Written answers
Tuesday, 24 April 2007
Department of Education and Science
- Schools Building Projects
Question 794: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding allocated for school development purposes at primary and secondary level for each of the years from 1997 to date in 2007;... - School Transport
Question 795: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will investigate the provision of transport for children (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the fact that it results... - School Accommodation
Question 797: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her policy in relation to the removal of a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow from the centre of Greystones town to the... - Special Educational Needs
Question 798: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her policy in relation to providing ABA education for children who wish to have this particular service provided; and if she will make... - Schools Building Projects
Question 799: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will be made regarding a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if the architects... - Third Level Education
Question 800: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to a document (details supplied); her views on the major issues for third level students raised in the... - Student Accommodation
Question 801: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will establish a task force on student accommodation for third level students; if she will give particular consideration to the... - School Staffing
Question 802: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will sanction a full time learning support or resource teacher solely for a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if... - Schools Building Projects
Question 803: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a new secondary school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Adult Education
Question 804: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the level of funding provided by her Department through the vocational educational committees for adult literacy; the level of funding... - School Accommodation
Question 805: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in County Mayo is being considered for funding for extra classrooms, physical education hall and office... - Educational Disadvantage
Question 806: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16 which has 36 Traveller children on the roll,... - Ministerial Staff
Question 807: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the names, titles, duties and dates of appointment of each of the special advisers, political advisers, personal assistants and press... - School Curriculum
Question 808: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will implement the recommendations of the task force on the physical sciences; the recommendations fully implemented to date;... - School Accommodation
Question 809: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will approve the proposals which a school (details supplied) in County Mayo has submitted to her. [14246/07] - Schools Building Projects
Question 811: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide a new school building for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7, to replace the ten year old prefabs; and if she... - Departmental Records
Question 813: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will assist a person (details supplied) in County Limerick in acquiring records of their stay and the stay of their siblings at... - Schools Building Projects
Question 814: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will expedite an application for an extension to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Staff
Question 815: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when standard sick leave arrangements of 12 weeks in a rolling year including seven uncertified days for school bus escorts will be... - Schools Building Projects
Question 816: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to a school (details supplied) in County Carlow that was approved for grant aid in 2000 and rated a... - School Accommodation
Question 817: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the overcrowding at a school (details supplied) in County Galway and that her Department became... - Schools Building Projects
Question 820: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 1524 of 31 January 2007, if a decision has been made on this application; and if she will make a... - Schools of Music
Question 821: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding from her Department for a project (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Management
Question 822: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she or her Department has received further correspondence from the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County... - Special Educational Needs
Question 823: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason children with a disability are being forced to travel long distances for education services. [14347/07] - Educational Disadvantage
Question 824: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will look favourably on an application for outdoor play facilities and library facilities under the dormant accounts fund and... - Schools Building Projects
Question 825: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to an application from a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow for a new school; if sanction will be... - School Transport
Question 826: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the school bus service to Knockmajor, County Kilkenny, will be extended by 0.8 of a mile in order to collect a person (details... - School Management
Question 827: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on providing an extra grant to the board of management at a school (details supplied) in County Galway; if her attention has... - Higher Education Grants
Question 828: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the special rate of maintenance grant available to applicants for vocational education committees' scholarship scheme grants; the... - Schools Building Projects
Question 829: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the contacts made by the design team appointed by her Department at schools (details supplied) in Dublin 9 to agree the programme of... - Higher Education Grants
Question 830: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 395 of 22 November 2006, if the additional information submitted by the person (details... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 831: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has input into payments of the national learning network scheme; if so, her plans in regard to increasing the weekly payments... - Departmental Properties
Question 832: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when her Department ceased the use of a premises (details supplied) in County Mayo; and the person who took over the responsibility of... - School Staffing
Question 833: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the way in which the early retirements advisory committee operates; the procedures they adopt; and if she will provide the names of... - Site Acquisitions
Question 834: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there has been progress in acquiring a site for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14412/07] - Special Educational Needs
Question 835: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to open up the role of the special needs assistant in the classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14419/07] - Schools Building Projects
Question 840: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the major works that have been approved for a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
Question 841: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will allocate additional special needs assistant posts in primary level and secondary level in 2007; the number of people... - Higher Education Grants
Question 842: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be viewed as an independent mature student and approved for grant aid towards a... - State Examinations
Question 844: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the circumstances outlined in correspondence (details supplied); if she will intervene and have a... - Special Educational Needs
