Results 36,841-36,860 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Sep 2017)

Joan Burton: 395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the stage the redevelopment and new buildings for a school (details supplied) is at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38077/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Brexit Staff (11 Sep 2017)

Joan Burton: 371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a senior official with designated responsibility for Brexit matters in his Department; if so, the grade of the designated official; the funding allocated to the Brexit unit; the cost to date; the anticipated cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37990/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Brexit Staff (11 Sep 2017)

Joan Burton: 372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff deployed full time in his Department in respect of Brexit; if there is a designated section or unit to deal with Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38006/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Construction Costs (11 Sep 2017)

Joan Burton: 373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of construction inflation that has been experienced by his Department in the 18 months to September 2017 in respect of construction projects; the way in which he monitors construction inflation and the mechanisms his Department employs to establish this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38022/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (11 Sep 2017)

Joan Burton: 374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a new NEPS psychologist has been hired for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38056/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Catchment Areas (11 Sep 2017)

Joan Burton: 375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the new premises and site of a school (details supplied) must be located within the boundaries of the Carpenterstown and Castleknock school planning areas in view of concerns by existing secondary schools in Dublin 7 that the new second level school will be located in their school planning areas; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (11 Sep 2017)

Joan Burton: 376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that his Department has made in securing funding and resources for the introduction of coding to all primary schools by 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38058/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (11 Sep 2017)

Joan Burton: 377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his Department’s progress towards the restoration of pay equality for new entrants to the teaching profession since 2010. [38059/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes Provision (11 Sep 2017)

Joan Burton: 378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the latest CSO statistics in respect of the need for an additional further education and training facilities in Dublin west and east Meath in addition to the new further education campus at Dunboyne to provide QQI courses at levels 1 to 7, for apprenticeships and a range of skills deficit areas; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Sep 2017)

Joan Burton: 379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed redevelopment of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38061/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority (11 Sep 2017)

Joan Burton: 380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the filling of vacancies on the Higher Education Authority board; the applications sought by the Public Appointments Service to fill vacancies by 7 July 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38062/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (11 Sep 2017)

Joan Burton: 381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of substitute teachers employed by school day on average; if his attention has been drawn to the acute shortage of teachers to fill substitute positions on a daily basis; his plans to address this serious issue for schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38063/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (11 Sep 2017)

Joan Burton: 382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress his Department has made in respect of the implementation of the Cush Report regarding part time and fixed term employment in third level institutions and in particular her Department’s request in June 2017 that third level institutions establish an adjudication system to hear disputes arising from the implementation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (11 Sep 2017)

Joan Burton: 383. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools under religious patronage he expects to be divested over the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38065/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (11 Sep 2017)

Joan Burton: 384. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the roll-out of the junior cycle process and the implementation of phase 3 from September 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38066/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Circulars (11 Sep 2017)

Joan Burton: 385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the preparation of draft guidelines for school buildings out of hours and the implementation of circular letter 16/05 regarding the use of schools for community and adult recreational purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38067/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Process (11 Sep 2017)

Joan Burton: 386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding his department’s work on the General Scheme of Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Amendment) Bill 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38068/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Process (11 Sep 2017)

Joan Burton: 387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Technological Universities Bill 2015; the timeframe for it to return to Dáil Éireann; his planned changes to the draft legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38069/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Process (11 Sep 2017)

Joan Burton: 459. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans regarding the Technological Universities Bill 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38937/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (11 Sep 2017)

Joan Burton: 388. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress the NCSE has made in processing late applications for SNAs for the 2017-18 school year; the number of decisions that have been appealed in respect of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38070/17]