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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Community (6 May 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which she has improved co-ordination and integration to delivery of services to the Traveller community across all Government Departments, particularly in the area of Traveller education through the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17479/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (6 May 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is now greater use of online platforms in a wider range of subjects and lessons; the additional subjects and lessons available online since 2011; if teachers are now using live web casts; the status of the digital school resource; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17480/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Consultations (6 May 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on her consultation with the publishing industry to develop more online learning resources and new mediums for their learning materials as set out in the programme for Government. [17481/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (6 May 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the phasing out the inefficient renting of prefabricated units for schools; if the negotiation of rental contracts will be part of a reformed public procurement policy to encourage greater value for money; the number of prefabricated units that were rented in each year since 2009; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (6 May 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on primary teachers being restricted from gaining their professional probation in special schools, where the full curriculum is taught; if she is aware that at present teachers in special schools or classes may only receive probation on a restricted basis, and if they transfer to a mainstream school they must undergo the whole...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (6 May 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that the Irish Federation of University Teachers calls for the implementation of the European Commission recommendation on improving pay transparency, which would help close the gender pay gap. [17615/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (6 May 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the issue of gender inequality in the National University of Ireland Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17616/15]

Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: I have approximately eight minutes left. I did not want to interrupt Deputy Ellis when in full flight.

Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: I will return to some of the issues touched on by Deputy Ellis as some are relevant to most urban areas, not only Dublin but also Cork. I will touch on the wider spring statement announced yesterday by the Ministers, Deputies Noonan and Howlin. Most people, if asked, would say what was announced yesterday was pretty underwhelming. There was nothing new in the announcement and many of the...

Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: I will tell the Minister of State what else we need. We have a new model for allocating resources to special needs children in mainstream schools and we will need additional special needs assistants. We have a cap on those assistants now. That cap has been lifted at times to increase the number of special needs assistants but that was only to meet increased demand for such assistants....

Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: -----the Government cut it by 15%. If the Minister of State wants to know what else is required, he only has to read the contributions from yesterday and today. I can give another example. We need an apprenticeship programme.

Spring Economic Statement (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: We have just finished a review of that programme, which has been published. I welcome that, as it proposes to expand the number of apprenticeships. That is needed. However, I have said time and again that we need a literacy and numeracy strategy within those apprenticeships. We have heard about the boom and bust cycle and people may have entered an apprenticeship to become a carpenter,...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Educational Welfare Board Staff (28 Apr 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 229. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 537 of 24 March 2015, when the information requested will be provided by the Child and Family Agency. [16363/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Qualifications (28 Apr 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 230. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount allocated to the learner fund to assist existing staff in the child care sector meet new qualification requirements; the date on which this will be introduced; the number of staff who are expected to avail of it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16388/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Agencies Staff Data (28 Apr 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 231. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of early years inspectors currently in place; the number of these on sick leave or maternity leave; and the number of early years facilities they are covering. [16389/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (28 Apr 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 259. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 663 of 14 January 2015, when the information requested will be provided by the Health Service Executive. [16362/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (28 Apr 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which science will become a compulsory junior certificate subject; and the way in which professional development for mathematics and science teachers has been prioritised. [16380/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (28 Apr 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which she has provided greater freedom and autonomy to school principals and boards to raise educational standards by devolving more responsibility locally, with greater freedom to allocate and manage staff with required flexibility, and to delegate management responsibilities to teachers as school priorities require, as per the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (28 Apr 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to require schools to draw up five-year development plans for their schools and individual teachers; and the way in which they are supported by the inspectorate. [16397/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (28 Apr 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if administrative functions relating to maintenance, school building projects and co-ordination of support services, currently carried out by principals, are being devolved locally; if she will provide details of the way these functions are currently operating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16398/15]