Written answers
Tuesday, 16 April 2024
Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Building Projects
267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planned building project for a school (details supplied) in Portlaoise, County Laois; and the projected timescale for... - School Transport
268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the first- and full-year current cost of increasing capacity on school transport by 1,000 places, in tabular form. [15978/24] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a breakdown of the estimated first and full-year current cost and one-off capital cost of reducing the pupil teacher ratio by one... - Special Educational Needs
272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first and full-year cost of increasing the number of special needs assistants by 500, 1,000 and 1,500 respectively, in tabular... - School Funding
275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated net savings from withdrawing the annual State subsidy to private schools. [15987/24] - School Textbooks
277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first and full-year cost of extending the free schoolbooks to all pupils in public secondary schools, in tabular form. [15989/24] - School Facilities
278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first and full-year cost of restoring the school libraries fund of €10 per child in academic year 2024-2025 and increasing... - School Funding
280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first and full-year cost of increasing the guidance counselling funding by 5%, 10% and 20% respectively, in tabular form. [15992/24] - Teacher Training
284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what plans the Department has to subsidise the Gaeltacht fees for teaching students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16024/24] - Home Schooling
285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if grants are available to a group organising home education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16027/24] - Special Educational Needs
286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an outline of special education teacher allocation for schools and how it is determined; to provide a breakdown of the average number... - School Admissions
288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the son of a person will be facilitated with a school place at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Funding
289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of a digital strategy ICT grant for 2023 and 2024 for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects
290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on an application for additional modular classrooms for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Special Educational Needs
291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her proposals to provide an ASD unit in secondary schools in the Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan area; and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects
293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the building works at a school (details supplied); when the project will move past the tender stage; when the school and parents... - School Staff
296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a decision (details supplied); the actions she will take to ensure that this issue is rectified; and if she... - Special Educational Needs
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will instruct a school (details supplied) to open an ASD unit, given it has the space to do so. [16141/24] - Schools Building Projects
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on the progress of a new permanent school building for schools (details supplied); and when the building will be open for students.... - School Textbooks
301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money saved by the decision not to extend the free schoolbooks scheme to fee-paying schools; and if she will make a statement on... - School Accommodation
302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a grant for a school (details supplied); if the grant will be expedited without further delay; and if she will make a statement... - Departmental Schemes
303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for funding under the emergency works scheme being processed within her Department as of 5 April 2024. [16273/24] - School Funding
304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will meet with a group (details supplied) to discuss decreases in funding and increasing running costs being experienced that are not... - Schools Building Projects
305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to meet with a group (details supplied) to discuss the long-promised redevelopment of a school in order to meet current demand. [16297/24] - Gaeltacht Policy
306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 513 of 20 March 2024, her plans to develop a new policy on Gaeltacht education, to follow on from the 2017... - Teaching Council of Ireland
307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason it is not possible to complete registration on the Teaching Council’s online portal through the medium of the Irish language;... - Special Educational Needs
308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can explain the serious cut to the special education teacher allocation hours in a school (details supplied), based on high standardised... - Teaching Qualifications
310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what consideration she has given to the condensing of the Professional Masters of Education; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Building Projects
311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to matters raised in a letter from the parents’ association of a school in Dublin 11 (details supplied); if she will... - School Transport
312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine a school transport application (details supplied). [16331/24] - Schools Refurbishment
313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of correspondence issued to her from a school (details supplied); further to Parliamentary Question No. 332 of 13 February 2024,... - Schools Building Projects
314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she is taking to providing better national planning and support services to make progress on school infrastructure projects... - Special Educational Needs
315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ASD units identified to progress for schools in mid Cork; the number of ASD units advancing for mid Cork for 2024; and if she will... - School Meals Programme
316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made in establishing and rolling out a healthy eating education programme for primary schools; her plans to expand the... - School Facilities
317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current progress by her Department to deliver a programme to build and modernise PE and school sporting facilities; and if she will make a... - Education Policy
318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for expanding on her targeted scholarship scheme to focus on encouraging graduates into subject areas where there is a shortage of... - Special Educational Needs
319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to ensure a child (details supplied) receives a place in a primary school ASD unit for 2024/2025.; and if she will make... - Education and Training Provision
328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the rates have changed for the summer provision (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16473/24] - Special Educational Needs
329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ASD classes that have been built in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown since 2019, primary and post primary, detailing the capacity of... - Schools Building Projects
330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16475/24] - School Facilities
332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the already apparent lack of secondary school places available in the Dublin 15 and 7 areas for this coming September; if there is a... - Special Educational Needs
333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the chronic lack of school places for children with autism in the Dublin 7 and 15 areas. [14333/24] - Schools Building Projects
334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the updated timeline for appointment of a contractor to build a post-primary school (details supplied) as the tender process has been completed... - Special Educational Needs
335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason only two of three sanctioned ASD classes at a school (details supplied) in Cork are operational; and if she will make a statement on... - School Transport
336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the rule mandating that School Transport Scheme bus drivers must retire at age 70 will be revised, in view of the severe driver shortage last... - Teacher Training
337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the work of her Department in relation to attracting prospective students to studying teaching, given Ireland's crippling teacher... - Schools Building Projects
338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills following the recent announcement of €800 million investment of 90 school building projects, if she will provide details of the 90 schools... - Special Educational Needs
339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the assistance that can be offered to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16543/24] - School Staff
344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the work that is underway to improve pay and terms and conditions for school caretakers similar, to that... - School Accommodation
345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will sign off on the next stage of additional accommodation application for a post-primary school, in Cork’s north inner city... - Schools Building Projects
346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the new school buildings for a school (details supplied) will include dedicated special education classrooms; the proposed number of students... - Special Educational Needs
347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the special education provision available at a school (details supplied); if there are proposals to increase that number; and if she will make a... - Schools Building Projects
348. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will receive any update on the agreed extension for four additional classrooms. [16586/24] - Special Educational Needs
351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the reduction of funding for pupils in the Summer Programme over the past two years; if this decision will be reviewed; the... - Schools Building Projects
353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any grant-aid is available towards improvement works at primary schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Enrolments
354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a local school place in Dublin 15 will be provided to a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16686/24] - Schools Building Projects
356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills which school building projects if any in Dublin Mid-West have been awarded additional funding from the National Development Plan; to list these... - School Transport
357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16712/24] - Schools Building Projects
358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she continues to monitor the required extra classroom accommodation/spaces at a school (details supplied), with particular... - School Enrolments
359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she has evaluated the school place requirements at primary and second level in Naas, County Kildare, with particular... - Schools Building Projects
365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current position in regard to replacement of accommodation and facilities for a school (details supplied); if she is satisfied that the need... - School Enrolments
366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which adequate school places remain available at Straffan, County Kildare; if she is mindful of the expanding population and the... - School Transport
368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to raise the latest query regarding a case with Bus éireann (details supplied); if she can provide clarity on this matter; and if she will... - School Staff
369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update regarding the issue of salary credit for teachers that have returned from teaching abroad; and if she has plans to resolve this... - School Accommodation
370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 360 of 20 March 2024, if she will offer a timeframe for commencement and completion of building works for...
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