Written answers
Wednesday, 2 April 2008
Department of Education and Science
- School Transport
Question 668: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the junior infant day is not recognised by CIÉ, and parents have to pay for their children to be transported home from... - Adult Education
Question 669: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will respond to a query by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [11419/08] - School Management
Question 670: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has responded to the joint letter, of 29 February 2008, from the five primary school patron organisations outlining the crisis... - Teachers' Remuneration
Question 671: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will intervene on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who cannot receive the higher pay increment for... - Schools Building Projects
Question 673: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation regarding the extension of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11230/08] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 674: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of classes in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 which have 30 or more children; and if she will make a statement on... - Schools Building Projects
Question 700: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of requests by schools (details supplied) for an extension. [11282/08] - School Staffing
Question 701: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if it is intended to cease payment to teachers currently employed but unqualified and studying for a qualification; if the... - Higher Education Grants
Question 702: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there are exceptions to the provision in the higher education grants scheme which require that a student under 23 years is assessed... - Teaching Qualifications
Question 704: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 461 of 12 February 2008, the reason for the delay in obtaining the information required... - Schools Building Projects
Question 705: To ask the Minister for Education and Science what is being delivered in 2008 in the school building programme; the roadmap that exists for projects proceeding to construction on... - School Enrolments
Question 709: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24; if she will have... - Site Acquisitions
Question 710: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has accepted the site proposed by the Commissioners of Public Works for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry, when the... - Special Educational Needs
Question 711: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will grant home tuition for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11386/08] - Higher Education Grants
Question 712: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects a student (details supplied) to be given a decision regarding an appeal in relation to a higher education grant; and... - Education Schemes
Question 713: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will authorise the payment of arrears in relation to the home tuition grant received by parents of children who received... - Physical Education Facilities
Question 714: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will assist in a case (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [11414/08] - Special Educational Needs
Question 715: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools in South Tipperary that currently provide ABA for educating children with autism; the number of students... - Schools Building Projects
Question 716: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position with regard to an application for a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Waterford; when a... - Special Educational Needs
Question 717: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the application for a special needs assistant for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; when a decision will be... - Schools Building Projects
Question 718: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the technical inspection for a primary school (details supplied) in County Clare. [11433/08] - Institutes of Technology
Question 720: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the review and prioritisation of capital projects in the higher education sector in... - Asbestos Remediation Programme
Question 722: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department will provide financial assistance to remove asbestos from an old school building (details supplied) in County... - School Transport
Question 723: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that children from Caherconlish in County Limerick have right of entry to no second level... - School Accommodation
Question 724: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received a request from Educate Together to allow the classrooms that will not be used in a school (details supplied) in... - Site Acquisitions
Question 726: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department will be in a position to meet with a group (details supplied) in County Dublin, as per the request from 2007 in view... - Schools Building Projects
Question 727: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the timeframe for provision of a new second level school for south Lucan on lands covered under the Clonburris local area plan, as... - School Transport
Question 728: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the policy regarding the use of seat-belts for children on school buses; the person legally whose responsibility it is to ensure that... - Clár Tógála Scoileanna
Question 729: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta an gceapfar an fhoireann ghréasa do Ghaelscoil (sonraí tugtha); agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [11520/08] - School Accommodation
Question 730: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects to complete her review of catchment areas and capacity in post-primary schools in the Limerick area; and if she will... - Education Schemes
Question 731: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the model integration programme developed by a school (details supplied) in County Galway; if she will provide funding... - School Enrolments
Question 732: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will ensure that a suitable school place is provided for a child (details supplied) in County Cork. [11571/08] - Garda Vetting Services
Question 733: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she is satisfied that appropriate procedures are in place in respect of Garda vetting of teachers having regard to vetting being a... - School Accommodation
Question 735: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide a new building for a centre (details supplied) in County Limerick to replace the rented accommodation it occupies... - School Curriculum
Question 736: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she proposes to provide recognition to Irish sign language within the national curriculum to support teaching and other learning... - Schools Building Projects
Question 737: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if and when a start date will be given for the new building project for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 738: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of applications her Department received from schools in County Mayo in respect of a scheme (details supplied); the amount... - Higher Education Grants
Question 739: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will issue on late applications for the third level grant in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Galway.... - Schools Building Projects
Question 740: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [11614/08] - Special Educational Needs
Question 741: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of special needs assistants attached to special classes for autism who have obtained training through the special education... - Study Leave
Question 744: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 has been refused study leave by the Department in view of the fact that this... - Schools Building Projects
Question 745: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the tender documentation for a project (details supplied) in County Mayo has been completed; the estimated timing and funding for... - Teaching Qualifications
Question 746: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the way in which a teacher who has trained in the UK in special needs teaching can retrain in Ireland to be eligible for employment... - School Facilities
Question 747: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the problems which currently prevent the opening of school halls to sports and community organisations when they are not in use such... - Site Acquisitions
Question 748: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans for providing a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 with a permanent site; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Accommodation
Question 749: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the plans that exist to provide alternative school premises for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 in view of its pending... - Site Acquisitions
Question 751: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will confirm that a permanent site has been acquired for the construction of primary school buildings for Tyrellstown, Dublin... - Schools Building Projects
Question 752: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will permit a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 to apply for planning permission for the planned refurbishment and... - School Accommodation
Question 755: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the annual outlay on rental of pre-fabricated school buildings in County Mayo; if this is considered to be a cost-effective method of... - Capitation Grants
