Written answers
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason secondary school children (details supplied) in County Mayo are being denied school transport even though the bus servicing... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teaching posts lost and the amount of monetary savings to his Department that will arise in the 2012/2013 academic year... - School Transport
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will introduce flexibility to students who are not automatically entitled to a bus to their secondary school, which is not their... - Schools Building Projects
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a proposed building project in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Galway; the steps required... - Departmental Bodies
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the transfer of FÁS staff to SOLAS; the timescale in which this transitional period will be completed.... - Bullying in Schools
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for implementing some of the measures discussed recently at the inaugural meeting of the anti-bullying forum. [26145/12] - School Accommodation
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views that his Department's GPS system which tracks PPS numbers does not work for Gaelscoileanna and will he agree to look at... - Disadvantaged Status
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding streams available to DEIS band 1 and 2 schools for ICT initiatives; if any discretionary funds are available for these... - Schools Building Projects
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be provided for a new permanent school (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Funding
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for an increase in the school's allocation of €200,000 for works in a school (details supplied)... - Redundancy Payments
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when partial redundancy will be paid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [26216/12] - Higher Education Grants
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has set the income threshold that will apply for eligibility for post graduate contribution of €2,000 towards fees, in view of... - School Staffing
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills following the recent publication of the My World Survey on youth mental health by the organisation Headstrong and the UCD School of... - Student Residential Accommodation
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the person who is the owner of the student residential accommodation on the campus of a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; if... - School Curriculum
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason ICT is not an examination subject for the Junior and Leaving Certificates in view of the growth of the ICT industry and the... - Telecommunications Services
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will approve the procurement of a broadband router for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a... - State Examinations
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with reference to reasonable accommodation for students sitting State examinations, if the criteria for eligibility are the same for... - Higher Education Grants
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the financial supports and grant assistance available to post graduate students commencing courses in May 2012 in view of... - School Staffing
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made in relation to the staffing numbers at a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make... - Schools Recognition
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a college (details supplied) will be allocated a Roll Number and a dedicated premises; and if he will make a statement on the... - School Staffing
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consult with the appeals office with regards to expediting the appeal that was made by a school (details supplied) to... - Higher Education Grants
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that the productive assets of farm families and other self employed families are not factored into the assessment of... - Schools Building Projects
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork which is on the school building programme for a... - Site Acquisitions
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he intends to purchase or lease the intended site for a new school building in respect of a school (details supplied) in County... - School Staffing
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of serving primary and second level teachers currently on his Department's payroll and being paid by payable order;... - Teachers' Remuneration
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if teachers who had initiated additional qualification courses on or before 5 December 2011, would be recognised for additional... - School Discipline
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will explain the way it costs almost €1 million to hear the appeals from approximately 390 school pupils who were either... - School Enrolments
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects to have pre-enrolment numbers for the junior infants class 2012/2013 for a town (details supplied) in County Meath; and... - Adult Education
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the assistance that is available for low income families, when both partners are working, to avail of short courses such as train the... - Departmental Funding
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding committed to in his Department for capital projects; if he will provide details of the projects and funding... - Special Educational Needs
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any decision has been made regarding the appeal against the proposed withdrawal of special needs assessment posts from a special... - Schools Building Projects
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the award of the contract for the construction of an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Cork;... - Higher Education Grants
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the entitlement to higher education grants, including postgraduate study, available to persons in receipt of the lone parents... - Proposed Legislation
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify the conditions of staff who will transfer to the newly formed Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of... - Schools Building Projects
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction will commence on a new school (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Special Educational Needs
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a disability access route to education programme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim;... - Higher Education Grants
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the new on-line student grant scheme application system will be opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26752/12] - School Staffing
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list in tabular form all national schools in County Donegal with four or less teachers and the roll number of each school.... - Higher Education Grants
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if procedures are in place to deal with the large volume of applications for the new student grant scheme in view of the experiences of... - School Staffing
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will issue regarding an appeal for a concessionary post in respect of a school (details supplied); and if he will make... - Third Level Institutions
