Written answers
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse the decision of the previous Government regarding primary school transport and the eligibility criteria for same in... - School Patronage
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timings of the work of the forum on patronage; and his response to same. [15676/11] - School Staffing
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify his position regarding the cutting of resource teacher posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15732/11] - Higher Education Grants
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the higher education grant applications to take into account disposable income and reflect outgoings such as mortgage... - Departmental Staff
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the auditors currently employed by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15759/11] - Departmental Agencies
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the future of FÁS; the responsibility he has in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15794/11] - Departmental Funding
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to a cost-neutral proposal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15798/11] - School Placement
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school place in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15802/11] - Schools Building Projects
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 97 and 98 of 25 May 2011, about the appointment of contractors to school building programmes,... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 175: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the Residential Institutions Redress Board did not take into account section 1(3) of the Residential Institutions Redress... - Student Support Schemes
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider putting in place a student loan scheme for third level and postgraduate students, who cannot secure loans from... - School Fees
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost each post-primary school in County Donegal charges per pupil for education purposes per year on top of the capitation grant;... - School Transport
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average cost of transport for school buses per pupil in County Donegal each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount by which the education budget has been cut in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15875/11] - Mock Examinations
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way he intends to alleviate the burden of costs on parents of mock examination fees in the current economic climate; and if he will... - Higher Education Grants
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address questions (details supplied) relating to the accelerated technician programme at institutes of technology arising... - School Transport
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements in place for a school (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the bus service. [15893/11] - Home-School Liaison Scheme
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been reached regarding the number of home school community liaison hours allocated to a school (details supplied) in... - School Applications
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review an application in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the... - Home-School Liaison Scheme
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there have been any further developments in the home-school community liaison programme; if there will be any changes to it in the... - Special Educational Needs
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a special needs assistant in respect of a person (details supplied). [14999/11] - Departmental Agencies
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restructure or reform FÁS. [15072/11] - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider extending the institutional abuse compensation scheme to institutions and organisations run by non-catholic... - Training and Education Programmes
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places in training and education opportunities that were in place in February 2011; and the number in place now. [15285/11] - School Enrolments
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the restrictions that apply to the withdrawal of children from one school to enrol in another local school; if this is a problem in the... - Schools Building Projects
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15039/11] - Redundancy Payments
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way the redundancy package at the Tallaght sports complex, Dublin, is being funded. [15053/11] - Schools Building Projects
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on a school (details supplied) in County Dublin and the need for an extension to the school; and if he... - Training and Education Programmes
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review a matter in respect of a person (details supplied). [15054/11] - Special Educational Needs
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to parents in which they have been advised by the school in which their child is enrolled that the school cannot... - Higher Education Grants
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to retain the original non-adjacent rate of student support for all existing mature students who are currently on a course;... - Employment Support Services
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that has not been spent from the money allocated to the SR Technics EU Globalisation Fund; the amount of the remaining money... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in County Kerry which have applied for funding under the summer works scheme 2011; the schools that have been approved for... - Higher Education Grants
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to include the assets of farmers as well as their incomes when assessing farming families eligibility to avail of the higher... - Schools Building Projects
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the need for a permanent school building in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will... - Educational Disadvantage
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures in place to address literacy and education disadvantage among members of the Traveller community; and if he will make a... - Schools Building Projects
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a new primary school at a location (details supplied) in County Limerick. [15156/11] - Ministerial Staff
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the costs that are borne by his Department relative to his constituency office and home such as telephone, IT services and so on; if... - Official Travel
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the policies in place in his Department to encourage the use of public transport by staff travelling to and from work; the policies in... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average size of primary school classes when non-teaching staff are excluded from the calculation; and if he will make a statement... - School Transport
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposed changes to the school bus system affecting a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [15216/11] - Schools Building Projects
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the planning application for the renovation of a school (details supplied); if his further attention... - School Transport
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual cost of the school transport scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15226/11] - Schools Building Projects
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Limerick. [15262/11] - School Staffing
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the redress open or available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who has been in full-time teaching of multiple subjects... - Higher Education Grants
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review an application for a higher education third level grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare.... - School Transport
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will set out the terms of reference for the review that was agreed regarding schools affected by the proposed changes in the... - School Staffing
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15406/11] - Special Educational Needs
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has taken a decision to close a special class in a school (details supplied); if this school will lose a resource teacher as a... - Schools Building Projects
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider an appeal under the summer works scheme 2011 in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Sligo. [15457/11] - School Accommodation
Question 231: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for accommodating post-primary students in Maynooth, County Kildare; if there is scope to expand the current school; if a new... - Training Programmes
Question 232: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in cases in which workers who had been made redundant from companies (details supplied) embarked on retraining courses funded by the... - Teaching Qualifications
Question 233: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that an organisation (details supplied) has a voice regarding the accreditation system on the National Qualifications... - School Staffing
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will investigate the request by a school (details supplied) in County Kerry to retain the second English teacher as an additional... - Higher Education Grants
Question 236: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the assistance available for the unemployed who wish to study at postgraduate level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Building Projects
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review an application in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Teaching Qualifications
Question 238: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the teaching time that Irish trainee teachers in the UK must complete before they are fully qualified to teach here; and if he will... - Employment Support Services
Question 239: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills that due to high levels of unemployment amongst young teachers, his plans to review the process of teacher training in order that more... - Departmental Properties
Question 240: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options FÁS are considering for the disposal of the Bannow Road, Cabra training centre site, Dublin 7. [15545/11] - School Staffing
Question 241: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been taken to grant a school (details supplied) an additional special needs assistant to offer full-time assistance... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 242: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount he has spent on teacher payslips in 2010 and to date in 2011; his plans to change the system of payment whereby payslips are... - Departmental Correspondence
Question 243: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has made any formal contact with publishers on a matter (details supplied) or have the publishers made contact with him with a... - Schools Building Projects
Question 244: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way funding was provided for a schools complex (details supplied); if the funding from the sale of a school was used for that... - Special Educational Needs
Question 245: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a special needs assistant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15559/11] - Schools Building Projects
Question 246: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a planned new school building project (details supplied) in County Cork; and if any consideration has been given... - Higher Education Grants
Question 247: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which the student grant application forms for 2011-12 will be available; his views on whether the delay in publishing the... - Departmental Funding
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he intends to decrease the current funding stream to Pobal now or during his term in office. [15617/11] - School Curriculum
Question 250: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the decline in the number of students taking higher level maths for the leaving certificate and the measures that will be...
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