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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (8 Oct 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a site survey was carried out by an architect or other person contracted by or employed by or connected to her Department, on the Dominican site where a school (details supplied) is located; if a report based on this survey was produced; if she will make the report available to parents of students attending this school. [38376/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Proposed Special Educational Needs Model: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: I welcome our guests. I commend the working group on the model it has proposed. It certainly has a great deal of merit. When it was initially published, I spoke to the Minister about the timeframe that might be used to roll it out. I was a little surprised to hear her say she does not think it will be ready for next September, and that it might even take until September 2016 to prepare...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Proposed Special Educational Needs Model: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: Who has access to the information and what happens to it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Proposed Special Educational Needs Model: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: One of my questions concerns the profiling of a school. The deputation touched on it in the recommendations about the possibility of an independent appeals process if a school disagrees with the decision. Will the deputation provide more information on that? Is it something the deputation will tease out in the coming period through consultation? I am unsure whether the deputation is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (9 Oct 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views that applied behaviour analysis is a scientifically based system that has proven its worth and in the long term would save the State money; if she will change her Department to reflect these views; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38634/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Work Placement Programmes (14 Oct 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 7 May 2014, if this information was ever received by her Department from the Department of Social Protection; and if she will provide this information. [38926/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (14 Oct 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding applications within the ACELS/QQI or IEM recognition system at the moment; the reason for excessive delays; when this will be resolved. [39265/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (14 Oct 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of English language schools which have closed who were registered with ACELS/QQI at their time of closing. [39266/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (14 Oct 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding MEI being viewed as a quality assurance organisation for language providers; if she acknowledges MEI would have a vested interest in assuring the number of language providers in the State be reduced. [39267/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (14 Oct 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many English language schools and education providers have a number of concerns regarding the new regulations; and her views on same. [39268/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (14 Oct 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify the role of ACELS in quality assurance for bodies outside of the State for the purposes of facilitating the recognition in the State of awards of those bodies. [39269/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (14 Oct 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason organisations outside of the State were not recognised as awarding bodies for the purposes of awarding English language qualifications within the State. [39270/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (14 Oct 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on her Department's work on developing plans for a parents' and students' charter; the date on which they expect a consultation process to begin; the date on which the charter will be in force. [39271/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (14 Oct 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 312. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the proposed changes designed to speed up the planning process and the way this will aid schools in the planning system. [38975/14]

Leaders' Questions (15 Oct 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: Funding was cut for every school.

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: I acknowledge the presence of the Minister for Education and Skills and the Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills in the Chamber. As education spokesman, the majority of my speech will focus on the education announcements. I will begin with the positive elements because the Minister will also get some negative elements. Th increased funding for literacy and numeracy...

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: That is fair enough, and I hope we can see a positive outcome in that regard. I think it is worth about €7,000 per school; is that correct?

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: For some schools that would be a critical source of funding that could allow them to keep students dry and warm. It is the least we can do. I will leave it at that because I am running out of time. I ask the Minister to keep in mind the minor works grant for November and consider the student assistance fund. The money is already gone from it and it will probably need a top-up. If it does...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (15 Oct 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of 16 year olds and the number of 17 year olds currently not in full-time education. [39507/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Funding (15 Oct 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the education and training boards who have notified her or her Department of their intention to apply for overdraft facilities; the stage at which these processes are currently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39508/14]