Written answers
Thursday, 22 September 2011
Department of Education and Skills
- School Accommodation
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the accommodation needs of a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the... - School Curriculum
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the concerns expressed regarding the teaching of maths and the standards achieved in the State examinations; and if he will... - School Textbooks
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the discussions he has had with the publishers of school text books; and the measures that are being implemented to reduce the cost of... - Departmental Agency
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in relation to the establishment of SOLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25235/11] - Educational Projects
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in relation to Project Maths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25217/11] - Vocational Education Committees
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in relation to the rationalisation of vocational education committees; the likely timescale for the... - School Curriculum
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views that the teaching of history plays a vital part in the literacy and numeracy strategy currently being implemented as part of... - School Accommodation
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposals, if any, being considered by him to improve primary and second level school accommodation in Carrigtwohill, County Cork;... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the statutory fund will be accessible to persons who did not receive compensation from the redress fund; and if not, the measures... - School Curriculum
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to concerns in relation to the status of history as a subject for the junior certificate curriculum in... - Education Sector
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he has examined and identified the quality, scale and skills requirement at all levels in the education sector in... - State Examinations
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that there has been a 16% increase in the number of students studying history at leaving certificate level since... - Education Sector Funding
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will increase funding for the education sector to the level of the OECD average of 6% of GDP. [25110/11] - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consultations with all interested groups are complete in relation to the establishment of a statutory fund to support the needs of... - Proposed Legislation
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the safeguards to be included in the legislation governing the implementation of the statutory trust fund that will ensure transparency... - Special Educational Needs
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when it is intended to allocate the remaining special needs assistants; the number of requests from schools seeking SNA support; the... - Residential Institutions Statutory Fund
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give assurances that the statutory trust fund will not be used to replicate existing services that are in place to deal with... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expenditure profile, both current and capital, for his Department for 2011 up to the end of August; and if he will make a statement... - Third-level Sector Staff
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse the controls imposed on universities and third-level colleges under the revised employment control framework that... - School Staffing
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to relax the public service embargo to employ qualified mathematics teachers when it is shown that schools are not adequately... - Special Educational Needs
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider the needs of a person (details supplied) in County Cork to enable their child to have access to a special needs... - Departmental Reviews
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the review of small rural schools; the number of submissions that have been received to date in 2011; when the... - Special Educational Needs
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to meet in full or in part the ongoing educational requirements of children with special needs in view of... - National Literacy Strategy
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the national literacy strategy for children and young persons; if every school will be required to have a... - Schools Building Projects
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Kerry is a priority for the Department; if he will proceed to construction without further... - Adult Education
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention will be drawn to the problems being experienced by persons participating in the apprentice finishing scheme and who are... - Special Educational Needs
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will implement the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act in order to ensure inclusive education practices that... - Departmental Reports
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the name and number of external reports that were commissioned by his Department from 1997 to 2000 in tabular form; the cost of each one... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding his efforts to ensure religious institutions meet half the compensation costs to victims of abuse in residential... - School Uniforms
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that are being implemented to reduce the cost of school uniforms; and if proposals to allow parents the opportunity to buy...
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