Results 6,061-6,080 of 8,015 for speaker:Jonathan O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Expenditure Reviews (18 Sep 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 56. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made on the proposal contained in the comprehensive Review of Expenditure 2012 -2014 on having a single event manager post which could promote the facilities in the National Cultural Institutions under one brand; the progress and the savings that would be made by the implementation of this proposal [38507/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Transition Year Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list in tabular form the schools in 2011/12 that provided voluntary and compulsory transitional year programmes; the number of teachers it takes to implement transitional year in State funded schools and the estimated cost to the DES for implementing transitional year on an annual basis at post-primary level. [37315/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (18 Sep 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teachers who participated in summer training schemes in 2011/12; the amount of days in lieu awarded to PS teachers who partook in these summer schools and the amount spent by the DES in providing temporary cover for those teachers who had received time in lieu. [37316/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minimum School Entry Age (18 Sep 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has discussed with Minister for Education in Northern Ireland the possibility of standardising the minimum age for when primary school students in both jurisdictions are eligible to transfer to post-primary school. [37317/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (18 Sep 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to amend the system of paying salaries of teachers in fee-paying schools. [38570/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Delays (18 Sep 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that there will be no delay in processing higher education grants this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38365/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Substitution Scheme (18 Sep 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total cost per annum to the supervision and substitution scheme in the education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38409/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Planning Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 457. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the delay in ensuring that the Garden of Remembrance, Dublin, is wheelchair accessible; the date on which the Journey of Light Memorial Project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38253/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Shared Ownership Scheme (18 Sep 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 948. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his attempts to address the needs of those who entered into shared ownership schemes with councils but have seen their financial circumstances change, while being unable to claim rent supplement for the part of their home that they rent from the council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38284/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Down's Syndrome Education Equality: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: In the course of undertaking some research in the lead-up to this meeting, I found that because there is no set method and each country in Europe has different models as to how it assesses-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Down's Syndrome Education Equality: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: ----- it therefore is difficult to get evidence-based data. I seek Professor Buckley's views in this regard because while studying some of the areas in England, I read through an all-party parliamentary report published in 2012 on Down's syndrome that focused on education and some of its recommendations appear to suggest commonsensical approaches. Another area in which I noticed many...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Properties (18 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 11. To ask the Minister for Defence the security measures in place and their cost at closed army bases. [35930/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (17 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 38. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the Environmental Protection Agency will begin work on its report on unconventional gas exploration and extraction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35031/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (17 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify that when he says the recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24(3) of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012) and that the deployment of teaching staff in the school, the range...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Regulations (16 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 84. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a detailed update on his Department’s development of a new domestic waste policy setting out a range of proposals to significantly revise the existing regulatory regime; and when expects this process to conclude. [33805/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Status (16 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 103. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the delivery of housing units as part of Limerick Regeneration Project. [33781/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (16 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projected annual savings to be made from increasing the pupil-teacher ratio in Gaeltacht schools from September 2013 onwards. [34831/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (16 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the number of gaelscoileanna affected by the changes to the pupil-teacher ratio from September 2013 onwards; and if he will provide details of those schools that will lose a teaching post as a result of the change in staffing schedules. [34833/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (16 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views that the favourable pupil-teacher ratio for gaelscoileanna reflected the greater challenges facing small and developing gaelscoileanna implementing a full curriculum through Irish and the inequalities relating to the lack of resources and supports at these schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34834/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (16 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the decision to increase the pupil teacher ratio in gaelscoileanna impede schools in Gaeltacht areas delivering the curriculum through Irish; and his views on the concerns that some schools will require an additional 20 plus pupils to maintain their current staffing levels. [34835/13]