Results 2,961-2,980 of 8,015 for speaker:Jonathan O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the changes in professional development for maths and science teachers that have taken place since 2012; and any future planned changes. [33640/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the changes in pre-service and in-service training in teaching of literacy for all primary and secondary school teachers during the past three years. [33689/14]

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

Jonathan O'Brien: 1312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to change the system for evaluating schools; and the information she plans to make available to parents. [33641/14]

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

Jonathan O'Brien: 1316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the national literacy strategy for children and young people with school level targets. [33687/14]

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

Jonathan O'Brien: 1317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which every school will be required to have a literacy action plan with demonstrable outcomes. [33688/14]

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

Jonathan O'Brien: 1319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of dedicated literacy mentors working with teachers in disadvantaged primary schools. [33690/14]

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

Jonathan O'Brien: 1320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has a target date on which no school will be renting prefabs. [33691/14]

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

Jonathan O'Brien: 1321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been an overhaul of her Department's central database of school accommodation to ensure a complete inventory of school buildings and associated structures is maintained. [33692/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capital Programme Expenditure (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the use of shared educational campuses. [33693/14]

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

Jonathan O'Brien: 1323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the negotiations for the transfer of school infrastructure currently owned by 18 religious orders cited in Ryan report. [33694/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which she will publish a plan for the implementation of the EPSEN Act 2004. [33695/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Staff (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of psychologists in the National Educational Psychological Service and when this number will be increased. [33696/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports currently in place for gifted students. [33697/14]

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

Jonathan O'Brien: 1327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has commissioned a white paper on divestment of patronage in schools; the persons tasked to draft this paper; the date on which it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33698/14]

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

Jonathan O'Brien: 1328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the status of the Grangegorman DIT relocation project and the date on which this will be completed. [33699/14]

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

Jonathan O'Brien: 1330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the exact title of the review of the DEIS scheme that is referred to in the Programme for Government. [33702/14]

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

Jonathan O'Brien: 1333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an overview of any changes that have taken place to the PhD framework during this Government’s lifetime including any consolidation and collaboration among providers. [33708/14]

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

Jonathan O'Brien: 1334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will amend the criteria for assessing liability for fees at third level in order that they are based on residency rather than citizenship of a potential/current student in order to bring the State in to line with its European counterparts. [33710/14]

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

Jonathan O'Brien: 1342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide in tabular form the schools that have less than 100 pupils throughout the State; their patrons; their locations; and if they are Gaelscoileanna. [33769/14]

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

Jonathan O'Brien: 1344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the circular used to provide guidance on teacher ratios for schools, small schools, Gaeltacht schools and minority religious ethos schools. [33771/14]