Written answers
Tuesday, 26 November 2013
Department of Education and Skills
- Apprenticeship Programmes
202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices who are within six to12 months of completing their apprenticeship but have been made redundant; the number of... - Third Level Fees
203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding apprentices being charged college fees for block release; and if he will make a... - Momentum Programme Issues
204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of each funding approval provided under the Momentum programme for courses (details supplied); if there was a public... - FÁS Training Programmes Eligibility
205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is currently on a reserve waiting list for Naas Technology Project FÁS course; and if he... - Haddington Road Agreement Implementation
206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it his intention to force pay cuts and other unilateral measures as contained within the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest... - Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge
207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cad atá ar intinn ag an Roinn a dhéanamh lena chinntiú go bhfaighfidh scoileanna Gaeltachta a ndóthain tacaíochta agus... - School Patronage
210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the forum on patronage and pluralism in the primary sector as outlined in the programme for Government. [44102/13] - Education and Training Provision
211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of the failure of the Skillnets programme to meet its targets in terms of providing training to recipients of jobseeker payments;... - Departmental Banking
212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the value of services provided to the public by his Department and entities reporting to his Department where a payment is accepted by debit or... - Physical Education Facilities
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he proposes to take to ensure that gym facilities are available to students attending a school (details supplied) in County Kildare;... - Site Acquisitions
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update in respect of his Department's efforts to secure a location for a premises of a school (details supplied) in Dublin... - Educational Disadvantage
215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding cuts of 90% to education for the Traveller community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50181/13] - Schools Refurbishment
216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Cork and replacement of three prefabricated classrooms therein; and if he will make... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options open to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to continue their education; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Teaching Council of Ireland
218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the length of time before a teacher without practical experience will be de-registered from the Teaching Council. [50260/13] - Departmental Properties
219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has prefabs in his possession as a result of the school building programme. [50313/13] - Departmental Expenditure
220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of production and distribution of the booklet sent to parents regarding school uniforms. [50315/13] - School Uniforms
221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if secondary schools with uniforms can discriminate against female students and force them to wear skirts; and if he will make a statement on the... - Education and Training Places
222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of places reserved on education, training and back to work initiatives for under 26s under the responsibility of his Department... - Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration (1 comment)
223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that while his Department recognises the working week for special needs assistants as comprising of... - Departmental Policies
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, as part of the school building programme, landscaping and planting of trees is being considered as an important part of this process; if he... - Schools Building Projects Administration
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the precise feeder area for a school (details supplied); if he will include maps and/or list of estates included in the feeder area; if the... - Special Educational Needs Expenditure
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average cost of employing a special needs assistant. [50377/13] - School Accommodation
228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action being taken to replace the prefab classrooms at a school (details supplied) in County Galway with permanent accommodation; and if he... - Education and Training Provision
229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budget associated with the allocation of 2,000 places on Momentum for young persons under 25 years; and if he will make a statement on the... - Referendum Campaigns
230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of schools in the country that were closed to facilitate polling for the Seanad referendum on the 4 October 2013; and if he will... - School Accommodation
232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a permanent extension to a school (details supplied) in County Dublin. [50474/13] - Student Grant Scheme Applications
233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons for the delay in processing a Student Universal Support Ireland application in respect of a person (details supplied); when the... - Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers
234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown per county of the number of applications for Student Universal Support Ireland grants; the number that have been... - SOLAS Training Allowances
235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the FÁS training allowance been reduced in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; the legislation that underpins... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in respect of an appeal for higher education grant in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if dyscalculia is accepted by his Department as a disability which qualifies school children for learning supports such as resource teaching or... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow is granted the full rate of the Student Universal Support Ireland grant payment... - Teaching Qualifications
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a qualification criterion for teachers working with pupils with special educational needs. [50600/13] - Site Acquisitions
241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will indicate the progress that has been achieved towards the acquisition of a site for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and... - Teachers' Remuneration
242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an Irish teaching allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on... - Third Level Fees
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the report currently being compiled on practices being operated by individual higher education institutions in... - School Health and Safety Issues
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that schools complete structured maintenance and risk management plans and his Department implements regular inspections to... - Schools Refurbishment
248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools who suffered from flood damage during each of the past three years. [50692/13] - Weight of Schoolbags
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his proposals or current recommendations in place on the way the weight of children's schoolbags can be reduced; and if he will make a statement... - Student Assistance Fund Issues
250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the hardship fund was adequate to meet the needs of students in each university over the past two years to date; and if he... - Third Level Fees
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the cost of a SOLAS course (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50734/13] - State Examinations Issues
252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether it is acceptable to provide scribes and readers for students who need them for State exams at junior and leaving certificate... - Schools Amalgamation
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of two, three and four teacher schools that have embarked on the amalgamation process since the implementation of Budget 2012 teacher... - School Staffing
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he would provide in tabular form the schools in County Kerry that have lost a teacher due to the implementation of budget 2012 teacher... - Departmental Agencies Board Remuneration
258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the twelve directors of the National Council for Special Education receive any payment, allowance or other form of benefit in kind as part of... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is a delay in processing the application to Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of a person (details supplied); when a... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of special needs places available at primary and second level schools throughout the country; the extent to which this is... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which it has been found possible to maintain reasonable class sizes notwithstanding economic constraints; and if he will make a... - Schools Building Projects Status
264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of permanent school buildings improved or replaced by his Department in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on... - School Accommodation
265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of temporary or pre-fabricated school buildings already replaced by his Department in each of the past three years to date; the... - Student Universal Support Ireland Administration
266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which all applications for higher education grants submitted to date have been approved, rejected or are awaiting further... - Skills Shortages
267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which his Department has entered into dialogue with a view to ensuring that the requirements of modern industry are being... - Skills Development
268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which educational up-skilling is facilitated throughout the educational system with particular reference to the need to meet the... - Education Policy
269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of students recorded as having dropped out at second and third level on an annual basis over the past four years to date; the... - School Evaluations
270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he continues to have dialogue with the authorities of smaller rural or urban schools of any particular religious ethos with... - School Funding
273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will increase the grant aid given to the Artane School of Music to help it achieve its strategic plan 2013-16; and if he will make a... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Sligo has been refused further special needs assistant support despite the increase of three... - Irish Language Issues
275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered the findings of the Chief Inspector's Report 2010-2012; the steps he intends to take arising from the findings with... - Sick Leave Entitlements
276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the sick leave entitlements for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if the entire summer and Easter holidays will count towards the...
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