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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 January 2022
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Education Act 1998 to grant additional functions to the Inspectorate to examine and report to the Minister on the prevalence and standard of individual educational plans for children with special educational needs on an annual basis; and to provide for related matters.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
482. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62854/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
481. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students from Northern Ireland who are enrolled in higher education institutes or institutes of further education in Ireland; the total number of students from Ireland enrolled in higher education institutes or further education colleges in Northern Ireland for each year that data is available, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62831/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
480. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he is taking to address workers’ rights for postgraduate researchers in universities and institutes of technology. [62816/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
479. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether an over-reliance on the private market for student accommodation has contributed to the issues students and their families are facing regarding getting refunds on accommodation costs and deposits. [62815/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
478. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the low levels of persons with disabilities employed in third-level education institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62814/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
477. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentices waiting to assess off the job training in each county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62777/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
476. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will request his Department to collect the data on wages paid to apprentices in consortia-led apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62684/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
475. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of apprenticeships that use private education providers for the off-the-job component of the apprentices' education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62683/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
474. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of registered apprentices; the number of registered craft apprentices; the number of craft apprentices who have been registered for over four or two years in the cases of those registered on two year apprenticeships in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62682/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
473. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total saving incurred in 2020 and the projected savings in 2021 as a result of backlogs in apprentices accessing off-the-job training due to the State paying less in allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62681/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
472. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentices on waiting lists to access off-the-job training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62680/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
471. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is considering offering accredited apprenticeships for tiling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62620/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
470. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has engaged with BusConnects in Cork, given that there is no proposed bus service from the northside of Cork city to Munster Technological University. [62560/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
469. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies, in tabular form; the number of members of each board; the number of persons with a declared disability on each board; and the percentage of each board that is made up of persons with a declared disability. [62527/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
468. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the funding of €9 million allocated to higher education institutions for antigen tests will be increased as a result of the expansion of the initiative to include students in private colleges; if not, if the inclusion of private colleges will mean a reduction in the allocation to each public institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62447/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
467. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position in relation to exams in NUI Galway; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that students are being forced to sit exams in venues without social distancing or ventilation; if his further attention has been drawn to the added stress and anxiety caused to students and staff that are fearful of catching and spreading the virus in exam situations without proper social distancing and ventilation measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62429/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
466. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an over-reliance on the private market for student accommodation has contributed to the issues students and their families are facing regarding getting refunds on accommodation costs and deposits. [62823/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
465. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the rationale for not extending similar pay and conditions to Youthreach education providers as other teachers; his views on whether Youthreach students are entitled to fully qualified teachers receiving the same pay and conditions and opportunities for career progression as their peers teaching in secondary schools; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the recent crisis in substitute teachers makes it impossible to fill resource and substitute positions in Youthreach with appropriately qualified persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62452/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
464. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason Youthreach resource workers and co-ordinators are not paid as teachers even though they have the same duties and responsibilities, plus additional work in re-engaging those most in danger of being left behind educationally; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the provision of this education is carried out over 226 days in comparison to normal school terms which amount to 167 days and that there is little opportunity for career or pay progression within the Youthreach sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62451/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
463. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to resource Youthreach education amid a staffing crisis that is leaving the most vulnerable young persons at risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62450/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
423. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education the up-to-date position regarding the provision of a new school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62920/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
422. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education the up-to-date position regarding the provision of a new school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62919/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
421. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education the estimated percentage of the overall number of classrooms in County Kerry her Department will provide with air filtration units by January 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62918/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
420. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education the estimated percentage of the overall number of classrooms nationwide her Department will provide with air filtration units in January 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62917/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
419. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education the number of air filtration units being provided to schools for January 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62916/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
418. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education if she has a contingency plan for the return of schools in January 2022 in the event of continued high Covid-19 rates amongst those under 18 years of age; if so, the details of such plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62915/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
417. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education the number of primary schools in County Kerry that lost mainstream teachers for the 2021-2022 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62914/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
416. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education the position regarding an application for an extension by a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62913/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
415. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the criteria that will be applied to assess the eligibility of fee-paying schools for minor works support to acquire air filtration equipment; if the grant can be used against expenditure already committed to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62860/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
414. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a copy of the technical guidance to be supplied for schools advising on the purchase or hiring of HEPA filtration systems through the minor works programme; the details of the person or body that provided the engineering advice; if it was approved by NPHET; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62859/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
413. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the breakdown of the additional allocation of funding that has been made available to the minor works programme for primary schools in the announcement made at the beginning of December 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62858/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
412. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if additional resources will be provided for a school (details supplied) to allow for an increase in the student population, specifically in order that additional first-year students can be taken in for the academic year 2022. [62857/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
411. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the alternative plans in place if students are unable to sit in-person State examinations in 2022; if calculated grades have been considered for use in the examinations for 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62856/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
410. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of teachers who worked on summer provision 2021; the number who have not received payment to date for their work; if it will be ensured that those awaiting payment will receive it on the next pay day; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62852/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
409. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if special needs assistants, SNAs, on the inclusive school support course beginning in September 2022 as part of the national training programme for special needs assistants will receive an accredited qualification; if she has engaged with the current cohort of SNAs who will not receive a qualification at the end of their course; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62851/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
408. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of incidental inspections that took place in primary schools for the academic years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019. [62850/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
407. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the steps she is taking to address the shortage of ASD units in west County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62808/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
406. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education her views on making geography a mandatory subject in the secondary school junior cycle curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62807/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
405. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties that a school (details supplied) is experiencing recruiting a teacher to staff a new autism classroom; and if her Department has a role in assisting and facilitating schools with the recruitment of such personnel to avoid the need for the application of the 37a process. [62800/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
404. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education the position regarding the provision of autism classrooms and multi-disability classrooms in Dublin 2, 4, 6, 6W, 8 and 12; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62799/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
403. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education the role her Department plays in ensuring the opening of an autism classroom in which a school has been sanctioned by the NCSE for such a class. [62798/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
402. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education when a building project for a school (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62796/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
401. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of school hall builds which were completed in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, distinguished by primary, secondary and special school. [62710/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
400. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of applications received by her Department for the building of a school hall; and the number of applications which were successfully approved in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, distinguished by primary, secondary and special school in tabular form. [62709/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
399. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the funding provided in the minor works grant to schools in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, distinguished by primary, secondary and special school, in tabular form. [62708/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
398. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education if she will provide information on the process for schools to receive minor works grants. [62707/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
397. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of schools that do not have a school hall by primary, secondary and special school in tabular form. [62706/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
396. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of DEIS schools that do not have a school hall by primary and secondary in tabular form. [62705/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
395. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the number of DEIS schools that have a school hall by primary and secondary in tabular form. [62704/21]