Written answers
Wednesday, 7 May 2025
Department of Education and Skills
- School Staff
153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support the allocation of additional resources to the Department of Education to fund a proposed scheme where caretakers are paid... - Teacher Training
154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether her Department has investigated the costs associated with providing funding for the mandatory ‘Tréimhse Foghlama sa... - Schools Refurbishment
155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that funding under the emergency works scheme was refused for urgent repairs to the playground of a school (details supplied) given... - National Council for Special Education
156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she or her Department plan to enhance communication between her Department and the NCSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22052/25] - Teacher Training
158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason gradates of inclusive education cannot work solely for children with additional needs and are instead being made go through the... - School Meals Programme
160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is the case that funding constraints mean that the breakfast clubs at schools, including in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11, are... - Schools Building Projects
161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the current status of a project (details supplied), including a delivery timeline. [22067/25] - School Staff
162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of unfilled and vacant posts currently in primary schools in North Kildare, including those unfilled from maternity... - School Patronage
163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the school reconfiguration programme at primary level for 2025, including schools currently engaged in the... - Schools Complaints Procedures
164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to comment on options available to parents of children with additional needs who wish to make complaints about the treatment of their children in... - School Staff
165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to give a detailed account of guidelines and training given to teachers, SNAs and other school staff in relation to "challenging behaviour" in... - Special Educational Needs
166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to give a detailed account of the use of seclusion and restraint in schools as a means of dealing with "challenging behaviour" in children with... - School Transport
167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that persons employed as bus escorts for students in special needs schools are not paid during holiday periods and are entitled... - School Equipment
168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to roll out the Government proposal of phone pouches in schools; if she has a timeline for the roll out; if there is a plan as to who... - Teaching Qualifications
169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reinstate the previous routes which were available to people, such as teaching assistants already working in education, to allow them... - Ministerial Responsibilities
170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm that all Ministers of State within her Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if she will make a... - Early School Leavers
171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to increase the minimum age for leaving school from 16; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22197/25] - School Funding
172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to significantly increase funding to a national school in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22223/25] - Departmental Correspondence
173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when correspondence from her Department will issue to a person in County Mayo (details supplied). [22225/25] - Special Educational Needs
174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can confirm that she has in her role as Minister the discretionary powers to provide for a larger central activities space than the... - Schools Refurbishment
175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the proposal to refurbish a school (details supplied) in Limerick to use for special classes; if she is aware that the recently... - Cycling Facilities
176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by her Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or subordinate agencies, each... - School Curriculum
177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures her Department is taking to ensure that children in publicly funded schools are not required to attend religious instruction against... - School Transport
178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will sanction a school bus to run between two Clare locations (details supplied), despite not being the closest school, due to... - Capitation Grants
179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated additional cost of increasing the primary school capitation grant by €75 per pupil for the period 1 September to 31 December... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing average class sizes in mainstream primary schools by two pupils per class for the period 1 October to 31 December... - Special Educational Needs
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in Kerry that are deaf and hard of hearing in post-primary schools; the number of special education classes that are... - State Examinations
182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify the number of sraith pictiúr the incoming sixth years will have to learn under the new Leaving Certificate reforms.... - School Staff
183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will allocate additional teacher posts to a school (details supplied), which has several classes with significant above average student... - Education Policy
184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the process where teacher allocations to schools are made based on the student numbers of the previous year considering the... - Special Educational Needs
185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for details on the current provision of special school placements nationally at primary and secondary level, in particular, the name and location... - School Staff
188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a recent staffing allocation decision for the 2025-2026 school year that has resulted in the loss of a mainstream class... - School Transport
189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided to a pupil (details supplied) who is starting secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Staff
190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the circumstances in which a school secretary who is employed since 1996 can work past 70 years of age with the agreement of the board... - Special Educational Needs
191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm if an SNA allocation and review can proceed at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - National Council for Special Education
193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the data that is collected by the National Council for Special Education for service planning purposes; and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Administration
194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to arrange a meeting with the board of a school (details supplied) to discuss their plans and proposals for the change in the structure of their... - Special Educational Needs
196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of the number of special classes in DEIS and non-DEIS schools; if she believes the number is proportionate to the... - Departmental Data
197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and post-primary schools, by name and locality, in the Dublin mid-west, that have been approved for delivery and... - Schools Building Projects
198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new special school for Lucan, which is due to be established in Griffeen; the expected timeframe for completion and opening... - Special Educational Needs
199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the SET allocation for a school (details supplied) with a view to allocating increased SET hours to address the growing needs... - Teaching Qualifications
200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, following her recent statements in relation newly qualified teachers being fast tracked to permanency after a one year period, she will... - Departmental Correspondence
201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) will be reviewed; the status on the visit referred to by the school; and the status of the... - Departmental Expenditure
202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide details on the number of prefab units purchased out right by her Department from 2020 to date; the total costs involved and the number... - Schools Building Projects
204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a site has been acquired for the building of a new school (details supplied); if so, the details of the location and associated costs; and if... - School Funding
205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional funding can be allocated to small rural DEIS schools (details supplied) to cover essential maintenance and caretaker roles, given... - School Accommodation
206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 8 April 2025, if she will provide clarification on the four prefabs at a school (details supplied);... - Departmental Bodies
207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department aggregates or compiles quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and agencies under its remit, in... - Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta
209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed establishment of a Gaelcholáiste for Dublin 2,4,6 and 8; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22693/25] - Departmental Meetings
210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will meet with a group (details supplied). [22695/25] - School Facilities
211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the need for additional therapeutic supports and a funding model for a school (details supplied.) [22696/25] - Scoileanna DEIS
212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of all schools in Cork that are currently included in the DEIS programme band 1 and band 2, in tabular form; and if she will... - Schools Building Projects
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an updated timeline for the new permanent school buildings for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify if there a national SNA cap of 23,791 if this is for the calendar year or the academic year; the period of time this cap on SNA's... - Schools Building Projects
215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a school building project; if she will respond to associated correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
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