Written answers
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Department of Education and Skills
- Public Sector Staff Redundancies
223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if persons in the public service who are employed in more than one location are eligible for the enhanced redundancy payment in respect of one of... - FÁS Local Training Initiatives Eligibility
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will advise on further training skills in respect of a person (details supplied). [22198/13] - FÁS Safe Passes
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason safe pass tickets for various courses on construction and other sites do not last for up to three or four years as is the case in many... - Proposed Legislation
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with reference to the draft SOLAS Bill's definition of further education and training, if he will consider broadening the definition to include... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider having Down's syndrome listed as a complex, low incidence disorder, in order that all children with Down's syndrome are... - School Transport Applications
228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will advise on an application for concessionary school transport in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the major collective effect of the cuts to special needs assistants for children with a disability; and if he... - Graduate Support Schemes
230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of citizens who have graduated from the ICT skills conversion courses which began from March 2012 and are supported by her Department.... - Teaching Council of Ireland
231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason new entrants into the teaching profession have to pay a teacher registration fee of €90 whereas the fee for existing teachers... - Teacher Redeployment
233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person on a teaching panel in second level education and are waiting to be redeployed to an alternative location are being paid their normal... - Schools Building Projects Status
234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding school building projects (details supplied) in County Laois; when this is expected to go to construction; and if he will... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the need for children with Down's syndrome to be recognised in their entirety and in their own right by his Department; and if... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a Student Universal Support Ireland grant will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on... - Irish Language Issues
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that the office, and employees of the Council for Gaeltacht Education, and Irish Medium Education will not be located in the... - Schools Building Projects Applications
241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects work to begin on a school (details supplied) in County Meath as announced in bundle 5 of the public private partnership school... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a special needs assistant in respect of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22239/13] - Schools Building Projects Applications
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement... - School Transport Eligibility
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in responding to representations in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford submitted in August, 2012,... - Teacher Redeployment
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with reference to the supplementary panels for primary school teachers being assembled, the conditions required in order for a person to be... - Gaelscoileanna Issues
248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a Gaelscoil (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22299/13] - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the special needs assistant or other assistance available to children of school going age, preschool, who are profoundly deaf; the grants or... - University Libraries
250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the use of university libraries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22323/13] - School Staffing
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total cost to his Department from substitutes and lost hours as a result of the Irish Primary Principals Network Conference, which takes... - Schools Building Projects Applications
252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a new primary school will be provided in County Westmeath (details supplied); if he will provide the up to date report on this proposal; the... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will approve funding for an autism unit (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22352/13] - Croke Park Agreement Issues
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a submission regarding Croke Park two; the plans he has to address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a grant application refusal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement... - Student Grant Scheme Expenditure
257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student who has completed a level eight degree can avail of funding to pursue a higher diploma; and if he will make a statement on the... - Vocational Education Committees Staff
258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will consider taking direct action into the number of outstanding issues and reported ongoing irregularities (details supplied) regarding... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the situation regarding a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15, whereby parents have been informed that... - Higher Education Authority Report
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify in the report School Completers What Next the way the following students categorised and also the way the study tallies with... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures in place to ensure that every child on the ASD spectrum receives an appropriate school place as near as possible to their home;... - Bullying in Schools
262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date regarding the preparation of anti-bullying procedures for schools being undertaken in his Department; if he is... - School Curriculum
264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse his decision to refuse to sanction the post leaving certificate programme for 2013/2014 at a college (details supplied) in... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that all children with Down's syndrome attending mainstream primary schools have access to specifically allocated resource... - Student Grant Scheme Representations
266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a full/special maintenance grant was not issued by Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of a person (details supplied) in... - School Health and Safety Issues
267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the services Medmark provide to his Department to get school employees who are off work due to illness to return to work; and if he will make a... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the criteria relating to guaranteed resource learning hours for students with Down's syndrome was altered in 2005; and if he will... - Schools Amalgamation
270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the likely starting date for the construction of the new school to accommodate amalgamated schools (details supplied) in County Laois. [22717/13] - Schools Building Projects Status
271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the likely starting date for the construction of a school (details supplied) in County Laois which is scheduled for sometime in 2014/2015. [22718/13] - School Accommodation
272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will bring forward the starting date from 2015/2016 for the replacement building in respect of a school (details supplied) in County... - Schools Building Projects Expenditure
273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the Exchequer and public funds to build and operate, using a public private partnership, the two post primary schools at Borris Road,... - State Examinations Issues
275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if suitable and reasonable accommodation needs will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in respect of their... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline special needs assistants or other assistance available to children of school going and preschool age who are profoundly deaf;... - Schools Building Projects Status
279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a specific policy decision has been taken to give absolute priority to new build primary and secondary schools over the extension of existing... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that funding has not been as yet been secured for further education of students completing their... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on a grant appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; the reason for the delay; the... - Public Sector Staff Remuneration
283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of personnel in whole-time equivalent terms in his Department and in bodies under the aegis of his Department in each of the following... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a determination will be made on a grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement... - Emergency Works Scheme Applications
285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration has been given to an application for emergency works funding in respect of roof repairs for a school (details supplied) in... - School Staffing
286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will investigate allegations of malpractice as raised from a case (details supplied). [22829/13] - FÁS Safe Passes
287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to any issues arising where an English company will not accept a FÁS safe pass card; if the FÁS safe... - Departmental Expenditure
289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the individual amount of overtime paid in the case of each political/Ministerial appointee for the period 2007 to date in 2013 relative to his... - Building Regulations Compliance
290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the new school building for a school (details supplied) will be fully accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22999/13] - Emergency Works Scheme Applications
291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the review of an application in respect of emergency funding for a school (details supplied) in County Galway will be decided in view of the... - Site Acquisitions
292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has now completed the acquisition of land for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on... - School Accommodation
293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will take immediate action to provide improved accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare or, if it is his intention... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding issues with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23041/13] - Fee Paying Schools
296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that no changes will occur to the way fee paying schools are funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23042/13] - Student Grant Scheme Administration
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applicants for third level education grants from County Kerry; the number of students that have been paid grants and college fees... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he approves of the use of a restraint method Figure of Four@ TMAV technique as an intervention for children with autism who have toileting or... - Preschool Services
299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify his comments made regarding the cutting of child benefit; if he will make his intentions clear with regards to the future of...
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