Written answers
Tuesday, 8 October 2024
Department of Education and Skills
- Irish Language
164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in Gaeltacht areas that are now required to teach English as a first language; the number of teaching hours devoted to... - Teacher Training
165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she gave permission for all of the content that was delivered on the SPHE teacher training in DCU from February 2023 to 2024; the reason she... - School Curriculum
168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is fully aware of the explicit content of learning in the new Junior Cycle SPHE course; if she is in agreement with the learning content... - School Transport
171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school bus issue will be addressed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39642/24] - Legislative Reviews
174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when it is expected that the review of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 will conclude; when the report will be... - Schools Building Projects
175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current situation regarding a proposed new secondary in County Cork (details supplied). [39768/24] - Special Educational Needs
176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will provide extra time for students with dyslexia and other learning difficulties in second level examinations to ensure... - Schools Building Projects
177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide details regarding the most recent extensions to two school buildings (details supplied), to include expenditure and projected costs,... - Irish Language
178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the specific steps that will be taken to ensure that the recommendations made during stakeholder consultations will be integrated into the final... - State Examinations
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will engage with the State Examinations Commission regarding the need to give second-level students with a diagnosis of dyslexia... - School Transport
182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 24 September 2024, if this student can be offered a place on a school bus service (details... - School Curriculum
183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of growing concern among parents and educators regarding what they perceive as the inappropriately sexualised context of the SPHE... - Child Abuse
184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of interviewees for the scoping inquiry on historical sexual abuse in schools who had previously signed non-disclosure agreements... - School Equipment
187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the number of schools in Wicklow that have commenced applications and have completed solar panel projects under the free... - Schools Refurbishment
188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be provided to replace a roof in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39941/24] - School Accommodation
189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made in respect of an application for additional school accommodation devolved project submitted by a school (details... - School Textbooks
191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated number of children, by local authority area, who will benefit from the free schoolbooks scheme at second level at leaving... - Schools Building Projects
192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a project brief for a school build (details supplied) has been determined; if the project has commenced into architectural planning; if not,... - State Properties
193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide details of a potential property which has been identified for (details supplied); the details of the process; the timeline for this... - School Textbooks
194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered the effects that the free schoolbooks scheme will have on small retailers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Building Projects
195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the primary school site in Corballis, Donabate; if the ownership of the site has been transferred to her Department; when this... - School Staff
196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review correspondence on the matter of special needs assistants and the current process involved in getting permanency in their post (details... - Schools Building Projects
197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the progress and timeline for the provision of a new school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider including sensory pods in the sensory room grant given schools that do not have the space or capacity for a room dedicated... - School Accommodation
199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to parents in the Citywest area given the 60% reduction in first year intake of a school on the grounds of building works... - Irish Language
201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is in receipt of a request for Irish exemption; and if she will provide an update on the request (details supplied). [40070/24] - Schools Building Projects
202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update and completion timescale for an extension to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Special Educational Needs
203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce additional time in second level examinations for students with dyslexia, dyscalculia and other learning difficulties; and... - School Staff
204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department will release the circular pertaining to additional leave entitlements to special needs assistants, as agreed upon with a... - Schools Building Projects
205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made in relation to an application for an extension by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on... - State Examinations
206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extra supports and provisions available to students with dyslexia when sitting State examinations; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Admissions
207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans or the plans of agencies under her aegis in the education field to increase post-primary school capacity or places to serve the general... - Schools Building Projects
208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans for a new school building (details supplied). [40109/24] - State Examinations
209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the urgent need for the introduction of extra time in State examinations, specifically the Junior Cycle and Leaving... - Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will initiate the process to put the Dublin/Monaghan bombings history into the history syllabus. [40164/24] - School Textbooks
212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider the extension of the free schoolbooks scheme for secondary students to fee-paying schools, particularly in the Dublin 6... - School Staff
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a teacher (details supplied) is considered an old entrant on the primary school teachers’ pension scheme; and if she will make a... - Schools Building Projects
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 729 of 23 July 2024, for an update on a building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Departmental Expenditure
215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a breakdown of the amount expended by her Department on consultancies in 2023 and to date in 2024; the company engaged; and the nature... - Budget 2025
216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide details of any additional funding provided to the school transport scheme in Budget 2025; and the level of funding provided for... - School Funding
217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40244/24] - School Transport
218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review a school transport case (details supplied); if she can provide clarity for parents on whether spaces are available on this; and if she... - Special Educational Needs
219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine a matter regarding extra time in second-level examinations for students with dyslexia, dyscalculia and other learning difficulties...
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