Results 5,561-5,580 of 8,015 for speaker:Jonathan O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy Levels (6 Mar 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of minutes per day DEIS schools and non-DEIS schools are teaching literacy. [11350/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Suicide Prevention (6 Mar 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 96. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to make suicide awareness-prevention training available to frontline staff in social welfare offices who deal with very distressed members of the public on a daily basis. [11223/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Research Students (6 Mar 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 176. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way he defines high-value research students. [11343/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Students (6 Mar 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 183. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of international students studying here during 2010 and 2013; the number of those students from India, China and the Middle East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11389/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Students (6 Mar 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 184. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if non-EU postgraduate students are allowed to work here for a year after they have completed their studies. [11390/14]

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (5 Mar 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: This debate will adjourn at 7.30 p.m.

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (5 Mar 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: While the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Quinn, is not in the Chamber, he will read back the Official Report of the debate and consequently, I will focus on education although the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, is present. I wish to touch on some of the issues the Minister raised in his contribution. I will be the first to recognise that due to the economic situation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (4 Mar 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason 11 months after the establishment date of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012, he has not enabled sections 21 and 22 of this Act by bringing forward the requisite commencement order and regulations; his views on whether the right to appeal an adverse decision of the Caranua board is a right under section 22 of this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (4 Mar 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has exercised his powers under section 30(3) of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 to seek an advance from the investment account managed by the National Treasury Management Agency to enable him to make a payment for the operation of an appeals process; if he has given any consideration to the 2014 budgetary requirements...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (4 Mar 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the details of all contracts and consultancy arrangements entered in to by the Caranua board; the consultancy and contract arrangements that were approved by him under section 7(7) of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012, including the costs of each of these arrangements and names of consultancy firms and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Complaints Procedures (4 Mar 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the mechanisms open to parents to make a complaint about a school principal or the board of management to his Department; the procedures involved; the details of the capacity of his Department to ensure that schools provide the standard of education to which children are entitled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10316/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (4 Mar 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views of the findings in the chief inspector's report that the depth of mathematical knowledge required to deliver the objectives of projects maths is challenging to some teachers; his plans to improve training for teachers in this subject; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10382/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (4 Mar 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to improve the teaching of maths in second level schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10383/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Fees (4 Mar 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of any cost-benefit analysis undertaken by his Department regarding the payment of fees by parents for school transport, particularly with regard to having a monthly payment option, since 2007. [10880/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (4 Mar 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the resources he has allocated to training teachers for implementation of the new junior certificate reforms. [10892/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (4 Mar 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of any costing or feasibility studies undertaken for the new junior certificate programmes. [10893/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (4 Mar 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of supports and supervision that will be available to teachers on introduction of the new junior certificate reforms. [10894/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (4 Mar 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the provision that has been made for the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment to implement reform of the junior certificate curriculum. [10895/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (4 Mar 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the professional advice, best practice or research on which he has based his reforms of the junior certificate programme. [10896/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (4 Mar 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 270. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities or An Bord Pleanála have any powers under existing legislation to compel developers to refrain from knocking trees in the process of developing; if failure to comply with such an order given by a local authority or An Bord Pleanála constitutes a breach of planning legislation; the penalties...