Written answers
Tuesday, 11 December 2007
Department of Education and Science
- School Transport
Question 666: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the policy regarding fuel subvention for school buses; if a review is being carried out on the use of biofuels for schools buses; her... - Schools Building Projects
Question 667: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an architectural team has been appointed for the building works at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will... - School Transport
Question 670: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 444 of 16 October 2007, if progress has been made in relation to the school transport inquiry... - Grant Payments
Question 671: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will report on a query (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33263/07] - Energy Resources
Question 672: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the percentage of energy consumed in her Department and in all agencies for which her Department has responsibility that comes from... - Schools Building Projects
Question 673: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the necessary funding will be made available for the commencement of works on the new buildings for a school (details supplied)... - Higher Education Grants
Question 674: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on her Department's refusal to grant a Gaeltacht third level scholarship to a student (details supplied) who otherwise... - School Transport
Question 675: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review, resource and fund extra transport services for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin which is under... - Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme
Question 676: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the proposals she has to increase the meal allowance for VTOS learners by €4 to €20 per week and to at least double the travel... - Third Level Courses
Question 677: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views and the steps she plans to take to act upon the recommendation by the National Competitiveness Council in its 2007 annual... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 678: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of mobile telephone bills paid directly by her Department in 2006 and to date in 2007; the percentage or amount of this for... - Schools Building Projects
Question 681: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will sanction the development for a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow in view of the demands on the school; and if... - Departmental Reports
Question 682: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the value for money review on the supply panel for primary teaching was completed; the value of the savings to the Exchequer due... - Registration of Title
Question 694: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the delay in the transfer of title for a former school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a... - Schools Building Projects
Question 695: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the construction of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal has yet to begin; if there is a problem, the reason the... - Departmental Staff
Question 696: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number, rank and pay of all civil servants in her Department and ministerial staff, personally appointed by her or otherwise, who... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 697: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number and name of newspapers purchased by her Department daily and weekly; the number provided to herself and to the Minister of... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 699: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number, cost and name of any media consultants employed by her Department; the cost of such advice for each year since 1997 to... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 701: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of credit cards held by her Department; the cost of same for each year since 2000 to date in 2007; the persons who hold... - Government Information Services
Question 705: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department receives a daily summary of stories relevant to her Department from Government Information Services; if this summary... - Official Engagements
Question 706: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a press adviser travels with her on official visits; and if there were official visits attended by her in the past year at which a... - Departmental Transport
Question 707: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost of providing transport including their official car to Ministers of State in her Department and staff for each year from 1997... - Departmental Communications
Question 709: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department carries news summaries on their internal web; the persons who have access to such information; the way they access... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 710: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of mobile phones used by her and supplied by her Department; the annual cost of same for each year since 1997 to date in... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 711: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if any of the advisers or staff appointed by her directly have mobile phones and other equipment supplied by her Department; the... - Departmental Funding
Question 712: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the schools in County Kildare that received funding, either for extensions or new schools for the years 2005, 2006 and allocated for... - Schools Building Projects
Question 713: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the anticipated completion date for the new national school in Laytown, County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - State Examinations
Question 714: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will reconsider the decision to timetable chemistry after English paper two due to the extra pressure it will place on students... - School Enrolments
Question 715: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the pupil capacity of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and the number of students currently in attendance. [33840/07] - Special Educational Needs
Question 716: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will ask the special educational needs organisers to meet with the parents and teacher of a pupil (details supplied) in County... - Psychological Service
Question 717: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of people currently waiting for assessments by the school psychological services in County Mayo; and if she will make a... - Third Level Courses
Question 718: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a course (details supplied) has not received formal recognition from the Irish Teaching Council; and if she will make a... - Higher Education Grants
Question 719: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a VEC have refused to pay fees for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who... - School Accommodation
Question 720: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the expenditure by her Department in the provision of or renting of portacabins at secondary level in County Mayo for 2005-06 and... - School Transport
Question 722: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of parents who sought transport for their children from the Gort catchment area to a school (details supplied) in County... - Grant Payments
Question 723: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the applications processed by her Department; the average waiting time to process each application; the steps she is taking to speed... - Schools Building Projects
