Written answers
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
Department of Education and Skills
- Special Educational Needs
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 who after winning their appeal under section 29 of the Education Act, 1998, for... - Higher Education Participation
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is committed to expanding participation in higher education in order for Ireland to achieve its ambitions for recovery and... - Institutes of Technology
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made on the proposed new Dublin Institute of Technology, Grangegorman campus; when this project will proceed to the next... - Special Educational Needs
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list including dates of all planned reviews of special needs assistants for schools before the end of 2011; and if... - School Curriculum
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the concerns surrounding the failure to implement the teaching of engineering technology and... - Third Level Charges
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if instructions will be issued to all higher education institutions to accept student contributions by instalment; and if he will make a... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way he arrives at the pupil-teacher ratio; and the ratio of class teachers to pupils excluding administration, principals and... - Proposed Legislation
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the drafting of the Residential Institution Statutory Fund Bill; if he will ensure that the concerns outlined at... - Special Educational Needs
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average annual cost per pupil in the period to December 2010 incurred by him in the 125 plus special schools throughout the country.... - Vocational Education Committees
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria applied in selecting the head offices for the proposed new vocational education committee entities; and if he will make a... - School Curriculum
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is committed to continuing the applied leaving certificate; if it has contributed to a reduction in drop out rates; if so the rate... - Third Level Grants
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in line with the position he took when in opposition, he will repeal the change introduced in May 2010 by the former Government... - Vocational Education Committees
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans in relation to the enhanced training obligations on the vocational education committee sector; the resources that will be... - Schools Building Projects
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects the school building programme to proceed in the coming year with particular reference to the urgently... - School Refurbishment
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the minor works grant payments will issue to schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34785/11] - Departmental Properties
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the public swimming pool built in 1976 which is still in the ownership of his Department and is in need of refurbishment,... - School Curriculum
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons science is not one of the specified subjects in the proposed new junior cycle as set out in Towards A Framework for Junior... - In-service Training
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is committed to maintaining supports for the leaving certificate applied programme in 2012 in view of his recent decision not to... - Institutes of Technology
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the possible redesignation of Waterford Institute of Technology to the enhanced status of a technological university.... - Special Educational Needs
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he can facilitate the creation of proper schooling for children with special needs in the necessary areas in view of the fact that it... - School Staffing
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if plans are in place to cut 1,500 – 2,000 second level teaching posts; and if this will mean less subject choice for schools and... - Special Educational Needs
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm whether there is a requirement on the National Council for Special Education to ensure that places identified by... - National Parks
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views that to date, there has been an error of omission in developing the Connemara National Park Interpretative Centre at... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that he will be in a position to retain the highest possible level of services throughout the educational sector... - Higher Education Grants
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which he intends to forward funding to local authority higher education grant departments to enable the latter to pay out... - Special Educational Needs
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will explain the differences, if any, between his policy on educating children with autism and that of his predecessor [34868/11] - School Curriculum
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of his endorsement of the proposals contained in Towards A Framework for Junior Cycle and his statement that he has asked... - School Accommodation
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that has been spent annually over the past five years on the rental of prefabs for the purpose of using them as classrooms in... - School Staffing
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list the schools that received notification of their allocation of part-time language support teachers in September and... - Third Level Courses
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he intends to take to address the skill needs of the ICT sector that are continuously evolving and recognising that the... - Third Level Remuneration
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to address academic salaries and pay rises that were not agreed by him or the Higher Education Authority; and if... - Special Educational Needs
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for special needs assistants that were made from schools in counties Dublin, Laois and Offaly since February... - Youth Services
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the waiting lists for persons wishing to avail of Youthreach centres which indicate the high demand... - Third Level Fees
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give a commitment that he will not raise the third level student contribution in budget 2012 or cut the maintenance grant for... - Third Level Courses
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the decision taken to downgrade the postgraduate diploma in education at University College Dublin...
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