Written answers
Tuesday, 25 June 2013
Department of Education and Skills
- FÁS Training Programmes
232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will allow a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary to complete an apprenticeship with FAS outside this jurisdiction; if she will... - Unemployment Statistics
233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount as a percentage and as a figure, of Ireland's total both EU and Government part-funding ESF spending in the past seven years that was... - Youth Services Funding
234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount as a percentage and as a figure, of Ireland's total both EU and Government part-funding ESF spending in the past seven years that was... - School Transport Eligibility
235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for concessionary school transport in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will... - FÁS Local Training Initiatives Eligibility
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the criteria in place for qualification for a named FÁS course (details supplied), if his attention has been drawn to the... - Education and Training Provision
237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the success of a programme (details supplied) if he will consider introducing same on a national basis; and if he will make a... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding smaller one-teacher to four-teacher primary schools; the number of teaching posts lost in September 2012 and projected to... - Education and Training Provision
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify the position for families with more than one child needing access to the July provision scheme; and if he will make a... - State Examinations Issues
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the allowances made for students who sat honours mathematics in this years leaving certificate due to a mistake on question eight of paper two;... - School Textbooks
241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will investigate the claims of a company (details supplied) that it can publish schoolbooks at considerably cheaper prices, with particular... - Schools Building Projects Status
242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the development of a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30118/13] - Student Grant Scheme Design
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will assess the land of farming families as an asset to be considered under the application process for a student grant. [30127/13] - Special Education Review
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way he plans to respond to policy advice on the future of special needs education from the National Council Special Education; if an... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 282 of 14 May 2013, the reason a letter cannot be issued from Student Universal Support Ireland with the... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children at primary school level diagnosed with ADHD and the number of hours of support provided either through special needs... - Teacher Recruitment
248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if in the case of a two teacher school, Principal plus one, the second teacher is entitled to a deputy principal allowance and or special duties... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the number of special needs assistant posts in a special needs school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application to Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if the... - Schools Building Projects Status
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction work will begin on a permanent school building for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 18 and the projected deadline for the... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason resource allocation hours have not been provided to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on... - Schools Building Projects Status
254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to include a school (details supplied) in a new educational campus which is to open in August 2016; and if he will make a statement on... - Services for People with Disabilities
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are special grants available for transport to and from third level education where a student has a physical disability and is unable to... - Student Grant Scheme Delays
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine an application to Student Universal Support Ireland for a higher education grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in... - Higher Education Courses Provision
257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to allow fee discounts or, fully funded places, on part time university run FETAC Level 7 certificate courses to allow funded access... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a student grant payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Foirne Scoile
259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil freagra aige ar na hábhair imní a ardaíodh i gcomhfhreagras a seoladh chuige ó scoil i nDún na nGall... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a final review following an appeal being upheld in respect of payment of a higher education grant to a person (details... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the review of the decision not to award a higher education grant to a person (details supplied) in County Louth on the... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
262. 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 Meath; and if he will make... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will approve resource hours for a child (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30276/13] - Schools Building Projects Application Numbers
264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline all new school buildings, school extensions and upgrades and investments planned for schools in an area (details supplied) in... - Schools Building Projects Applications
265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an application for a replacement of prefabs will be successful in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will make a... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider allowing for dual enrolment to take place for children with special educational needs, in such circumstances where a child is... - Schools Building Projects Status
267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the timeline for providing the new second level school which he announced for an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow;... - Topical Issue Debate
268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Dáil topical issue debates submitted to his Department following selection by the Ceann Comhairle since March 2011; the number... - Child Care Services Provision
269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a service (details supplied) in County Kerry; the reason this service has not received the recognition of adequate... - Departmental Funding
270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be allocated for a project (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30364/13] - Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements
271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify the situation in relation to the circumstances that a student who holds a primary degree in sports science can now qualify for... - Schools Amalgamation
272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposal to amalgamate schools (details supplied) in County Kilkenny and the progress made towards a new joint school... - Schools Building Projects Applications
273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the... - Adult Education
274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the inclusion of adult literacy and numeracy in the SOLAS Bill 2013 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Student Grant Scheme Administration
275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the application process that exists for students, currently in receipt of a higher education grant but who are repeating first year in another... - Residential Institutions Issues
276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 267 of 26 February 2013, if he will provide an update regarding a fund which was to be administered by his... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an appeal for higher education grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if he... - EU Funding
278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any European educational funds which members of the European Union can avail of through his Department; and if he will make a... - Minor Works Scheme Suspension
279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to re introduce the minor works grant scheme in view of the financial pressures schools are now experiencing; and if he will make a... - Emergency Works Scheme Applications
280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide assistance to a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30535/13] - Third Level Fees
281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will be conducting a study or a report on the impact that increasing student fees for third level students is having on... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will investigate the circumstances surrounding the application under the student grant scheme to Student Universal Support Ireland in... - Ministerial Transport
283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total cost of Ministerial transport in his Department in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date 2013; the number of drivers employed in each year; and... - Departmental Expenditure
284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total costs of photography incurred by his Department in 2011, 2012 and to date 2013 in tabular form per event. [30567/13] - Schools Refurbishment
286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons for the delay in processing an application for funding for wheelchair access, and the installation of a disabled persons' toilet for... - Emergency Works Scheme Applications
287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons for the delay in processing an application for funding for the provision of a science room in a college (details supplied) in County... - School Provision
289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list the public secondary schools, either boys or co-ed, in the greater Dun Laoghaire area of Dublin; and if these schools adequately... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants from the reserve of 475 made available, that have been appointed to positions in schools; and if he will... - National Educational Psychological Service Administration
291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to expedite an application for a psychological assessment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath;... - School Staffing Appeals Mechanism
292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department will not consider an appeal by a person applying for Irish National Teachers Organisation primary school panel rights;... - School Staffing
293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any primary schools in counties Cavan and Monaghan will lose teaching positions in September 2013 as a result of changes to the pupil-teacher... - Education Grants
294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will extend the remote area grant for island children to all boarding schools including those currently not eligible for the grant which... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the decision to bring the deadline forward by one month for applications to be made to Student Universal Support Ireland for the... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 325 of 11 June 2013, if it was intended that siblings in a family receiving assistance under the July... - Student Support Schemes Issues
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will explain the student financial options available to students of Higher Diplomas in Education, who qualified for such diploma via... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the Student Universal Support Ireland grant application of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take to have a young person (details supplied) in County Westmeath assessed immediately by a clinical psychologist in view of... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the Student Universal Support Ireland appeals process takes up to six weeks; the reason a person (details supplied) has been required... - Site Acquisitions
301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the procurement of a site for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; if his attention has been drawn to the difficult... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that policy decisions regarding the science of applied behaviour analysis for the treatment of autism have been made without... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in the processing by Student Universal Support Ireland of additional information, in this case an invoice for the cost... - School Accommodation
307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be made available for the provision of disabled toilet facilities in a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will...
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