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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the provision of additional classroom facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow [38055/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the current status of a planned extension for a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; the number of additional classrooms and other facilities this extension will provide; the timeline for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38056/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding plans to replace prefabs at a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow with permanent classrooms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38057/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the delivery of a new second level school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; the investment his Department is making in the provision of this new school; the timeline for construction and delivery of this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38058/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a new secondary school (details supplied) in County Wicklow will have a specific facility, unit and or classrooms for students with special educational need to assist in ensuring that they can be educated in their own community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38072/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on plans for a new second level school for an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow; the status of the patronage process; when he expect patronage to be awarded; when he expects a site to be identified for this school; the timeline for the delivery of this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding his Department has provided to increase classroom capacity, provide school extensions or build new schools at both primary and secondary level in an area (detailed supplied) in County Wicklow in each of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 broken down for each school or school project; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of any investment by his Department in school extensions, new school buildings or prefab replacement in an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow in each of the years 2011, 2012 and to date 2013; if he will provide a breakdown of these projects by school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38068/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of any investment by his Department in school extensions, new school buildings or prefab replacement in an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow in each of the years 2011, 2012 and to date 2013; if he will provide a breakdown of these projects by school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38069/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of any investment by his Department in school extensions, new school buildings or prefab replacement in an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow in each of the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; if he will provide a breakdown of these projects by school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38070/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of any investment by his Department in school extensions, new school buildings or prefab replacement in an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow in each of the years 2011, 2012 and to date 2013; if he will provide a breakdown of these projects by school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38071/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the current status of plans to provide a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; when this project will go to construction; when it will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38061/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on plans to deliver a new school building for a school (detailed supplied) in County Wicklow; the current status of the project; when construction will commence; when the project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38062/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Back to School Costs (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts he is making to reduce the cost for parents of children beginning school and children returning to school after the summer holidays; the progress that has been made; the measures or plans he would like to see in place in advance of the next school year to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38063/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Commission (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the State Examination Commission's assertions that errors which appeared on State exam papers this year were attributable to a reduction in staff resources and experience in the State Examination Commission; if he has discussed this matter with the chairperson of the commission; his views on whether such errors are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Meetings (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has met with representatives of the Union of Students of Ireland as the representative body of many third level students here to hear their views and their experiences of the challenges being faced by students and to ascertain their thoughts on the future of third level education here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38065/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Education Review (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the policy advice on special needs education that he received from the National Council of Special Education; if an implementation or consultative group has been established to consider this report; the membership of this group; the timeline for it to carry out its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on his Department's engagement with a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow in terms of finding a location for a new school building that is satisfactory to the school community; if his Department is considering any new location based on concerns expressed by the school community regarding the proposed site;...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 816. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress made to date on a plan (details supplied) on the delivery of a connected society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38249/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (18 Sep 2013)

Simon Harris: 818. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the expected price goal to the end use for high-speed broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38251/13]