Written answers
Tuesday, 10 October 2006
Department of Education and Science
- Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme
Question 485: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is entitled to the VTOS grant to attend a VTOS course and have their child's crèche... - School Curriculum
Question 486: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there has been progress by the Road Safety Authority on an educational project at secondary school level for road safety; if the... - Institutes of Technology
Question 487: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if Waterford Institute of Technology received a funding in the recent past for the provision of bus bays and parking; if her attention... - Schools Building Projects
Question 488: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of the 1450 building projects in primary schools sanctioned by her Department in the past two years to proceed to tender... - Special Educational Needs
Question 489: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has formally requested that support therapies be provided by the Health Service Executive to a person (details supplied) in... - School Transport
Question 490: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on changing a school transport route (details supplied) in County Mayo to a later time in the mornings as the pupils are... - Schools Building Projects
Question 491: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there are plans in place to provide extra secondary school places in the Dublin 15 area to deal with the increase in secondary... - Site Acquisitions
Question 492: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a permanent site and school building will be provided for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a... - Special Educational Needs
Question 493: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if payments to parents sending their children to privately run schools for special needs including autism are to be withdrawn; and if... - School Enrolments
Question 494: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children who applied for a place in junior infants in 2006 in schools (details supplied) in Dublin 15 but were refused.... - Higher Education Grants
Question 495: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the grants which are available to mature students returning to further education who do not live in areas covered by partnerships; if... - School Accommodation
Question 496: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when approval will be given for the construction of extra classrooms for a school (details supplied) in County Carlow. [31509/06] - Schools Building Projects
Question 497: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will progress the building application from a school (details supplied) as a matter of urgency; the reasons for a delay in... - School Transport
Question 498: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason some of the contracted buses bringing children to a school (details supplied) in County Clare are not equipped with... - Schools Building Projects
Question 499: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a planning application will be made for a proposed new school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a... - School Insurance
Question 501: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department considers it necessary for some primary schools to take out additional pupil personal accident insurance in addition... - Schools Building Projects
Question 502: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the decisions taken in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Galway; the proposals her Department has in relation to the... - Higher Education Grants
Question 503: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review clause 7.6 of the higher education grant scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Clare who has previously... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 504: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average pupil teacher ratio for primary schools in each county; the ratio for each year since 2002; and if she will make a... - Educational Disadvantage
Question 507: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she will take to reduce the [i]de facto[/i] cost of schooling here in order to increase equal access to education for all... - Site Acquisitions
Question 508: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the outstanding issues in relation to the acquisition of a new site for a new community school in Ballinamore, County Leitrim, as... - School Accommodation
Question 509: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the timetable for completion of the detailed accommodation brief for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will... - Educational Disadvantage
Question 510: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in County Mayo was not included under the DEIS programme for the forthcoming period; and if she... - School Staffing
Question 513: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing difficulties experienced by a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim regarding a... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 514: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the breakdown of primary school class sizes in County Clare showing in each case the number of pupils in classes of 19 and under; 20... - Teaching Qualifications
Question 515: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the rules regarding the use of H. Dip. students as class teachers in an unsupervised manner; and if she will make a statement on the... - Science Education Facilities
Question 516: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount spent on school science laboratories each year for the past three years; if all school laboratories are now adequately... - Schools Building Projects
Question 517: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made in relation to an application for an extension by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal since a previous... - School Transport
Question 518: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the breach of contract in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if, as per... - Schools Building Projects
Question 519: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if additional funding will be considered for a building project for a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make... - School Transport
Question 520: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if assistance will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford in providing school transport; if arrangements are made... - Third Level Education
Question 521: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects the HEA to report back to her on the issues in UCC raised by a person (details supplied); her views on the... - Higher Education Grants
Question 522: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if financial assistance or a scholarship is available to a pupil who obtains 600 points in the leaving certificate and is ineligible... - School Transport
Question 523: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason school buses classed as mini buses do not qualify for the incentive to upgrade these vehicles; her views on whether... - Radon Gas Levels
Question 524: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools found by the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland to have classrooms with a radon concentration of... - School Transport
Question 525: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether there is a need to provide a private school bus service for a school (details supplied). [31874/06] - Special Educational Needs
Question 528: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the provision of an ABA unit for autistic children in County Clare as part of a comprehensive policy to provide such... - Schools Building Projects
Question 529: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the need for the provision of permanent accommodation for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if she... - Grant Payments
Question 531: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if parents of a child with special needs who is not attending national school but is of school going age, and is attending a... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 532: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when it is expected that staff from her Department will be transferred to Mullingar as part of the decentralisation proposals; if... - School Fees
Question 533: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the fact that some schools are increasing registration fees in view of increasing lighting, heating, refurbishment,... - Departmental Bodies
Question 534: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if it is her view that the National Council for Special Education needs organisers should reply to representations from Dáil Éireann... - Detention Schools
Question 536: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when it is expected that the operation of an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 11 will be transferred to the Department of... - Schools Building Projects
Question 537: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the application for the building of a new school (details supplied); if she will approve the preferred site for... - Schools Amalgamation
Question 538: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will approve the amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
Question 539: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of special needs assistants employed in schools in County Wexford; the breakdown of the numbers of SNAs employed in each... - School Transport
Question 541: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a place on a school bus will be sanctioned for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 to attend a special school; and if she... - Educational Disadvantage
Question 542: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if different criteria are used in assessing all boys and all girls schools for qualification for DEIS; and if she will make a... - School Staffing
Question 544: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools classed as over quota by her Department in the school year 2005 to 2006; the number of these which were primary... - School Transport
Question 547: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a bus service will be re-routed for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Voluntary Sector Funding
Question 552: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide funding to Down Syndrome Ireland in line with other similar organisations; and if she will make a statement on the... - Summer Works Scheme
Question 553: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide funding for a project (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
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