed to her Department for responding to demographic pressures and pay in each of the years 2025 to... - Special Educational Needs
796.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the current expenditure pre-committed to her Department for responding to demographic pressures and pay as regards special educational... - School Transport
797.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the expenditure pre-committed to the school transport scheme in each of the years 2025 to 2029, in tabular form. [32635/24] - Special Educational Needs
798.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to provide early intervention preschools in counties Sligo and Leitrim. [32639/24] - School Accommodation
801.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional accommodation and improvements would be provided to a primary school (details supplied) which has been approached by the National... - School Staff
802.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to address the staffing crisis of deputy principals across the country. [32703/24] - School Transport
803.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she and her Department expect to be in a position to improve school transport serving primary and second level schools... - Special Educational Needs
805.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to the offer of lands at a site (details supplied) as a location for a much-needed special school in County... - School Transport
807.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on her Department’s work to increase the provision of school bus services in rural areas. [32809/24] - Education Policy
808.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has engaged with disability groups in regard to concerns about a lack of consideration towards disabled students in schools' codes of... - Legislative Reviews
811.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is intended to review the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and, if so, to provide a timeline for the review.... - Special Educational Needs
812.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the rates of pay for SNAs for the July provision; when payment was issued to SNAs in 2021, 2022, and 2023; and when it is estimated that... - Education Policy
814.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if unqualified teachers are subject to Garda vetting before teaching a class. [32833/24] - School Transport
815.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current number of school bus services, per county, in tabular form. [32834/24] - Schools Building Projects
817.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when approval to tender will issue for a school (details supplied) now that planning for the extension has been approved by Westmeath County... - Educational Reform
821.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of guaranteeing the right to non-denominational or multi-denominational education to all non-Catholic students currently in... - Departmental Expenditure
822.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual cost of State payments to private schools, including payments to staff. [32969/24] - Special Educational Needs
823.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated annual cost of providing special education teachers, special needs assistants and other additional needs supports to schools on a... - Departmental Data
824.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will detail for all primary schools in each of Dublin 1, Dublin 3, Dublin 7, Dublin 9 and Dublin 11, the total number of students in each... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
826.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year and first-year cost, respectively, of reducing the pupil-teacher staffing ratio by one point at primary level; the... - Special Educational Needs
829.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional number of special education teachers recruited in the 2023-24 school year; the additional number to be recruited in the 2024-25... - Departmental Data
830.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional number of teachers recruited at primary and second level, respectively, in the 2023-24 school year, and the additional number to be... - Building Energy Rating
832.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school buildings with a BER ratings of B or higher; the number below that; the projected all-in cost to bring every school building... - Special Educational Needs
833.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans with respect to the education of teachers, SNAs and others employed in education settings around foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in... - School Transport
834.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount being spent transporting children to school, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33039/24] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
835.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33082/24] - Schools Building Projects
836.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will commit to working with the Minister for Health to finalise the transfer of 7 acres of land at St. Peter's, Castlepollard, to... - School Funding
837.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposals, if any, to award funding to more primary schools under the STEM grant scheme in 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on... - School Staff
838.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional funding will be provided for primary schools to strengthen school leadership by providing a full reinstatement of assistant... - Teacher Training
839.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of full State funding for the mandatory 'Tréimhse Foghlama sa Ghaeltacht' for all student teachers, including in public and private... - Teaching Qualifications
840.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of funding TEG examinations for all third level courses where it is required, and of subsidising the examination for other third level... - School Admissions
841.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being made to ensure a child (details supplied) receives a place in a secondary school for 2024-25; and if she will make a statement... - Special Educational Needs
842.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a child in County Mayo (details supplied) was deemed suitable for a place in an ASD unit and then when funding became an issue for the... - School Staff
843.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teachers in each county in 2023-24; the provisional allocation in each county for 2024-25, in tabular form; and if... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
844.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average class size in primary schools in each county in 2023-24, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33206/24] - Social Welfare Eligibility
845.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she would consider accepting an historical statement of contributions from the Department of Social Protection in place of the employer's... - Departmental Data
846.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 424 of 9 April 2024, to identify all second level education institutions aided by her Department that are... - Schools Building Projects
847.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a new school building will be constructed for a school (details supplied). [33335/24] - Special Educational Needs
849.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SENOs, per county, in tabular form; and a list of the counties each SENO works in, excluding their own. [33398/24] - School Funding
850.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that did not receive ancillary grant money in term 3 of the latest school year. [33399/24] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
851.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the EU average pupil-teacher ratio at primary level. [33400/24] - Special Educational Needs
852.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if appropriate steps will be taken to ensure centralised data is published every year on the number of children with SEN who are without an... - Departmental Funding
853.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the ancillary services grant by 1, 5 and 10%, respectively. [33402/24] - School Accommodation
854.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 11 July 2024, if she can clarify an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - School Enrolments
855.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of students at primary and post-primary level in the 2023-24 school year; and the expected student numbers at primary and... - School Facilities
857.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm the most appropriate funding source within her Department applicable to a school (details supplied) with an urgent need to... - Legislative Process
858.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she considered the recommendations furnished in a report by the Joint Oireachtas Committee as part of the legislative process for a Bill... - School Transport
859.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been in change in criteria for children with a diagnosis of autism to avail of transport to a special school. [33517/24] - Special Educational Needs
860.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the primary, secondary and special schools in County Cavan and County Monaghan taking part in the summer programme; the timeframe each school is... - National Educational Psychological Service
861.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in County Cavan and County Monaghan awaiting an appointment with a National Educational Psychological Service psychologist;... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
862.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average, median, maximum and minimum primary school class sizes for the Cork City and Cork County Council area from 2019 to date in 2024, in... - Special Educational Needs
863.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of appeals to the National Council for Special Education, by county, and the number of successful appeals over each of the past five... - Sports Facilities
864.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the need to provide additional funding for sports halls in schools. [33637/24] - School Transport
866.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to facilitate transport into Mullingar for a person (details supplied). [33675/24] - School Staff
867.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the criteria for allocating principal release time. [33683/24] - Schools Building Projects
869.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on school building works at a school (details provided) in County Meath. [33685/24] - School Transport
870.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the school transport scheme review; when proposed changes will come into effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Special Educational Needs
872.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide continual professional development for ‘mainstream’ teachers, SETs and SNAs with regard to teaching and providing... - Educational Disadvantage
873.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a report on the needs based in school multidisciplinary teams that operate in ten primary schools in the north-east inner city; to... - School Staff
874.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school-based speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and psychologists are part of the local CHO-sanctioned posts, or are in... - Special Educational Needs
877.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how special needs assistants are allocated to primary schools, special schools and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Transport
880.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to facilitate school transport for a person (details supplied). [33755/24] - Schools Building Projects
883.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the project brief for a school (details supplied) will be finalised; when the project will progress to architectural planning; and if she...
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