Written answers

Tuesday, 5 March 2013

  • Further Education and Training Programmes
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an exemption will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if they will be paid for the duration of their training on a FÁS...
  • Special Educational Needs
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the allocation of resource hours to a child (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Further Education and Training Programmes
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm the number of persons who have completed a particular FÁS course (details supplied) in County Cork to date; and if he will...
  • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No.151 of 6 June 2012, if he will ensure that the productive assets of farm families and other self employed...
  • Employment Rights Issues
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 17 January 2013, if a review has been completed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry;...
  • Further Education and Training Programmes
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposal regarding a college for further education (details supplied) when Solas is in charge of further education colleges in view of the fact...
  • Special Educational Needs
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider a decision to remove a resource teaching post for 2013/2014 from a primary school (details supplied) in County Kerry in view of...
  • Student Grant Scheme Applications
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Physical Education
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has explored the possibility of introducing a bonus point system for the leaving certificate for persons who exercise in order to incentives...
  • Outdoor Education Centres
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the directors of vocational education committee outdoor education centres, and a February 2009 Labour Court recommendation in relation...
  • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Ballyfermot College Further Education is not an approved college for the purposes of grants by Dublin City Vocational Education Committee,...
  • Information and Communications Technology Issues
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to offer best practice information and guidance to assist primary schools in the procurement of ICT tablet systems and wireless technology...
  • Special Educational Needs
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider permitting four teacher schools who have 20 learning support hours to combine their support hours with their resource teacher...
  • School Discipline
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the behaviour for learning programme teacher has been withdrawn for 2013/14 in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny;...
  • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports available to Irish students studying in third level institutions in other EU member states; if financial assistance is...
  • Schools Refurbishment
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in terms of the quality of windows installed in school extensions, do they vary from the quality of windows installed in new build schools or is it...
  • Residential Institutions Statutory Fund
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when will survivors be able to apply to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund. [11285/13]
  • School Staffing
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the body that is officially recognised as the employer of staff in national schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11432/13]
  • Bullying in Schools
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when it is proposed to launch his anti-bullying campaign for schools; the proposed budget for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Third Level Staff Remuneration
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the numbers and grades of persons, by university, who have been offered a post and have subsequently not taken the post as a result of discussions on...
  • Student Support Schemes
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that the student assistance fund will not expire for the 2013/14 academic year and that it will continue in place; his views on...
  • Appointments to State Boards
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of appointments he has made from March 2011 to January 2013 to State boards; in the case of each appointment, the number of appointments...
  • Third Level Facilities
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form information regarding electronic subscriptions for academic journals (details supplied); and if he will make a...
  • Special Educational Needs
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that a child (details supplied) in County Cork will receive the appropriate level of assistance and supervision, through resource...
  • Bullying in Schools
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence regarding bullying (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11505/13]
  • Schools Administration
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to schools where not every child who wants to, can do transition year, his views on whether there should be a fair and transparent system...
  • Student Grant Scheme Applications
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a higher education grant in respect of a person (details supplied)in County Dublin; when this application...
  • School Curriculum
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on his plans announced in May 2012 to introduce Chinese language and culture as an option subject for the leaving...
  • Student Grant Scheme Applications
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student grant application will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if he will make...
  • Education and Training Provision
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schemes in place to support unemployed persons in up-skilling or obtaining a position in the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Schools Building Projects Applications
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the campaign of opposition in Firhouse, Dublin 24, to plans to use the 26 acre community green area adjacent to...
  • Schools Building Projects Application Numbers
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school building projects in each of the past five years wherein a percent for arts scheme application was received, together with the...
  • Special Educational Needs
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that a child (details supplied) in County Cork will receive the appropriate level of assistance and supervision, through resource...
  • Bullying in Schools
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence regarding bullying (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11505/13]
  • Schools Administration
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to schools where not every child who wants to, can do transition year, his views on whether there should be a fair and transparent system...
  • Student Grant Scheme Applications
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a higher education grant in respect of a person (details supplied)in County Dublin; when this application...
  • School Curriculum
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on his plans announced in May 2012 to introduce Chinese language and culture as an option subject for the leaving...
  • Student Grant Scheme Applications
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student grant application will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if he will make...
  • Education and Training Provision
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schemes in place to support unemployed persons in up-skilling or obtaining a position in the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Schools Building Projects Applications
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the campaign of opposition in Firhouse, Dublin 24, to plans to use the 26 acre community green area adjacent to...
  • Schools Building Projects Application Numbers
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school building projects in each of the past five years wherein a percent for arts scheme application was received, together with the...
  • Schools Building Projects Status
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the replacement scheme for pre-fabs that his Department is operating. [11609/13]
  • Vocational Education Committees
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the new premises secured by Mayo Vocational Education Committee in Ballina, County Mayo, including the amount of rent...
  • School Accommodation
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a 13 year old prefab, in poor condition, owned by his Department will be considered for replacement under a prefab replacement programme even...
  • Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of grant applications sent to the Student Universal Support Ireland in September 2012 that have been refused on the basis that the course...
  • Student Grant Scheme Applications
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason it was not possible to advise a person (details supplied) who applied to Student Universal Support Ireland on what an approved course under...
  • Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of grant applications sent to Student Universal Support Ireland prior to September 2012 which are awaiting a decision on their application;...
  • Student Grant Scheme Applications
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost per application in the administration of processing each application for grant assistance through the Student Universal Support Ireland...
  • Student Grant Scheme Reform
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reform the student grant application process for applicants including the internal workflow management processes used when dealing with...
  • Vocational Education Committees
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the new premises by Mayo Vocational Education Committee in Castlebar; the tenure and price paid for the premises; the...
  • Quality and Qualifications Ireland
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the limbo endured by aspirant providers due to the setting up the new Quality and Qualifications Ireland; when new...

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