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Question· writtenPQ 173asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
173. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider measures to reduce the class sizes in DEIS schools in view of evidence such as the study Addressing Education Disadvantage by the Educational Research Centre, that children have better outcomes from smaller classes sizes; the measures he will take to bring class sizes below 20 pupils for primary education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51210/19]
Question· writtenPQ 172asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
172. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the new school building for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51200/19]
Question· writtenPQ 171asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
171. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding extending the lease for temporary accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51197/19]
Question· writtenPQ 170asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
170. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a scheme to provide for occupational pensions for school secretaries and caretakers who are paid by their board of management from grants. [51185/19]
Question· writtenPQ 169asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
169. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a technical assessment of a school (details supplied) will take place. [51184/19]
Question· writtenPQ 168asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
168. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of new school buildings being built at a school (details suppled). [51179/19]
Question· writtenPQ 167asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
167. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a primary school for the Donabate peninsula, County Dublin (details supplied); if a cost-benefit analysis has been carried out to justify the extra expense in building the school on private lands as opposed to public lands; the policy in respect of constructing schools on privately-owned lands when there is suitable publicly-owned lands available in the same area; the timeline for delivery of the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51172/19]
Question· writtenPQ 166asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
166. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to extend a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51127/19]
Question· writtenPQ 165asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
165. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a second ASD unit urgently required by a school (details supplied) will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51090/19]
Question· writtenPQ 164asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
164. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application by a school (details supplied) to replace prefab classrooms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51084/19]
Question· writtenPQ 163asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
163. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new apprenticeships registrations and number of new apprenticeship programmes which have resulted out of the Action Plan to Expand Apprenticeship and Traineeships in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51375/19]
Question· writtenPQ 79asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
79. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost to her Department of prosecuting parents for the failure of children to attend school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51103/19]
Question· writtenPQ 76asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
76. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost and envisaged costs of the mid-level governance arrangements with education and training boards, ETBs, put in place by her Department (details supplied); the percentage of the costs as a percentage of the overall allocation for targeted funded youth schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51332/19]
Question· writtenPQ 75asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
75. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to provide alternatives to prosecution for parents who fail to ensure their children attend school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51104/19]
Question· oralPQ 59asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
59. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of childcare facilities which will be affected by the extension of the deadline for the submission of certain documentation to Tusla until 30 June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51555/19]
Question· oralPQ 52asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
52. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the actions she can take to address delays in the re-registration process for childcare providers as early years services which are causing concerns for the providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51548/19]
Question· writtenPQ 386asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
386. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the funding allocation for the back to education allowance scheme has been cut from €61.67 million in 2019 to €56.7 million in 2020 as set out in the budget 2020 expenditure report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50737/19]
Question· writtenPQ 370asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
370. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which he can assist in the promotion of local historic sites or buildings heretofore undeveloped for education or tourism purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50825/19]
Question· writtenPQ 353asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
353. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children that have benefited from the ECCE scheme since its inception; the number of children that have benefited from two years of ECCE; the number of children that have benefited from the universal subsidy scheme since its inception; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51066/19]
Question· writtenPQ 350asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
350. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on a proposal by an organisation (details supplied) for the establishment of an early years and school age agency to replace Departments and agencies in order to ensure a streamlined, seamless and all-encompassing system in order that early child education and welfare issues are responded to appropriately and to achieve better value for money; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50868/19]
Question· writtenPQ 349asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
349. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she will take to ensure that the national childcare scheme will not penalise certain categories of lone parents in which it will act as a disincentive to taking up training, education or employment as identified by a group (details supplied); the action she will take in relation to same in the coming years and not merely the arrangements in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50864/19]
Question· writtenPQ 340asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
340. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the work of the North-South Education and Training Standards Committee for Youth Work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50729/19]
Question· writtenPQ 339asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
339. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of action No. 5.5 in the national youth strategy to increase young persons' political engagement through the promotion of voter education programmes and other initiatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50728/19]
Question· writtenPQ 337asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
337. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of action No. 2.4 in the national youth strategy to strengthen co-operation between formal education and non-formal learning sectors to address early school leaving, including the use of flexible, youth-friendly approaches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50726/19]
Question· writtenPQ 139asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
139. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking to open up the education and training for solicitors and barristers in order to achieve greater accountability, independence and competition in these sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50871/19]
