Written answers

Wednesday, 17 April 2013

  • Departmental Properties
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the locations in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 that FÁS pays rent on a building it rents; the length of time remaining on each building it...
  • Special Educational Needs Staffing
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a resource teacher in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17805/13]
  • State Examinations Reviews
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the framework for junior cycle document and his further views that this will change the role of the teacher from that of an advocate to...
  • Higher Education Grants Eligibility Criteria
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of plans to revise the higher education grant means assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17883/13]
  • School Textbooks
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans, if any, to ensure universal availability of a school book rental scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17884/13]
  • Educational Disadvantage
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he intends to take to address the increasing numbers of disadvantaged children within the education system in view of the reduction in...
  • Bullying in Schools
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the work of his Department on tackling bullying; if he will outline the timetable for the delivery of the action plan...
  • National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the progress made to date on his literacy and numeracy strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17888/13]
  • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an assessment of the impact which changes to the pupil teacher ratio is having on class numbers; and if he will make a statement on...
  • School Staffing
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will take the increased enrolment figures into consideration as a matter of urgency and grant developing school status which would necessitate a...
  • School Patronage
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to accommodate the concerns of the patrons of smaller denominational schools throughout the country; the extent to...
  • Educational Disadvantage
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to be in a position to address such issues as early school-leaving or drop out from education in the short and medium...
  • Fee Paying Schools
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he has engaged with the authorities of the various fee-paying schools throughout the country with particular reference to the need...
  • Schools Building Projects Status
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which, in the context of the school building programme, he has managed to replace temporary or prefabricated classrooms with permanent...
  • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the pupil teacher ratio has fluctuated in each of the past four years to date; the likely development in this area over the next...
  • School Staffing
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers at primary and post-primary levels due to retire for one or other reasons throughout County Kildare in the current year; the...
  • Schools Building Projects Application Numbers
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for new or extensions to existing schools, primary and post-primary currently pending throughout County Kildare; his...
  • School Patronage
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the strongly expressed preferences of the authorities of the various primary schools feeding into the Maynooth...
  • Higher Education Institutions Issues
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if third level institutions can be encouraged, through additional informal courses and other methods, to assist students in maintaining and improving...
  • Languages Programme
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he intends to alter the focus of the curricula of foreign languages at second level in order to emphasise the attainment of oral linguistic skills...
  • Employment Support Services
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to extend springboard beyond its existing industry areas, in particular to those industry sectors which complement the existing areas. [17987/13]
  • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
    To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm the number of primary schools in the country which have a dedicated autism unit; the staffing allocation for these units; and if he...

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