Written answers
Tuesday, 9 October 2012
Department of Education and Skills
- School Staffing
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers affected by the pay cut for new entrants to teaching, the cap on qualification allowances for new entrants to teaching and the... - Bullying in Schools
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he continues to be made aware of incidents of all forms of school bullying including bullying of a physical, psychological and or... - School Staffing
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has any concerns regarding the casualisation of the teaching profession at post primary level and the high numbers of second level teachers who... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to the figures (details supplied) which show that 112,821 pupils were in classes of 30 or more for the last school year; and his... - Educational Disadvantage
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that all educational disadvantage schemes and supports are protected in Budget 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - School Staffing
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has any concerns that cuts on newly qualified teachers will have a detrimental effect on both their morale and the willingness of young persons... - State Examinations Issues
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider providing modern digital recording devices for use during State oral language exams to replace the cassette tape recorder that is... - Information and Communications Technology Issues
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to improve the use of technology at primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43061/12] - Third Level Staff Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will carry out an investigation into the unauthorised payment of €7.5 million in allowances to academics working in Irish third level... - Information and Communications Technology Issues
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of recent trial schemes at second level schools involving replacing traditional school books with portable devices such as ipads and ebooks,... - Third Level Staff Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether senior academics here earn on average 30% higher salaries than their counterparts in Britain; and if this is an aspect of the... - Proposed Legislation
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the draft heads of the legislation to establish SOLAS will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43075/12] - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he is taking to address the continuing refusal of the religious congregations to meet their share of the costs of the compensation bill... - Higher Education Institutions Issues
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the practice of some higher education institutions setting up limited companies to attract international students when these limited... - School Evaluations
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the fact that as the literacy and numeracy for learning and life strategy requires all schools to engage in robust self-evaluation and have... - European Globalisation Fund
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the final reports to the European Commission relating to the Waterford Crystal, SR Technics and the three construction... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that there will be no cuts to special needs education in this Budget 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43074/12] - Student Grant Scheme Reform
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the report of the Capital Asset Test Implementation Group regarding higher education grants will be published; if he has received this report;... - Social Media in Education
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the growing and worrying trend of youth self-harm and youth suicide, his plans to develop a policy to deal with the growth of social media... - School Textbooks
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on efforts to introduce a voluntary code of practice for the publishers of school text books; the projected savings to be... - School Accommodation
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the continued high demand for second level places in schools across north County Dublin, if there have been any changes in capacity to... - Higher Education Institutions Issues
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether Irish higher education institutions are operating at maximum productivity. [43094/12] - Special Educational Needs Staffing
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to commence the remaining sections of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; his further plans to commence... - University Legal Fees
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the amount paid by each of the universities in legal fees for the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011;... - Higher Education Institutions Issues
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he approved the Higher Education Authority's decision to commission a report involving international experts which looked at mergers in the third... - Adult Education
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that community and adult education has a strong role to play within the new education and training authority SOLAS; and if he will... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is open to receive proposals on alternative budgetary adjustment measures in the primary education sector that would allow for planned pupil... - Teacher Training
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the specialised training given to teachers tasked with teaching children with Autism Spectrum Disorder; and the numbers of teachers who have availed... - School Accommodation
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, he expects to be in a position to maintain the network of smaller and rural schools throughout the country with particular reference to the need... - Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the discussions he has had with the Department of Social Protection regarding changes to the qualification criteria for the back to education... - European Globalisation Fund
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of unique individuals who have accessed additional supports between December 2011 and June 2012 from the three European Globalisation... - Public Sector Staff Sick Leave
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the start date for the introduction of changes to teachers' uncertified sick pay; and if he will provide an update on the precise arrangements for... - School Staffing
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has any concerns regarding the oversupply of teachers; the steps he has taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the findings of a report published recently by the National Council for Special Education that the significant reduction in teaching... - Teachers' Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for restructuring teachers' pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43086/12] - Third Level Fees
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is paving the way for the introduction of student loans by introducing changes to the student contribution fee; and if this will act as a... - Languages Programme
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether primary level children should be given the opportunity to learn foreign languages; the steps he has taken to improve the learning... - Education and Training Provision
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update in the pilot programme Future Creators based in the Digital Hub, Dublin, to enhance computer science skills for second... - Schools Refurbishment
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to require all schools in receipt of capitation funding to implement targeted energy efficiency programmes to cut wasteful usage of... - School Curriculum
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of second level schools here; the number offering transition year; the number of students currently in transition year; if a review is... - Teacher Recruitment
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that only qualified registered teachers are employed in approved teaching posts in schools since September 2012; and if he will... - State Examinations Reviews
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in carrying out reform of the junior certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43081/12] - School Curriculum
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in rolling out the Aistear Curriculum at primary level; if it is being consistently applied across all primary schools; and... - Schools Recognition
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that a school (details supplied) in Dublin is continuing the practice of asking parents to pay an annual voluntary contribution in... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider his decision to cut a further €77 million from the education budget; and if he has considered alternatives measures to... - Education and Training Boards
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which he expects the new Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority to commence accepting applications for accreditation of new... - Teaching Qualifications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans he has to facilitate teachers without degrees who have been working for the vocational education committee for many years in view of new... - Student Grant Scheme Reform
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline his intentions on the review of means assessments for higher education grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42644/12]
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