Results 2,981-3,000 of 8,015 for speaker:Jonathan O'Brien

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

Jonathan O'Brien: 1345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the development of the digital schools strategy. [33785/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early Years Strategy Implementation (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to improve early years education in order to improve the rates of disadvantaged students progressing to higher level education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33856/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Councils Issues (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to get second-level students more involved in policy changes; and the ways in which this will differ from the current set up. [33857/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Parent and Student Charter (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the dates on which she will publish the Students' Charter and the Parents' Charter. [33858/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Parent and Student Charter (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the input that second level students have had into the development of the Students' Charter to date. [33859/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which she will introduce legislation to ensure that students in the asylum process are able to avail of higher education grants and are charged the same fees as Irish citizens. [33860/14]

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

Jonathan O'Brien: 1355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers and principals expected to retire in 2014 and in 2015; and the plans to address this. [33861/14]

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

Jonathan O'Brien: 1356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school principals who retired in 2013 and 2014; the number of those who have been replaced; the number of those positions still vacant and advertised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33862/14]

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

Jonathan O'Brien: 1357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to expand the premises of a school (details supplied) in County Limerick due to the rapid population growth in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33863/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Establishment (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funds given to Caranua so far; the dates on which the moneys were transferred; the schedule for delivery of outstanding funds. [33887/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will bring forward her review of the eligibility criteria for applying to Caranua’s funds which is scheduled for 2015. [33888/14]

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

Jonathan O'Brien: 1361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide in tabular form the groups which the CEO of Caranua has met with since its establishment; and the dates on which they have met them. [33889/14]

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

Jonathan O'Brien: 1362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a memorial for survivors of institutional abuse. [33890/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of people who made applications for funds from Caranua for educational courses and were refused on the basis the cost was over €5,000; the cost of the courses applied for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33891/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who have received advocacy assistance from Caranua since it was established; and what that entailed for each of those persons. [33896/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who have made applications to Caranua to date; the number of persons who have been refused payments; the number who have received payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33904/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the external agencies engaged by Caranua; the cost of these services; if the costs of these external services are covered by funds from the National Treasury Management Agency. [33892/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of expenditure of Caranua of office running costs, external contractors, ICT spend and staff salaries since its establishment. [33899/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if staff salaries in Caranua are funded from the €110m allocated to the body or from other Exchequer funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33898/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the 13,000 plus potential applicants still eligible to apply for support or payments from Caranua have received sufficient information to ensure that people were not deterred from applying and were aware of how to apply as per the previous Minister's commitment to do so. [33907/14]