Written answers
Tuesday, 8 July 2008
Department of Education and Science
- Languages Programme
Question 617: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the imminent closure of Integrate Ireland Language and Training, including its branch in County... - Medical Education
Question 618: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made on the Programme for Government commitment to implementing the restructuring of medical education, including an... - Institutes of Technology
Question 620: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a capital spending programme for the new Dublin Institute of Technology campus at Grangegorman has been agreed and, if not, when... - Special Educational Needs
Question 621: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 390 of 27 May 2008, the position regarding the issue; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Appointments
Question 622: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the names, date of appointment and annual salary of all special advisors appointed to his Department. [26589/08] - Departmental Staff
Question 623: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff in his Press Office; and the rank and the annual salary of each. [26604/08] - Ministerial Staff
Question 624: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff employed in his constituency office; and the rank and the annual salary of each. [26619/08] - Languages Programme
Question 625: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the imminent closure of Integrate Ireland's Language and Training including its branch in... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 626: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the breakdown of primary school class sizes for each county showing in each case the number of pupils in classes of 19 and under, 20... - Institutes of Technology
Question 627: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of members on each governing board of each institute of technology; the remuneration of the chairperson of each board; the... - Special Educational Needs
Question 628: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in County Laois will retain its special needs assistant for the year 2008/2009; and if he will make a... - Youth Services
Question 630: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the value for money review of the youth encounter projects will be complete; the value of the anticipated savings to the... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 631: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the value for money review of first and second level building programmes will be complete; the value of the anticipated savings... - Computerisation Programme
Question 632: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the value for money review of schools information communication technology programmes will be complete; the value of the... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 633: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the value for money review of the teacher education and development scheme will be complete; the value of the anticipated savings... - Schools Building Projects
Question 639: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress regarding a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; if he will justify a cost of up to €1 million for the rental and... - Schools Funding
Question 640: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will consider funding for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26722/08] - Higher Education Grants
Question 641: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) will be awarded a grant. [26830/08] - Teaching Qualifications
Question 642: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the decision by FETAC to discontinue their independent external examination of all FETAC learning... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 643: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the schools in County Limerick which had applied for funding under the summer works scheme for 2008, prior to an announcement being... - Special Educational Needs
Question 645: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will make extra resources available to schools in order that they can make a school place available to a child (details... - School Accommodation
Question 646: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow which has been offered an all-in grant by his Department; if... - Education Schemes
Question 648: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will make arrangements for the continued funding of Galway Integrate Ireland Language and Training until the full range of... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 649: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the way a school (details supplied) in County Dublin can obtain funding for the installation of solar panels in the course of... - School Transport
Question 650: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason no response issued from his Department in relation to a request for school transport sent in September 2007 for a person... - Disadvantaged Status
Question 651: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position of a promised review of the DEIS scheme operated by his Department; if a review is ongoing; if not, when a review will be... - School Accommodation
Question 652: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the breakdown on a county basis of the annual contribution towards rental costs for prefabricated buildings in primary schools; and if... - Schools Building Projects
Question 653: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the building projects that will be proceeding to tender in 2008; the building projects that were committed to go to tender in 2008... - Special Educational Needs
Question 654: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to services for autistic children in the west Wicklow area; the pre-school facilities available in the area;... - Schools Building Projects
Question 655: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the application for a new school building and associated works at a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; the... - Schools Amalgamation
Question 656: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status with regard to the amalgamation of schools (details supplied). [26965/08] - School Staffing
Question 657: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views in relation to correspondence (details supplied); if any of the aspects of the submission will be dealt with in 2008, that... - Higher Education Grants
Question 659: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was refused third level funding in respect of a level nine course; and if he... - Schools Amalgamation
Question 660: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in County Limerick. [26997/08] - Site Acquisitions
Question 661: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the delay in replying to the written request, made in May, 2008 from the manager of South Dublin County Council,... - School Transport
Question 665: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 424 of 20 May 2008, the status of his review of school transport catchment boundaries; and if... - Special Educational Needs
Question 666: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 20 November 2007, his plans to fulfil the Programme for Government, which commits to... - Capitation Grants
Question 667: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans to address the discrepancy in the level of funding provided to voluntary second level schools and those in the community and... - Special Educational Needs
Question 669: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent of special needs teaching required and available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if their parents have... - Schools Building Projects
Question 670: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the need for a new building for a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; if progress will be... - School Staffing
