Written answers
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Department of Education and Skills
- Vocational Education Committees
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the name, position and a breakdown of the retirement packages for all vocational education committees chief executive officers eligible... - Departmental Funding
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of support he gives to the yellow flag programme for schools; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Irish... - Higher Education Grants
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an applicant of a higher education grant has had a decision issued which removed 50% of the their registration fee allowance... - Traveller Education
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the mechanisms that have been put in place by him to monitor the attendance and support the progress of Traveller pupils in the... - Overseas Student Enrolments
Question 175: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with regard to the registration of students by private colleges for courses accredited by HETAC and FETAC, if he will confirm if it is... - Higher Education Grants
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the changes, if any, that have been introduced by him to the qualifying year for assessing reckonable income for self-employed persons... - School Enrolments
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a second level school may refuse a pupil a place on religious grounds; and if secondary schools are allowed to have different... - School Staffing
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reinstate two teachers whose jobs were suppressed in a school (details supplied) in County Cork; if he will ensure that no... - School Patronage
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the patronage tender guidelines for a new secondary school (details supplied) stipulate that the school must be an English... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter regarding a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34148/11] - Croke Park Agreement
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Croke Park Agreement projects that each State agency under his aegis are progressing; if he will list each project by... - School Building Projects
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction of a school (details supplied) will commence. [34169/11] - Literacy and Numeracy Levels
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Ireland has dropped right down the OECD rankings for education; and the way he will rectify same. [34209/11] - Higher Education Grants
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify whether a named qualification (details supplied) is recognised under the FETAC system; if so, the level rating of... - European Globalisation Fund
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Meath was one of the named persons in an application by the Government in 2010 for funding... - Bullying in Schools
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider conducting an investigation into the difficulties surrounding a student (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if... - School Discipline
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm by his Department if all recommendations from the Health Service Executive and reports by his Department on a school... - Student Grant Applications
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the appeal process available to unsuccessful student grant applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34302/11] - Higher Education Budget
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total budget for higher education in 2011; and the total budget for higher education in each of the previous years since 1997.... - Schools Building Projects
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; and the expected timetable to project completion.... - School Curriculum
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the proposed national strategy to improve literacy and numeracy among children and young persons 2011-2020 can be implemented under... - School Staffing
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provision of supervision and substitution in schools for 2010 and to date in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - State Examinations
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special centres used during the recent State examinations; the total cost associated with providing these centres; and if... - Religious Denominations
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Protestants being educated in Protestant - that is, Church of Ireland, Presbyterian and Methodist - primary schools.... - Public Service Reform
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a paperless system for issuing payslips to teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34477/11] - Higher Education Grants
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when deciding on the distance involved in the non-adjacent grant for third level students, if the distance of 45 km is solely decided... - School Inspection Reports
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of inspections carried out in schools under the whole-school evaluation and management leadership and learning systems... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of positions on State boards and agencies under his aegis which he has advertised in the past seven months; the number of... - EU Funding
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the name of the company which is administering the European Globalisation Fund funded programme for 9,000 workers made redundant in the... - FÁS Training Programmes
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will investigate the situation regarding a craft certificate in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he... - Ministerial Staff
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of his constituency and parliamentary staff, appointed following the February 2011 elections, on salaries that exceed their... - Disadvantaged Status
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that a school (details supplied) in Dublin 12 receives full funding for the year 2012. [34593/11] - Grant Payments
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify the issue of remote areas boarding grant; the persons who have availed of this grant; and the total amount paid... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm the outcome of a health and safety audit carried out by him at a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if he... - School Patronage
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the campaign of Church of Ireland and other minority faiths (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Capital Projects
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details on the number and value of State capital project contracts awarded to companies registered outside the State... - Schools Building Projects
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the stage at which the plans are for the new schools that have been announced for County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the...
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