Written answers
Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Department of Education and Skills
- FÁS Training Programmes
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in detail the number, type, location and spaces available on FAS courses in County Meath available to the unemployed. [49779/12] - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the... - Teacher Training
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views regarding a submission (details supplied); if this matter will be reviewed in view of the proposal in the submission that the school in... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a student grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and when they may expect a decision. [49510/12] - Schools Amalgamation
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans regarding the amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49558/12] - Public Sector Staff
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on media reports that there has been a miscalculation within his Department's budget regarding the cost of retirements and the impact that... - Third Level Funding
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of postgraduate fees being charged in each university in 2012 and the details of fees in 2011; and if he will make a... - Higher Education Courses
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who began a postgraduate course for 2012/2013; the number that commenced a postgraduate course in 2011/2012; and if he will... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether students who have yet to receive their student grant approval are having difficulty accessing important student services as a... - School Patronage
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the response rate to date to the survey of parents in Whitehall, Trim, Tramore, Castlebar and Arklow as part of the survey on primary school... - Bullying in Schools
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date of the Working Group on Bullying; when he expects this group to complete its work and publish new recommendations regarding... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the efficacy of an agency (details supplied) of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49602/12] - Services for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding scooter user access for students who need to use scooters to get into lecture halls at a university (details supplied) but are... - Consultancy Contracts
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the amount currently being spent on, or budgeted for by State agencies under his remit for spending, on the areas... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite grant applications in respect of persons (details supplied). [49672/12] - Schools Building Projects
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update regarding the progress at design stage for a new school (details provided) in County Cork; when he expects to be in a... - Third Level Courses
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a travel allowance for springboard participants who have to travel long distances from their homes to their places of study; and if he... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on an application for a student grant. [49727/12] - School Transport
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if junior and senior infant children who have a school day which is one hour shorter than the length of the normal school day and who avail of... - Schools Building Projects
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a second level school in an area (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [49757/12] - Student Grant Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and when a... - State Examinations
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the criteria in place for a student to avail of a smaller exam centre in a State exam and also for a student to have a person read... - Adult Education
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of the Adult Refugee Programme's annual budget spent on language teachers' salaries for the direct delivery of the service. [49938/12] - Departmental Funding
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a primary school (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a minor works grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49949/12] - Third Level Fees
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the undergraduate fees schedule for non EU and EU students for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49953/12] - Third Level Funding
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the per student funding formula or ratio used to calculate the Higher Education Authority grant provided to each HEA funded institution; and if he... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills of the total number of student who have started a third level course this year, if any students have subsequently left these courses due to the delays... - Third Level Fees
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he intends to increase the student contribution fee by €250 this year and each year between now and 2015; and if he will make a statement on... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that there are no further cuts to student grants and no further changes to the eligibility criteria for student grants; and if he... - Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that applied for a student grant this year; the number that applied last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Third Level Participation
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to improve access for students from low income backgrounds to third level education; and if he will make a statement on the... - Teachers' Remuneration
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding teachers pay rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49994/12] - Student Grant Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a student grant application will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if he will confirm that as a former... - Special Educational Needs
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 322 of 6 November 2012, if he will publish the Departmental review or assessment of the success of a school... - Public Sector Reform
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the opportunities that persons in lower grades of the Public Service have been afforded ion contributing to the reforms of the... - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how well funded all semi-State company pension schemes are; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50653/12]
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