Question 671: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will assist on a matter regarding a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [27145/08] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 672: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will report on the reported loss of a teacher at a school (details suppled) in Dublin 13 due to the implementation of an unfair... - School Accommodation
Question 674: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the situation at a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; his views on the accommodation and... - Institutes of Technology
Question 675: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will intercede with the Veterinary Council of Ireland and Athlone Institute of Technology in relation to the accreditation of... - School Enrolments
Question 676: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of pupils who attended a school (details supplied) in Dublin 10 each year for the past five years. [27230/08] - School Accommodation
Question 725: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to a document sent by County Meath Vocational Educational Committee to the planning section of his... - Psychological Service
Question 726: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in County Meath has received an assessment by the National Educational Psychological Service; and if he... - Schools Building Projects
Question 727: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans for the provision of a post leaving certificate college for Navan, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the... - Youthreach Programme
Question 728: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on ring-fencing funding for the provision of purpose built buildings for Youthreach centres of education; and if he will... - Departmental Staff
Question 729: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff employed currently in his Department; the number who currently have no office space or workstation; the number who... - School Staffing
Question 731: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of teachers employed in each category as special needs assistants resource and English language teachers in the past three... - Schools Building Projects
Question 733: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will sanction the construction of a school extension for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6W; the consideration given by... - Special Educational Needs
Question 734: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a school (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a laptop for a child with special needs as applied for; and if he will... - Schools Building Projects
Question 735: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when work will commence at a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27366/08] - School Staffing
Question 738: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a school (details supplied) in County Cork, which has a requirement for an extra teacher, will receive the increased staff... - Disadvantaged Status
Question 739: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in County Cork has not been granted disadvantaged status despite the fact that its feeder... - Schools Building Projects
Question 741: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his Department has received an application from a school (details supplied) in County Cork for funds under the school building... - School Services Staff
Question 745: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in County Cork will receive secretarial or administrative staff for the 2008/2009 school term; and if... - Schools Building Projects
Question 746: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his Department has received an application from a school (details supplied) in County Cork for funding under the school buildings... - National Maritime College
Question 750: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the costs involved in developing the National Maritime College at Ringaskiddy, County Cork; the annual repayments and the annual... - School Enrolments
Question 751: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the pupil enrolment of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5 for each of the past three years; the basis on which it has been... - Schools Building Projects
Question 752: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a proposal by a school (details supplied) in County Limerick to develop a new school in conjunction with his Department meets with... - Water Charges
Question 754: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has investigated the provision of waste and water allowances to schools. [27417/08] - School Curriculum
Question 755: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will introduce a curriculum for information technology studies for junior or leaving certificate to reflect how central these... - Site Acquisitions
Question 756: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the length of time it will take for the Health Service Executive land in south Tipperary to be professionally valued as is necessary... - School Placement
Question 758: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps being taken by his Department to provide a gaelcholáiste in the south Louth-east Meath area; and if he will make a... - State Examinations
Question 759: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps being taken to provide second level teachers and students of Gaeilge with guidelines on the way the leaving certificate... - Irish Language
Question 760: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he plans to increase the numbers of staff on the second level support service Gaeilge team within the teacher education section of... - School Curriculum
Question 761: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on introducing the proposals from the Order of Malta Ireland that mandatory first aid training be introduced in transition... - Site Acquisitions
Question 762: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the acquisition of a site for a school (details supplied) in County Meath; when he expects building works will... - Special Educational Needs
Question 764: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will advise on and support the case of a person (details supplied). [27465/08] - Departmental Agencies
Question 765: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the estimated administrative costs of each State agency under the control of his Department for 2008 in tabular readable form. [27486/08] - Departmental Staff
Question 766: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of departmental employees who currently work for the national minimum wage. [27501/08] - Schools Refurbishment
Question 767: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application for emergency funding for a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim; if he will ensure that this... - Teacher Training
Question 768: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if changes have been made to teacher training at primary or secondary level to enable teachers to better cope with students who are... - Departmental Reports
Question 769: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of reports commissioned in his Department to date in the years 2002 to date in 2008; the reason for each report; the cost... - School Transport
Question 770: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has completed the review of the school transport system in advance of admissions to schools in the 2008/2009 school year. [27619/08] - School Accommodation
Question 771: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the status of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7; the position regarding additional funding and new... - Schools of Music
Question 772: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the enrolment of Cork School of Music part-time students of primary and post-primary level each year since 2002 respectively; the...
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