Written answers
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Department of Education and Skills
- FÁS Training Programmes
215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that training courses are provided for jobseekers in oracle and java computer software in order to ensure that they have the IT... - Residential Institutions Issues
216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the specific status in terms of access to financial compensation by the State for former inhabitants of the Bethany House Homes under the... - Teacher Redeployment
217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who was recently confirmed to be on the fifth salary point by his Department will be added to the... - State Examinations Commission
218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of retired teachers from primary and second level schools throughout the country who were employed at any stage by his Department and... - State Examinations Issues
219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of retired teachers who were employed for State Examinations Commission practical and oral exams in any subject in 2013; and if he... - Suicide Prevention
222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way a suicide awareness programme for teenagers Bring Me Back Alive play could be taken to every school in the country. [25039/13] - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 15 May 2013, if the policy with regard to July provision of home tuition for children with autism... - Schools Building Projects Expenditure
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the stage of a proposed extension to a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if he will outline in tabular form the costs that have been... - Vocational Education Committees Amalgamation
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects the ECF figure for the to be merged Cork City and County Vocational Education Committee to be finalised; and if he will make a... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a determination will be made regarding a Student Universal Support Ireland grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the maximum allocation of resource hours will be provided to children with Down syndrome, and that they be recognised in their entirety and in... - Special Educational Needs Expenditure
229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 306 of 29 January 2013 the way his Department has justified a situation in which €207,854.02 is... - School Accommodation
231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No.109 of 27 February 2013, if a decision has been reached on an application from a school (details supplied)... - Higher Education Grants Eligibility Criteria
233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which qualification income guidelines affect eligibility for a higher education grant in the case of a person (details supplied) in... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the allocation of a special needs assistants in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; when they will be... - Teacher Recruitment
235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to ensure that new qualified teaching graduates can take up employment in their profession here; if his attention has been... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Clare who applied for a third level education grant to Student Universal Support Ireland in 2012 will... - Schools Building Projects Expenditure
238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding his Department has granted in respect of capital building and refurbishment projects, as well as rental accommodation, and to which... - Schools Building Projects Status
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25215/13] - Student Grant Scheme Applications
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for higher education grant will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Schools Building Projects Status
241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the outstanding actions that are needed to bring a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 from stage 2b to stage 3 in the construction process.... - Schools Building Projects Applications
242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the proposed extension to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 and if he will outline when construction will... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
243. 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... - State Examinations Issues
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that reasonable accommodations for the leaving certificate exam have not been granted to a person (details supplied) in County... - School Accommodation
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that there is a decision made to build schools (details supplied) in County Dublin; if he will outline the demand, needs and... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on each individual Student Universal Support Ireland (details supplied); if he will ensure that each of these... - Student Grant Scheme Administration
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to Student Universal Support Ireland student grant administration, the number of service providers that were invited to tender for... - Teacher Redeployment
248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider a submission (details supplied) by a teacher; if he recognises this teacher's contribution to education; if he will address... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to establish a consultative process with parents of children with Down syndrome in mainstream education; and if he will make a... - Bullying in Schools
250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider incorporating literature (details supplied) related to bullying in the revised junior certificate syllabus; and if he will... - Teachers' Remuneration
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being made to secure all outstanding payments owed to teachers who were contracted by the ISM International School, Tripoli, Libya... - Irish Language Issues
252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm if press releases will be released simultaneously in Irish and in English as was outlined in his Department's first Language... - School Staffing
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the basis on which he intends to withdraw a teaching post from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 3 for the 2013/2014 academic year in view of... - Apprenticeship Programmes
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the Review Group to develop a modern apprenticeship system; and when and the way in which members of the public... - Schools Building Projects Administration
257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department was consulted by Dublin City Council regarding the proposed disposal of council land (details supplied) in Dublin 17; if the... - Irish Language Issues
258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the commitment in the 20 years strategy that the role of COGG will be strengthened to reflect the need to address various issues... - School Enrolments
