Written answers
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Department of Education and Skills
- Teaching Contracts
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the extension of teachers' working hours in the Croke Park Agreement will cease and the old teaching hours return post recession; and if he... - FÁS Training Programmes
257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18784/13] - Apprenticeship Programmes
258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is any arrangement in place through FÁS to accept the work experience achieved abroad by apprentices who have had to leave here... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that the pupil teacher ratio for English as an additional language, EAL, used to be 14:1; if he will indicate the ratio for... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider reversing the decision by his Department to stop the funding for an autistic child (details supplied) [18304/13] - State Examinations Issues
261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who was given the benefit of a reader and waiver for the junior certificate may be given similar... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made for the application by a school for resource hours and a classroom assistant in respect of a person (details... - School Staffing
263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be provided with a language support teacher; and if he will make a statement on the... - School Accommodation
264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when additional accommodation in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be completed. [18387/13] - Schools Building Projects Status
265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a secondary school (details supplied) in County Westmeath.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18388/13] - Site Acquisitions
266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the building unit of his Department has met with the principal and/or the board of management with regard to identifying a suitable site for a... - Teacher Redeployment
267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider introducing a teacher exchange scheme for secondary school teachers to include those working within the vocational education... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider altering the definition of a dependent student for the purposes of the student grant; if his attention has been drawn to the... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of student grant applications to Student Universal Support Ireland that were refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of student grant applications that were appealed to Student Universal Support Ireland; the amount of those appeals; and if he will... - Student Grant Scheme Delays
272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of student grant applications to Student Universal Support Ireland that are still awaiting payment; and if he will make a statement on... - Schools Building Projects Status
273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be made available for the development of the Gaelscoil in Clonmel, County Tipperary, now that planning permission has been... - Free Education Scheme
274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of any financial arrangement of either a capital or current spending nature, provided by the State to Kilkenny College... - School Curriculum
275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the new Politics and Society leaving certificate subject will be rolled out; if there are proposals for up-skilling existing teachers to... - Teacher Training Provision
276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the upcoming change in length from a one year to a two year course, of the Professional Diploma in Education; if he will indicate... - Schools Building Projects Status
277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the delay with regard to a school building project in Edenderry, County Offaly; if he will ensure that every... - Modern Language Teaching
278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the current status of the provision of foreign languages that exists across the Irish education system at primary, secondary... - Home Tuition Scheme
279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision on a home tuition grant will be made in repsect of a person (details supplied) [18772/13] - Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers
280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who qualified for a student maintenance grant in each of the past five academic years, detailed by the level of award and... - Further Education and Training Programmes Provision
282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the total number of participants who have successfully completed a springboard programme; the success rate of... - School Staffing
283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will deal with a matter concerning a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18854/13] - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will investigate a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Staff Remuneration
285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the number of civil/public servants under the remit of his Department who earn more than €500,000,... - Schools Mental Health Strategies
286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the drafting of guidelines for schools in relation to mental health in the State's education system; if he will... - Broadband Services Provision
287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide broadband and an internet connection to a rural school (details supplied) in County Clare;; and if he will make a statement... - School Syllabus
288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure for a new poet being accepted to the English syllabus of the leaving certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Post-Leaving Certificate Courses
289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will take steps to provide additional post leaving certificate places to cater for the increasing educational needs in County Westmeath;... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for third level grants in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a... - Irish Language
291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grants available to families who wish to educate their children in Irish but do not have a Gaelscoil in their area; and if he will make a... - Schools Building Projects Status
292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Sligo was not included in his five year plan for school buildings, 2012 to 2016, despite the... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the legislation governing the Student Universal Support Ireland grant discriminates against students whose parent and/or guardian, for... - Education and Training Provision
295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to parliamentary Question No. 269 of 14 February 2013, if he will provide the data from FÁS detailed in the answer. [19119/13] - Teaching Qualifications
296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps a foreign citizen (details supplied) with foreign qualifications would need to take to work in the pere-school or primary education...
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