Results 40,201-40,220 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (3 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he has been able to avert any loss of teachers at primary and second level schools throughout the country; the extent to which he is in a position to initiate any alleviating measures in any such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32502/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (3 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which pupil teacher ratios at primary and second level throughout the country have been kept to the desired levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32518/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (3 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which pupil teacher ratios at primary and second level throughout County Kildare have been kept to the desired levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32519/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (3 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to be in a position to meet the educational needs of children with special needs at primary and second level in all areas throughout the country in both small and large schools; the steps he has taken to address any such emerging issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32503/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (3 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of places currently available in mainstream primary and second level schools for children with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32508/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (3 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he has been in a position to maintain expenditure on the educational needs of children with special needs in each of the past four years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32509/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (3 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which children with autism and Asperger’s or children with similar needs are likely to be facilitated in terms of their educational requirements at primary and second level throughout the country in the coming year notwithstanding the budgetary exigencies within which he must operate; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (3 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount of special needs school places available throughout the country; if this is in line with requirements as set out by the school authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32516/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (3 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount of special needs school places available throughout County Kildare; if this is in line with requirements as set out by the school authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32517/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fee-Paying Schools (3 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to facilitate dialogue with the authorities in catholic and protestant fee-paying schools with a view to addressing concerns they may have arising from fears of capitation reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32504/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fee-Paying Schools (3 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received communication from the authorities in catholic or protestant or fee-paying schools who are concerned with suggestions regarding possible reduction in capitation grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32505/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fee-Paying Schools (3 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if arising from any discussions he has had with representatives of fee-paying schools, it has been found possible to address issues of mutual concern; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32506/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fee-Paying Schools (3 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will facilitate meetings with representatives of catholic and protestant fee-paying schools with a view to reaching agreement on issues of mutual concern; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32507/13]

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

Bernard Durkan: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools at primary and second level throughout the country at which he has managed to replace temporary school buildings with permanent structures in each of the past two years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32511/13]

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

Bernard Durkan: 130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools at primary and second level throughout County Kildare at which he has managed to replace temporary school buildings with permanent structures in each of the past three years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32513/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (3 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Kildare will become fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32512/13]

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

Bernard Durkan: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the workplace educational and skills requirements continues to be monitored with a view to ensuring that students leaving second and third level are suitably skilled and equipped to meet the ever-increasing challenges of the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32514/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Administration (3 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects Student Universal Support Ireland to be in a position to deal with processing of higher education grants for students within a reasonable time; if in the event of the obvious shortcomings so far identified, consideration might be given to reverting to the old system whereby extra local authority staff were...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools (3 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of incidents of school bullying including cyber bullying reported to his Department through the primary and or post-primary sectors in each of the past three years to date; the extent to which it has been found possible to address the issue to date; his plans for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32520/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Participation (3 Jul 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students known to have dropped out of third level education in each of the past three years to date for whatever reason; his plans to tackle this issue in the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32521/13]