Results 11,601-11,620 of 11,979 for speaker:Billy Kelleher

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (12 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a clear pathway will be created for all families following an SEN diagnosis of their child from early intervention supports through to adult services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52356/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (12 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce clear communication and co-operation between the HSE, his Department, special schools and service providers (details supplied) regarding multidisciplinary teams, respite, adult and residential services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52416/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (12 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a review of the role of special needs assistants in special schools will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52357/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (12 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce an immediate appeals procedure for staffing allocations to special schools for matters such as staffing allocation which are not given to special schools until late in the academic year, often July (details supplied); if he will clarify or correct the situation by which he and the principal officer of the special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (12 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to undertake an exercise to scope out the requirement for special school places particularly in the area of ASD and complex needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52414/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a reduction in the paperwork requirement for special schools particularly the personal pupil plans when requesting one extra SNA in addition to a reasonable timeframe for a response from the NCSE in view of the fact that staff continue to deal with violent behaviour in the interim; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Education Review (12 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an urgent review and replacement of report of the special education review committee 1993 will be carried out in view of the fact that the pupil profile has changed significantly but resources have remained the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52417/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (12 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consistent access to a multidisciplinary team, particularly a behaviour support specialist, for all special schools will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52418/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (12 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an administrative deputy principal will be appointed in all special schools with eight teachers which equates to a minimum staff of 32 in view of the fact that mainstream national schools with five or more special classes and no specified enrolment number can be allocated an administrative deputy; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (12 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he will take to tackle the high levels of absenteeism among staff due to the lack of support available in special schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52483/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (12 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to resolve the inconsistency in the way in which the allocation of part-time specialist teachers and or hours are sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52484/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (12 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to remedy a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52420/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (12 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to allocating full-time nursing support to special schools with pupils with complex medical needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52421/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (12 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to remove the requirement to take SNAs from panels for special schools in view of the fact that they may not have the necessary skill set, knowledge and relevant experience that is sought through the usual recruitment process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52481/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Professional Development (12 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that there is continuing professional development specifically for various types of special schools for both teachers and SNAs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52482/18]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Unemployment Levels (18 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 115. To ask the Taoiseach the unemployment rate by county using latest CSO data. [52819/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Expenditure (18 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 121. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the moneys expended in promoting and hosting all Getting Ireland Brexit Ready events to date including costs (details supplied) in tabular form; the budget allocated for the Getting Ireland Brexit Ready events with respect to promotional activities in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52818/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Travel (18 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 138. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount expended on travel costs associated with all official Department engagements, that is, overseas flights, accommodation and taxis undertaken by him and each respective Minister of State in 2017 and 2018, in tabular form. [52816/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (18 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the last occasion a forecast was conducted by the skills and labour market and research unit of SOLAS and its apprenticeship services unit for annual registration targets for both craft and consortia-led apprenticeships respectively, in each of the years to 2020 and over the next five years. [52821/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual fees in existence for both craft-based and new consortia-based apprenticeships for persons enrolled by annual student contributions and registration fees in tabular form; the annual bursary apprentices may receive in both craft- and consortia-based apprenticeships; and if the ending of such fees as a way to stimulate uptake in...