Written answers
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Department of Education and Skills
- FÁS Local Training Initiatives Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the allowances and funding that are currently provided to local training initiatives by FÁS in relation to training for participants and grants... - National Tree Day
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will detail his Department's involvement with the national tree day initiative; if he will consider a tree planting scheme in national schools... - Higher Education Institutions Issues
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the DEIS has considered increasing the minimum number of teaching hours for lecturers employed in third level institutions from 16 to 18 and the... - VAT Payments
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the total annual amount of VAT paid by primary and post primary schools in the 2011/2012 academic year. [44976/12] - Capitation Grants
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on implementing variable school capitation rates which reflect the annual maintenance and running costs of schools. [44977/12] - Third Level Staff Deployment
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider implementing a review of the type of research output by third level lecturers; if he will consider introducing changes to the... - Fee Paying Schools
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the savings that would be accrued from ending State subsidies to Catholic fee paying schools. [44981/12] - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form, in respect of 2011, the number of payments issued by his Department and each agency within the remit of his... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an application for a special needs assistant will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [45036/12] - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an application for an iPad will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford [45043/12] - Schools Amalgamation
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application to amalgamate three post primary schools in Ennistymon, County Clare; the time frame for implementation of same;... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their application for a student grant; and if he will make a statement on... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on the appeal for a student grant; and if he will make a statement on the... - School Closures
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the circumstances of the closure of a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; if his attention has been drawn... - Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications received to date by Student Universal Support Ireland for student grant scheme 2012; and if he will make a statement on the... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of appeals received by Student Universal Support Ireland for student grants; the length of time it is taking to assess and make a decision... - Teaching Qualifications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in issuing a substantive response to representations (details supplied). [45101/12] - Teaching Contracts
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of his response to Parliamentary Question No. 420 of 18 September 2012, if he will provide similar information by age band of their ages when... - Teaching Qualifications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No 193 of 7 February 2012, when a reply will issue. [45223/12] - Site Acquisitions
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 66 of 10 October 2012, if his Department in prioritising the acquisition of a site for one school is cognisant... - School Transport Provision
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any requirements on his Department to ensure that arrangements put in place to transport children with special needs to school are... - Consultancy Contracts
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details in tabular form for the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 the total amount of expenditure on consultancy by... - Legal Matters
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details in tabular form for the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 inclusive, of the arrangements entered into by... - Consultancy Contracts
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of all companies or persons providing an external professional service to his Department such as ICT, legal advice,... - Teacher Training Provision
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it will be compulsory for teachers and or principals of the current junior certificate curriculum to take part in up-skilling and teacher training... - Teacher Training Places
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, as part of his plan to merge teacher training colleges he is considering changing the number of teacher training places available in the State... - School Transport Provision
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason it is not possible for a person (details supplied) in County Cavan to continue availing of school transportation; and if he will make a...
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