Results 5,161-5,180 of 8,015 for speaker:Jonathan O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fee Paying Schools (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual saving to the Exchequer if current State subsidies to private schools were withdrawn; and if he will provide a single figure and not a list of schools with accompanying figures. [29792/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools using iPads and other tablet equipment rather than hard copy books. [29726/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children attending resource teachers during each of the past five years; and the number of resource teachers employed during each of those years. [29727/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projected cost of the school book rental scheme for the next two years; the number of schools it will cover; and the number of schools that will remain outside of the scheme. [29731/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the capital expenditure dedicated to first and second level schools, third level, FÁS and training and others, set out in tabular form, for this budget year. [29732/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his Department’s IT expenditure during each of the past five years. [29733/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average primary school class size for the 2013-14 school year. [29734/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current pupil teacher ratio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29735/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school children who were in classes of 30 or more during the 2013-14 school year, broken down by county. [29736/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teachers employed on 30 September 2013; and the number of pupils in primary school on that same date. [29737/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary teachers employed on 30 September 2013; and the number of pupils in secondary schools on that same date. [29738/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Fees Waiver (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of waivers and exemptions granted to groups under section 80(3)(13) of the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Education and Training Act 2012. [29739/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of allowing all community groups have a fee waiver of QQI fees. [29740/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Exchequer Savings (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the net and gross annual saving to the Exchequer if the pay scales of chief executives of education and training boards were capped at €100,000. [29791/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 360. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has ever examined or had costed or conducted a feasibility study for a school meals programme for every school. [29728/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 361. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of the school meals programme during the 2013/2014 academic year; and the number of schools it covers. [29729/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 362. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase the number of schools that may avail of the school meals programme. [29730/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 737. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding entitlement to engage with social workers for children and adults with severe and profound disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29477/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 738. To ask the Minister for Health the educational and training services available in counties Louth and Meath for those over 18 years with severe and profound disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29478/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (8 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 872. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 698 of 24 June 2014, the level of this funding that went to the Centre for Effective Services for assisting his Department in compiling the document. [29566/14]