Written answers
Monday, 9 September 2024
Department of Education and Skills
- School Equipment
498.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any plans to include the purchase of devices (details supplied) under the schoolbook scheme for junior cycle in post primary schools,... - Education Policy
500.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if student cards will be issued to primary and secondary pupils (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[33860/24] - Education Costs
501.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of the remote area boarding grant for students from offshore islands that have to board on the mainland for their secondary education... - School Transport
502.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will publish the total annual revenue received by Bus Éireann for school transport; the amounts paid by her to Bus Éireann and by... - School Accommodation
503.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for a reconfiguration; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[33873/24] - Special Educational Needs
504.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that her Department has failed to make a decision on the opening of a multi-disability class at a school (details supplied); and if she... - School Admissions
505.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all steps will be taken to secure a secondary school place for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - School Enrolments
506.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in Dublin west without a secondary school place for September 2024, who have been in contact with her Department or the... - School Transport
507.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene in the urgent case of an autistic teenager seeking to access transport to their place of education (details supplied); and... - Teaching Qualifications
509.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the teaching council plan to update their further education requirements to include ASD specific disciplines; and if she will make a statement... - School Transport
510.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action being taken to ensure that pupils attending a school (details supplied), and who are eligible for school transport, are provided with... - School Enrolments
513.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consideration given to school capacities and locations when considering extra places for new IPA arrivals.[33972/24] - School Transport
514.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of school transport applications received for schools (details supplied) per area in County Donegal, for a particular route in... - Programme for Government
515.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the implementation of the programme for Government commitments under the remit of her Department.[34005/24] - School Enrolments
516.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans to review common application processes for secondary schools in areas where there is oversubscription, like Dublin 15, and progress... - School Accommodation
517.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when approval will be sanctioned for a school (details supplied) to proceed with the construction of two ASD Units; and if she will make a... - Budget 2025
518.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on budgetary asks from an organisation (details supplied) ahead of Budget 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34040/24] - Schools Building Projects
519.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a capital project at a national school in Cork city (details supplied); the next steps in the process; the estimated timeline for... - School Accommodation
520.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34085/24] - School Transport
521.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a bus service can be provided to transport students from Ardfert, County Kerry to a post-primary school (details supplied) as post-primary... - School Accommodation
523.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be a provision of special education classes in a planned extension for a school (details supplied); if in the meantime prefab... - Special Educational Needs
524.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the NCSE has engaged with a school (details supplied) with a view to providing special classes, given that there are no second level special... - School Transport
525.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review a case (details supplied); if she will obtain an update from Bus Éireann on this pick up point and emphasise the difficulties... - Legislative Process
526.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34191/24] - School Enrolments
527.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is public policy to provide enough non-denominational primary school places in school planning areas; the obligations of schools to enrol... - Physical Education
528.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a list of all second-level education institutions aided by her Department that provided physical education as a leaving certificate subject,... - School Accommodation
530.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of six additional classrooms for a school (details supplied); and if the second ASD unit will be sanctioned as... - Departmental Correspondence
531.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to respond to correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34246/24] - Special Educational Needs
532.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that have had access to the Irish sign language specialist classroom support scheme since the introduction of the in-school... - School Funding
534.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the calculation capitation funding for small schools will be reviewed, given that it does not address inequality as schools without students... - School Facilities
535.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to investigate the lack of facilities and resources at a school (details supplied) where a wonderful staff is doing their absolute best, however... - School Patronage
536.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to identify all second-level education institutions aided by her Department, which have been newly established since 2011 and whose patronage was... - Departmental Circulars
537.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will the provide an update on the issuance of a circular regarding the permission for permanent job-sharing teachers to undertake... - School Transport
538.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions for school transport that will be afforded to students (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34359/24] - Special Educational Needs
540.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an application for assistive technology was refused for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - School Transport
541.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of school transport applications received through the school transport system for County Wexford for the 2024-2025 academic year;... - School Accommodation
544.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 395 of 15 September 2021, to provide an update on the longstanding application for a sports hall by a school... - School Admissions
545.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that a number of families are unable to secure school places for their children at both primary and post-primary level in... - School Transport
546.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when school transport will be provided to a pupil with additional needs (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34415/24] - School Curriculum
549.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to a proposal (details supplied) on education around gambling addiction; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Transport
550.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a case regarding school bus ticket allocations (details supplied); if an alternative bus can be provided in this case; and if she... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
551.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the staff included when calculating pupil-teacher ratios.[34447/24] - National Educational Psychological Service
552.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of psychologists employed by NEPS in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and to date in 2024; the number of children to access a NEPS psychologist... - Special Educational Needs
553.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that has been provided for the summer programme each year since its inception, in tabular form.[34452/24] - Educational Disadvantage
555.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will allocate DEIS status to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34462/24] - Special Educational Needs
556.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of WTE SNAs that will be allocated to a school (details supplied), in the coming academic year; if she will consider increasing the SNA... - Departmental Data
557.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 846 of 23 July 2024 and 424 of 9 April 2024, all second level education institutions aided by her... - School Accommodation
