Written answers
Tuesday, 5 February 2008
Department of Education and Science
- Schools Building Projects
Question 499: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position of the application by a school (details supplied) in County Laois under the grant aid for major capital works for... - Schools Amalgamation
Question 500: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the benefits that may be available where a number of national schools in a parish intend to merge into one school; if their building... - Special Educational Needs
Question 501: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the concessions available to students sitting the leaving certificate who have been diagnosed as dyslexic. [3068/08] - Higher Education Grants
Question 504: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford was refused a mature student grant by County Dublin VEC; if this decision... - Departmental Bodies
Question 505: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the statutory bodies for which she has responsibility; and the date of establishment of each of these statutory bodies. [3088/08] - Schools Refurbishment
Question 507: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has received an application for major capital works for a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; when this... - Higher Education Grants
Question 508: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if under special extenuating circumstances, her Department would agree to providing funding for a maintenance grant for postgraduate... - Special Educational Needs
Question 509: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the special needs of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [3139/08] - Schools Building Projects
Question 510: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction the construction of the extension sought by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16 and the undertaking of... - Departmental Bodies
Question 511: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of task forces currently operating in her Department; the membership and terms of reference; the name of each one; the... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 514: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the non-property cost of decentralisation for each quarter since the project was initiated with regard to her Department's quarterly... - Site Acquisitions
Question 516: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the school sites acquired by her Department in 2007; the location, area and cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the... - Secondary Schools
Question 517: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the difference between secondary, comprehensive and community schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3232/08] - Site Acquisitions
Question 519: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has acquired land in the Kellystown, Porterstown or Annfield areas in Dublin 15 for the purposes of providing a... - School Equipment
Question 522: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if funding for white boards has been granted for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7. [3279/08] - Schools Building Projects
Question 523: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will support a project (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [3292/08] - Special Educational Needs
Question 524: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will support a school (details supplied) in County Offaly. [3293/08] - Schools Building Projects
Question 525: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will approve the application for a devolved grant for an extension to a national school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.... - Psychological Service
Question 528: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the fees paid by her Department per year over the past five years to psychologists and other expert witnesses in legal proceedings... - School Transport
Question 529: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the fact that a child (details supplied) in Dublin 24 is unable to attend school in their locality owing to a lack of... - School Enrolments
Question 530: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will make it a requirement for schools which receive public funding to make their enrolment policy publicly accessible and not... - School Placement
Question 531: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school place will be provided for a child (details supplied) in County Cork. [3356/08] - Ministerial Appointments
Question 532: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will appoint two student representatives onto the Higher Education Authority and the National Qualifications Authority of... - School Transport
Question 533: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, arising from the section on school buses in the Programme for Government, her Department conducted a review of the school... - Youth Services
Question 534: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will outline the objectives and timetable for the Youth Work Development Plan, for the period 2008 to 2012, as promised in... - School Management
Question 535: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will publish the manual to support school boards of management as promised in the Programme for Government; and if she will... - Special Educational Needs
Question 536: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department recruited extra staff to the Educational Welfare Board and the National Educational Psychological Service as... - School Staffing
Question 538: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will make provisions to expand primary teaching colleges here in order to meet the increasing demand for teachers in primary... - Health Promotion
Question 540: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the developments and implementation as part of a health impact assessment, schemes and policies, including public... - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 541: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the recent safety standards survey carried out on a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22 which... - Third Level Fees
Question 542: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there is a targeted fund in place to alleviate fees in public institutions for part-time courses at third level for those at work... - Schools Building Projects
Question 543: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if funding has been provided for the commencement of a new school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement... - Pension Provisions
Question 546: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will specifically state if the scheme for the compulsory purchase of reckonable service which is currently being offered to... - Schools Building Projects
Question 547: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the present position regarding the proposed building of the new school (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason it is taking so... - Physical Education Facilities
Question 549: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on achieving the optimum 60 minutes of physical activity per day recommendation, excluding physical education time, for... - In-service Training
Question 552: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the provision of resources for adequate teacher training to support healthy eating and active living; if she will develop... - Health Promotion
Question 553: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the issue of nutrition and physical activity levels of school children being seen as part of the duty of care of each... - School Curriculum
Question 557: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the restructuring of the senior cycle curriculum to incorporate social, personal and health education, a focus on life... - Home-School Liaison Scheme
Question 558: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on home school community co-ordinators incorporating healthy life skills within the wider framework of home visitations; her... - Health Promotion
Question 559: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on post-primary schools encouraging the engagement of their student councils and parents' associations in promoting the... -
Question 560: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on encouraging third level colleges and institutions to adopt the health promoting college concept and to actively address... - Industry Sponsorship Policy
Question 562: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the development and implementation of a national regularly reviewed code of practice in relation to industry sponsorship... - Health Promotion
Question 563: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the introduction of an evidence based intervention programme to all primary schools on a consistent basis in line with... - Road Safety
Question 565: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the provision of safe walkways, cycleways or transport to permit every child to receive a safe and active passage to... - Physical Education Facilities
Question 566: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on increasing opportunity for physical activity in schools that are inclusive and appropriate to age, gender and ability,... - School Curriculum
Question 567: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the introduction of a skills programme, which teach and develop training in basic food preparation and budgeting in... - State Examinations
Question 568: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused support for the junior certificate examinations, despite detailed reports on... - Schools Building Projects
Question 569: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the application for a new unit for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry will be approved; and if the current site is... - Climate Change Strategy
Question 572: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if biomass heating was installed in eight schools in the summer of 2007 as announced in the national climate change strategy; if this... - Schools Building Projects
Question 573: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress towards the restructuring of a school (details supplied) in County Monaghan; if money has been allocated towards same;... - Special Educational Needs
Question 574: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the money that was spent every year since 2000 to develop ABA schools and education; the percentage of this that was of the education... - Education Schemes
Question 575: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide as a table, the total budget for back to education schemes for every year since 2000; and the amount of that... - Higher Education Grants
Question 576: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a third level grant will be approved for a person (details supplied) in County Waterford who is in the second year of a course... - EU Funding
Question 577: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the names of the programmes and schemes operated by her Department which were or continue to be funded in full or in part by the... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 578: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the decentralisation of her staff to Athlone; the number of staff already decentralised; the numbers yet to be... - Higher Education Grants
Question 580: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in County Meath was awarded a higher education grant for 2007/2008; and if she will make a statement on... - Special Educational Needs
Question 581: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the provisions that have been made to help children with dyslexia in County Meath for 2008; the supports her Department offers on... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 582: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average cost to her Department of answering a parliamentary question. [3860/08] - Third Level Institutions
Question 583: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if University College Dublin is contemplating or negotiating the sale of part or all of Lyons Estate, Celbridge, County Kildare; the... - Schools Building Projects
Question 584: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to an urgently needed extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
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