Written answers
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Department of Education and Skills
- Special Educational Needs
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the efficacy of the inclusion policy operated by him for children with cerebral palsy and who have learning, physical and... - School Staffing
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the fact that his proposed cuts to DEIS schools were made without an impact assessment, if he will recognise that his mistake... - Vocational Education Committees
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he collates the pay, pension and allowances data of vocational educational committee employees. [10044/12] - Third Level Fees
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he had already made the decision to increase the student contribution fee by €1,000 in the coming years at the time that he... - Higher Education Policy
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way the new national strategy for higher education will be implemented; if he intends to establish an implementation group and the... - School Accommodation
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will publish the list of 180 existing primary schools and second level schools that will need major extensions or new buildings... - Higher Level Grants
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale behind the scholarship scheme awarded by the Irish Universities Association offering Indian students a chance to pursue... - Third Level Courses
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied regarding the adequacy and the extent to which he can positively impact on the upskilling and retraining required in... - Teachers' Remuneration
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the net cost to the Exchequer of pay increments to teaching staff; if he will provide in a tabular format the total incremental amount... - Third Level Staffing
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that lecturers at third level are participating in adequate class contact, lectures and tutorials, in view of recent... - Pension Provisions
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of part-time teachers paid from his Department funds who are not members of any State pension scheme that have had pension... - School Staffing
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of retired teachers who will be rehired in schools at the end of February; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Cross-Border Projects
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he envisages a project which would support children in Border areas progressing from a primary school in the North to second level in... - Teaching Qualifications
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to support those who wish to obtain skills as mentors for newly qualified teachers. [10027/12] - School Staffing
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will look at the case of a school (details supplied) in County Wexford and its loss of guidance counsellors and reverse the... - School Management
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount spent on insurance to cover personal injury employers' and public liability and third party property damage claims for... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the 18 religious orders who must contribute more towards the €1.2 billion bill for compensating victims abused in... - Vocational Education Committees
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the training and allowances vocational educational committee chief executive officers receive for... - Expenditure Reviews
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way that he justifies the suspension of allowances for newly qualified teachers; and his views that this will deter many from... - School Curriculum
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is committed to reviewing the leaving certificate Gaeilge course when the summer 2012 results are issued. [10028/12] - Value for Money Reviews
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a date for publication of the value for money review of small schools; the costs that were associated with conducting... - Departmental Agencies
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for SOLAS to fund FET with the stated aim of separating second level from FET, what will happen in centres where both have... - Educational Disadvantage
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the person who will be undertaking the departmental review of DEIS schools; the criteria that will be used to assess these schemes; when... - School Staffing
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is confident that net capacity exists amongst current teaching staff and Teacher Professional Networks to support newly qualified... - Third Level Courses
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a detailed updated assessment of the springboard project; the number of successful applicants who are currently... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 is one of the schools identified for needing major extensions or new buildings between now... - Higher Education Standards
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the fact that universities here have dropped out of the top 100 universities, the steps that can be taken to resource our... - Third Level Courses
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the new planned national strategy for higher education will result in a reduction in third level places following the consolidation... - Third Level Remuneration
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to address the number of persons in third level who are continuing to earn more than the €200,000 pay cap; and... - Languages Programme
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the reasons cited in the decision to end the modern languages in primary schools initiative, including recommendations from a... - Educational Disadvantage
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the allocation of resources to DEIS schools in the Dublin 17 area including schools (details supplied); if he will report on the review... - Languages Programme
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason, at a time when Ireland is preparing to take over the Presidency of the EU in January 2013, should we not honour our European... - Higher Education Grants
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of the elimination of maintenance payments to postgraduate students from the 2012-13 academic year and considering the... - Languages Programme
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans currently in place to encourage the teaching of languages from BRIC countries, as part of the aim of targeting exports to the... - Special Educational Needs
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the urgency of a special needs assistant application made to him on behalf of a school (details supplied) in County... - Literacy Levels
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the progress of the numeracy and literacy strategy. [10037/12] - School Staffing
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to be in a position to maintain the full scale and structure of the educational sector at primary and...
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