Written answers
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Department of Education and Skills
- Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37806/12] - Special Educational Needs Staffing
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason home tuition hours have been withdrawn in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Third Level Admissions Reform
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to change the college entry requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36999/12] - Teaching Qualifications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will instruct the Teaching Council to recognise degrees in engineering, which are by their very nature dominated by mathematics, for the... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a higher education access route grant will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - School Staffing
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Donegal may appoint a mainstream teacher to the position that is on appeal an outcome of which will be... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the following case regarding a reduced allocation of a special needs assistant in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the assistance available in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 20; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37010/12] - School Transport Provision
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties encountered by a family (details supplied) in County sligo in relation to their school transport.... - School Enrolments
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received the projected enrolment figures for 2012/13 for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry and based on these figures, the number... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options for funding or grants in respect of a person (details supplied) in County clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37016/12] - Departmental Bodies Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of agencies, authorities, boards, committees, working groups, tribunals, council services, task forces, agencies or other quangos set up by... - Job Creation Issues
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new jobs created by his Department as a result of the jobs initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37275/12] - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount spent on taxis by his Department since February 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37323/12] - Departmental Staff Numbers
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of press officers in his Department; the number of press officers in each agency under his auspices; the total cost of press officers in... - Appointments to State Boards
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of board appointees he has made since he came to office; the names, salaries and expenses of each; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will detail, in tabular form, the total photography costs for his Department since coming to office inclusive of costs incurred from use of the... - Ministerial Adviser Appointments
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and names of all special advisers, special press ;advisers, or any other type of Ministerial adviser in his... - Consultancy Contracts
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide detail in tabular form, the names of all external public relations and consultancy persons and organisations used by his Department... - Ministerial Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the gross annual salary costs for his private and constituency offices at present; the same figures for this time last year; and the same figures for... - Consultancy Contracts
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will detail in tabular form, the amount paid on external public relations and communications consultants since February 2011; the reason for the... - Ministerial Adviser Code of Conduct
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the political activities of each special adviser, special press advisers, or any other type of Ministerial adviser in his Department; if any of them... - Departmental Transport
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent by his Department on drivers and Ministerial transport since February 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37588/12] - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount spent since February 2011 on external reports commissioned by his Department, including payments from Ministerial allowances, details... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will support the attached (details supplied). [37708/12] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide clarification on teacher numbers and the pupil teacher ratio at a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath from September... - Schools Building Projects Status
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a delay has occurred and school (details supplied) in County Westmeath will not be completed until May 2014; and if he will make a... - Labour Court Recommendations
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will supply a list of all Labour Court recommendations that have been issued in respect of his Department and organisations under his aegis that... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
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 income for the... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the current number of autistic spectrum units in North County Dublin; if there are plans for more ASD units to be rolled out in the... - Departmental Staff Numbers
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding recruiting persons with a disability; the number of persons currently employed in his Department; the number of persons with a... - Vocational Education Committees Membership
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether learners should have a seat on the Education and Training Board when they are set up to replace the 33 VECs; his further views on... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that eligibility for higher education grants will continue to be assessed by income only and not by asset value; and if he will... - School Accommodation
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools that are bi-located; if he will identify all such schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37909/12] - Schools Building Projects Status
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Longford will be approved for a two classroom extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37930/12] - Teaching Qualifications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding teaching qualifications [37956/12] - Student Grant Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student grant is payable in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37964/12] - Institutes of Technology
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will indicate which institutes of technology have joined together in submitting an expression of interest for applying to become technological... - School Curriculum
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made to date in updating the junior certificate and leaving certificate cycles so that subjects such as politics and... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated in respect of extra Special Needs Assistant hours; and if he will make a statement... - Proposed Legislation
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made in recent months in respect of the establishment of Solas, the new State training agency to replace FAS; and if he will make a... - Teaching Qualifications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied). [38052/12] - Labour Court Recommendations
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will conclude the consultation between his Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to the payment of a Labour... - Third Level Funding
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of funding from his Department to institutes of technology and universities from the State on a college by college... - Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the entry requirement for third level education in respect of a family (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38099/12] - Departmental Funding
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will support a matter (details supplied). [38112/12] - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will support a matter (details supplied). [38113/12] - School Curriculum
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered the submission made by the Irish Human Rights Commission on the issue of civic, social and political education; if the subject... - Teaching Council of Ireland
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify, if a teacher is not registered with the Teaching Council then under existing legislation, if his Department is obliged to pay for... - School Transport Provision
