Written answers
Tuesday, 16 December 2008
Department of Education and Science
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 473: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the estimated annual cost of extending the free fees scheme to part-time courses in third level institutions. [45988/08] - Schools Refurbishment
Question 474: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the nature of the building work occurring at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6; the status of same; and if he will make a... - State Agencies
Question 475: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 29 of 4 December 2008, the State agency which will be assigned the role of regulator for... - Special Educational Needs
Question 476: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 491 of 1 July 2007, the position regarding the provision of a special needs assistant for a... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 477: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff in terms of whole-time equivalents who have been assigned by him to give effect to the commitment to assess,... - Inquiry into Child Abuse
Question 478: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if it is within the scope of the Commission on Child Abuse to consider court committal cases in which children were sent into... - Schools Building Projects
Question 479: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the band rating of the building plan of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 3; the number and value of primary school projects in... - Higher Education Grants
Question 481: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the minimum duration in respect of being in receipt of a scheme (details supplied) that is required to be approved for the higher... - Schools Building Projects
Question 482: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the way an application for a secondary school building is given a band rating by his Department; the band ratings and the level of... - Special Educational Needs
Question 483: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he intends to curtail in anyway the appointment of special needs assistants during 2009; if decisions to withdraw SNA's can be... - Schools Building Projects
Question 484: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the building programme at a school (details supplied) in County Wexford has never commenced, even though the school has... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 487: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the facilities that exist at a second level school (details supplied) in County Mayo; if he has... - Departmental Statistics
Question 488: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 573 of 25 November 2008, when he expects the completion of the aggregate list of national... - School Transport
Question 489: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when and the reason the school transport scheme was introduced originally; the amount it cost the Exchequer in 2005, 2006 and 2007;... - Departmental Funding
Question 490: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that funding available to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 12 is not sufficient to... - School Staffing
Question 492: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the implications of the loss of substitution cover for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 12... - Schools Building Projects
Question 493: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the schools in north Dublin which received funding for capital works since 1 September 2004; the facilities that were provided with... - Regulatory Impact Analyses
Question 494: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the occasions on which he did not carry out any form of regulatory impact analysis on statutory instruments, Bills and EU directives... - Schools Building Projects
Question 496: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there are plans for extensions to schools (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Road Network
Question 498: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation regarding the provision of the road at the new schools at Killahue, Gorey, County Wexford which was a condition of... - Special Educational Needs
Question 499: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason his Department has decided to cease the practice of allowing parents with autistic children from availing of the services... - Schools Building Projects
Question 500: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on the situation facing pupils and staff of a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow due to ongoing structural... - Departmental Funding
Question 502: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on the way the contents of correspondence (details supplied) can be addressed to the satisfaction of those who supplied the... - Physical Education Facilities
Question 503: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application by a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary for the provision of a sports hall at the... - School Staffing
Question 504: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the school year which will be used in determining teacher numbers in a school (details supplied) in County Sligo from September 2009;... -
Question 505: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the examination of alternative arrangements for a service (details supplied) in County Mayo has been completed; when the service... - Departmental Funding
Question 506: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he is satisfied with the consequences of the education cuts to a college (details supplied) in County Galway resulting in a loss of... - Higher Education Grants
Question 510: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will reconsider the decision to refuse the higher education grant to a person (details supplied) in County Louth for the... - Whole School Evaluations
Question 511: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of whole school evaluations carried out in each of the past five years in secondary schools; the name of each school where... - Irish Language
Question 512: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the demand for schooling through the medium of Irish is not one of the criteria listed to be taken account of by the... - Site Acquisitions
Question 515: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the acquisition of a site in respect of a proposed new primary school (details supplied) in County Cork. [46191/08] - Special Educational Needs
Question 516: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason tuition grant fees cannot be used to fund educational assistance for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare and the... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 517: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the application from a school (details supplied) under the summer works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Higher Education Grants
Question 518: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow has had their application for a higher education grant from Dun Laoghaire... - Tax Code
Question 519: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a private college (details supplied) in County Kildare has applied for approval by him for the purposes of tax relief in respect of... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 520: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will initiate a new schools insulation programme to bring all schools up to a minimum standard and to reduce heating costs for... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 521: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when payment due in respect of works carried out to a school (details supplied) in County Waterford will issue. [46290/08] - School Staffing
Question 522: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his recent proposals for education in 2009 have any impact on the staffing levels or funding going to special schools; and if he... - Special Educational Needs
Question 523: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the initiative within Trinity College, Dublin to develop a third level option for students with a... - School Transport
Question 525: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, further to correspondence (details supplied), he will approve school transport in view of the fact that the nearest school can not... - Site Acquisitions
Question 526: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made to date in finding permanent accommodation for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7; if he will... - School Enrolments
Question 527: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will examine the concerns expressed in correspondence from the school principal of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6w; if... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 528: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when approval for refurbishment works which have been promised for a school (details supplied) in County Longford will be allowed to... - Schools Building Projects
Question 529: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the planning and construction status of a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if his attention has been drawn to the fine... - School Enrolments
Question 531: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will examine the concerns expressed in correspondence from the school principal of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 12; if...
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