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Question· writtenPQ 81asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2018
81. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if it is deemed acceptable for SUSI by way of answer to a parliamentary question to refer to an email address rather than a direct reply in line with parliamentary procedure as has been the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52663/18]
Question· writtenPQ 80asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2018
80. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available for school leavers under 18 years of age still living at home and dependent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52622/18]
Question· writtenPQ 79asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2018
79. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding teachers whose money was taken from them by their employer (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52597/18]
Question· writtenPQ 78asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2018
78. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in Galway city with a dedicated autistic unit; the services available in each unit; the schools that have as part of this service dedicated early intervention services for children under six years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52592/18]
Question· writtenPQ 77asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2018
77. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a compulsory retirement age for school bus drivers; and if so, the details. [52562/18]
Question· writtenPQ 76asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2018
76. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 119 of 6 December 2018, if the housing of the new school in the existing permanent facility will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52552/18]
Question· writtenPQ 39asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2018
39. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of educational welfare officers in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by county; her plans to increase these numbers; if schools can apply for additional educational welfare officers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49224/18]
Question· writtenPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2018
20. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of new ECCE places created nationally, and specifically in Ballincollig, County Cork, as part of the 2018 early years and school age capital programmes announced in June 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52467/18]
Question· writtenPQ 8asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2018
8. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of take-up of the ECCE free preschool year for 2017 and 2018; the way in which it has been impacted by the change in dates and requirements for entry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52469/18]
Question· writtenPQ 233asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
233. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of places on the ECCE scheme which are available in Ballincollig, County Cork. [52231/18]
Question· writtenPQ 132asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
132. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to resolve the inconsistency in the way in which the allocation of part-time specialist teachers and or hours are sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52484/18]
Question· writtenPQ 131asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
131. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he will take to tackle the high levels of absenteeism among staff due to the lack of support available in special schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52483/18]
Question· writtenPQ 130asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
130. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that there is continuing professional development specifically for various types of special schools for both teachers and SNAs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52482/18]
Question· writtenPQ 129asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
129. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to remove the requirement to take SNAs from panels for special schools in view of the fact that they may not have the necessary skill set, knowledge and relevant experience that is sought through the usual recruitment process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52481/18]
Question· writtenPQ 128asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
128. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) is being amalgamated with another 18 km away; and if this course of action will be reversed in view of the fact that it will cause considerable hardship to parents and students and significantly undermine the ethos of the school that has been in place for many decades. [52472/18]
Question· writtenPQ 127asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
127. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a scheme (details supplied) will be reintroduced in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52452/18]
Question· writtenPQ 126asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
126. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building project (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52435/18]
Question· writtenPQ 125asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
125. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to allocating full-time nursing support to special schools with pupils with complex medical needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52421/18]
Question· writtenPQ 124asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
124. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to remedy a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52420/18]
Question· writtenPQ 123asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
123. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an administrative deputy principal will be appointed in all special schools with eight teachers which equates to a minimum staff of 32 in view of the fact that mainstream national schools with five or more special classes and no specified enrolment number can be allocated an administrative deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52419/18]
Question· writtenPQ 122asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
122. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consistent access to a multidisciplinary team, particularly a behaviour support specialist, for all special schools will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52418/18]
Question· writtenPQ 121asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
121. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an urgent review and replacement of report of the special education review committee 1993 will be carried out in view of the fact that the pupil profile has changed significantly but resources have remained the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52417/18]
Question· writtenPQ 120asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
120. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce clear communication and co-operation between the HSE, his Department, special schools and service providers (details supplied) regarding multidisciplinary teams, respite, adult and residential services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52416/18]
Question· writtenPQ 119asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
119. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a reduction in the paperwork requirement for special schools particularly the personal pupil plans when requesting one extra SNA in addition to a reasonable timeframe for a response from the NCSE in view of the fact that staff continue to deal with violent behaviour in the interim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52415/18]
Question· writtenPQ 118asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
118. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to undertake an exercise to scope out the requirement for special school places particularly in the area of ASD and complex needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52414/18]
Question· writtenPQ 117asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
117. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce an immediate appeals procedure for staffing allocations to special schools for matters such as staffing allocation which are not given to special schools until late in the academic year, often July (details supplied); if he will clarify or correct the situation by which he and the principal officer of the special education section deny responsibility to adjudicate an appeal from a special school stating it rests with NCSE which in turn states it rests with his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52413/18]
Question· writtenPQ 116asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
116. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills if all new school build contracts include the provision of a kitchen and a canteen for students and teachers. [52412/18]
Question· writtenPQ 115asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
115. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of all primary schools; the primary schools that have a kitchen or a canteen; the primary schools that do not have a kitchen; and the primary schools that do not have a canteen, respectively, in tabular form. [52411/18]
Question· writtenPQ 114asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
114. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in north County Kildare will open in September 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52383/18]
Question· writtenPQ 113asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
113. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 9 October 2018, if tenders have been sought for the appointment of a design team for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; the closing date for receipt of tenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52382/18]
Question· writtenPQ 112asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
112. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 21 November 2018, if agreement has been reached on a new site for the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52380/18]
Question· writtenPQ 111asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
111. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if tenders have been invited for the completion of a campus (details supplied) in County Kildare; the number of contractors from which tenders have been sought; the closing date for receipt of tenders for the project; when it is envisaged the successful contractor will be on site; if the completion date remains June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52379/18]
Question· writtenPQ 110asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
110. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made on the application by a school (details supplied) in County Kildare to become co-educational; if not, the issues delaying the sanctioning of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52376/18]
Question· writtenPQ 109asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
109. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the pre-qualification report for a school (details supplied) County Kildare has been received; if so, if it has been approved; when tenders will be invited for the project from the short-list of contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52375/18]
Question· writtenPQ 108asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
108. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 358 of 6 November 2018, if a school (details supplied) in County Kildare has been included in the projects to be progressed under the ADAPT 2019-2021 programme; if so, when an external project manager will be appointed to progress the school project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52374/18]
Question· writtenPQ 107asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
107. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the required clarifications have been received from the vendor of the site for schools (details supplied) in County Kildare; if satisfactory, if a design team will be appointed for both projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52373/18]
Question· writtenPQ 106asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
106. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the pre-qualification report for a college (details supplied) has been received; if the report has been approved; if tenders have been invited from the short-list of contractors; if so, the closing date for receipt of tenders for the project; when construction will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52372/18]
Question· writtenPQ 105asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
105. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the pre-qualification process for a school (details supplied) has been concluded; if so, if tenders have been invited for the project from the short-list of contractors; if so, the closing date for receipt of tenders; when construction will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52371/18]
Question· writtenPQ 104asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
104. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received the pre-qualification report on the building of a school (details supplied); if the report has been received; if it has been approved; and when tenders will be invited for the project from the short-list of contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52370/18]
Question· writtenPQ 103asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
103. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 241 of 18 September 2018, if the accommodation needs of a school (details supplied) have been agreed; when a design team will be appointed for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52369/18]
Question· writtenPQ 102asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
102. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a review of the role of special needs assistants in special schools will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52357/18]
Question· writtenPQ 101asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
101. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a clear pathway will be created for all families following an SEN diagnosis of their child from early intervention supports through to adult services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52356/18]
Question· writtenPQ 100asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
100. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills if access for all pupils with SEN to the National Educational Psychological Service will be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52355/18]
Question· writtenPQ 99asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
99. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills if Garda vetting for special needs assistants and bus escorts will be centralised and streamlined in order that they can move more easily between schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52354/18]
Question· writtenPQ 98asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
98. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an audit of accommodation and a programme of upgrading and refurbishment will be carried out over time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52353/18]
Question· writtenPQ 97asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
97. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills if special educational needs will be included as a core part of initial teacher training in all colleges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52352/18]
Question· writtenPQ 96asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
96. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of private school transport contractors (details supplied) which have had their fleet suspended by Bus Éireann while awaiting inspection by the FTA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52326/18]
Question· writtenPQ 95asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
95. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52324/18]
Question· writtenPQ 94asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
94. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the location a school (details supplied) will be located; the type of premises it will occupy; the facilities that will be included; when the permanent school facilities will be put in place; when more information for prospective students and parents will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52285/18]
Question· writtenPQ 93asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2018
93. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to expedite an application by a school (details supplied) for AFD facilities and a science room which are urgently required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52259/18]