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the eligibility for school transport to provide the precise collection and drop off point for children attending their nearest... - Schools Building Projects Status
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the problems associated with building a new school block for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8 which remains... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider the position of a special needs teacher (details supplied) in County Kerry. [38277/12] - Third Level Funding
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to establish a review for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 into the expenses incurred by each of the President's Office of... - School Transport Provision
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the cost to contractors carrying children to school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Higher Education Course Applications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who have accepted places on postgraduate courses for 2012/2013; the number that accepted places on postgraduate courses in... - Teaching Contracts
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in the case of primary teachers who started teaching in 2011, the numbers of such teachers and the numbers of such teachers in the age bands 20-23... - Third Level Funding
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will details of the student loan scheme for students on offer by Bank of Ireland which has received the approval of the Minister for Finance;... - School Transport Provision
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the grants available for school transport when students are eligible as they reside more than 4.8kms from their nearest... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Laois will be approved for a student support grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38365/12] - Teaching Contracts
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of retired primary and second level teachers who have retired between 1 February 2009 and 29 February 2012 and who are currently on... - Teachers' Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter regarding teacher remuneration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38432/12] - Teaching Contracts
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any Department here conducted a cost benefit analysis that would accrue from increasing teaching hours from the current ceiling of 22 hours per... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools are obliged to implement an individual education plan for children with special needs who are progressing through the mainstream system;... - Teaching Contracts
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of retired teachers who are to be redeployed from September, 2012 onwards, on a temporary capacity, to cover teachers on maternity or sick... - Departmental Staff Training
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed of each... - Teaching Contracts
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will intervene and address the dilemma that exists at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry and ensure that this school continues to... - School Transport Provision
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if changes can be made to the school transport scheme to allow children who hold a medical card, but who are not attending their nearest school, or do... - Teachers' Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the rate of pay and pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of secondary education in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [38582/12] - Schools Building Projects Status
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to open a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38585/12] - School Transport Provision
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has not been facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38598/12] - Teacher Redeployment
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is permissible that the panel system for the redeployment of national teachers maybe used to circumvent the threatened dismissal of a teacher... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for assitive technology in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a... - Schools Building Projects Applications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason additional funding that was previously sanctioned to a school ( details supplied) in County Kerry has not been paid following works that... - Schools Building Projects Status
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a project in a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38701/12] - Teachers' Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the intention to remove all public sector allowances from newly qualified teachers and the way he can justify the inequity of two... - Teaching Council of Ireland
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of post-primary teachers currently registered with the Teaching Council that presented a degree qualification satisfying the subject... - State Examinations Issues
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details for the past five years of the total number of schools each year that did not enter any students for the higher level... - Residential Institutions Issues
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Christian Brothers are planning to donate land they own at Summerhill in Nenagh, County Tipperary, as part of an arrangement with his... - Teacher Training
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm the status of the report of the International Review Panel on the structures of teacher education; if he has accepted all of the... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a student grant will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38788/12] - Schools Building Projects Status
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected date on which a school (details supplied) in County Kildare will be in a position to open the new school buildings constructed there; the... - Garda Vetting of Personnel
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers at primary level that are not currently Garda vetted; the number of teachers at secondary level that are not currently Garda... - Appointments to State Boards
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline, in tabular form, both the number and the percentage of women and men on State boards under the aegis of his Department in each of... - Subsidised Private Schools
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the annual amount paid in State subsidises to minority faith based fee-paying schools here, on a school by school... - Departmental Staff Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the annual wage scale paid to senior FÁS staff earning in excess of €80,000 per annum based on the one... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will qualify for the higher education grant despite being found ineligible under Article 15(7)(c)(i)... - School Transport Provision
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38977/12] - Scoileanna Oileáin
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén fáth a tharraing sé siar an deich n-uaire an chloig de mhúinteoireacht tacaíochta foghlama ginearálta a raibh... - Teacher Redeployment
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding post primary teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39239/12] - Summer Works Scheme Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the situation with a school (details supplied) in Dublin 1 which was allocated funding by his Department as part of... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) with regard to the Redress Board for Victims of Abuse. [39285/12] - Schools Building Projects Status
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the new building at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin will commence. [39286/12] - School Curriculum
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has given any consideration to concerns raised by certain professors that project maths is damaging not only to mathematics but to engineering,... - School Equipment
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools here that do not have access to whiteboard technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39366/12] - School Curriculum
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce digital literacy onto the school curriculum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39368/12] - State Bodies Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of State bodies that have been set up since 9 March 2011; the rationale behind these decisions; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of the payments made by the State to private land owners in 2010 and 2011 to acquire land for use in the public capital... - Appointments to State Boards
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of appointments that have been made to positions available on the boards of semi-State companies and statutory agencies following public...
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