558.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an additional accommodation scheme application lodged by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - School Transport
559.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding school transport for a pupil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34470/24] - Schools Building Projects
561.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 314 of 30 April 2024, the current status regarding the proposed permanent extension at a school (details... - Special Educational Needs
562.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34522/24] - School Transport
563.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review a school transport issue (details supplied); if she recognises the negative impact this could potentially have on enrolment at this... - Citizens' Assembly
566.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an estimated date of when the citizens’ assembly on the future of education will get under way; and if she will make a statement... - Schools Building Projects
567.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a building works application submitted by a school (details supplied).[34596/24] - School Accommodation
568.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a roof replacement application under the additional school accommodation scheme for a school (details supplied); and if she will... - Teaching Qualifications
570.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 52 of 17 April 2024, if the Teaching Council has considered whether it can make any further amendment to the... - School Funding
571.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 455 of 9 April 2024, to provide an update on any further progress on the matter; if direct contact has been... - Schools Building Projects
572.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school build (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34663/24] - School Transport
573.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a Bus Éireann school transport case (details supplied), which was submitted through the Bus Éireann Oireachtas help desk, has... - Special Educational Needs
580.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a query (details supplied), which was submitted through her Department and then transferred to Ms. Hildegarde Naughton TD, Minister of... - School Transport
581.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills regarding the Proposed changes to school transport scheme, what date will the removal of the ‘nearest school’ requirement if there... - School Facilities
585.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to encourage schools to allow crèches to operate on their grounds where space is available; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Transport
586.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a pupil (details supplied) who is eligible for school transport will be issued with a ticket for the school transport service, in view that... - School Accommodation
589.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.[34744/24] - Schools Building Projects
590.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funds will be released this year to schools for summer works; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34749/24] - Official Travel
591.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of flights she has taken to or from Shannon Airport, Cork Airport and Knock Airport since assuming office.[34753/24] - Special Educational Needs
592.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new ASD classes sanctioned at both primary and secondary level in Dublin 9 and Dublin 11, as of August 2024, compared to 2019, in... - School Funding
594.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the capital allocation made to a school (details supplied) between 2020-2024, in tabular form.[34778/24] - School Transport
598.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport for a child (details supplied) will be approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34785/24] - School Accommodation
599.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide assistance to a school (details supplied), regarding the ongoing issue with this school’s accommodation needs for their... - School Transport
600.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the selection process for school bus tickets; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34793/24] - Educational Disadvantage
604.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the pilot cooperation programme on educational attainment; to provide the total allocation; the expenditure to date; the amount... - School Staff
605.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, on the basis that many school secretaries have migrated to a scheme whereby their salaries are paid directly to them by the Department of... - School Transport
606.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made regarding a school transport application for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - School Accommodation
607.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 541 of 9 April 2024, the status of an application to build an extension to a school (details supplied) for... - School Transport
608.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school bus ticket application by a student (details supplied) will be reviewed; if she will authorise and arrange for Bus Éireann to... - School Funding
610.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the Schools Photovoltaic Programme will be opened to schools which were not eligible to apply in the first phase; and if she will make a... - Schools Building Projects
611.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34886/24] - School Transport
612.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a pick-up point for a student in County Mayo (details supplied) can be amended due to the excessive distance from the student's home and the... - Departmental Staff
614.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of political staff employed in her Department, including parliamentary assistants, secretarial assistants, special advisers, drivers... - Ministerial Staff
615.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of the names of each special adviser employed by her Department since 2020; the Minister and Minister of State whom each advisor... - School Funding
617.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will seek information from within her Department on possible funding streams for an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a... - National Educational Psychological Service
618.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any plans to increase the National Educational Psychological Service allocation to schools; and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
619.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any plans to increase autism classes in City West; if there are plans for an additional special school in City West; and if she will... - School Transport
620.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review a school bus ticket application (details supplied); if she will review correspondence which outlines the issues with the authorised... - Special Educational Needs
621.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for not rolling out in-school therapy supports in all special schools and instead running a pilot scheme given therapy supports were... - School Enrolments
622.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if work on revisions will be necessary in the present school planning process operated by her Department in light of the new National Planning... - School Funding
623.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of all second-level education institutions aided by her Department, that participated in Basketball Ireland’s... - School Transport
626.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a child (details supplied) can get a school ticket allocated as soon as possible, due to the family’s relocation she had to transfer to... - Schools Building Projects
627.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason work on a school (details supplied), has not yet commenced despite a promised date of week beginning 19 August 2024; will she... - School Accommodation
628.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will sanction a building extension project for the accommodation of ASD classes in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a... - School Transport
629.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) can get a school ticket allocated as soon as possible as oversubscription has shut them out of the system; and if... - Schools Building Projects
630.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of plans for additional classroom building works at a school (details supplied); the schedule being followed; and if she will make a... - School Transport
631.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if children (details supplied) will be allocated a school bus ticket as soon as possible given a pressing family illness and oversubscription have... - Special Educational Needs
638.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special schools where funding is being provided to cover the cost of private therapists in the absence of HSE therapists being... - School Curriculum
640.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken by her Department to vindicate the right of a pupil (details supplied) not to be in attendance passively or actively at a... - Special Educational Needs