Question 845: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the details including locations and number of the applications currently under consideration by her Department for inclusion in the... - Higher Education Grants
Question 848: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if assistance and advice will be given to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 to attend a third level college. [14494/07] - Schools Building Projects
Question 849: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress being made in relation to funding towards the reconstruction and improvements of a school (details supplied) in County... - Educational Disadvantage
Question 851: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if and when the statutory committee on educational disadvantage will be re-established. [14570/07] - Higher Education Grants
Question 852: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether it is unfair to exclude mature students from the maintenance grant scheme for those attending post-leaving... - Site Acquisitions
Question 853: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new school at Listellick, Tralee, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the... - Higher Education Grants
Question 854: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the grants available to complete a legal practice course in the UK; and if financial assistance is available towards the course cost... - Special Educational Needs
Question 855: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when provision can or will be made for special educational needs offices for children attending a school (details supplied) in County... - Schools Building Projects
Question 856: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if funding can or will be made available to a school (details supplied) for the provision of school hall, assembly and physical... - Commercial Marketing in Schools
Question 857: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will ban the presence of vending machines selling unhealthy sugary snacks and drinks from all schools, including those where... - Site Acquisitions
Question 858: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 896 of 20 March 2007, the status of the application for funding; when a decision will be made on... - Special Educational Needs
Question 859: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will intervene in order to have correspondence (details supplied) to the National Council for Special Education answered in... - Higher Education Grants
Question 860: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that County Wexford VEC has refused a higher education grant to a person (details... - Disadvantaged Status
Question 861: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a review of an application for inclusion in the new school support programme under DEIS can be carried out for a school (details... - Third Level Fees
Question 862: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount it would cost to abolish part-time fees for those workers earning less than the average industrial wage. [14667/07] - Adult Education
Question 863: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the most recent figure as a percentage of adult population in this State who are participating in lifelong learning; and the way she... - Youth Services
Question 864: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide funding for the ongoing work that is being carried out in relation to a group (details supplied) in County Mayo.... - School Staffing
Question 865: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review the position of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford who has held a job sharing post for the past three... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 866: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, during the course of the decentralisation of 300 personnel from her Department to Mullingar there will be provision for people... - School Placement
Question 867: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that up to 60 qualified children in Celbridge, County Kildare, have failed to receive an... - Teachers' Remuneration
Question 868: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 285 of 21 February 2007, when an application for incremental credit will be processed for a... - Grant Payments
Question 869: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason there has been no increase in grant aid for the secondary education committee in 15 years; and if she will make a statement... - School Transport
Question 871: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare is not facilitated with school transport; and if she will make a statement on... - School Accommodation
Question 872: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress on the provision of funding towards new facilities for a primary school (details supplied) in County Mayo. [14816/07] - Special Educational Needs
Question 873: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the children with autism currently requiring teaching facilities throughout County Kildare; her... - Higher Education Grants
Question 876: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to a person who undertook a business studies course between September 2004 and May 2005, and who obtained a... - School Accommodation
Question 878: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department is in discussions with the patrons of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11 with a view to securing more suitable... - Teaching Qualifications
Question 879: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the conversion courses available to teachers, who are employed in special projects or schools and can only teach in those projects or... - Post-Leaving Certificate Courses
Question 880: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has considered the applications from a PLC college (details supplied) in County Kilkenny to lift the cap on enrolments to allow... - School Staffing
Question 881: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of additional English language support teachers that have been allocated to schools in the Dublin 15 area; the number of... - School Placement
Question 882: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position of a number of children who meet all the criteria of living locally and have siblings in the school but have been refused... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 883: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will supply the information previously requested in relation to specific schools in Dublin 15 with regard to class sizes... - Teachers' Remuneration
Question 884: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a resolution will be reached in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who has an outstanding issue with her... - Schools Building Projects
Question 885: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress of the planning application in relation to the proposed permanent site in Ongar for schools (details supplied) in Dublin... - School Accommodation
Question 886: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the existing site (details supplied) is grossly overcrowded; if this site will be... - Schools Building Projects
Question 887: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress of the planned school (details supplied); if a date has been set for the completion of temporary accommodation and the... - School Placement
Question 888: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to a person (details supplied) who to date is without a place for primary school having sought a place at... - Higher Education Grants
Question 895: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if funding is available to a person who is doing an Open University degree course in the United Kingdom from their home here; and if... - Schools Building Projects
Question 896: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will publish the projected building programme for 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 for all primary school buildings here in the... - Teacher Training
Question 897: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the projected input of trainee teachers for primary school purposes in each of the training college facilities for 2007/08, 2008/09... - School Staffing
Question 898: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of language support teachers appointed to schools in respect of international children who require language support since... - School Accommodation
