Written answers
Tuesday, 12 December 2006
Department of Education and Science
- Academic Appointments
Question 431: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a position (details supplied) was advertised; if so, the location where the applications were placed; the number of applications... - Juvenile Offenders
Question 432: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of young people below the age of 18 currently in detention in the State; the number at each centre for young offenders; and... - Special Educational Needs
Question 433: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if it is her Department's policy to compel autistic children to attend special schools for mental disability when this is deemed not... - Schools Building Projects
Question 435: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding that is available to schools for the provision and upkeep of bicycle sheds; and if she will make a statement on the... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 437: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the situation of person (details supplied) in County Sligo; if her attention has been further drawn... - National Schools
Question 438: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools broken down by patron as per the latest available figures. [42303/06] - Schools Building Projects
Question 439: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will meet the parents and friends of a school (details supplied) in County Sligo to discuss their need for funding; and if she... - Third Level Education
Question 440: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been to the situation whereby students access to higher education is severely penalised for non-EU students whose... - School Accommodation
Question 441: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the plans for the future use of a school building (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Grant Payments
Question 442: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a grant does not exist to assist a developing school (details supplied) in County Kildare to equip their classroom with... - Special Educational Needs
Question 443: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action she will take against second level schools that discriminate against special needs students and not just to leave it up to... - School Accommodation
Question 444: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to a school building (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Grant Payments
Question 445: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will change the terms governing educational grants to introduce some flexibility in cases where a person has qualified for the... - School Staffing
Question 446: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to an application by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
Question 447: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when an increase in the general allocation hours for learning support will be made to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal;... - Schools Recognition
Question 448: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will be made regarding the establishment and recognition of a Gaelcholáiste in Buncrana, County Donegal. [42368/06] - School Transport
Question 449: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide details following her response to Parliamentary Question No. 447 of 7 November 2006; if transport is being... - Schools Recognition
Question 450: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department is discriminating against voluntary secondary schools by not providing equal funding to that received by community... - Schools Building Projects
Question 451: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the application by a school (details supplied) in County Laois for a minor works grant; and if she will make a... - School Staffing
Question 452: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if iniquitous funding in insurance payments is contributing to a situation where assistant principals in voluntary secondary schools... - Public-Private Partnerships
Question 454: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the breakdown of public private partnership costs as laid out in the Revised Estimates 2007. [42383/06] - Schools Recognition
Question 455: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position of an application by a school (details supplied) in County Kildare for permanent recognition; when a final decision will... - Gaelscoileanna
Question 458: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of Gaelcholáistí within her Department's control; the placement area or position of each school; the number of pupils... - School Transport
Question 459: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will confirm receipt of an updated report from Bus Éireann on the case referred to in Parliamentary Question No. 235 of 11... - School Staffing
Question 460: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the avenue for self development and preparation for promotion is denied to voluntary secondary school teachers adding to the... - Teacher Training
Question 464: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the purpose of her visit to a school (details supplied) in County Cork in June 2000; if she will confirm that she turned a sod for a... - Schools Funding
Question 465: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of funding given in each year from 2002 to 2005 and in to date in 2006 for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9; the... - School Accommodation
Question 466: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her proposals to meet the current and future needs at primary school level of Ashbourne, County Meath; and if she will make a... - Youth Services
Question 468: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the discussions she has had with the Department of Health and Children regarding a proposal (details supplied) to fund a youth worker... - Schools Building Projects
Question 470: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction the construction of a new secondary school for the Castleknock area, Dublin 15 as a matter of urgency. [42422/06] - Higher Education Grants
Question 471: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if income from a VTOS course is fully assessable as reckonable income for third level grant purposes in view of the fact that it is... - Schools Funding
Question 472: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application, in relation to the small schools scheme 2007, for a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if... - Schools Building Projects
Question 473: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her proposals for a much needed primary school in Skerries, County Dublin; the priority it has in her Department; the proposed... - School Accommodation
Question 474: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action she has taken or will take to resolve the difficulties surrounding the move of a school (details supplied) in County... - School Transport
Question 476: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a problem with the school bus which ferries children to and from a school... - Schools Building Projects
Question 477: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if consideration has been given to relocating a school (details supplied) in Dublin 20, to allow for its expansion and provide... - School Transport
Question 478: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the preschool transport difficulties in a school (details supplied) which results in pupils being... - Schools Building Projects
Question 479: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the fact that her Department has concluded its examination of the needs of gaelscoil education in the Ballymun area,... - Special Educational Needs
Question 482: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the definition of a unit in the context of classes for autistic children; the number of classrooms required to constitute a unit; the... - School Staffing
Question 483: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the criteria for the increased principal's administration time initiative; the reason special needs assistants are not included in the... - Special Educational Needs
Question 485: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a special needs education organiser will be appointed for south Kerry; the number of SENOs countrywide at present; the numbers of... - School Equipment
Question 486: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the situation regarding the information communication technology programme for a school (details... - Departmental Staff
Question 487: To ask the Minister for Education and Science in respect of each Minister of State within her Department the number of staff broken down by grade employed within their private... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 489: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position of the application for an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; when work will begin on this... - Site Acquisitions
Question 490: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will deliver on her promise to purchase a site and build a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make this... - Teacher Training
Question 491: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on introducing an allowance to support trainee primary teachers in undertaking the six week placement which is a part of... - School Accommodation
Question 492: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will prioritise an on-site technical assessment of needs of a school (details supplied) in County Mayo, in view of the present... - Special Educational Needs
Question 493: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that mainstream primary school teachers do not have the specific training needed to teach... - School Transport
Question 494: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to a school transport application (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on... - Disadvantaged Status
Question 495: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if all appeals regarding the DEIS initiative have been determined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42789/06] - School Accommodation
Question 496: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the huge population growth that has taken place in Carlow town on both sides of the... - Schools Recognition
Question 499: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of applications received to date by the new school advisory committee in relation to the application for a... - Special Educational Needs
Question 501: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary and post-primary children with serious reading difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Early School Leavers
Question 502: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of young people leaving school without a qualification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42933/06] - Special Educational Needs
Question 503: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average waiting time for a psychological assessment for a child at primary and at post-primary level; and if she will make a... - School Enrolments
Question 504: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children for whom neither English nor Irish is their first language who are enrolled in the education system at both... - Physical Education Facilities
Question 505: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will approve the provision of a larger gymnasium sufficient for the playing of basketball in the building programme she has...
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