Results 281-300 of 6,434 for speaker:Billy Kelleher in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Garda Vetting of Personnel (12 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Garda vetting for special needs assistants and bus escorts will be centralised and streamlined in order that they can move more easily between schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52354/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Administration (12 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if access for all pupils with SEN to the National Educational Psychological Service will be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52355/18]

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 Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Skills Shortages (6 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 58. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to address the labour and skills shortages in the agricultural sector; and the way in which this deficit will be met in order to reach Foods Wise 2025 targets. [51187/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (5 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 104. To ask the Minister for Health the actions the HSE will take to enable the Mercy University Hospital regain accreditation for carrying out colonoscopies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50707/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Development Plan Data (4 Dec 2018)

Billy Kelleher: 84. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the decision making process for applications for funding under the new disruptive technologies innovation fund under the National Development Plan 2018-2027. [50501/18]