Written answers
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
Department of Education and Science
- Teachers' Remuneration
Question 557: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason part-time teachers working in vocational education committee adult education courses who work on a non-guaranteed term... - Special Educational Needs
Question 558: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will intervene with the Health Service Executive to ensure the provision of a special needs assistant in school for a child... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 559: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when finance will be made available to allow an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny to proceed; and if he will... - Schools Building Projects
Question 561: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of a new school building application by a school (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 572: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount his Department has contributed to the discover science and engineering programme for each year since its establishment; the... - School Curriculum
Question 573: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action he is taking to encourage greater awareness of science and technology among the public and students; and if he will make a... - Departmental Staff
Question 574: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff in his Department, including their grades and responsibilities, charged with promoting science and technology; and... - Schools Recognition
Question 575: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a school (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive permanent recognition in view of the fact that the appropriate numbers... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 576: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in respect of a refurbishment project at a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when the project will move to... - School Accommodation
Question 577: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new classroom at a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reason grant aid for... - Special Educational Needs
Question 578: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views in respect of a submission (details supplied); the mechanism available to the parents of the child to address the... - Schools Building Projects
Question 579: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position with regard to the provision of a second level gaelscoil in Maynooth, County Kildare, or general area; and if he will... - Higher Education Grants
Question 580: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a higher education grant will be approved in the name of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has stamp four status... - Special Educational Needs
Question 581: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans to fulfil the programme for Government commitment to ensure early intervention for preschool children with special... - Vocational Education Committees
Question 583: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the entire spending on vocational educational committee education here; the number of teachers and non-teachers employed in the VEC... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 584: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount that has been spent by his Department on architectural fees for school building projects over the past five years; and if... - Special Educational Needs
Question 587: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there has been a review of educational provision for people affected with all types of autistic spectrum disorders including... - School Staffing
Question 588: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in relation to the employment of teachers, he will clarify the reported position whereby job sharing will no longer be offered to... - EU Directives
Question 591: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has studied the European equal treatment directive and the implications it may have for enrolment policies and recruitment... - Adult Education
Question 592: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has set up a training programme on computer literacy for persons over 50 years of age; and if not, when such a programme will be... - Special Educational Needs
Question 593: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason funding has been taken from a special needs school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if research was carried out to... - Education Programmes
Question 594: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps taken since the publication of Building Ireland's Smart Economy - A Framework for Sustainable Economic Renewal 2009 to 2014... - School Curriculum
Question 595: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the prioritisation of mathematics through the discover science and engineering programme as set out in Building... - Institutes of Technology
Question 596: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 20 May 2008 and No. 216 of 20 February 2009, the amount of money discharged by Athlone... - Schools Building Projects
Question 597: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the plans to develop a new school (details supplied) in County Louth; and when he expects construction to commence. [17646/09] - Education Centres
Question 599: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding provided by him to each of the 21 education centres here for the years 2007 and 2008; the proposed amount for 2009; and if... - Departmental Programmes
Question 603: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number, in respect of the SLSF scheme for primary education and the PPDS scheme for post-primary education, of teachers out of the... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 604: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost of running the Higher Education Authority in each year over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Agencies
Question 605: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number, in respect of his announcement in budget 2009 to merge HETAC, FETAC and the NQAI and his decision to establish the... - School Staffing
Question 606: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal which is seeking an appointment under the developing... - Special Educational Needs
Question 607: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has reviewed the appeal made by a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow with regard to the abolition of the school's... - Adult Education
Question 609: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason senior Traveller training centres are facing phasing out over a period of ten to 15 years with the trainees integrated into... - Special Educational Needs
Question 610: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a child (details supplied) in County Westmeath who suffers from autism will continue to have the necessary and beneficial help of a... - School Accommodation
Question 611: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will list, on a county basis, the amount per school that has been spent on prefabs over the past five years. [17721/09] - School Staffing
Question 612: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will approve an additional Traveller resource teacher for a school (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if he will make a... - Schools Building Projects
Question 613: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his proposals for the development of existing and new post-primary schools in the new constituency of Louth; and if he will make a... - Departmental Agencies
Question 616: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff employed by the State Examinations Commission; the number of staff at each grade; the salary bands of each grade;... - Schools Building Projects
Question 624: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of a school (details supplied) in County Cork on the school building programme; the stage of the process it is at; when... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 626: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the annual expenditure on external legal costs by his Department in each of the past five years; the annual expenditure on external... - School Transport
Question 627: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the hardship that proposed increases in school transport charges will have on rural families whose... - Schools Building Projects
Question 628: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an application for a permanent extension has been received from a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; the position... - School Transport
Question 629: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a bus route will be extended approximately one mile to accommodate a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will... - Schools Building Projects
Question 630: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 486 of 16 December 2008, if a school (details supplied) in County Offaly has been included on... - Third Level Education
Question 631: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has encouraged third level institutions to specialise in specific areas in science; his strategy in promoting greater expertise... - Weight of Schoolbags
Question 633: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on introducing an e-book initiative at primary and second level to reduce the cost and weight of school books; and if he... - Special Educational Needs
Question 634: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if in view of the circumstances and the urgency of the necessary... - School Discipline
Question 635: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reporting arrangements that apply in second level schools to the National Education Welfare Board or otherwise in respect of the... - English Language Supports
Question 636: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of migrant children in receipt of language support in each of the past five school years at primary level, including... - Schools Building Projects
Question 638: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if tender documents have been received by his Department in respect of the construction of a new school at Loughegar, Mullingar,... - Special Educational Needs
Question 639: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will clarify the position regarding the review of the special needs assistant system taking place; when the findings are due to... - School Staffing
Question 640: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the breakdown of the initial allocation of teachers in community schools, comprehensive schools and voluntary secondary schools to...
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