Written answers
Tuesday, 2 July 2013
Department of Education and Skills
- Suicide Prevention
294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is willing to devise an anti-suicide, prevention and awareness strategy or policy for post-primary school students to undertake in view of... - Schools Building Projects Status
295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to establish an multi-denominational post-primary school in County Galway in view of the increased population figures in recent years.... - School Staffing
296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason teaching positions are being falsely advertised when they are already filled by internal candidates; if he will reintroduce the... - School Enrolments
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the planned changes to enrolment policy, if he will ensure that Gaelscoileanna at both primary and secondary level are able to... - Schools Building Projects Status
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students of a school (details supplied) will be moved to their temporary location when the new term starts in September. [31528/13] - School Transport Eligibility
299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a bus route (details supplied) in County Kerry. [31536/13] - Special Educational Needs Staffing
300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way the recent cuts to special needs assistants will affect schools in Ballymun and Finglas, Dublin. [31544/13] - Departmental Staff Rehiring
301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of temporary clerical officers that have been employed by his Department over each of the past three years; the number of those who... - European Council Meetings
302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if copies of presentations by persons (details supplied) to the final education Council meeting to be held under the Irish Presidency in Brussels... - School Accommodation
303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline all approvals for additional accommodation and emergency works in an area (details supplied) in 2013 to date by his... - Departmental Expenditure
304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 235 of 12 March 2013, in view of the fact that the State over the past four years has spent nearly... - Student Grant Scheme Delays
305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students per county who are currently awaiting payment of the Student Universal Support Ireland grant; the date on which these... - Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers
306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who applied for Student Universal Support Ireland grants to pursue a course of study outside the State; the number of... - Student Grant Scheme Administration
307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the preparations made by his Department to resolve the issues with the Student Universal Support Ireland grant... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons supplementary welfare allowance is not considered as a qualifying payment for the special rate of maintenance grant for third level... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions that have been taken by him to implement the 2010 framework for action for the inclusion of children with special needs in early... - Bullying in Schools
310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the anti-bullying forum established by him in 2012 has issued a final report and recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if resource hours will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [31659/13] - Schools Building Projects Status
312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction of the extension to a college (details supplied) will commence following its inclusion in a recent Government stimulus... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide extra funding to schools through the National Council for Special Education to ensure that students with special needs do not... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a student grant will be approved on appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will now have to share a special needs assistant despite the fact that they have needed... - School Transport Eligibility
316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options in terms of school transport that are open to atheist families where the only secondary school in their catchment area is Roman... - Special Education Review
318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he intends to comply with last October's ruling from the Children's Ombudsman that he should publish an autism policy document; and if he will... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a psychologist, employed by the Health Service Executive, recommends that a child with Autism receive Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention... - Student Grant Scheme Delays
320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason it has taken over a year to receive a grant decision in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the increase in pupil-teacher ratio at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare which will rise from 22... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an appeal for July provision hours in respect of children (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason these children... - State Examinations Issues
324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any concessions awarded to a student (details supplied) in County Wexford who became seriously ill during a recent State... - Higher Education Institutions Expenditure
325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total annual cost in Trinity College Dublin of providing free open online courses worldwide as part of a new global partnership with... - Teaching Contracts
327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has not gained access to the supplementary teachers panel in view of the fact that they have worked 191... - Schools Building Projects Status
328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed building project for a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; the present stage of this project, when it... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the number of psychological assessments for learning support and resources hours that were successfully submitted... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applicants to Student Universal Support Ireland seeking grant support who failed to complete the previous academic year; if SUSI... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons for the delay in processing a third level grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford who was informed... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he wil provide a definitive statement on the proposed cuts to special needs assistants' working hours and resource teaching allocations; and... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied) regarding autism. [31955/13] - Special Educational Needs Expenditure
335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding cuts to the educational provision for children with disabilities; and if he will make a... - Ombudsman for Children Remit
336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has drafted plans to extend the remit of the Ombudsman to third level institutions; when he expects to move forward with the measure; and... - Third Level Charges
337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a study on the impact of rising student fees on participating families will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Freedom of Information Requests
338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills under the practice in his Department of replying to freedom of information questions, if he will outline the material that is made available when... - Teacher Employment Contracts
339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the terms of the employment contract that is offered to the principal of a school; if it is a set format or if each contract is formulated by the... - State Examinations Issues
340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if anyone will be held accountable for the errors in the leaving certificate higher level maths paper 2 taken on 10 June 2013; how students will... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a Student Universal Support Ireland application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he... - Student Grant Scheme Payments
342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when payment of a higher education grant will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth as same was approved by award... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the restriction on recruitment of special needs assistants to those who have been in permanent positions or temporary... - July Education Programme
