Results 4,721-4,740 of 9,930 for speaker:Thomas Byrne

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme Expenditure (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 571. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding to each ETB or VEC under the VTOS programme in each of the years from 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [28207/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Fees (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 587. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the welcome ban on enrolment applications fees in the forthcoming Admissions to School Bill 2016 will consequentially require a significant increase in capitation payments to schools; and if his Department has estimated the amount of funding schools on average and in aggregate will lose out on as a result of this ban....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 588. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether there is merit in amending the Education Act 1998 to give the Minister powers to designate areas in which centrally operated, State-administered school enrolment system could operate as suggested by a person (details supplied). [28502/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 592. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of out of field mathematics and science teachers at junior cycle and senior cycle level. [28580/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 593. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of post primary teachers in science or maths subjects that do not hold a graduate qualification; the number that do not hold a graduate qualification in a science or maths subject; the number that hold a graduate qualification in a science or maths subject; and the number that hold a post graduate qualification in a science or maths...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 594. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of secondary schools that do not offer physics or chemistry as a subject; and the percentage of secondary schools not offering these subjects according to whether they are mixed, girls and boys schools. [28582/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 595. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the new primary school mathematics curriculum will be made available to teachers; and the timeframe it is expected to commence being taught. [28583/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 596. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the advice that has been given to his Department from the Teaching Council on the leaving certificate grades required for entry into initial teacher education programmes. [28584/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 597. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the proposal to appoint a teacher as a STEM champion in each primary school; if his Department has made advances on this proposal; and the estimates of the costs of the initiative. [28585/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 617. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the figures for the throughput of apprentices annually in each of the years 1990 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the number of apprentices in phases two, four and six annually by trade sector, for example, construction, electrical, engineering, motor and printing and paper. [28851/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 633. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprenticeship training places at phase two that are undertaken directly by SOLAS; the number that are sub contracted to private providers; and the comparative figures for 2008. [28900/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 634. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprenticeship training places at phases four and six that are undertaken directly by institutes of technology; the number that are subcontracted to private providers; and the comparative figures for 2008. [28901/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 635. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce subcontracting of apprenticeship training provision to private providers; and his views on whether this is a desirable policy goal. [28902/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 618. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of certificates issued to apprentices in the construction and electrical trade sectors that reached the standard in each of the years 2010 to 2016. [28852/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 619. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of employers in the construction and electrical sectors that FÁS and SOLAS have approved as competent train apprentices in each of the years 1998 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [28853/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 620. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new applications SOLAS has received from employers since January 2015 to date in 2017 for approval to competently train apprentices. [28854/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 621. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department or another body under its aegis are currently considering proposals to varying the length of apprenticeship based on learning outcomes determined by the trade standards and on the prior learning of the applicant; and his views on the recommendation of his Department's Apprenticeship Review – Background Issues Paper...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 628. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether due to the high waiting lists for phase two and phase 4 and 6 training places for apprentices especially in construction and electrical his Department is now effectively operating a capacity limited model of apprenticeship recruitment, which was suggested by a review in 2013 carried out by his Department (details...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 629. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether there are capacity constraints holding back the training of apprentices here, especially in the electrical and construction sectors and that this is reflected in the high waiting lists for training places at phases two, four and six which has led to a reluctance and inability of employers to register more new apprentices...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 Jun 2017)

Thomas Byrne: 630. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether mistakes were made in the 2013 to 2016 period by SOLAS, the HEA and his Department in forecasting the demand for new apprenticeships in 2016 and 2017 and as a result the training places were not put in place to enable the throughput of more apprentices to match demand in the construction sector. [28897/17]