Written answers
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Department of Education and Skills
- FÁS Training Programmes
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will arrange for FÁS to offer language courses to unemployed persons in Tallaght, Dublin 24; if he appreciates the importance of such... - School Transport
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 283 of 6 November 2012, if a person who is in receipt of separate remote area grants for two children attending... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the allocation for the student assistance fund in 2012-2013 will be adequate to support the needs of students; if there are figures available to... - State Examinations
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding localisation of school standards. [55075/12] - Schools Recognition
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the progress made to date on the move towards permanent recognition of a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he... - Special Educational Needs
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of funding from his Department for a centre (details supplied) in County Dublin in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012.... - Teacher Training
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the teacher refund scheme will be re-opened in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55092/12] - Student Grant Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an application for a third level Student Universal Support Ireland grant wil be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Special Educational Needs
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding disability services north east and disability services south west, both co-funded by the Health Service Executive and FÁS;... - School Transport
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the difficulties that parents with different school aged children face with differing finishing times, if he will consider developing a... - Adult Education
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in approving FETAC courses; the way that he intends to address this backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Building Projects
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that he has taken to ensure that the school build programme in County Meath contributes to the local economy and job creation through the... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Ministerial guidelines, as per SI No. 189 of 2012, Article 15 (8), which were issued to the awarding authorities on 15 August 2012, are... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to parliamentary question No. 323 of 27 November, 2012, when the Student Universal Support Ireland application will be processed in respect of... - Foreign Language Assistant Scheme
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grants or funding made available to primary or post primary schools for the provision of foreign language skills; and if he will make a statement... - School Staffing
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the EAL teacher granted in April this year to a school (details supplied) in County Dublin on an appeal was removed in October without any... - Industrial Disputes
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55232/12] - Special Educational Needs
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school leavers with Down's Syndrome will have access to full training services from September; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55265/12] - Teacher Training
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any financial supports available for student teachers to facilitate their participation in the Gaeltacht placement programme where their... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for Student Universal Support Ireland grant in respect of a person (details supplied) will be granted; and if he will make a... - School Accommodation
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to deal with the fact that Prefab 15 in a school (details supplied) has again, despite repairs, been leaking to the extent that the children... - Schools Building Projects
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the decision not to award a permanent building to Rush and Lusk Educate Together was made, in contradiction to previous commitments; by whom was... - Special Educational Needs
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to provide for the needs of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder as they progress from primary school to secondary school in... - Student Grant Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a Student Universal Support Ireland grant will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a... - Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an updated list, in tabular form, from 3 December 2012 of the numbers of students on a county basis who have received from Student... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; if he will expedite same; and if he will make a statement on... - School Accommodation
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of the recent survey by his Department officials of primary school sites in Monasterevin, County Kildare, he will be bringing forward... - Student Grant Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 may expect a decision on an application for a student grant. [55369/12] - Student Grant Scheme Delays
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Student Universal Support Ireland dedicated phone-line for Oireachtas members as provided by him... - Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of applications for renewal of third level grants to Kerry County Council, County Kerry Vocational Education Committee and the total... - Public Services
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 237 of 4 December 2012, if he will provide a list of all new services across his Department that have been... - Anti-Racism Measures
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the implementation of the yellow flag programme on diversity and anti-racism in schools; the actions he has taken; and if he... - Student Grant Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a Student Universal Support Ireland grant payment will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a Student Universal Support Ireland grant payment will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will... - Student Grant Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 22 November 2012, if payments due in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be paid... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will issue on a student grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Teacher Training
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify that the future of the Bachelor of Education in Home Economics provided at a college (details supplied) in County Sligo is secure... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a Student Universal Support Ireland grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if payment will... - Schools Building Projects
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the proposed second level school at Kingswood Heights, Tallaght, Dublin 24; if any decision has now been taken in respect of the... - Student Grant Scheme Delays
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a comprehensive update on the processing of first-time student grant applications by Student Universal Support Ireland including... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision to refuse a student grant to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 from a socially disadvantaged area will be reviewed as a matter of... - Special Educational Needs
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of special needs assistants employed in pre-school settings; if these are included in the overall national cap of 10,575; his views... - Schools Building Projects
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the building of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55646/12] - School Management
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the differences in board structures for community schools and community colleges; the nominating bodies for board positions; the number of position... - School Staffing
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of chaplains in Dublin post primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55650/12] - School Curriculum
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to address the matter of teenage suicide in Dublin post primary schools; his views on whether wellness is a topic that ought to... - Schools Building Projects
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposals his Department have for the school site at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55653/12] - Bullying in Schools
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the action plan on bullying will be published and if he will indicate his intention to pursue the recommendations therein to confront this... - School Staffing
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional teachers that will be recruited in both the primary and secondary school sectors in 2013; where these teachers will be... - Broadband Services
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when second level schools in counties Longford and Westmeath will receive high speed broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55661/12] - Student Grant Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on a Student Universal Support Ireland application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; when first...
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