Written answers
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
Department of Education and Skills
- Departmental Investigations
304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the redress will begin in relation to sexual abuse in a day school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5953/25] - Departmental Data
305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of DEIS schools in County Sligo; and the location and name of those schools, in tabular form. [5463/25] - Schools Building Projects
306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) will be completed. [5464/25] - Departmental Schemes
314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider extending the parental leave scheme to allow for it to be taken in blocks of one day a week (details supplied); and if she... - School Transport
315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement her Department has had with parents of students attending a school (details supplied) who are without school transport; the... - Departmental Consultations
316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any local representatives, councillors or TDs were consulted at any stage during the relocation process of the Donegal Education Centre,... - School Accommodation
317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm whether the management committee followed the procurement process for the leasing of new premises for the Donegal Education... - Departmental Policies
318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm that the Donegal Education Support Centre has a procurement policy; the date on which it was adopted; to confirm that it is in line... - School Admissions
319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being made to ensure access to a school place for a child (details supplied) in her local area; what is being done to ensure adequate... - School Accommodation
320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the lease has been signed for the move by a school (details supplied) to a premises in Letterkenny; if so, the duration of the lease; when... - Departmental Funding
321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an overview of the sections in her Department responsible for overseeing and delivering school buildings; and the criteria used to sanction... - Schools Building Projects
322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the building projects at a school (details supplied); and to provide a projected date for completion of the new buildings. [5559/25] - School Admissions
323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase primary school place numbers in Dunshaughlin, County Meath for 2025/2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Building Projects
324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the ongoing delay in the construction process on the proposed extension for a school (details supplied), despite obtaining the... - Departmental Policies
326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason qualified teachers who teach abroad, for example, in Australia, do not have this recognised for the purposes of pay scales when they... - School Transport
327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the up-to-date position on the planning and implementation of the revised school transport scheme for 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement... - School Accommodation
328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Government is currently renting the building at St. Anne’s Special School, located on the Sean Ross Abbey site, from the same... - Departmental Funding
329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department or bodies under the aegis of her Department received funding support for projects of any kind from the United States of America... - Departmental Reviews
330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and an update provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5692/25] - Departmental Policies
331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider making cardiac pulmonary resuscitation a compulsory subject in secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Funding
332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the expansion of special needs classes in a school (details supplied) will be approved; when funding will be made available; and the... - Educational Reform
333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce extra time for students with dyslexia in their Junior and Leaving Certificate exams; the engagements she has had with the... - Teaching Council of Ireland
334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a request for extension of a Teaching Council number for a person was refused (details supplied). [5738/25] - Departmental Offices
335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) is allocated a place in a facility. [5767/25] - School Admissions
336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a place in a local primary school will be available for a child (details supplied) who requires a place in an ASD classroom; and if she will... - Schools Building Projects
337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the list of schools in Fingal that are on the waiting list for an ASD classroom; and the length of these waiting lists. [5769/25] - Departmental Policies
339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address an anomaly in respect of teacher entitlements (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5780/25] - Education Policy
340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the programme of work to be undertaken by his officials to implement the programme for Government's commitment to ‘Increase... - Education Costs
342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a cost analysis was conducted for the selected relocation of the Donegal Education Support Centre; if these findings were shared with the... - School Transport
343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to change the eligibility criteria for school transport to include children attending a non-denominational secondary school on the... - School Admissions
344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what avenues are available for a pupil diagnosed with dyspraxia and dyslexia, currently attending a primary school that is not a feeder school... - Education Schemes
345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether she intends to expand the national energy efficiency upgrade pilot for schools; what other measures are available for schools to assist... - Departmental Staff
346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the gender breakdown of her Department in respect of principal officers, assistant secretaries and secretaries general, respectively; and if she... - Education Schemes
347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the opening of applications for the summer works scheme 2025; and if a detailed timeline for the application process can be... - Schools Building Projects
348. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the approved ASD unit for a school (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5915/25] - School Accommodation
349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in counties Offaly and Laois that have an application with her Department for new accommodation; and if she will make a... - Schools Building Projects
350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update in respect of a school project (details supplied). [5920/25] - Special Educational Needs
351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider extending the pilots for enhanced in-school therapy supports to special schools in the midlands; and if she will make a statement on... - School Accommodation
353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 469 of 5 February 2025, regarding funding for a school (details supplied) if she will provide information... - School Staff
354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine the issue of pay in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5976/25] - Teaching Council of Ireland
355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will receive their Teaching Council number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5978/25] - School Costs
356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools which charge fees for conducting mock exams; the extent to which this is common practice and the range of fees charged; if... - Special Educational Needs
357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if more schools in an area (details supplied) have been sanctioned to open an ASD class for 2025/2026; and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects
358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on progress to provide a school (details supplied) with a permanent site and build; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Special Educational Needs
360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clearly articulate her Department’s policy with respect to reading or literacy schools and reading classes attached to mainstream... - Storm Damage
364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider the payment of one-off grant payments of approximately €2,000 and €3,000 to assist schools that have... - Schools Building Projects
365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on her Department’s work to develop a programme to build and modernise PE and school sports facilities; if there is any... - School Admissions
368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons on school waiting lists in Kildare, by school. [6156/25] - Education Policy
369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of open section 29 appeals with her Department, by school district. [6157/25] - Special Educational Needs
370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department’s criteria in determining a schools' special education teacher allowance; the way educational disadvantage is calculated... - Departmental Data
371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school classrooms of 30 pupils or more in County Kerry in each of the past five years; the measures she is taking to reduce... - School Admissions
372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a situation arising in an area (details supplied); the actions her Department is taking to ensure placements are available to... - Schools Building Projects
373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a rural school (details supplied) will be prioritised for the pathway to renovate scheme to upgrade and renovate the school building rather... - School Facilities
374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) has been granted funding for a rubber surface play area but have... - Departmental Data
375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide details of the empty buildings, by county, in her Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they... - Departmental Properties
376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide details of undeveloped sites, by county, in her Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have... - EU Meetings
377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the next meeting of EU education Ministers is scheduled to take place. [6285/25] - School Accommodation
378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update in relation to her Department’s efforts to remedy very serious health and safety issues identified at a school... - Schools Refurbishment
379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration has been given to the financial burden of applications to the emergency works scheme, as some schools are being charged up to... - School Equipment
380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on an application for a furniture equipment grant for a sensory room in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Special Educational Needs
381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on any plans for upgrading autism services in a school (details supplied) to provide additional SNAs and a special unit for autism;... - School Equipment
382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a timeline for the transfer of modular units from one school to another in Kildare (details supplied). [6314/25] - School Transport
383. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties for families availing of taxi services as part of the school transport scheme (details... - Artificial Intelligence
384. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within her Department in 2024, 2024 and to date in 2025;... - Special Educational Needs
385. 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. [6416/25] - Schools Building Projects
386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she and her officials will urgently approve the building application made to her Department by a school in County Clare (details supplied);... - Special Educational Needs
387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on planning for special class admissions in September 2025; the indicated new demand compared to September 2024; if she will...
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