Written answers
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Department of Education and Skills
- School Staffing
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will extend the time line beyond the current 12 month period to allow special needs assistants who have had their working hours... - Apprenticeship Programmes
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to assist a person (details supplied) to complete their apprenticeship. [22874/11] - School Transport
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will assure the public that all the funding provided to his Department for transporting school children to schools is used for... - Departmental Staff
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will comment on a matter (details supplied) regarding FÁS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22973/11] - Departmental Agencies
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the rebranding of FÁS to SOLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Jobs Iniative
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the 20,900 additional training places announced in the jobs initiative will encompass those in the tourism and hospitality industry.... - Higher Education Grants
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry was refused a higher education grant; and if he will make a statement on the... - Gaelscoileanna
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will deal with a matter (details supplied) regarding the current policy on gaelscoileanna; and if he will make a statement on the... - School Enrolment Age
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views regarding the raising of the school age to five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23752/11] - School Accommodation
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide new school accommodation in the Tallaght region of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23878/11] - EU Funding
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the fact that Dell European flobal adjustment fund programme is now concluded, if he will indicate the percentage of the... - School Transport
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the 2011/2012 school bus transport arrangements for a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [22686/11] - School Staffing
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse the decision to reduce the number of special needs assistants at a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [22689/11] - School Staffing
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will be included on the supplementary panel for primary school... - School Placement
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding school placement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement... - Education Schemes
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford did not qualify under the HEAR scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - School Transport
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person will be facilitated (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22710/11] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money that was spent on taxis by his Department in the past year; the amount that has been provided for in the next year... - Special Educational Needs
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide figures on a matter (details supplied) regarding special needs assistants. [22804/11] - Higher Education Grants
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce any measures to alleviate the financial pressures on mature students who will suffer the combined effect of the... - Arts Plan
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how he plans to use primary and secondary level schools to increase participation in the arts; and if he will make a statement on the... - School Transport
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an itemised breakdown on all costs covered in the 13% fee that Bus Éireann charges his Department relating to... - Special Educational Needs
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on educating children with autism; if this Deputy will be furnished with a copy of same; the research underpinning same; and... - FÁS Training Programmes
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all fees collected by FÁS for FETAC certification of the construction skills certification scheme have been paid in full to FETAC;... - Departmental Funding
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding funding for the Irish Centre for Talented Youth; and if he will reverse the discontinuation of this funding.... - School Transport
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to provide school transport for persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on... - Third Level Remuneration
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons employed in third level educational institutions who are paid in excess of €150,000, €200,000 and €250,000;... - Special Educational Needs
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an extra special needs assistant in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) in County Donegal has a range of class sizes of 30 or more... - Special Educational Needs
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that parents with dyslexic children must present a report of a three-hour assessment carried out by an... - Third Level Charges
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason college registration fees have increased from €1,500 to €2,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23126/11] - Departmental Funding
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will cease the educational cuts to the primary education system. [23148/11] - Teaching Qualifications
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason persons from Gaeltacht areas require fewer points for teaching than persons in other areas (details supplied); and if he... - Education Reform
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the Finnish education system (details supplied); his plans to adopt some of the main themes of this system; and if he will... - School Enrolments
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school place for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - State Examinations
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of the results being achieved in State examinations in mathematics, he will review the use of calculators in the primary... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of spending using departmental credit cards held by Department staff over the past four years; the numbers of persons in... - Ministerial Staff
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons employed in each of the private offices and the constituency offices of his Ministers of State; the annual amount... - School Transport
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review school transport catchment boundaries in a location (details supplied) in County Kerry due to exceptional... - State Examinations
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to make Irish a subject of choice in the leaving certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23389/11] - Teaching Qualifications
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers with maths degrees who will be recruited by schools ahead of the new academic year. [23401/11] - School Transport
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will issue on a school bus run (details supplied) in County Mayo. [23434/11] - Departmental Expenditure
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budget available to his Department for IT expenditure in 2010 and 2011; the provisions within his Department for the purchasing of... - Expenditure Reviews
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish the details of his Department's submission and all correspondence to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform... - School Accommodation
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an appeal by a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Building Projects
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost per square foot of constructing school extensions and new school buildings in rural locations; the comparative cost to 2008;... - Departmental Funding
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is available to a person with children who has been accepted to attend a post leaving certificate course to help with the... - School Transport
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the person whose responsibility it is to inform parents that a school bus route has been withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on... - State Examinations
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of oral examinations at both junior and leaving certificate level; if proposals are in place to change the process of... - Departmental Funding
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of funding teacher upskilling courses run by the National Centre for Technology in Education; the breakdown for funding each... - School Transport
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in County Mayo that have lost school transport services as a result of the changes introduced by him at the start... - Vocational Education Committees
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views regarding a submission (details supplied); the actions, if any, that are to be taken to address the concerns raised; and if... - Redundancy Payments
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a special needs assistant (details supplied) in Dublin 7, who was made redundant on 11 January 2011 after six years service, will... - Teacher Numbers
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who have graduated as a post-primary school teacher in each of the teacher training colleges in each of the... - Special Educational Needs
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update in the need for appropriate numbers of special needs assistants to meet the needs of pupils at a school... - Departmental Funding
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the competitive process that was undertaken in order for the Irish National Teachers Organisation to be given partial funding for... - Adult Education
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [24007/11] - Schools Refurbishment
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when payment for minor works grants in 2011 will be made. [24119/11] - School Enrolments
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will allow roll book entries be made in English in view of the diverse culture of the children attending schools here. [24120/11] - Special Educational Needs
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give an update on the educational provision in respect of eight persons (details supplied), left without a school place... - Institutes of Technology
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give an update in relation to the commitment in the programme for Government for a technological university for the south... - Grant Payments
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if financial assistance is available for a person (details supplied) in County Longford to enable them to complete the second part of a... - Teaching Qualifications
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a bilateral agreement with New Zealand in regard to the mutual recognition of qualifications. (details supplied) [24153/11] - State Examinations
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will allow a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 to attend school and to complete their leaving certificate; and if he will... - School Transport
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a contract, currently held by Bus Éireann, for the rural school transport scheme terminates; if this contract was subject to... - School Staffing
Question 227: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if resource hours are to be allocated to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - School Textbooks
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made in relation to the need to reduce the cost of school textbooks; and if he will make a statement on the...
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