Written answers
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Department of Education and Skills
- Institutional Abuse
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is still determined to set up a trust fund for the survivors of institutional abuse; when the trust fund will be put in place; if... - FÁS Training Programmes
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available for persons who are not on the live register or in receipt of any social protection payment to access training... - Social Welfare Code
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he retains a record of employment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on... - School Staffing
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to make changes in the provision of guidance counsellors to schools; his plans to reduce the current provision of guidance... - Teachers' Remuneration
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the decision to remove the Master's degree allowance for teachers; and if he will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to identify the person who determines the allocation of resource hours to individual children with additional educational needs; and if... - School Staffing
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which the school by school review for each school in County Meath will take place with regard to the loss or retention of... - Schools Building Projects
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider the building of a new campus for a school (details supplied) in Navan, County Meath, or the amalgamation of the... - Third Level Access
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the requirement for a foreign language at leaving certificate level for a degree course at National University Ireland... - Special Educational Needs
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students with dyslexia who were deemed in 2011 to have a degree of learning disability specific to basic reading writing... - Vocational Education Committees
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of executives and administration staff in each of the 33 vocational education committee head offices; if he would list these... - Proposed Legislation
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm the status of the Residential Institutions Statutory fund of €110 million; if he will confirm the purpose of the... - Múineadh Teangacha Eachtracha
Question 220: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna an dtabharfaidh sé eolas faoin líon Múinteoirí Cuairte atá ag múineadh teangacha Eorpacha (Fraincis, Iodáilis, Gearmáinis,... - State Bodies
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and names of the State bodies under the aegis of his Department which are subject to the Revised Code of Practice for the... - Education and Training Authority
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to publish the findings of the recent consultation on SOLAS; the timeframe for the establishment of SOLAS; and if he will... - Vocational Education Committees
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is no reference in the general scheme for the Education and Training Boards Bill 2011 to the existing role and... - School Curriculum
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made towards introducing a digital media component to the transition year programme as committed to in the programme for... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the new teacher-pupil ratio to enable small rural schools to retain their current complement of teachers, thus... - Departmental Property
Question 227: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to surrender a lease it has in place regarding a building formerly used as a primary school (details supplied). [9313/12] - Departmental Staff
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the extra resources provided to the Redundancy Unit of his Department succeeded in tackling the backlog in processing redundancy... - Teaching Bodies
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role the Teacher's Council of Ireland play in the improvement of education in Ireland; if he will confirm if membership of the TCI... - Special Educational Needs
Question 231: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a submission (details supplied) will be considered in relation to the request for a primary school place for a person; the mechanism... - Higher Education Grants
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that students eligible for a maintenance grant are unable to avail of it if they are... - School Transport
Question 235: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a minimum age for children to use the post primary school transport service who are going into first year; and if he will... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are grants or assistance available for a school (details supplied) in County Cork to install or replace a water filter for... - School Staffing
Question 238: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Louth which is a DEIS Band 2 school will retain its legacy post which predates DEIS; and if he... - Schools Building Programme
Question 239: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the school building programme in respect of a school (details supplied); when construction will... - Preschool Services
Question 244: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options for free preschool education available to the parents of a child (details supplied) who currently avails of the early... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 247: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total photography costs for his Department since coming to office; the list of occasions for which photographers were booked over... - Schools Building Projects
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on an application for an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Cork; if he will provide a timeline... - School Enrolments
Question 249: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify specifically if he is empowered to order primary schools to review their catchment areas and policies; and if he... - Teaching Qualifications
Question 250: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the registration of untrained substitute primary teachers with the Teaching Council; if there are any supports... - Ministerial Travel
Question 251: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he uses a State car; the type of car that is used; how often he has used it since coming to office; the cost of the person employed... - Redundancy Payments
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a redundancy payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the... - Institutes of Technology
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will support the combined efforts of the Institute of Technology Tralee, Cork Institute of Technology and Limerick Institute of... - Special Educational Needs
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will retain all of its special needs assistant posts this year; and if he will make a statement on the... - Third Level Education
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give a commitment that no decision will be made on the future of third level institutes by him or the Higher Education... - Schools Building Projects
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process for a school to make a case to be included on the school building list under the Infrastructure and Capital Investment... - Industrial Relations
Question 257: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the board of management of a school (details supplied) has not engaged with the TUI on the matter of the grievance procedure... - Higher Education Grants
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay with a higher education grant appeal submitted to the Central Appeals Board in respect of a person (details... - Departmental Reports
Question 259: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when is it estimated that the value for money review of small primary schools, which is currently being drawn up, will be finished and... - Vocational Education Committees
Question 260: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the annual allowance and expenses each vocational education committee chief executives receives for... - School Closures
Question 261: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 29 November 2011, if there is any further update on the matter raised. [9835/12] - School Transport
Question 262: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if two discretionary pupils paying the extra charge will be calculated in compiling the necessary numbers at the start of term in order... - Departmental Agencies
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the number of retired persons serving on State boards and commissions; and the amount it is costing the State....
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