Written answers
Tuesday, 4 November 2008
Department of Education and Science
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 448: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the breakdown of primary school class sizes in County Clare for the school year 2007-08 showing in each case the number of pupils in... - School Staffing
Question 450: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the consequences of budgetary cutbacks for a school (details supplied) in County Clare; if he will... - Schools Building Projects
Question 454: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 615 of 30 September 2008, his Department's reasoning for not including a school (details... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 457: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the effect of the cutbacks in the education sector to a secondary school (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a... - Languages Programme
Question 459: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the names on a county basis and roll numbers of the 672 primary schools in which language support teachers are employed; the number of... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 460: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the withdrawal of funding for transition year programmes in view of the importance of early entrepreneurship to the... - Site Acquisitions
Question 461: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the purchase of a site by his Department to facilitate the location of a special school (details supplied) in... - School Staffing
Question 462: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the need to retain administrative non-teaching staff at a special learning school (details... - School Transport
Question 463: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of private bus operators directly, or indirectly, employed to operate school bus services; the number of private operator... - School Staffing
Question 469: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the effect of the budget 2009 cutbacks on a primary school (details supplied) in County Mayo, with particular regard to teacher... - Schools Inspectorate
Question 470: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will support a matter (details supplied). [37930/08] - Schools Building Projects
Question 471: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will support a matter (details supplied). [37931/08] - Departmental Staff
Question 473: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of vacancies at executive officer level within his Department in Athlone and Tullamore as on 15 October 2008; when these... - Departmental Correspondence
Question 475: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has received correspondence from an organisation (details supplied) regarding the registration of Educate Together as a patron... - Departmental Bodies
Question 476: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the estimated savings that will accrue from the amalgamation of the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland, the Higher Education... - Educational Disadvantage
Question 477: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the estimated savings that will accrue from the abolition of the Educational Disadvantage Committee; and if he will make a statement... - Adult Education
Question 478: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the estimated savings that will accrue from the abolition of the National Adult Learning Council; and if he will make a statement on... - Early Childhood Education
Question 479: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the estimated savings that will accrue from the abolition of the Centre for Early Childhood Development and Education; and if he will... - Schools Building Projects
Question 480: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 16 October 2008, the number of architects invoices which are outstanding or waiting to be... - Accreditation Standards
Question 482: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 608 of 21 October 2008, the steps he will take to ensure bogus institutions are closed down;... - School Staffing
Question 483: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of teachers sanctioned by his Department for County Meath as of 24 May 2007; and the number sanctioned for County Meath as... - Capitation Grants
Question 484: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the capitation and ancillary grants payable to primary schools (details supplied) for 2008; and the capitation and ancillary grants... - Schools Building Projects
Question 486: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the time-frame for the proposed expansion of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin. [37969/08] - Physical Education Facilities
Question 487: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has received further indications from other Departments and agencies regarding funding for the continuation of the sports halls... - Schools Building Projects
Question 488: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in County Cork is to benefit from the additional capital allocation funds; if it is to be on the list... - School Staffing
Question 489: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on introducing a cost-neutral early retirement scheme for teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37974/08] - School Accommodation
Question 497: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the breakdown of the amount spent per school in the provision and maintenance of prefabs in the north and east Cork area; and if he... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 498: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the alterations he plans to put in place to teach the primary curriculum with the proposed increase in the pupil-teacher ratio; and if... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 499: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the impact that the proposed education cuts will have on the capacity of secondary schools to... - School Staffing
Question 500: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) will retain their resource teacher in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38203/08] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 501: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the proposals he has to address the impact of the education cuts proposed in budget 2009 in a primary school (details supplied) in... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 502: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the effect budget 2009 will have on class sizes in schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38232/08] - School Staffing
Question 504: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the effect budget 2009 will have on language support teachers in schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
Question 505: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the effect budget 2009 will have on learning support teachers in schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - School Staffing
Question 508: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the effect budget 2009 will have on substitute cover in schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Higher Education Grants
Question 509: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a social welfare means-tested payment is not accepted as proof of income at local authority level for the purpose of third... - Youth Services
Question 510: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the budget within his Department and other Departments for youth affairs in 2008; the proposed budget for 2009; the impact this will... - Disadvantaged Status
Question 511: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in County Waterford has not been included in the DEIS scheme; if his attention has been drawn... - Schools Building Projects
Question 512: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 348 of 24 June 2008, when payment will issue to a contractor (details supplied) in County Clare;... - School Staffing
Question 513: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the involvement he had in connection with the retention of a teaching post at a school (details supplied) in County Clare following... - Forbairt na Gaeilge
Question 514: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta cén fáth go bhfuil sé ag cur le claontacht aicme ag an dara leibhéal oideachais trí dheireadh a chur leis an deontas múinteoirí... - Disadvantaged Status
Question 515: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary and secondary schools in the State; the number designated as being disadvantaged; the criteria for so... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 516: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will provide a county breakdown of the number of primary schools with class sizes of 20 to 29, 30 to 39 and 40 and over for the... - Ministerial Responsibilities
Question 517: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the role and responsibilities of each of his Ministers of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38285/08] - School Staffing
Question 518: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the terms of reference in place for the review of special needs assistant allocations; if there is a mechanism in place for parents to... - School Transport
Question 519: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason parents of students at a school (details supplied) in County Donegal, who qualify for school bus pass are being forced to... - Schools Building Projects
Question 520: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his proposals to provide a school (details supplied) with a new building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38319/08] - School Transport
Question 521: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if school transport will made available to persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Education Schemes
Question 523: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children in County Mayo who benefited under the free book scheme per year in each of the past ten years. [38332/08] - Higher Education Grants
Question 525: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare was ineligible for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Special Educational Needs
Question 526: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will support the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [38345/08] - School Staffing
Question 527: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of mainstream teachers in each primary school in County Roscommon and in County Leitrim; the projected number in each... - Education Centres
Question 529: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the date, in respect of the closure of the Centre for Early Childhood Development and Education, by which the centre is to be closed;... - Adult Education
Question 530: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the date by which the National Adult Learning Council is to be formally disbanded; when the council last met; and if he will make a... - Educational Disadvantage
Question 531: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the implications of the announcement within budget 2009 to abolish the Educational Disadvantage Committee; the date by which this is... - Schools Building Programme
Question 533: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will confirm that a school (details supplied) in County Cork will be included in the 2009 announcements of schools to go to... - Educational Disadvantage
Question 534: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the resources schools (details supplied) in Dublin 1, 7 and 9 have received under the DEIS programme in 2007 and 2008; the funding... - School Staffing
Question 537: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views in relation to the concerns of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare as expressed in correspondence; his plans to... - Departmental Funding
Question 539: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the solutions he proposes in regard to the consequences for a primary school (details supplied) in County Waterford arising from the... - Higher Education Grants
Question 540: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will confirm the reckonable income guideline for the special rate of maintenance grant of €20,147 has been increased for the... - School Management
Question 541: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the solutions he proposes to address the concerns of the primary management bodies in regard to the budget 2009 education cuts... - Schools Building Projects
Question 542: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which he has examined or quantified the expected negative impact of his recently announced education budgetary cuts in... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 550: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools which have classes that are in excess of the national pupil-teacher ratio; the location of such schools; the way... - Budget Submissions
Question 553: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the opinions he sought prior to the introduction of recently announced budgetary cutbacks in the educational sector; if he had been... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 558: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which he has examined or quantified the expected negative impact of his recently announced education budgetary cuts on... - School Staffing
Question 571: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will reverse the decision to cut the staffing levels of a school (details supplied) in County Mayo. [38553/08]
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