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects to receive a report from the Higher Education Authority on a proposal for funding the higher education sector; and if... - Teaching Qualifications
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to address skills shortages in the area of languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26793/12] - Accommodation for Children
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 22 May, 2012, his views on whether it is acceptable that his Department has no role in... - School Staffing
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and his plans to review this decision. [26830/12] - FÁS Training Programmes
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the provision of training courses and education through SOLAS in Balbriggan County Dublin following the... - School Transport
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding school transport in respect of areas (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the situation regarding special needs assistants provision in a school (details supplied) for the 2012/2013 academic... - School Accommodation
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if pre-fabricated accommodation at a school (details supplied) will be replaced with permanent accommodation; and if he will make a... - School Staffing
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will identify the schools that employed eight retired primary teachers for more than 40 days, in clear contravention of his... - Schools Building Projects
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of second level school projects that are in Band 2:1 that have completed stage 2B and are not in the five year building... - Higher Education Grants
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he proposes to publish details of the higher education grants scheme and income guidelines for same for the 2012/2013 school year;... - School Transport
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 3 May 2012, for the purpose of establishing automatic qualification for rural school... - Education Grants
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by parents in receipt of the remote area boarding grant who live... - FÁS Training Programmes
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a submission (details supplied) on the actions the applicant must take to ensure they obtain the necessary forms to allow... - Ministerial Appointments
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline all staff appointments he has made since last March; the name of those appointed; their position; their salary; if... - Special Educational Needs
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is his intention to further cut the maximum entitlement of special needs assistants hours that children with special needs will... - School Curriculum
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a daily programme that incorporates mental health issues into the school curriculum from a very early age that... - Educational Disadvantage
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any precedent exists in which a post primary school has been granted DEIS status outside of a programme of applications being... - Outdoor Education Centres
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his position on the EU Commission case involving outdoor education centres involved in commercial activity; if he recognises the... - Education Grants
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his position on grant aid (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27043/12] - School Staffing
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider the case of a person (details supplied), a teacher who has held their current position since 1995, has had their... - FÁS Training Programmes
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27127/12] - Special Educational Needs
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a multiple disabled visually impaired unit at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9 [27173/12] - School Enrolments
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a statistical breakdown detailing the counties that are home to children who are attending a school (details... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow which has applied for additional funding to carry out the... - Special Educational Needs
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications submitted to his Department for July provision in 2010, 2011 and 2012 respectively; the number approved and... - State Examinations
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications submitted to the State Exams Commission for reasonable accommodation in this year's leaving certificate... - Higher Education Grants
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person studying nursing in the UK currently on unpaid work placement is entitled to grant aid; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Staff
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of employment control framework credits that has been provided to each body under the aegis of his Department; and their... - Special Educational Needs
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure funding cuts are not applied to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 13 for their July provision from three weeks to... - Schools Building Projects
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to the proposed extension to a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; when this extension will be built;... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding extra funding for classroom accommodation in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if... - School Staffing
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he provides any guidance or instructions to primary schools on the way to distribute the teaching resources among the school's... - Regulatory Bodies
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has satisfied himself that the current annual fee of €90 for the teacher registration council is a necessary fee; if the amount... - Educational Disadvantage
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of wholetime equivalent teaching posts that DEIS secondary chools in the City of Dublin Vocational Education Area will lose... - FÁS Training Programmes
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure that is currently used by FÁS in selecting persons and assessing thier suitability to undertake courses in horticulture... - Institutes of Technology
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a new policy of the Dublin Institute of Technology in relation to job vacancies which states, if you... - Special Educational Needs
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin regarding their special needs [27442/12] - School Transport
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who will be affected by changes to the primary school transport system which will require students to attend... - Schools Building Projects
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an extension to a secondary school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the... - Regulatory Bodies
Question 231: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will explain the purpose of the €11 million that has been generated as surplus by the Teaching Council; the amount of interest... - School Transport
Question 241: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the school bus inspector refuses to allow pupils attending their parish school to travel on the school bus as their house is...
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