Question· writtenPQ 129asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
129. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the thresholds for the SUSI grant for students outside the State by €1,000, €2,000, €3,000, €4,000, €5,000, €6,000 and €7,000, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51060/19]
Question· writtenPQ 128asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
128. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the thresholds for the SUSI grant for postgraduate students by €1,000, €2,000, €3,000, €4,000, €5,000, €6,000 and €7,000, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51059/19]
Question· writtenPQ 127asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
127. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the thresholds for the SUSI grant for undergraduate students by €1,000, €2,000, €3,000, €4,000, €5,000, €6,000 and €7,000, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51058/19]
Question· writtenPQ 126asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
126. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the thresholds for the SUSI grant for PLC students by €1,000, €2,000, €3,000, €4,000, €5,000, €6,000 and €7,000, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51057/19]
Question· writtenPQ 125asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
125. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing the non-adjacent SUSI grant distance from college by 1, 2, 5, 10 and 15 kilometres, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51056/19]
Question· writtenPQ 124asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
124. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing each SUSI grant by 1%, 5% and 10%, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51055/19]
Question· writtenPQ 123asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
123. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of exempting all parents from the costs of the school transport scheme by primary and post-primary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51051/19]
Question· writtenPQ 122asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
122. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children availing of the school transport scheme by primary and post-primary education between those that are parents and are exempted from paying the charge and those that are not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51050/19]
Question· writtenPQ 121asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
121. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will be ready for completion and occupation; the date for occupation of the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51009/19]
Question· writtenPQ 120asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
120. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SNAs assigned to each primary school by county; the students who have had a need confirmed by a professional report either from the HSE assessment of needs team, privately or from NEPS, for special assessment in each school in each of the years 2007 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50942/19]
Question· writtenPQ 119asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
119. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of the provision of the SPHE programme in schools, by county and school, in which the programme is not being provided; the steps he is taking to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50875/19]
Question· writtenPQ 118asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
118. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the circumstances in which a campaign (details supplied) is providing health messaging to school students in respect of alcohol; if he has sanctioned the activity; his views on the appropriateness of the alcohol industry being involved in educational content; the existing arrangements for health education in respect of substance misuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50860/19]
Question· writtenPQ 117asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
117. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the publication of the report of the class size working group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50857/19]
Question· writtenPQ 116asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
116. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of home tuition hours applications still awaiting sanction under the home tuition scheme; the reason for the ongoing delays; the budget allocation for the scheme for 2020; the number of pupils involved; the number of teachers affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50844/19]
Question· writtenPQ 115asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
115. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the three new schools (details supplied) for Celbridge, County Kildare, that are to be core located on the same site; if the site acquisition has been completed; if the design process for the schools has commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50836/19]
Question· writtenPQ 114asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
114. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will request a university to review a decision not to reimburse student fees to a person (details supplied) due to the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50835/19]
Question· writtenPQ 113asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
113. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans in respect of the regulation of English language schools in respect of both pay and employment conditions for teachers in the schools and the setting of educational standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50832/19]
Question· writtenPQ 112asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
112. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address educational disadvantage; if the principle of the DEIS approach to targeting resources at such schools in order to counter the impacts of poverty and social exclusion on educational attainment will receive a commitment; if so, the reason class sizes in DEIS band 1 schools have not been reduced in view of the fact other schools have benefited from such reductions; and if the issue will be addressed. [50830/19]
Question· writtenPQ 111asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
111. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons employed on an agency basis in his Department and in each agency under his aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50802/19]
Question· writtenPQ 110asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
110. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the planned extension for a school (details supplied) will be completed; if the works will be expedited in order to finish by September 2020 in view of the demand for places for September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50792/19]
Question· writtenPQ 109asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
109. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine a case in which a child (details supplied) is without a place in school for September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50773/19]
Question· writtenPQ 108asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
108. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine a case in which a child (details supplied) is without a place in school for September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50772/19]
Question· writtenPQ 107asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
107. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if additional places for first year students will be allocated at a school (details supplied) for the 2020-2021 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50756/19]
Question· writtenPQ 106asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
106. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a review of school places in a location (details supplied) will be carried out due to a deficit; if emergency measures will be put in place to facilitate access to education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50753/19]
Question· writtenPQ 105asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2019
105. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of the Code of Governance for Irish Universities 2019; the date by which the universities must apply the code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50749/19]