344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the July provision hours have been halved this year in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a... - Postgraduate Loan Scheme Implementation
345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there have been any discussions with banks to provide reduced-interest loans to help students with the funding of postgraduate courses, as is... - Irish Language Issues
346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made to introduce part-immersion education in the Irish language in schools where Irish is not the language of... - Emergency Works Scheme Applications
347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will approve the application of a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32073/13] - Student Grant Scheme Applications
348. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application made to Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick;... - Bullying in Schools
349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence regarding a case of alleged bullying and assault in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and the... - Special Educational Needs Services Applications
350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for low-incidence resource teaching hours received by the National Council for Special Education since the closing... - Special Educational Needs Services Assessments
352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proportion of applications in each of the past five years for low-incidence resource teaching that were supported by assessments carried out... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in each of the past six years who have been assigned low incidence resource teaching. [32104/13] - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in mainstream, special class and special school settings in each of the past five years that have been assigned the... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in special classes in primary schools and the number of teachers employed to teach them. [32107/13] - School Inspectorate
360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current staffing details of the inspectorate at both primary and post primary level, including the numbers of inspectors at each grade in... - Probationary Teachers
361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary teachers who applied to undergo probation during the last academic year; the number who were assigned an inspector; the... - Schools Numbers
362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a database of primary school pupils. [32110/13] - School Accommodation
363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the inventory of school accommodation will be completed. [32111/13] - School Management
364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to allow schools to retain details of school attendance electronically. [32112/13] - School Accommodation
365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details on a county basis of rented school accommodation at primary level including the annual rent. [32113/13] - Schools Building Projects Application Numbers
366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of each school built using off-site construction since 2008 including the name and address of the schools concerned.... - Departmental IT Systems
367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of work by his Department to improve its IT infrastructure and upgrade IT systems in order to enhance the capacity for... - School Curriculum
369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to fund ICT in primary schools in view of the fact the removal by his Department of the minor repairs grant from which schools were... - Schools Building Projects Administration
370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has taken any decisions on project progression in the school building programme that did not accord with recommendations made to him by his... - Teaching Qualifications
371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take during the next academic year to ensure that all teaching positions in primary schools whether temporary, permanent or... - School Management
375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of Section 29 Appeals undertaken in each of the past five years including the outcomes of those appeals. [32123/13] - Summer Works Scheme Expenditure
376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount of funding expended on the summer works scheme in primary schools in each of the past five years that the scheme was in... - Minor Works Scheme Expenditure
377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount of funding expended on the provision of the minor works grant in primary schools in each of the past five years that the scheme... - Emergency Works Scheme Funding
378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount of funding from the capital budget expended on the provision of emergency funding to primary schools in each of the past five... - School Accommodation
379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount of funding from the capital budget expended on the provision of prefabricated accommodation in primary schools in each of the... - Schools Building Projects Expenditure
380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount of funding from the capital budget expended on the provision of school sites for primary schools in each of the last five years... - School Curriculum
381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the Digital Schools Award in primary schools; the plans his Department has to enable all schools to achieve this award. [32129/13] - DEIS Schools
382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of DEIS one primary schools on a county basis; the name and address of each school; the enrolment of each school; the additional... - School Enrolments
386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in the primary school system for 2012/2013; the projected increases for the ten years from 2012/2013 on a yearly basis;... - School Health and Safety Issues
387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken to advise the boards of management and principals of primary schools on the procedures that they must undertake to ensure the... - Emergency Works Scheme Applications
389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide additional funding to a school (details supplied) in County Cork in respect of essential works; and if he will make a... - School Curriculum
390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider changes and revisions to the SPHE curricula to provide for a greater level of assistance and support for children in relation... - School Transport Provision
391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider a free school bus service across the cities of Ireland in the interest of the environment and traffic congestion; and if he... - Information and Communications Technology Issues
392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his estimate of the number of graduates with communications technology skills that will be required here over the next three years; his views on... - Student Grant Scheme Administration
393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that have been taken to ensure that the delays encountered by students applying for the third level grant have been rectified; the... - Emergency Works Scheme Funding
394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline in tabular form the monthly cost of emergency works grant aid in 2013 and annual cost in 2012; the number of applicants for... - Teaching Qualifications
395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to accommodate qualified teachers who are registered with the Teaching Council but will not be recognised under section 30 of the... - School Accommodation
396. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on an application for additional school accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work that is being carried out to provide persons with an intellectual disability with a choice of educational options similar to that which... - Employment Support Services
400. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any of the very welcome courses provided under Springboard comprise a rehabilitative training element which would encourage greater inclusion... - State Examinations Issues
401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will arrange to have the still life work completed by students as part of their leaving certificate examination in art returned to them,... - School Staffing
402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason teaching hours have been reduced in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the... - Mental Health Awareness
404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken in order to increase suicide awareness and mental health support in secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on...
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