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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (23 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the impact the new Junior Certificate cycle will have on the take up of science at Junior Certificate level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46285/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Service (23 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the number of educational psychologists currently available to primary and post primary schools under the National Educational Psychological Service; the number provided in each year since NEPS was established in 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46390/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Service (23 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of and percentage of primary schools who do not have access to an educational psychologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46391/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Service (23 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and percentage of post primary schools that do not have access to an educational psychologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46392/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (23 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount spent on the General Allocation Model at primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46110/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (23 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total budget special needs education this year and for each year over the past five years. [46111/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Grants (23 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in total that have applied for a third level maintenance grant under Student Universal Support Ireland since it became operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46118/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Grants (23 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who have applied for the maintenance grant under the Student Universal Support Ireland; the number that have received confirmation that their application was approved; the number who have received their first instalment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46119/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Grants (23 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date upon which students began to receive approval of their grant application form Student Universal Support Ireland; the dates of the period whereby the majority of those in receipt of grants under SUSI gained approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46120/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Grants (23 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that 19,000 students have yet to return the required documentation to Student Universal Support Ireland in order to complete their application; if some 20,000 students have returned incorrect or incomplete information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46121/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Grants (23 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason 20,000 students have returned incorrect or incomplete information in relation to the grant application to Student Universal Support Ireland; his views on whether the problem lies with the application form or the new system put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46122/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Grants (23 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills of the number of students in receipt of third level grants, under both the old system and under Student Universal Support Ireland, the number in total that are yet to receive confirmation of approval and the first of their instalments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46123/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Postgraduate Loan Scheme (23 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that availed of the new Bank of Ireland postgraduate loan scheme for the academic year 2012/13. [46235/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (23 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish a detailed implementation plan for the training of teachers from now until the beginning of the first phase of the new Junior Certificate cycle in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46277/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (23 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the cost and savings associated with the new Junior Certificate cycle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46278/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (23 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the fact that the Junior Certificate currently costs approximately €20 million a year, where will these funds be allocated to now and the amount of this that will be used for the new Junior Certificate programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46286/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (23 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding for the new Junior Certificate cycle will be given directly to schools to implement the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46287/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if some element of external examiners will still be used in the new Junior Certificate cycle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46279/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way he will ensure that the new Junior Certificate cycle is implemented in a consistent manner and to the same standard across all schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46280/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (23 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the increase in workload for teachers with the new Junior Certificate cycle will mean new job opportunities for unemployed teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46281/12]