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Question· writtenPQ 560asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
560. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if SUSI has access to records of payments for persons on qualifying payments such as jobseeker’s allowance and so on; if there is an issue with SUSI receiving such records and statements of payments from Intreo offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39783/20]
Question· writtenPQ 559asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
559. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the projects that were funded under Horizon 2020 in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020; the amount awarded to each project; and the geographical location of each. [39770/20]
Question· writtenPQ 558asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
558. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the one-off €250 payment will be extended to students pursuing a course in a private college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39768/20]
Question· writtenPQ 557asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
557. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the Connacht-Ulster Alliance application, which is due to be submitted before the end of 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39760/20]
Question· writtenPQ 556asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
556. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if students who have had their fees paid through SUSI and in receipt of the back to education allowance will be eligible for the €250 grant. [39750/20]
Question· writtenPQ 555asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
555. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether a scenario in relation to a person (details supplied) is fair and equitable; if he will request the university to cease demanding such charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39743/20]
Question· writtenPQ 554asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
554. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the €250 support payment to students will be made to those who had to return to college in order to carry out placements (details supplied) that were delayed due to Covid-19 in which they have returned but have not had to pay fees; if this payment will cover those students who had to return to college due to Covid-19 disrupting their placement this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39740/20]
Question· writtenPQ 553asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
553. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students from Northern Ireland admitted to third level institutions between 2015 to 2020; the breakdown for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39737/20]
Question· writtenPQ 552asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
552. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students in Ireland that undertook degree studies in a foreign language from 2015 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39736/20]
Question· writtenPQ 551asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
551. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider a review of the admissions process for International Baccalaureate applying to Irish third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39735/20]
Question· writtenPQ 550asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
550. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if Irish students will be considered as international students from January 2021 if they apply to UK colleges for postgraduate courses resulting in much higher fees; if agreements are being discussed to ensure Irish students can continue to study in the UK without international student fees applying (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39705/20]
Question· writtenPQ 549asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
549. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a student living in a direct provision centre awaiting a decision on a residency application and at present attending second level is entitled to apply through the CAO for a course in further or higher education; if successful, if the student is entitled to apply for a SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39676/20]
Question· writtenPQ 548asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
548. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if fee-paying third level students and their families in cases of more than one third level student per family will receive the full €250 reduction or credit note per student as part of the one-off Covid-19 payment scheme; if the net tax reduction will be less in certain cases (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39625/20]
Question· writtenPQ 547asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
547. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are tax implications related to the €250 student rebate in terms of reducing the tax relief persons receive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39579/20]
Question· writtenPQ 546asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
546. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the €250 support scheme will be extended to students who travel to Northern Ireland to attend third level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39529/20]
Question· writtenPQ 545asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
545. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason the €250 support scheme for students has not been extended to Irish students studying abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39528/20]
Question· writtenPQ 544asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
544. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason the €250 support scheme for students has not been extended to part-time students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39527/20]
Question· writtenPQ 543asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
543. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the exclusion of part-time postgraduate students from the one time student grant will be reconsidered in view of the fact that Covid-19 restrictions have prevented these students from being able to find or retain work to allow them to earn the money they need to pay for their studies, accommodation, fees and living expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39526/20]
Question· writtenPQ 542asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
542. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there has been collaboration between his Department and the Defence Forces to promote the Defence Forces as a career for apprentices. [40300/20]
Question· writtenPQ 537asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
537. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of home school applications received between August and November 2020 that have not yet been placed on the home education register. [40395/20]
Question· writtenPQ 533asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
533. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has recorded a significant drop-off in children in early childhood settings or in the number of providers offering service during Covid-19. [40111/20]
Question· writtenPQ 531asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
531. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children that have applied for an ECCE overage exemption; the number of children whose applications have been successful; and the number of children that have been unsuccessful for the overage exemption by county in tabular form. [39823/20]
Question· writtenPQ 526asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
526. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the ECCE programme 2020 will not run to coincide with the local school calendar (details supplied). [39622/20]
Question· writtenPQ 493asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
493. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of childcare and early years education workers who are availing of the enhanced illness benefit. [31347/20]
Question· writtenPQ 459asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
459. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a progress report on the future of a school (details supplied) as an ASD-specific school for children aged five years of age plus. [40513/20]
Question· writtenPQ 458asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
458. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a guaranteed €50,000 per annum for the running costs of a centre (details supplied). [40499/20]
Question· writtenPQ 457asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
457. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if she will provide funding to a centre (details supplied) for 12 full-time staff. [40498/20]
Question· writtenPQ 456asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
456. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if she will provide funding to a centre (details supplied) per student at a level equal to that provided to mainstream schools with same access to resources, such as school equipment and transport. [40497/20]
Question· writtenPQ 455asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
455. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education when official recognition will be given to a centre (details supplied) as an alternative education setting meeting a specific and proven need. [40496/20]
Question· writtenPQ 454asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
454. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if a response will issue to an application submitted to her Department by a school (details supplied) to separate the junior and senior schools, a position brought about by the lack of Department support and engagement on a better alternative; if she will engage directly with the schools to bring about the best outcome for the school community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40495/20]
Question· writtenPQ 453asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
453. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the secondary schools available to the community of Ashtown, Dublin 15; if there is sufficient choice in ethos or capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40494/20]
Question· writtenPQ 452asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
452. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the number of career guidance teachers available to students in all secondary schools throughout north County Kildare; the extent to which these number have fluctuated over the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40473/20]
Question· writtenPQ 451asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
451. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the extent to which the special needs teacher requirement continues to be met nationally and, in particular, in north County Kildare; if sufficient provision continues to be made in line with requirements and requests from the various primary and second level schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40472/20]
Question· writtenPQ 450asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
450. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the extent to which she continues to make provision of sufficient places for children with autism throughout mainstream education at both primary and secondary level; the extent to which the needs of students are being met to the fullest extent possible in line with projections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40471/20]
Question· writtenPQ 449asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
449. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the extent to which the school curriculum at primary and secondary levels has been or can be extended to incorporate a particular emphasis on basic life skills, sex education and health and safety issues with a view to addressing issues arising and the prevention of bullying in and out of the classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40470/20]
Question· writtenPQ 448asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
448. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the extent to which patronage changes in respect of various primary and post-primary schools throughout County Kildare have been advanced in line with expectations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40469/20]
Question· writtenPQ 447asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
447. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the extent to which extra buildings are being availed of to facilitate extra measures required in primary and second level schools nationwide arising from Covid-19; if there are further plans in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40468/20]
Question· writtenPQ 446asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
446. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the extent to which she remains satisfied that adequate plans are in place to ensure that all schools at primary and post-primary level throughout northern areas of County Kildare are adequately equipped to deal with the extra measures now required due to Covid-19; if adequate adaptation of buildings to meet social distancing requirements has been or is being provided; if emergency buildings are in place or remain to be put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40467/20]
Question· writtenPQ 445asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
445. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the extent to which adequate classroom accommodation remains available at primary and second level schools nationally with reference to those areas of concentrated population and high pupil-teacher ratios; if she is satisfied that deficiencies in space can be adequately provided for in the short-term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40466/20]
Question· writtenPQ 444asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
444. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the school replacement, extension or upgrade requests submitted by each of the various school authorities throughout north County Kildare at primary and second levels in respect of which construction progress is in hand, is planned for an early date or is awaiting attention; when it is expected that each of the projects will be concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40465/20]
Question· writtenPQ 443asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
443. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the progress to date in the review of the school transport system in an effort to bring about a resolution of the issues that have arisen in the system over the past number of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40464/20]
Question· writtenPQ 442asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
442. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education the reason persons who were employed part-time as Covid-19 supervisors in schools are not paid for mid-term and school holidays, given that their status as employed means they cannot apply for unemployment payments, leaving them without any income for two weeks over Christmas. [40456/20]
Question· writtenPQ 441asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
441. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the status of the implementation of the 50% school transport capacity rule in County Donegal, particularly in the Milford catchment area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40452/20]
Question· writtenPQ 440asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
440. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education if advice will be provided on a matter (details supplied) in relation to the dual pay scale in teaching; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40451/20]
Question· writtenPQ 439asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
439. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education the procedure involved in circumstances in which school inspectorate reports have been challenged by a school's management; if the initial report can be accessed by the public; if the report is the subject of a legal challenge by the school's management; if this is funded by the State via central funding; if there is a timeframe for such reports to be published within; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40426/20]
Question· writtenPQ 438asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
438. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education when the 50% capacity will be implemented for the outstanding school transport scheme routes servicing the second level education sector in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40389/20]
Question· writtenPQ 437asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
437. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the number of school transport scheme routes servicing the second level education sector in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40388/20]
Question· writtenPQ 436asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
436. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the number of school transport scheme routes servicing the second level education sector in County Donegal that are operating at 50% capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40387/20]
Question· writtenPQ 435asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
435. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the circular under which special needs assistants can insist on a two-to-one ratio of two SNAs per one child to assist with toileting in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40377/20]
Question· writtenPQ 434asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2020
434. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the reason some special needs assistants are not performing catheterisation at some schools as per circular 30/2014 being supported by their union and contrary to the Department of Health, which says the procedure does not need to be carried out by trained medical personnel (details supplied); the provisions in place in schools in which SNAs are not currently performing the procedure in circumstances in which a legal basis exists for them to do so as per the circular and a Labour Court ruling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40376/20]
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