Results 5,041-5,060 of 8,015 for speaker:Jonathan O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocated to family literacy programmes; and the number of participants in them during each of the past five years. [33628/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Participation (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of access programmes to assist disadvantaged students enter third level during each of the past five years; the number of students who have entered third level using these programmes during each of these years; the funding allocated to the programmes during each of these years. [33629/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to assist schools with divestment of patronage from religious orders. [33636/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide in tabular form the names of skills that are in the process of changing or plan to change patronage; their current patrons and prospective patrons. [33939/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which her Department has drawn on top performing education models, such as Finland, as set out in the programme for Government. [33637/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the Programme for Government commitment to allow 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Evaluations (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to require schools to draw five year development plans for their schools and individual teachers. [33639/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the changes in professional development for maths and science teachers that have taken place since 2012; and any future planned changes. [33640/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the changes in pre-service and in-service training in teaching of literacy for all primary and secondary school teachers during the past three years. [33689/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Evaluations (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to change the system for evaluating schools; and the information she plans to make available to parents. [33641/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy Levels (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the national literacy strategy for children and young people with school level targets. [33687/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which every school will be required to have a literacy action plan with demonstrable outcomes. [33688/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of dedicated literacy mentors working with teachers in disadvantaged primary schools. [33690/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has a target date on which no school will be renting prefabs. [33691/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been an overhaul of her Department's central database of school accommodation to ensure a complete inventory of school buildings and associated structures is maintained. [33692/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capital Programme Expenditure (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the use of shared educational campuses. [33693/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Property Transfers (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the negotiations for the transfer of school infrastructure currently owned by 18 religious orders cited in Ryan report. [33694/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which she will publish a plan for the implementation of the EPSEN Act 2004. [33695/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Staff (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of psychologists in the National Educational Psychological Service and when this number will be increased. [33696/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (17 Sep 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports currently in place for gifted students. [33697/14]