641.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an application for assistive technology will be determined, bearing in mind that the application was made 12 months ago (details supplied);... - School Transport
642.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when school transport will be provided to a school (details supplied) for a pupil; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[35256/24] - School Admissions
643.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to the father of a child (details supplied) who has yet to secure a school place in their area; and if she will make a... - School Transport
644.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure to be followed to ensure that a child (details supplied) receives school transport; and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
645.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 366 of 30 March 2024 and 167 of 18 June 2024, to examine a case whereby a child (details supplied) still... - School Staff
646.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the shortage of primary teachers, if initiatives have been considered to make it easier to attract suitable people from other... - School Transport
649.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport can be provided to a pupil in County Mayo (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[35412/24] - Schools Building Projects
650.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) that has planning permission and is in urgent need of replacement, will be allowed to go to tender for a new... - School Transport
651.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will sanction an extended school transport service in west County Sligo to facilitate twenty-four children attending their local secondary... - Defective Building Materials
652.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if officials from her Department will respond directly to a school (details supplied) which submitted an engineer’s report to her... - Schools Building Projects
653.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a school (details supplied); if retention planning permission is required on the new school building project in light of the time... - Home Schooling
655.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way an individual who has no choice but to avail of the home tuition grant scheme due to a lack of suitable school places in their area can... - Schools Building Projects
656.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new-build special schools planned to be built in the Dublin mid-west area; their current stages of development; and if she will make... - School Textbooks
664.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the text provided (details supplied) was approved by her Department; if she will ensure that textbooks used in Irish schools do not negatively... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
665.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average class size of primary schools, by county and local authority area, in the 2023-2024 school year, in tabular form; and if she will make... - School Textbooks
666.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children who will benefit from the free schoolbooks scheme at second level under the junior cycle scheme for the 2024 2025 academic... - Schools Building Projects
668.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will reconsider an emergency works application, which was rejected, for a west Cork national school (details supplied).[35524/24] - Special Educational Needs
669.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that was allocated in 2019 and 2020 for in-school therapy supports for children in special schools; and the number of therapists... - Departmental Correspondence
670.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he will take to address the issues highlighted in a 2025 pre-Budget submission by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will... - School Transport
671.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review a school bus ticket application (details supplied); if she will review the authorised collection and pick-up times for this route as... - Schools Building Projects
674.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on her Department’s engagement with Meath County Council in regard to the planning application for a permanent school... - School Transport
675.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a school transport issue (details supplied) is resolved urgently.[35570/24] - School Textbooks
677.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review a book on the curriculum immediately (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.[35612/24] - School Transport
678.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide clarity or guidance to Bus Éireann regarding a request (details supplied) to allow primary and secondary school students travel on... - School Staff
681.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are emergency measures available to a school (details supplied) which has an increase of 39 new pupils; and if she will make a statement... - School Transport
682.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has requested information from Bus Éireann pertaining the provision of school transport to a primary school (details... - Special Educational Needs
685.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to conduct an urgent review of the school leaver process to ensure a smooth transition from children’s services to adult services for... - Teacher Training
686.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a teacher shortage (details supplied); the actions she will take to work with school management to address... - Special Educational Needs
687.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a student (details supplied) is assessed and a suitable school placement is found urgently.[35752/24] - School Transport
688.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to address the shortfall in school transport places in Galway city and county; the specific steps being taken to ensure that... - Special Educational Needs
690.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that the SENO for Cork north Lee is not currently in post and that the post has not been filled temporarily.[35767/24] - School Transport
691.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on students being asked to take public transport options that will leave them arriving at school before the buildings are opened... - Special Educational Needs
693.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants and vacancies for each county; how many vacances there are currently in County Clare, in tabular form; and... - School Transport
695.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of transporting children to and from schools by way of taxi, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Patronage
697.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the course of action open to parents who are unable to secure a place for their child in a multi-denominational school, in respect of... - School Transport
698.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the school transport being provided to a pupil (details supplied) could be reverted to the pick-up point used in the past; and if she will make... - School Textbooks
701.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provision being made to provide free schoolbooks at primary and secondary schools during the coming academic year; the arrangements and... - Special Educational Needs
702.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ASD places funded for the academic years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[35909/24] - School Transport
703.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will engage with a school (details supplied) over the bus operator refusing to collect certain children despite signing a... - Schools Building Projects
704.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will request that her officials reassess and increase the grant awarded to a school (details supplied) as building costs have increased and... - School Transport
708.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if issues with a school bus route in Westmeath (details supplied) will be addressed.[35946/24] - Special Educational Needs
709.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the up-to-date position regarding the provision of a special school in County Monaghan, as the need for such school provision has been clearly... - School Transport
711.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the proposal to review the mandatory retirement age of 70 years for bus drivers employed by or contracted to Bus Éireann for the... - Schools Building Projects
712.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of school projects (details supplied).[35968/24] - School Transport
713.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the alternatives supports available to eligible students for school transport when the Department cannot source a bus to provide said... - School Patronage
716.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has issued any guidance to schools in respect of parents entitlement under the Constitution, to withdraw their children from religious...
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