Written answers
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Department of Education and Skills
- School Staffing
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that due to changes in learning support and resource teaching hours, some teachers are... - School Patronage
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he supports the recommendation in the report of the Advisory Group on Patronage and Pluralism that stand alone schools be left alone... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to the view that his policy on small rural schools is fundamentally flawed, misguided and devoid of planning and what... - Croke Park Agreement
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will be seeking to ensure that all teachers' allowances are protected under the review of allowances for public servants; his... - Third Level Participation
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposals he has to support growth in participation at third level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19410/12] - Apprenticeship Programmes
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to change the statutory remit for remodelling apprenticeships that will allow future apprentices to have direct entry from... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he and or his Department have examined the impact of constraints imposed and arising from the memorandum of... - Adult Education
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to make it statutory for all education institutions in the State to have an adult literacy policy; and if he will make a... - Third Level Admissions
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason certain achievements, qualifications and certification gained by young persons in out-of-school activities or in-school extra... - Departmental Reports
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the progress of the Capital Asset Implementation Group; the assets the group are considering; when the... - School Staffing
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review his decision to separate learning support and resource teaching hours in primary schools in view of the fact that... - Higher Education Institutions
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the recent Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings which failed to feature an Irish university is a cause for concern; the... - School Staffing
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the details of the appeals mechanism for staffing in respect of primary schools for 2012/2013 will be finalised; and if he will... - Schools Building Projects
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills following the recent publication of the five year school building plan, the implications for schools which want to apply for a new... - Value for Money Reviews
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will commit to publishing the Value for Money Review of Small Schools by the end of this month; and if he will make a statement... - Bullying in Schools
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of his decision to establish a forum to help address bullying in Irish schools if he will outline a timetable for when this... - Special Educational Needs
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review his decision to cut nine DEIS teaching posts from a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; his views on concerns... - Schools Building Programme
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list, on a yearly basis, the schools that were included on the construction programme during the past five years; the schools... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in reducing the total spend on temporary accommodation for primary and post primary schools since 2008; and if... - Special Educational Needs
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to criticism relating to a new requirement for students applying under the disability access route to education to... - Departmental Agencies
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times the SOLAS implementation group has met since it was established; if he will commit to publishing legislation for the... - Croke Park Agreement
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the 33 hours additional work agreed for non-teaching time can be used during school hours under the Croke Park Agreement; and if he... - Physical Education
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that he provides for the active school flag initiative; the efforts being made to promote participation in this initiative;... - Vocational Education Committees
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in relation to the merger of the vocational education committees and the establishment of local education and... - Special Educational Needs
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has had any reports on the impact of the cuts to special needs assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19491/12] - School Staffing
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools which will lose teaching posts due to changes to the staffing schedule in Budget 2012; and if he will make... - Access to Higher Education
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports in place to support access to third level education for students from disadvantaged areas; his plans to introduce bursaries... - Anti-Poverty Strategy
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to claims by the Irish National Teacher's Organisation that on average, five children in a primary classroom are at... - School Curriculum
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on claims by the Teachers Union of Ireland that schools are facing an estimated loss of 800,000 class periods from September... - School Patronage
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the language for the new second level school in Balbriggan, County Dublin, was decided in advance of any consultation with... - School Staffing
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that legacy posts at DEIS schools are protected for the upcoming school year 2012/2013; and if he will make a... - Employment Support Services
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills aside from Springboard, the number and nature of any new education and training places associated with Pathways to Work that were not... - Schools Building Projects
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24 has been withdrawn from the current school construction programme. [19496/12] - Institutes of Technology
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to recent concerns expressed by the TUI that the Dublin Institute of Technology is to phase out construction trades... - Third Level Fees
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason students participating in the part-time Bachelor of Arts, arts and design course at Galway and Castlebar GMIT will, from... - Schools Guidance Counsellors
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the recent ASTI survey which found that the majority of schools are considering cutting guidance provision along with... - School Staffing
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of unregistered teachers currently employed at primary and post primary school level. [19498/12] - Access to Higher Education
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills noting the Higher Education Authority document Towards a Future Higher Education Landscape and the success of the institutes of... - Special Educational Needs
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on applied behaviour analysis; if he still subscribes to the view that official recognition should be conferred on ABACAS... - School Staffing
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review his decision to cut three DEIS teaching posts from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24 from September 2012 onward... - Teachers' Remuneration
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland assertion that cuts to teachers' allowances may breach the Croke Park... - Institutes of Technology
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on figures released recently by the Teachers' Union of Ireland that show an 18% increase in student numbers between 2008 and... - Capitation Grants
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if provision will be made to assist schools in difficulty as a consequence of the cut in capitation grants to schools; and if he will... - Literacy Levels
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the results for Irish schools in the OECD's 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment tests, in which the... - School Enrolments
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a timeframe for the consultation with families living along the Border corridor and which seeks to establish the... - Teachers' Remuneration
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide statistical data on the number of newly qualified teachers who have emigrated since the decision to cut their... - Special Educational Needs
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposals, if any, he has to improve the participation for persons with disabilities in third level education; and if he will make a...
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