Results 3,801-3,820 of 11,500 for speaker:Gerry Adams
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Guidance Counsellors (30 Jun 2015)
Gerry Adams: 519. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools she is aware of in counties Louth and Meath that are unable to provide sufficient guidance counselling services from within their current teaching allocations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25898/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Guidance Counsellors (30 Jun 2015)
Gerry Adams: 520. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of career guidance teachers in counties Louth and Meath working in each of the secondary schools and post-leaving certificate colleges; the number of students in each college; the number five years ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25899/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Guidance Counsellors (30 Jun 2015)
Gerry Adams: 521. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of career guidance teachers working in each of the secondary schools and post-leaving certificate colleges; the number of students in each college; the number five years ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25900/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Guidance Counsellors (30 Jun 2015)
Gerry Adams: 522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reinstating the previous policy on the allocation of guidance counsellors to schools, on a basis of one per 500 students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25901/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (30 Jun 2015)
Gerry Adams: 544. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, by county, the average class size in all primary schools. [26262/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (30 Jun 2015)
Gerry Adams: 545. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, by county, the average class size in all schools under the delivering equality of opportunity in schools scheme. [26263/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (30 Jun 2015)
Gerry Adams: 546. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the cost of reducing the staffing schedule in primary schools by one point, two points, three points, four points, and five points; and the number of additional teachers required to address each point reduction. [26264/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (30 Jun 2015)
Gerry Adams: 547. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the pupil-teacher ratio in primary and secondary schools for each of the years 2011 to 2014 and for 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26265/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (30 Jun 2015)
Gerry Adams: 548. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the average class size in primary schools for the each of the years 2011 to 2014 and for 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26266/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (30 Jun 2015)
Gerry Adams: 549. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on reducing class sizes in primary schools to the European Union average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26267/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (30 Jun 2015)
Gerry Adams: 550. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reversing cuts to the capitation grants for primary and post primary schools; her plans to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26268/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (30 Jun 2015)
Gerry Adams: 551. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on reducing the threshold for the appointment of administrative principals in primary schools to 170, 160, and 150 pupils; the cost of reducing the threshold for administrative principals to 170, 160, and 150 pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26269/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (30 Jun 2015)
Gerry Adams: 552. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on additional release days for teaching principals in primary schools; the cost of increasing the current allocation to one day per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26270/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Services (30 Jun 2015)
Gerry Adams: 553. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of psychologists employed by the National Educational Psychological Service on 1 January in each year from 2011 to 2015; the hours allocated to each county; and the costs in providing same. [26271/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Services (30 Jun 2015)
Gerry Adams: 556. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of providing psychological services for children with additional needs for the years 2011 to 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26274/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Expenditure (30 Jun 2015)
Gerry Adams: 554. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of providing special needs assistant supports for children with additional needs for the years 2011 to 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26272/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Expenditure (30 Jun 2015)
Gerry Adams: 555. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of providing resource teacher supports for children with additional needs for the years 2011 to 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26273/15]
- Order of Business (24 Jun 2015)
Gerry Adams: Tá dhá cheist agam, ceann amháin faoin public sector standards Bill agus ceann eile faoin Health Act 2007. Yesterday the Government agreed to publish the draft general scheme of the public sector standards Bill, which is intended to replace the Standards in Public Office Commission. It is a very belated response to the recommendations made by the Mahon and Moriarty tribunals,...
- Order of Business (24 Jun 2015)
Gerry Adams: When will the promised Bill be published? Is it expected that the heads will be sent to committee for discussion? Can the Taoiseach ensure that it contains robust mechanisms to ensure that HIQA recommendations are fully and speedily implemented?
- Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2015)
Gerry Adams: What the Taoiseach outlined happens after the fact. What I asked the Taoiseach to do, and he dodged the question, is to suspend non-contracted disposals activity for a time-limited examination of the books. Recently, the Dublin county board of the GAA failed in a bid to buy the Spawell centre from NAMA although it offered more than the €6.5 million asking price. Why would this be...