Written answers
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Department of Education and Skills
- Physical Education
188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way the decision to reduce PE from a full subject, 198 hours over three years, to an optional short course, 100 hours, in the new junior... - School Transport Provision
190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that students from the Castlebellingham area who attend a school (details supplied) in County Louth... - Prison Staff
192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the recent appointment of a head teacher to Shelton Abbey open prison in Arklow was preceded by an open competition; the number of applicants... - Schools Amalgamation
193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the amalgamation of schools (details supplied). [41796/13] - School Transport Issues
194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money that was refunded to his Department following investigation into irregularities in an office (details supplied) including any... - Student Grant Scheme Payments
195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if and when a higher education grant will be approved by Student Universal Support Ireland in the case of a person (details supplied) in County... - Oideachas Gaeilge
196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an aontaíonn sé gur chóir don Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna soláthair a dhéanamh den tacaíocht chuí atá... - Home Tuition Scheme Provision
197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that children who were previously in receipt of 20 hours per week home tuition and who are now in early intervention units... - Student Grant Scheme Administration
198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in order to enable persons to fill out a student grant application form properly, he will introduce a third category for mature students who... - Literacy and Numeracy Strategy
199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made since the 2011 roll out of the new national literacy and numeracy strategy; if data is collected on the number of... - Home Tuition Scheme Provision
200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 has only been provided with five hours of home tuition per week; and if he will make a... - Literacy and Numeracy Strategy
201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the proposed Spring 2014 standardised tests in literacy and numeracy for second level second year students are on schedule to be carried out;... - Special Educational Needs Data
203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the disabilities that qualify for automatic low-incidence resource hours and the number of children currently... - Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (2 comments)
204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the possible date in October when the funds from the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund will be made available for the use of survivors of... - Schools Building Projects Status
206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the contacts his Department has made with South Dublin County Council in respect of proposals for the development of two new schools on community... - Home Tuition Scheme Provision
208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 will be provided with 20 hours per week home tuition grant with immediate effect rather than having to... - Schools Health and Safety Issues
209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be provided for the provision of extra car parking spaces in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he... - Departmental Programmes
210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of any projects or programmes initiated by his Department which were ended or abandoned before completion; the costs... - Schools Building Projects Status
212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the building programme for a school (details supplied); the progress that has been made on the planning and... - School Accommodation
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of extra classrooms that will be provided for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; when the project go to tender and build;... - Schools Building Projects Status
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the school building programme for schools (details supplied); the progress that has been made to date; when the... - Third Level Participation
215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that any decisions made in relation to third level education in Budget 2014 will protect equality of opportunity; that... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite and award a top up student grant appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Redundancy Payments
218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 has not been awarded their full redundancy despite the relevant forms being submitted on... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite and award a student grant appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement... - School Staffing
220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools who sought additional help hours in the delivery of the requirements of section 9(c) of the Education Act in the past 12... - Education Expenditure
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to his Department of providing a primary education to a child from junior infants to sixth class; and if he will make a... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a submission (details supplied) and the actions he has taken since the meeting of 25 June 2013 regarding the issues; if he has had... - Site Acquisitions
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the development of a new school (details supplied) in County Meath; if a site has been identified and secured;... - School Discipline
228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to an incident in respect of a child (details supplied) being formally suspended initially for three days... - National Internship Scheme Eligibility
231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he supports graduated teachers awaiting suitable employment availing of opportunities to teach in classrooms under the JobBridge scheme; and... - National Internship Scheme Numbers
232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of qualified teachers working in Irish schools this year under the JobBridge scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - National Internship Scheme Placements
233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has had any discussions with the Irish National Teachers Organisation regarding their opposition to graduate teachers working in Irish... - State Examinations Commission
234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the 2013 UK A level examination results were notified to students within 24 hours of the 2013 leaving... - State Examinations Issues
235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list the various reasonable accommodation options for students with special education needs sitting the State examinations; if he will... - Educational Disadvantage
237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that children of overseas families placed in Ireland, who have no English language skills whatsoever,... - Cónascadh Comhlachtaí
238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas maidir le todhchaí COGG; cén tionchar a bhí ag cinneadh an Aire COGG a thabhairt faoi... - Bullying of Children
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he has identified means of deterring bullying inside or outside the classroom with particular reference to social media and... - School Accommodation
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the negotiations to conclude the acquisition of a site for the 1,000-pupil secondary school planned to serve the wider... - Student Universal Support Ireland Administration
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who appealed a decision by Student Universal Support Ireland in relation to the... - School Staffing
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of teaching resources in place for the current school year at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; the expected level of... - Higher Education Institutions Issues
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide clarification on the future of the Killybegs School of Tourism; if his attention has been drawn to the contents of the... - Schools Building Projects Status
246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the development of a new school (details supplied) in County Louth. [42424/13] - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to be in a position to ensure the provision of the maximum number of special needs school places in the coming... - School Accommodation
254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of temporary or prefabricated school buildings at primary and second level currently in use and likely to be replaced in the... - Schools Building Projects Status
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of school building projects country wide that have come to a halt or have been impeded in the course of construction resulting... - Fee Paying Schools
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in the context of discussions he or the Department has had with the patrons of fee-paying schools, it has been established that measures... - School Completion Rates
264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which school drop out rates in respect of primary, second and third level education continue to be monitored with a view to... - Bullying in Schools
265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which reports of school bullying are continuously monitored in all primary and second level schools throughout the country; the... - School Staffing
266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department collates figures for teacher absenteeism in primary and secondary schools; and the way this information is collated and the...
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