Written answers
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Department of Education and Skills
- Single European Act
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a contractor (details supplied) working in County Kilkenny who is formerly of another jurisdiction, appears to have no Republic of Ireland... - Employment Rights
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if clause 2.9 in his Department's guidance notes regarding cooperation with trade union officials will be strengthened and enforced to increase... - Higher Education Grants
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a third level student (details supplied) in County Mayo may expect their application for a higher education grant to be processed. [45633/12] - School Transport
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions, if any, he will make to accommodate students on a national school bus route (details supplied) in County Mayo [45683/12] - School Staffing
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of retired teachers working in primary schools broken down on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45701/12] - School Transport
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a representation (details supplied) submitted to his office dated 13 September 2012 [45709/12] - Higher Education Grants
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will detail in tabular form, the number of grant applications that have been received, processed and decided by the Student Universal Support... - Special Educational Needs
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a child (details supplied) in County Carlow with special needs both physically and educationally will be entitled to school transport to another... - Higher Education Grants
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding available to students for part-time courses or if there are any plans to introduce funding for part-time courses; and if he will make a... - School Patronage
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the fact that there are currently 500 children in County Galway attending Educate Together primary schools and these numbers are set to... - Appointments to State Boards
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form all appointments to State boards under his ambit since the Government took office; when the person was appointed;... - Educational Disadvantage
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a science equipment grant available for a DEIS school (details supplied) who had three laboratories upgraded three years ago but was not... - Special Educational Needs
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a final decision will be made regarding a special needs assistant position for a pupil (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make... - Departmental Programmes
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projected savings from the closure of the adult refugee programme run by vocational education committees throughout the country [45859/12] - School Staffing
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the hardships caused to post-primary schools where selection and approval of assistant principal appointments made... - Higher Education Grants
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will be awarded the non-adjacent rate of the higher education grant, as their home is 47 kilometres... - School Transport
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the impact of the changes to the post primary school transport scheme on a school (details supplied) in County... - Site Acquisitions
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budget available to his Department in 2011 and 2012 for the purchase of school sites; the number of sites acquired in the period to date; the... - Schools Building Projects
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a contractor for a school project (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45904/12] - Higher Education Grants
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a Student Universal Support Ireland grant will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the... - Teacher Fee Refund Scheme
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the teacher refund scheme 2011; when a date will be set for refunds of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties caused by changes made to adjacent and non-adjacent rates of third level grants for some students... - Bullying in Schools
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work carried out to date of the working group on bullying; if he will report on its findings and actions to date; if he will update Dáil... - School Transport
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has not been facilitated with school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Site Acquisitions
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on deliberations on the site selection for a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; when the preferred site will... - Special Educational Needs
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the development of special needs education as it relates to provision at preschool, primary and post primary levels; if he is satisfied... - Third Level Fees
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if someone recently confirmed with Irish citizenship has to pay full international fees for their child who is in college or if European fees apply;... - Adult Education
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a secondary school (details supplied) in County Mayo will qualify for funding towards the provision of night classes in adult literacy and... - Fee Paying Schools
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent by the State to fee paying schools in each of the last five years; the number of schools involved and detail them; his views on... - Student Support Schemes
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any State or European funded grants that are specifically targeted at women who study engineering at third level here; and if he will... - School Accommodation
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 40 of 20 September 2012, the number of schools listed that have rented prefabs or purchased prefabs or both,... - Special Educational Needs
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason payment for home tuition funds in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Mayo are paid at the end of each month rather than in... - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to training in Middletown centre for Autisum Spectrum Disorder, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of people participating in... - Teacher Training
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether short courses in a specialised discipline such as behaviour analysis, that are provided for continuous professional development... - Special Educational Needs
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount spent on the General Allocation Model at primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46110/12] - Higher Education Grants
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in total that have applied for a third level maintenance grant under Student Universal Support Ireland since it became... - Schools Building Projects
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the abandonment of a project (details supplied) in County Kilkenny by a builder if he will immediately organise for the recommencement of... - Education and Training Boards
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used to decide the categorisation of the proposed Mayo/Sligo/Leitrim Education and Training Broad as a Category 2 Education and Training... - Postgraduate Loan Scheme
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that availed of the new Bank of Ireland postgraduate loan scheme for the academic year 2012/13. [46235/12] - Teacher Training
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish a detailed implementation plan for the training of teachers from now until the beginning of the first phase of the new Junior... - Departmental Funding
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the cost and savings associated with the new Junior Certificate cycle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46278/12] - State Examinations
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if some element of external examiners will still be used in the new Junior Certificate cycle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46279/12] - School Staffing
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the increase in workload for teachers with the new Junior Certificate cycle will mean new job opportunities for unemployed teachers; and if he will... - School Curriculum
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the impact the new Junior Certificate cycle will have on the take up of history at Junior Certificate level; and if he will make a statement on the... - Vocational Education Committees
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the filling of the position of education officer with Wicklow Vocational Education Committee. [46338/12] - School Staffing
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who was appointed to a position, turning down other opportunities in the... - Psychological Service
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the number of educational psychologists currently available to primary and post primary schools under the National... - School Accommodation
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects to have approval granted to commence the construction of permanent buildings to replace the existing prefabricated units in a school... - School Staffing
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence regarding teaching posts (details supplied). [46516/12] - Higher Education Grants
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on a Student Universal Support Ireland grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if... - Third Level Grant Appeals
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 will receive a decision on their appeal for a student grant; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Agencies
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in a tabular form a list of quasi-governmental organisations and agencies that have been created since 9 March 2011;the date on...
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