Results 1,921-1,940 of 8,015 for speaker:Jonathan O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (3 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial support being provided to each of the managerial bodies at primary and post primary level in each of the past five years. [32402/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (3 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial support being provided to the National Parents Council Primary and the National Parents Council Post Primary in each of the past five years. [32403/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Issues Facing Small Primary Schools: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: As Deputy McConalogue has said, education questions will be taking place in the Dáil in a few minutes. For that reason, Senator Ó Clochartaigh will question the delegation on behalf of Sinn Féin.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Poverty (4 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 24. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will set out and provide details on the process for the selection of the sites, programmes, interventions, and supports to be provided under the new area based approach to the child poverty initiative in 2013. [32593/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Issues (4 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 57. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she will take to address the deficiencies in social work provision in Health Service Executive North Lee area; her plans to implement the recommendations arising from the Ombudsman for Children's Investigation of April 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32594/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Rates (9 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 64. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will guarantee the current rates of child benefit as a universal payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33251/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (9 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 113. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the recommendation by the National Youth Council that her Department develop a strand within the youth guarantee scheme to support young persons with limited qualifications who are long-term unemployed; and her plans to act on this recommendation. [33250/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (9 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in a case where a post-primary school is over quota if the principal and Board of Management of that school have the discretion to decide the way learning support and resource teaching hours are allocated; his Department's circular/policy document that School Boards of Management must adhere to when allocating resource hours to mainstream...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (9 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of his decision to maintain the level of resource hours to those allocated in 2012/2013 the reason a college (details supplied) in Dublin 1 is receiving less resource hours for the new academic year starting in September 2013. [33072/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme Applications (10 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 43. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the target for drawing down from the Mircoenterprise Loan Fund and the Credit Guarantee scheme for the coming year. [33510/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme Application Numbers (10 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 58. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of the value of the take up of credit guarantees as a percentage of the maximum value of €150 million for last year and the target drawn down of guarantees for the coming year. [33511/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Regulations (16 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 84. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a detailed update on his Department’s development of a new domestic waste policy setting out a range of proposals to significantly revise the existing regulatory regime; and when expects this process to conclude. [33805/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Status (16 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 103. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the delivery of housing units as part of Limerick Regeneration Project. [33781/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (16 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projected annual savings to be made from increasing the pupil-teacher ratio in Gaeltacht schools from September 2013 onwards. [34831/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (16 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the number of gaelscoileanna affected by the changes to the pupil-teacher ratio from September 2013 onwards; and if he will provide details of those schools that will lose a teaching post as a result of the change in staffing schedules. [34833/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (16 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views that the favourable pupil-teacher ratio for gaelscoileanna reflected the greater challenges facing small and developing gaelscoileanna implementing a full curriculum through Irish and the inequalities relating to the lack of resources and supports at these schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34834/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (16 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the decision to increase the pupil teacher ratio in gaelscoileanna impede schools in Gaeltacht areas delivering the curriculum through Irish; and his views on the concerns that some schools will require an additional 20 plus pupils to maintain their current staffing levels. [34835/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Exchequer Savings (16 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projected annual savings that are to be made from cutting the Gaeltacht grant for teachers delivering the school curriculum through the medium of Irish; the teaching through Irish allowance and the island allowance. [34832/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on his plans to overhaul the school admissions policies and the way he intends to bring to an end the practice of Irish-medium schools prioritising the enrolment of pupils from Irish-speaking families at primary and second level. [34836/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks Rental Scheme (16 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being made by his Department to ensure that all resource material and relevant text books relating to the school curriculum at primary and post primary level are made available to teachers and pupils. [35272/13]