261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the impact that the proposed new enrolment legislation might have on enrolment policies in gaelscoileanna. [25555/13] - School Curriculum
262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the restructuring of the NCCA; and the impact that this will hve on An Chomhairle Gaeltachta agus Gaelscoileanna. [25556/13] - FÁS Training Centres
263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine a business plan in respect of a training centre (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will provide advice, assistance,... - School Enrolments
264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he or his Department have been in contact with the principal or board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Louth in relation... - Fee Paying Schools
267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with reference to fee paying schools (details supplied), if he will rethink the proposed increase in pupil teacher ratio in view of the fact that... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will explain if, in the circumstances of two or more children from one family attending third level education who are entitled to the... - Departmental Correspondence
269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 294 of 5 February 2013, when a response a response issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - FÁS Training Programmes
270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare can obtain a training course with FÁS at an early date in order to facilitate access to... - School Enrolments
273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans he has in place to ensure that adequate school places are now available in a town (details supplied) for the forthcoming school year... - Teachers' Remuneration
274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will engage in discourse with ISM school in Tripoli, Libya, on the issue of payment of moneys owed by ISM to 17 Irish teachers; if his... - School Staffing
275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter regarding a school (details supplied) in Dublin 20; if an official from his Department will make contact with the school... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reason this... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) will be eligible to apply for assistance under the higher education grant schemes; the assistance available; and... - Fee Paying Schools
278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans in respect of Protestant fee paying schools. [25689/13] - Schools Refurbishment
280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide funding in respect of refurbishment for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the... - Pension Provisions
281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the issues raised with his Department by a person (details supplied) in County Cork concerning the discontinuation of a... - Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers
282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of applications for higher education grants processed by Student Universal Support Ireland since its inception; the number of... - Skills Development
283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he continues to monitor the skills and educational requirements as indicated by market demand; the extent to which he expects... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he and his Department continues to monitor class sizes with a view to minimising any negative impact arising from the... - Departmental Expenditure
285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied regarding the adequacy of resources available throughout the educational sector in the current year at primary, second, third... - Education and Training Provision
286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full extent of the availability of training, reskilling or upskilling places likely to be made available through his Department by way of... - Schools Building Projects Status
287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools throughout County Kildare currently awaiting approval in respect of replacement of buildings or provision of new... - Bullying in Schools
289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of incidents of school bullying including cyber bullying reported to his Department through the primary and or post primary... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he and his Department continue to try and meet the ongoing requirements in respect of special needs assistants at all levels... - School Staffing
291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent, if any, to which discussion has taken place with the various school authorities likely to be affected by the loss of one or more... - School Patronage
292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of the authorities of a number of smaller, mostly rural denominational schools regarding their... - Literacy Levels
293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will support the National Adult Literacy Agency's request that a specific commitment be included in the Further Education and Training... - Pension Provisions
294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will furnish a cost neutral early retirement quotation from age 50 in respect of a person (details supplied). [25871/13] - Youth Unemployment Measures
295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the discussion he has had at the Laureate International Universities Forum on the European Youth Employment Crisis: creating a road map to... - Education and Training Provision
296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional measures he proposes in order to increase the number of under 25 year olds participating in vocational and technical education... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the circumstances in which a person who fulfils all the criteria for a maintenance grant except for the residence condition in the State may... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider phasing in the larger pupil-teacher ratio in vocational education committee schools over a longer time period; and if he will... - Post-Leaving Certificate Courses
300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider removing the cap on the number of students in vocational education committee controlled schools; and if he will make a... - Schools Building Projects Status
301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the up-to-date position regarding the proposed building project for a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; the stage of this project at... - Teachers' Remuneration
302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 258 of 26 March 2013, the reason no contact has been made by his Department with the relevant person as per... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that special educational needs supports have been withdrawn from a school (details supplied) in...
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