Results 5,021-5,040 of 8,015 for speaker:Jonathan O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will instruct her Department to collect and record information on the level of voluntary contributions collected by schools; the reason this information is not recorded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33521/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department have conducted a feasibility study on preventing schools from charging voluntary contributions to schools. [33528/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks Rental Scheme (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projected cost to the State for introducing a completely free book scheme for primary school students that would not require payment of a rental fee by parents; the projected cost to the State of introducing a completely free book scheme for secondary school students that would not require payment of a rental fee by parents; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland Expenditure (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the names of any legal counsel who provided services to Quality and Qualifications Ireland since its establishment; the services they provided; and the costs of these services. [33598/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland Expenditure (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the names of any consultants who have provided services to Quality and Qualifications Ireland since its establishment; the services they provided; and the costs of each of these services. [33599/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland Expenditure (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 198 of 24 June 2014 if she will provide a breakdown of how the €54,796 was spent by Quality and Qualifications Ireland on public relations and media management; the names of consultants contracted and what was provided in exchange for this payment. [33600/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland Expenditure (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 198 of 24 June 2014 if she will provide a breakdown of how the €54,769 was spent by Quality and Qualifications Ireland on policy development and implementation support; the names of consultants contracted; what was provided in exchange for this payment and the policies which were developed and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland Expenditure (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 198 of 24 June 2014, if she will provide a breakdown of how the €18,250 was spent by Quality and Qualifications Ireland on branding and design services; the names of consultants contracted and what was provided in exchange for this payment. [33602/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland Expenditure (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 198 of 24 June 2014 if she will provide a breakdown of how the €385,532 was spent by Quality and Qualifications Ireland on ICT services; the names of consultants contracted and what was provided in exchange for this payment. [33603/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland Expenditure (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 198 of 24 June 2014 if she will provide a breakdown of the €9,328 spent by Quality and Qualifications Ireland on hotels; the names of hotels and what training events they were used for. [33604/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland Expenditure (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 198 of 24 June 2014 if she will provide a breakdown of the €16,017 spent on educational assistance for staff in Quality and Qualifications Ireland; and what courses were funded or partially funded for these staff. [33605/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland Expenditure (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the names of any professional speakers who addressed Quality and Qualifications Ireland staff events. [33606/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland Expenditure (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total cost to Quality and Qualifications Ireland for commissioning professional speakers to address staff, including the speaker’s fee and cost of travel and accommodation.. [33607/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy Levels (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to improve literacy rates in the adult population; the funds allocated to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33621/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy Levels (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has set a target date for Ireland to reach 100% literacy for persons aged 15 and over; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33627/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy Levels (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will instruct her Department to establish and chair an adult literacy implementation group involving key stakeholders, to ensure national adult literacy policy priorities are implemented and targets monitored and achieved; and the timeframe in which she will do same. [33622/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy Levels (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has conducted any research on the costs involved to address the literacy problems held by one in four adults here. [33623/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budget allocated to the intensive tuition for adult basic education during each of the past five years; the number of participants during each of those years; the number of persons who were refused places on ITABE during each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33624/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Back to Education Allowance Applications (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of participants on level 3 and level 4 courses through BTEI during each of the past five years. [33625/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of participants who availed of tuition through the workplace basic education fund during each of the past five years; the funding allocated to the WBEF during each of these years. [33626/14]