Question 899: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a new school has not been provided at Midfield, Swinford, County Mayo which was promised seven years ago; the reason for... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 900: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the annual rent paid by her Department for prefab buildings at primary schools here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Accommodation
Question 901: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her proposals to increase accommodation at a primary school (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the expansion of housing... - Special Educational Needs
Question 902: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the limited support services available for autistic children in the Waterford and Tramore areas;... - Schools Building Projects
Question 903: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the application for the construction of a new community school in Ballinamore, County Leitrim; her plans to progress the... - School Staffing
Question 905: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will address the long time lag between when a school (details supplied) becomes eligible for an additional teacher and when it... - Schools Building Projects
Question 906: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if in view of the demand for secondary school places in the Dublin 15 area she will instruct or give permission to the County Dublin... - Special Educational Needs
Question 910: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will support Irish Autism Action in its efforts to improve autism services; and the improvement for 2007. [14961/07] - Schools Building Projects
Question 911: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the urgently needed new building for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry. [14971/07] - School Placement
Question 913: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the number of children who cannot find places to begin their primary schooling in a school (details... - Schools Building Projects
Question 916: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding funding for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo. [15022/07] - State Examinations
Question 921: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the structure and amount of fees payable by students who wish to complete the preliminary leaving certificate examinations and the... - Special Educational Needs
Question 922: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if communication aids and psychological services will be provided for special needs children (details supplied) in a school in County... - Schools Building Projects
Question 923: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction a grant for a physical education hall for a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a... - Higher Education Grants
Question 925: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the number of dependants is not taken into account in calculating entitlements for the special rate top up maintenance... - Schools Building Projects
Question 926: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost of dismantling the two storey prefab at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 and re-erecting it for another school; the... - School Accommodation
Question 933: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there is an application in her Department for the extension and refurbishment of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal... - Special Educational Needs
Question 934: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there are plans to provide an autistic unit in a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; when is it expected that a decision... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 935: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review her decision to refuse a grant to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal under the summer works scheme 2007;... - School Staffing
Question 936: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding she is making available to provide additional resources to cater for the large number of children of immigrants in schools... - Schools Building Projects
Question 937: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the application for funding of the building programme at a school (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she... - Student Support Schemes
Question 938: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there is any financial assistance for this person (details supplied) to attend this course; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Staffing
Question 939: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action she will take to assist the needs of individual students who have special needs, with specific reference to the pressing... - Student Support Schemes
Question 940: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there is financial assistance available from her Department to a person (details supplied) in County Galway who has been awarded a... - School Accommodation
Question 941: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a technical inspection will be carried out at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on... - Schools Building Projects
Question 942: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received the stage 1 and 2 submission in relation to the building of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if... - Psychological Service
Question 945: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has finalised the allocation of the additional 31 educational psychologists to different counties; and if she will... - Special Educational Needs
Question 946: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has concluded her examination of the NCSE implementation report in relation to the Education for Persons with Special... - Schools Building Projects
Question 947: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a design team will be appointed for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [15231/07] - Educational Disadvantage
Question 950: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the directive she has issued in relation to sanctioning funding under the dormant fund scheme for a school (details supplied) in... - School Accommodation
Question 951: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action she will take to tackle the ongoing phenomenon of overcrowding in classrooms nationwide; and her plans to tackle same in a... - Third Level Fees
Question 952: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to pupils attending private colleges; if funding is available; and if not, her plans to provide funding to... - Schools Building Projects
Question 954: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made towards opening a new secondary school in the Tyrrelstown area; if a site has been located; the stage negotiations... - School Accommodation
Question 961: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to the provision of permanent classroom accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if her... - Departmental Reports
Question 962: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the up to date report requested by her Department from the NCSE is expected to be received, regarding a school (details supplied)... - Youth Services
Question 963: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application for funding for a centre (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on... - School Enrolments
Question 964: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the criteria that apply for new entrants to a school (details supplied) in County Louth; the number of children refused places for the... - Suíomhanna Scoile
Question 965: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta cathain a thabharfar cuairt ar an suíomh i dtaca leis an iarratas ar Mhórthionscnamh Tógála Ghaelscoil Philib Barún (sonraí... - Higher Education Grants
Question 966: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason farm assist is not included in the list of social welfare payments which are excluded in calculation of reckonable income... - Industrial Relations
Question 967: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to a pay claim (details supplied). [15380/07]
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