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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary teachers employed on 30 September 2013; and the number of pupils in secondary schools on that same date. [29738/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Fees Waiver (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of waivers and exemptions granted to groups under section 80(3)(13) of the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Education and Training Act 2012. [29739/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of allowing all community groups have a fee waiver of QQI fees. [29740/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Exchequer Savings (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the net and gross annual saving to the Exchequer if the pay scales of chief executives of education and training boards were capped at €100,000. [29791/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 360. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has ever examined or had costed or conducted a feasibility study for a school meals programme for every school. [29728/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 361. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of the school meals programme during the 2013/2014 academic year; and the number of schools it covers. [29729/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 362. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase the number of schools that may avail of the school meals programme. [29730/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 737. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding entitlement to engage with social workers for children and adults with severe and profound disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29477/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 738. To ask the Minister for Health the educational and training services available in counties Louth and Meath for those over 18 years with severe and profound disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29478/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 872. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 698 of 24 June 2014, the level of this funding that went to the Centre for Effective Services for assisting his Department in compiling the document. [29566/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 873. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide details of funding that was allocated to the Centre for Effective Services and the purpose of it during each of the last four years. [29567/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland Accreditation (9 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 who was registered as a student in Eden College in the final year of a BBA degree course level 8 until the college closed and was told they could transfer to the Independent College but QQI intervened and said they would have to begin from first year in that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (9 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 2 July 2014, in view of the fact that the PCW agreement provided for the payment of a pass degree allowance to a range of non-graduate teachers, including non-graduate holders of the commercial teacher's certificate, the reason his Departmental policy changed in view of the fact that the commercial...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grants Data (9 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 2 July 2014, if he will provide a breakdown of general categories of reasons the 1,484 students were initially awarded a Student Universal Support Ireland grant and then refused, such as not commencing an approved course, or not studying at an approved college, or through SUSI’s own error or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grants Data (9 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 2 July 2014, of the 50 students who received a payment from Student Universal Support Ireland but were required to repay it, if he will provide a breakdown for each person of the amount of money initially awarded; the specific reason for rescinding the award; the amount of moneys repaid; if the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Refurbishment (9 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 397. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the position regarding the proposed new Garda station for Glanmire, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29986/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Apprenticeship Training: Discussion (9 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: I welcome the delegates and thank them for their submissions. I agree with Mr. Donohoe that the timelines are both ambitious and achievable. They are also very much interlinked. The point Mr. Donohoe made in regard to the need for funding to be pinpointed in budget 2015 is a critical one. The timelines that are envisaged would mean the Minister having to allocate resources in the second...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Apprenticeship Training: Discussion (9 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: Does the Department have even some idea of what needs to be put aside?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Apprenticeship Training: Discussion (9 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: In the context of broadening the opportunities, account must also be taken of people with disabilities. There is an opportunity there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Apprenticeship Training: Discussion (9 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: Are these pre-apprenticeship programmes or are they separate?