Question 756: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will grant aid schools who might have difficulty paying new water charges, as according to EU policy the Government could pay... - Pension Provisions
Question 758: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will support an issue (details supplied). [11740/08] - Schools Building Projects
Question 759: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on correspondence regarding a primary school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 761: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools and secondary schools here who applied for the summer works scheme, before her decision to abolish the... - School Accommodation
Question 762: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow has been waiting for a permanent premises since its inception in 1996; and... - State Examinations
Question 763: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of applications received for reader assistance at State examinations in each of the past five years, including the current... - Schools Amalgamation
Question 764: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an amalgamation of secondary schools (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 765: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount her Department has spent in the years 2004 to 2007 and to date in 2008 defending legal actions taken by parents of autistic... - Schools Building Projects
Question 766: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will sanction a technical needs assessment for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 770: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will reinstate the summer works scheme in 2009; and if so, when appointments will be made available. [11817/08] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 771: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will reduce the pupil-teacher ratio in 2009; and if so, the amount by which she will do so. [11818/08] - Schools Refurbishment
Question 772: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the summer works scheme in her Department was suspended; the funding available to schools to carry out small scale building... - Second Level Education
Question 773: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the six point strategy enunciated by the ASTI in their document A Strategy to Develop Second-Level Education; the action... - School Accommodation
Question 775: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide funding for a new school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11861/08] - Special Educational Needs
Question 777: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will restore the home tuition allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will put a system in place... - Departmental Facilities
Question 778: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of car park spaces available nationally to those working in her Department and in the bodies and agencies under the aegis... - Schools Building Projects
Question 779: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a final decision will be made regarding the provision of additional funding from her Department to a school (details supplied) in... - Departmental Schemes
Question 781: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to an application from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9 for emergency works funding in order to... - Schools Building Projects
Question 782: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding available to a school (details supplied) in County Wexford that is building on two classrooms which have to be funded by... - Schools Recognition
Question 783: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she or officials from her Department have approached Educate Together with a view to establishing a school in the east Cork area;... - School Accommodation
Question 784: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to a pervious parliamentary question, when she envisages a school (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a technical... - State Examinations
Question 785: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on reducing the leaving certificate examination points for students who wish to qualify for primary school teaching college... - Teaching Qualifications
Question 786: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Wexford to the Teaching Council for their degree qualification... - Educational Facilities
Question 788: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the criteria used in selecting areas to be included in the developing areas unit set up within her Department; and if she will provide... - Schools Building Projects
Question 789: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 812 of 26 September 2007, the status of the application; and if she will make a statement on the... - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 792: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress of introducing a protocol for handling anapens in schools and the setting up of a management plan for care of anaphylaxis... - Schools Building Projects
Question 793: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when construction work will begin on a school (details supplied) in County Meath; if the building work will be completed on time to... - Education Centre Network
Question 794: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the grades and job descriptions have been decided upon for a facility (details supplied) in County Cork; if progress has been made... - Schools Building Projects
Question 795: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the appointment of a design team at a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork. [12057/08] - Departmental Properties
Question 797: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action that will be taken regarding a building (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if it will be made available to the... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 798: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will confirm having received correspondence from the parents council of a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath with a... - Clár Tógála Scoileanna
Question 799: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta cad é an dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le méadú a chur le scoil (sonraí tugtha), agus feabhsú a chur uirthi; agus an... - School Transport
Question 800: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 502 of 27 June 2006, if school transport will be provided for a child (details supplied) in... - Physical Education Facilities
Question 801: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects work to commence on the proposed gymnasium for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the amount of money she has... - School Placement
Question 802: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school place will be provided for a child (details supplied) in County Cork. [12146/08] - Site Acquisitions
Question 803: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the acquisition of a site for a new school building (details supplied) in County Cork. [12147/08] - Schools Refurbishment
Question 804: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an application has been received from a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary for the emergency works grant; when the... - Institutes of Technology
Question 805: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made since the publication of the Dr. Jim Port report in regard to the application of Waterford Institute... - Schools Building Projects
Question 806: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if plans for the new secondary school for Gorey have been prepared; if so, when it is expected they will be lodged with Wexford County... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 808: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost of the applications on hand within her Department in respect of the schools who have applied for the summer works scheme,... - Schools Building Projects
Question 810: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason construction of the new school building (details supplied) in Dublin 24 has been postponed despite parents being assured... - Departmental Bodies
Question 811: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the name of every body, organisation and committee outside her Department, other than semi-State commercial companies, that have been... - Schools Amalgamation
Question 812: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the proposed second level school amalgamation between schools (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she... - School Accommodation
Question 813: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) in County Laois is operating under difficult conditions... - Schools Building Projects
Question 814: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a new primary school campus at Summerhill, Portlaoise, County Laois, with particular reference to the date upon... - Departmental Transport
Question 816: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has used helicopters for any purpose for each year since 2002 to date in 2008; the reason for such use; the... - Schools Building Projects
Question 817: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to a school building project design team appointment in a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the... - Departmental Correspondence
Question 818: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason her Department has not responded to an equal status notification from a school (details supplied) in County Louth claiming... - Higher Education Grants
Question 819: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will reconsider a grant appeal to her Department by a person (details supplied) in County Meath on the grounds that the...
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