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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (30 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 574. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which education continues to meet the educational and training requirements of the workplace; the extent to which discussion is ongoing to provide for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26397/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (30 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 575. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which provision is ongoing to reduce class sizes and to improve pupil-teacher ratios in 2016; if specific targets are being set; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26398/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (30 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 581. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which provision is ongoing to reduce class sizes and to improve pupil-teacher ratios in 2016, with particular reference to County Kildare; if specific targets are being set in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26404/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (30 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 576. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of special needs teachers currently available in the primary level and secondary level sectors; the extent to which this may be augmented on foot of already documented requirements, as set out by the various school authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26399/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (30 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 577. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of special needs assistants currently available at primary and secondary level; the extent to which it is expected to augment these numbers in line with submitted requests from school authorities in the course of the next 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26400/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 578. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of deficient or prefabricated school buildings replaced by her Department in respect of primary level and secondary level schools in the past five years; the degree to which she expects to continue this programme in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26401/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 584. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of deficient or prefabricated school buildings replaced by her Department in respect of primary and second level schools in the past five years throughout County Kildare; the degree to which she expects to continue this programme in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26407/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (30 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 579. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the total number of new schools on greenfield sites or replacement for existing deficient structures approved, funded and completed in the past five years; the extent to which she expects this to continue in the course of the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26402/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools (30 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 580. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the number of incidents of school bullying reported or brought to her attention in respect of primary level and secondary level schools, by county, over the past four years; the extent to which all such cases were adequately and satisfactorily resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26403/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (30 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 582. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the total number of special needs teachers currently available throughout County Kildare in primary level and secondary level sectors; the extent to which this may be augmented on foot of already documented requirements, as set out by the various local school authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26405/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (30 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 583. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the total number of special needs assistants currently available at primary level and secondary level throughout County Kildare; the extent to which it is expected to augment these numbers in line with submitted requests from school authorities in the course of the next 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (30 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 585. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the degree to which she remains satisfied with her ability, and the need, to provide for smaller rural denominational schools, with particular reference to adhering to traditional commitments, while at the same time introducing an adequate degree of modernisation to secure a high standard and quality of education throughout the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (30 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 586. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the extent to which she has received submissions from the various primary school authorities with specific reference to achieving an equality on the provisions whereby an increase over the present level or maintenance of the present level of teaching numbers may be achieved, with particular reference to smaller rural schools, some...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (30 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 587. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine anomalies which currently exist in respect of rules to maintain the existing teacher numbers or to increase the number of teachers on foot of enrolments in a number of rural schools, some of which find themselves at a disadvantage in their efforts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26410/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (30 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 588. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her willingness to continue her support for smaller urban or rural schools with a denominational ethos; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26411/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Facilities (30 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 589. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the extent to which a deficit in student accommodation has been identified in the catchment areas of the various third level institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26412/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Facilities (30 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 590. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the extent to which a dearth of student accommodation has been identified in the vicinity of the National University of Ireland, Maynooth; her plans to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26413/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (30 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 591. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the extent to which she expects to be in a position to include the Hewetson School development in Clane in County Kildare in the five-year development plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26414/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Issues (30 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 592. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the progress to date in determining the response to the submissions made by the various school authorities promoting the need for a Gaelchólásite in north Kildare which will serve the areas of Maynooth, Leixlip, Celbridge, Kilcock and the wider area; when it is expected the proposal will be advanced further; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Administration (30 Jun 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 593. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the extent to which Student Universal Support Ireland continues to deal adequately with the administration of higher education grants; the number and nature of any cases outstanding in respect of previous years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26416/15]