Written answers
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Department of Education and Skills
- Higher Education Grants
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding college grants in respect of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10608/12] - Third Level Courses
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding funding levels for a course (details supplied) both this year and over the next five years; the current staffing... - Ministerial Transport
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to his Department of the senior Minister's car in the period 1 June 2011 to 31 December 2011, to include mileage and... - School Staffing
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any circumstances in which a public sector worker in a school setting (details supplied) who wishes to stay on in his or... - FÁS Training Programmes
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any provision will be made for 11 redundant Dell workers who qualified for support under the Dell European Globalisation Adjustment... - Teachers' Remuneration
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of retired teachers paid on the final payroll of 2011 as a percentage of all substitute teachers - and only substitute... - Special Educational Needs
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the application for two special needs assistants in respect of a school (details supplied). [10714/12] - Site Acquisitions
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made in relation to a site selection process for the development of a post-primary school at Claregalway, County Galway;... - School Staffing
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will set out the figures, in respect of the most recently available full year, for the number of days leave of absence taken by... - Higher Education Grants
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider reversing the decision to terminate all postgraduate grants; and if there is any other support in place for a... - Departmental Reports
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) is included in the review of DEIS schools which is being undertaken by him; and if he will make a... - Schools Building Programme
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the status on the provision of a new school (details supplied) in Dublin 1 and that the construction was to be... - School Enrolments
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the catchment areas for certain schools in a geographic area (details supplied); the extent to which these schools... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the total amount each Government Minister, junior Minister and senior civil servant has spent on entertainment... - Departmental Funding
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown between primary and post primary of the €491 million capital budget in his Department for 2011. [10873/12] - School Curriculum
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students with visual impairments who study Irish at primary level and at second level; the number with visual impairments... - Grant Payments
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that an application for a grant in respect of furniture for a school (details supplied) was turned down; the reason... - School Staffing
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the concern in a local community in relation to a possible reduction in the staffing complement at a... - Teachers' Remuneration
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding human resource policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10918/12] - Third Level Fees
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on the introduction of third level fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11005/12] - Third Level Participation
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on increasing participation at third level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11007/12] - Institutes of Technology
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on the relocation of DIT to Grangegorman, Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11008/12] - Departmental Bodies
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on merging the existing accreditation authorities, national qualifications authority, FETAC and HETAC; and if he will make a... - Higher Education Grants
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on the maintenance grant scheme at third level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11011/12] - School Curriculum
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on retaining Irish as a compulsory subject at leaving certificate level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Special Educational Needs
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on the cap on special needs assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11013/12] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on increasing class sizes at primary level and second level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11014/12] - Preschool Services
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on the early childhood care and education programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11015/12] - Educational Disadvantage
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on the DEIS programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11016/12] - School Accommodation
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on prefab rental; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11017/12] - Higher Education Sector
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on the payment of salaries in the higher education sector above the pay cap for the public service; and if he will make a... - School Staffing
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on schools with fewer than 86 pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11019/12] - Teachers' Remuneration
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on the provision of State funding to fee paying schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11021/12] - Languages Programme
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on language provision in primary, secondary and third level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11022/12] - Preschool Services
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on the development of preschool education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11023/12] - School Staffing
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on the rehiring of retired teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11024/12] - Teaching Qualifications
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on teachers teaching subjects when they do not have a third level qualification; and if he will make a statement on the... - School Books
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on the introduction of book rental schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11026/12] - School Curriculum
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on making science a compulsory subject at junior certificate level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11027/12] - Mental Health Services
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on tackling mental health problems within schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11028/12] - Special Educational Needs
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on publishing a plan for the implementation of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if he... - Psychological Service
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on reversing the cut to the number of psychologists in the National Educational Psychological Service; and if he will make a... - School Transport
Question 227: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on the provision of school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11032/12] - Schools Refurbishment
Question 228: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on the emergency works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11034/12] - Higher Education Grants
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a non-EU dependent child of a person who has permission to remain in the State by virtue of marriage to an Irish national... - School Accommodation
Question 231: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 6 December 2011, in view of the fact that planning permission has now been refused by An... - Educational Disadvantage
Question 232: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on his review of plans to abolish DEIS legacy posts. [11099/12] - Schools Building Projects
Question 236: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the delivery of new schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11118/12] - Teachers' Remuneration
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will immediately reverse the decision to cut and suspend all teachers' allowances, including qualification allowances for new... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 238: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will assist in the payment of child dependant allowance to a VTOS participant (details supplied) in view of the fact that the... - Teachers' Remuneration
Question 240: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence regarding teachers' allowances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11148/12] - School Staffing
Question 242: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will detail the amount of the savings made through cuts in teacher allocations to DEIS and small schools which will be retained... - Third Level Courses
Question 246: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is any way in which a person who knows that they are going to be made redundant a month before the start of a course under the... - Higher Education Grants
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) was granted a higher education grant for a period of four years, when the course is clearly a... - Standardised School Year
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale behind mid-term breaks and other breaks in the school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11387/12] - Departmental Correspondence
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a reply has issued in respect of queries made by a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if not, when a reply will issue.... - Schools Building Projects
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the progress made to date on the project to provide a new second level school facility for Clifden, County Galway.... - Schools Amalgamation
Question 257: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the option for amalgamation that exists for a school (details supplied) which is located in a Gaeltacht area but which conducts its... - School Management
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the avenues of appeal or recourse available to parents if, following their complaints to the relevant primary school... - Third Level Staff
Question 259: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the numbers of employees at each of the seven universities and also DIT and GMIT who receive gross salaries of... - School Staffing
Question 264: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the hardships being caused to post-primary schools as a result of the decision to review the... - Special Educational Needs
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is possible to facilitate access to an ASD unit as soon as possible in the case of a minor (details supplied) in County Kildare;... - Teachers' Remuneration
Question 267: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the reductions in pay and all allowances that apply to new entrants to the teaching profession; his views on the impact... - School Enrolments
Question 268: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if correspondence (details supplied) can be considered in the request for a primary school place in respect of the person detailed; the... - Departmental Advertising
Question 269: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and costs of advertisements placed in national newspapers for job vacancies in the civil and public service in the past 12... - Telecommunications Services
Question 270: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the broadband for a school (details supplied); if a provider has been found; and if he will make a... - School Management
Question 271: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding insurance providers for primary schools; if direction is given to schools by him on which providers to choose;... - School Staffing
Question 272: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position of schools regarding developing schools status with regard to GCEB posts; if they will get an increase in these posts in... - Special Educational Needs
Question 273: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason 40 hours of home based tuition is not being paid in respect of a person ( details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if he will... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 274: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any State board appointees have volunteered to waive their fee or expenses; the names of such persons; the corresponding savings to...
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