Results 5,941-5,960 of 8,015 for speaker:Jonathan O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (5 Nov 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 152. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to resolve the cyclical element of the fiscal deficit. [45700/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (5 Nov 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse the decision of Student Universal Support Ireland not to pay the contribution fee in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45637/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Reform (5 Nov 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times during each of the past four years representatives of the NUI group of universities have met to discuss the matter of A Level and Applied A Level subjects recognised for the purposes of matriculation in these institutions; the departmental guidelines governing this practice; his plans to require NUI admissions officers to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (5 Nov 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding available for phase two of a school (details supplied) in County Meath; when this phase of the school will be completed and ready for use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46358/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (5 Nov 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which the gym in a school (details supplied) in County Meath will be signed off on by the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46359/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (5 Nov 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that as of the 9 October 2013 a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary has been granted full planning permission for the refurbishment, demolition and erection of new classrooms; that the design team is now working towards its completion of Stage 2B; the date on which funding will be allocated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a community college (details supplied) in County Dublin is requiring parents to purchase Apple iPads and e-books for their children from next September at considerable expense; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that parents have reported that if children do not comply with this that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (5 Nov 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures used by his Department to ensure that money spent on school transport is used solely for this purpose. [46684/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Availability (5 Nov 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to put all school bus routes online. [46685/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (5 Nov 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the methods used by his Department to decide which school bus routes to pay for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46686/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (5 Nov 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the dates on which his Department first recorded names and addresses of children it transports on school transport. [46687/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Nov 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the number of children currently being educated in prefabricated buildings per school; the number of prefabricated buildings per school in each county here, and specifically in the Dublin 22 area; and his plans to replace these prefabricated buildings with new school buildings. [46692/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (5 Nov 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to commence section 10 of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004, while extending the provision to address the situation of any child left without a school place for whatever reason. [46717/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: North-South Implementation Bodies (5 Nov 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 382. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the funding provided to InterTradeIreland by his Department for the most recent five years for which data is available. [45692/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cross-Border Co-operation (5 Nov 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 383. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the recommendations or agreements reached to enhance co-operation and limit competition between Invest NI and Industrial Development Agency Ireland with respect to attracting inward investment. [45693/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cross-Border Co-operation (5 Nov 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 384. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his assessment of the potential savings to be made through an island-wide job creation and growth strategy. [45694/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: INTERREG Funding (5 Nov 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 385. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of matched funding provided to the 16 Interreg enterprise projects under the European Interreg IV Programme by his Department, by the EU, by the NI Executive, and by Intertrade Ireland. [45695/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: INTERREG Funding (5 Nov 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 386. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide the detail of the aims, outcomes, budget and geographical location of the 16 interreg enterprise projects funded through the European Interreg IV Programme. [45696/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Exports Data (5 Nov 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 387. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the levels of employment generated by exports to the north of Ireland, Britain, America, Germany, France, Japan or others for each of the past five years. [45697/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 986. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if an Irish accredited agency has been approved by CARA to work on adoptions in India; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45776/13]