Question 725: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the details of a particular circumstance applying at a national school (details supplied) in County... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 727: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of specialist staff due to decentralise to each identified decentralisation location for her Department and its agencies;... - Departmental Transport
Question 729: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost on a yearly basis for transport hire of any kind for her transport and that of her staff for each year since 1997 to date in... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 730: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the decentralisation programme for her Department to date; the number of staff due to decentralise to each identified... - Adult Education
Question 731: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the National Adult Education Learning Council was disbanded in 2003 only a year after it was established without an... - Special Educational Needs
Question 732: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the provision for education she has made with regard to a child (details supplied) in County Mayo. [34105/07] - State Examinations
Question 733: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will allow senior trade examinations as there are many people who sat senior trade examinations in the past but need to... - School Curriculum
Question 734: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will extend a comprehensive drug and alcohol awareness programme within the confines of the present SPHE programme to... - Schools Building Projects
Question 735: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new national school at Ballyea, Darragh, Ennis, County Clare; and if she will make a... - Capitation Grants
Question 736: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the situation whereby local authorities are levying water charges at different rates throughout the country on schools... - Site Acquisitions
Question 737: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if it is possible for her Department to acquire a site for educational purposes by compulsory purchase order; and if she will make a... - School Transport
Question 738: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on declaring the village of Clonberne, Ballinasloe, County Galway a common catchment area for buses taking children to... - Arts in Education
Question 739: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received the Arts Council report on the arts in education; when she will make it available to the public; her views on its... - Student Support Services
Question 740: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reasons for the diminution of the millennium fund, a source of funding for third level education for those from impoverished... - School Enrolments
Question 741: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the ongoing difficulties being experienced by those persons living here on student visas with regard to enrolling their... - Adult Education
Question 742: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a course in the adult education centre of a university (details supplied) in County Dublin was cancelled; and if she will... - Psychological Service
Question 743: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason there are no national educational psychologists assigned to schools in an area (details supplied) in County Dublin; the... - Site Acquisitions
Question 745: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a decision has been made regarding the funding for a new site for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 2 and two other all-Irish... - Higher Education Grants
Question 746: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the provisions of the higher education grant scheme in relation to the assessment of means for applicants who are over 18 years of age... - Departmental Communications
Question 747: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff in her Department that are provided with a blackberry device or similar mobile e-mail equipment. [34220/07] - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 750: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she has taken to offset the carbon dioxide emissions caused by ministerial travel in her Department; and if none to date,... - Data Protection
Question 751: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she is satisfied that personal information relating to members of the public held on her departmental databases is safe from... - Schools Recognition
Question 752: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the way a proposal to develop a new gael coláiste in a particular area should be submitted to her Department; and the way such an... - Management Information Framework System
Question 753: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the estimate of the money saved to the Exchequer in 2007 by the use of the management information framework system; the way this... - Schools Building Projects
Question 755: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her proposals to meet the site or classroom accommodation requirements in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare;... - School Accommodation
Question 767: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to the provision of classroom facilities and accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare;... - Schools Building Projects
Question 778: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding provided by her Department towards the school building programme in each of the past three years to date in 2007; her... - Special Educational Needs
Question 779: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the further projected requirements in respect of special needs teachers throughout the country; the full extent to which the shortfall... - School Accommodation
Question 781: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her proposals to ensure sufficient advance planning and discussions with existing school authorities with a view to ensuring... - Psychological Service
Question 785: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects the availability of psychological services to be increased in line with the best practice internationally; and if she... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 786: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects to achieve the reductions in class sizes proposed in the course of the general election; the number of extra teachers... - Departmental Properties
Question 787: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans for the future use of the Old Monastery, Kilcock, County Kildare; the extent to which plans have been formulated or... - Schools Building Projects
Question 788: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the increased allocation in budget 2008 for the school building programme, she will take steps to ensure that the... - Special Educational Needs
Question 795: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of legal cases her Department is involved in with parents of children with special needs who have initiated legal... - School Planning
Question 797: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department's school planning and building unit has established a specific task force to address primary school capacity issues... - Schools Recognition
Question 798: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a formal application for a new primary school (details supplied) in County Cork has been received by her Department from an... - School Staffing
Question 799: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a school (details supplied) will open; the supports that have been put in place for the children who should have been in...
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