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Estimates for Public Services 2016 (15 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirleach, as ucht deis a thabhairt dom labhairt ar cheist an oideachais. Our education system has been absolutely ravaged by the austerity measures introduced by Fianna Fáil and pursued by the previous Government. The reality is our children are being taught in overcrowded classrooms. Crowd control has become a dominant feature in too many classrooms...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (9 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 51. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount he allocated to a school (details supplied) for capitation and axillary services, staff salary, school transport and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15096/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Data (9 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children waiting and the average waiting time for a psychology assessment by the National Education Psychological Service by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15102/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Expenditure (9 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount his Department paid to psychologists and the number of children assessed under the scheme for psychological assessment in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15234/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Staff (9 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of psychologists employed under the National Educational Psychology Service in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15235/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Lansdowne Road Agreement (9 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why he has a notice on his website advising teachers who he deems to be in repudiation of the public service stability agreement 2013-2016, Lansdowne Road agreement, that they will lose the benefits to a contract of indefinite duration after two years, as set out in the report to the Minister for Education and Skills of the chairperson of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Schemes (9 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places his Department reserved under the higher education access route scheme; if it filled all the reserved places; the average number of places, by course; the average number of points below the standard points level at which an applicant has been granted access to a course, each by institution, in each of the years 2006 to 2016...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Schemes (9 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places his Department reserved under the disability access route to education scheme for students with disabilities; if it filled all the reserved places with eligible applicants; the average number of places per course, each by institution, in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Access to Higher Education (9 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the target and target percentage in respect of the proportion of the student body to be comprised of the target groups, and the procedures in place for monitoring progress, by third level institution, under the national plan for equity of access to higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15239/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Assistance Fund (9 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount his Department allocated under the student assistance fund by institution in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15240/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Access to Higher Education (9 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proportion of the performance funding per third level institution that is allocated by the Higher Education Authority to higher education institutions based on the outcome of the annual review of the national plan for access to higher education; if the annual review of progress under the plan has taken place for 2015 and 2016; if any...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (9 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a breakdown per county of the number of children that are currently being taught in primary school classes of over 25 pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15242/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (9 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers and lecturers that are currently employed by his Department on less than 20 hours per week; the number of these that are on temporary contracts; the number that are on contracts of indefinite duration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15244/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Welfare Board Staff (9 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of psychologists that would be required under the National Educational Psychological Service to provide a psychologist to pupil ratio of 1:5000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15245/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Placements (9 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 89. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of teachers who have been employed on the JobBridge scheme per year, in tabular form, since the scheme came into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15243/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoil Issues (8 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a Gaelscoil for the northside of Dublin in order to meet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14580/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (8 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why he has cut services at a school (details supplied) attended by 155 special needs students; his plans to address these cuts; if the school is facing closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14387/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (8 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why he cut staff numbers at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14389/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (8 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why he has cut transport to a school (details supplied); if he will restore this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14388/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Jun 2016)

Carol Nolan: 191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to downsize school buses in order to reduce the number of children who avail of concessionary school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14554/16]