Written answers
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Department of Education and Science
- Pension Provisions
Question 467: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6 has been charged the pension levy. [24682/09] - School Staffing
Question 468: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the situation facing a school (details supplied) which on the basis of September 2008 figures will... - Schools Building Projects
Question 470: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new school (details supplied) in Dublin 7; the reason the file was missing for three and a... - Schools Building Projects
Question 471: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the proposed start date for the building of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the... - School Accommodation
Question 473: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on whether there are adequate secondary school places in the Lucan area of County Dublin; the population projections his... - Schools Building Projects
Question 474: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the timeframe for the extension of a college (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - School Staffing
Question 475: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in County Cork is to lose a mainstream teacher based on pupil intake figures for 2008 which are set to... - Schools Building Projects
Question 476: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application under the school building programme by a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a... - Special Educational Needs
Question 477: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5 will be supported. [24453/09] - School Accommodation
Question 479: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of places which will be available in a second level school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a... - Schools Building Projects
Question 480: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the catchment area for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24457/09] - Special Educational Needs
Question 482: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a home tuition grant was refused for a child (details supplied); if he will reconsider this case; and if he will make a... - School Staffing
Question 483: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will reverse the decision to cut three teachers and a classroom assistant from a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim;... - Third Level Fees
Question 484: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans to reintroduce third level fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24506/09] - Traveller Education
Question 485: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 612 of 6 May 2009, if he will approve an additional traveller resource teacher for the school;... - Teaching Qualifications
Question 486: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 1077 of 24 March, 2009, the timetable for enacting part five; when section 42(5)(b) of the Act... - School Transport
Question 487: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost of transport, including school transport, in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement... - Schools Building Projects
Question 488: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a contractor has been appointed to construct a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if so, the... - Site Acquisitions
Question 491: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 201 of 23 April 2009, if the delay in agreeing a memorandum has been resolved; if they involve... - Schools Recognition
Question 492: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the recognition status of a school (details supplied) in County Clare; if he will recognise that this is the only multi-denominational... - School Transport
Question 493: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will review the school transport programme in respect of south Tipperary for the new school year in September 2009. [24592/09] - Schools Building Projects
Question 494: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if approval has been given for the refurbishment and extension of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; the extra... - School Management
Question 495: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 187 of 28 May 2009, if he will provide the name, address and roll number of each primary school... - State Examinations
Question 497: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps he will take to ensure that undue pressure is not put on leaving certificate students who have to sit, in some instances,... - School Transport
Question 498: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person can purchase a one way ticket for school transport in view of the fact that in many cases secondary school students are... - Special Educational Needs
Question 499: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) will be supported. [24623/09] - School Staffing
Question 502: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of principals and deputy principals who have informed his Department of their decision to retire from their position to... - School Curriculum
Question 503: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will confirm that those schools who were previously given approval to put in place the LCVP course from September 2009 have now... - Special Educational Needs
Question 504: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if, in view of the circumstances, the special needs... - School Staffing
Question 505: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of applications that have been received by the 1 June 2009 deadline for the early retirement scheme announced in the 2009... - Schools Building Projects
Question 506: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has received correspondence from the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he will provide... - School Staffing
Question 509: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will change the criteria of the appeal board to allow for a more flexible approach to be taken in determining appeals brought by... - School Management
Question 510: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in the context of the new lease arrangements between his Department and the trustees of a school (details supplied) in County... - School Accommodation
Question 511: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the details of the lease made between his Department and the trustees of a school (details supplied) in County Galway; when the lease... - Special Educational Needs
Question 512: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has carried out an audit of the number of students with special needs in schools here; if so, if this information has been... - School Enrolments
Question 513: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has carried out a study into the admissions policy of schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24754/09] - Schools Building Projects
Question 514: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the breakdown by band of the number of schools at each stage of the school building programme in separate tables for primary and... - English Language Schools
Question 515: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans to regulate English language schools and further education establishments for immigrants; and if he will make a statement on... - Schools Building Projects
Question 516: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of a building project (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24788/09] - Departmental Correspondence
Question 519: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 14 May 2009, the reason a document dated 4 March 2009 from the Revenue Commissioners is... - Third Level Charges
Question 520: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his policy regarding the steady increase in college registration fees over recent years; his views on a ceiling beyond which this... - School Accommodation
Question 522: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has made arrangements with an outside agency to ascertain the number of prefabricated buildings in schools here; if so, the... - Alternative Centres of Education
Question 523: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application by centres (details supplied) for official recognition as alternative centres of education as... - School Accommodation
Question 524: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of adequate accommodation in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork for the... - Educational Disadvantage
Question 525: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will clarify the announcement of 18 May 2009 pertaining to the National Education Welfare Board's boost in personnel; if the... - Special Educational Needs
Question 527: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the decision on the allocation of a special needs assistant to a child (details supplied) in County Clare; if they are... - School Accommodation
Question 528: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the application from a school (details supplied) in County Waterford for additional classroom accommodation; when he... - School Staffing
Question 529: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will grant another classroom teacher to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal that will have 35 infants enrolled in the... - Departmental Advertising
Question 530: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if agencies, boards, quangos or other bodies within the remit of his Department have carried out advertising campaigns in the first... - Special Educational Needs
Question 532: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if special needs assistance will be retained at a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [24999/09] - Stay Safe Programme
Question 533: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools that operate the Stay Safe Programme. [25016/09] - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 535: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when he expects to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; the action he must take for... - Schools Building Projects
Question 537: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to the Adjournment Debate of 19 May 2009 regarding schools building projects if he will respond to the issues raised; the... - School Management
Question 538: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will outline other instances and schools which in the past have been identified by his Department to fall into similar problems... - School Staffing
Question 539: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will reverse the decision to cut teacher numbers at a school (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the impact... - Schools Building Projects
Question 540: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when it is envisaged that a school (details supplied) in County Donegal will proceed to construction; and if he will make a statement... - School Staffing
Question 542: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will address the situation whereby a school (details supplied) in County Roscommon will lose a teacher from 1 September 2009; if...
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