Written answers
Wednesday, 15 January 2014
Department of Education and Skills
- Momentum Programme Issues
171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the oversight in place in relation to the functioning of the momentum scheme and the role and accountability of mentors with particular reference... - Schools Building Projects Status
173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish the specific criteria used in the selection of the schools announced on the building list on Friday 29 November 2013; the... - State Examinations Commission
174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total allocation of funding to the State Examinations Commission during each of the past six years. [55196/13] - Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board
178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rates of pay that will be allocated to the ten staff of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund; and if he will make a statement on the... - Third Level Fees
179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is possible for an exemption in relation to international student fees to be given to children of an Irish person working for an Enterprise... - School Meals Programme
180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that school canteens providing meals on school premises are adequately regulated; his Department's current responsibilities in... - Early Child Care Education Issues
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria that qualifies as early educational intervention for pre-school children with autism. [55243/13] - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 12 December 2013, if he will issue a written response to the points raised with him in correspondence... - Teacher Training Provision
183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of training in the bachelor of education courses for primary school teachers in the area of autism; if he is satisfied the teachers... - Grant Payments
184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the hardship caused to families as a result of the fact that the remote area grant is not paid until the end... - Book Rental Scheme
185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make funding available to those schools who currently operate a book rental scheme but cannot afford to replace and update the schemes... - Higher Education Institutions Issues
187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 10 October 2013, if he will instruct the Higher Education Authority to provide the information... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a resolution will be found between the Health Service Executive and his Department as to who is responsible for providing a person (details... - State Examinations Commission
189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department and/or the State Examinations Commission require that those persons who supervise the State examinations to be qualified... - Special Educational Needs Staff Contracts
190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the job share programme for special needs assistants has not been addressed by his Department... - School Staffing
191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 220, 247 and 248 of 8 October 2013 the reasons his Department cannot drill down into FACILITY in order to... - Departmental Staff Data
192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which agency staff have been used in his Department in each of the past five years to date for the purpose of answering and... - School Accommodation
193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Kerry last received an overall school accommodation examination; and if he will make a statement on... - School Equipment
194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider providing a grant-aided purchasing framework for post-primary schools to replace the computers used to teach technology... - Summer Works Scheme Applications
196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal for the funding of the replacement of windows... - Psychological Services
197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the situation where there is currently no child psychologist at Scoil Cormac in Cashel; if his attention has been drawn to the... - Education and Training Boards Staff
198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 43 of 4 December 2013 if he will instruct the city of Dublin and county of Dublin education and training... - Departmental Policy Reviews
199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the review being undertaken in relation to Irish language exemption; if consideration will be given to children... - School Transport Provision
200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided to a family (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55482/13] - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review eligibility for a higher education grant in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Schools Building Projects Applications
202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Gaelscholáiste Reachrann, Artane, Dublin 5 was not included as one of the 70 schools picked for the new school building programme... - School Enrolments
203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 12 December 2013, if he has considered the introduction of PPS numbers on enrolment forms for schools... - Summer Works Scheme Applications
204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on a funding application under the summer works scheme in respects of general necessary repairs to a school (details... - School Accommodation
205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of payments by his Department for the rental of prefab buildings for national and secondary schools in County Longford... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make a determination as to the eligibility of a course for the purposes of the student grant with Student Universal Support Ireland... - Site Acquisitions
208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that are being taken to secure a permanent site for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the... - Apprenticeship Programmes
209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will intervene in order that Institutes of Technology do not levy the student charge of approximately €833 on apprentices... - Summer Works Scheme Applications
210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be approved under the summer works scheme initiative 2014 for a school (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a student grant appeal and award 100% non adjacent rate and 100% maintenance grant and 100% fees and student contribution as... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
213. 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... - Pupil Data Collection
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he proposes to take to ensure that there are adequate primary school places in an area (details supplied) for this September; the... - Bullying in Schools
216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the implementation of the action plan on bullying for schools; the actions that have been taken to progress the... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will personally intervene in the case of a student (details supplied) in Dublin 7 and ensure that she is assessed for a SUSI grant in her... - Further Education and Training Programmes Recognition
219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions that must be made for the welfare needs of a expectant mother who is participating on Youthreach at the location of the programme;... - Teaching Qualifications
221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will support this matter in respect of a person (details supplied) [1070/14] - School Staffing
222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to staffing at a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1083/14] - Book Rental Scheme
223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason fairer scheme for book rentals cannot be put in place; if he proposes to determine the details of rental schemes being operated in... - School Transport Provision
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will indicate the circular which states that fees for school transport may be paid in two instalments. [1136/14] - Further Education and Training Programmes Provision
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding city and guilds exams. [1171/14] - School Enrolments
228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of parents in Greystones, County Wicklow, regarding the enrolment policy of the new school... - Home Tuition Scheme Eligibility
229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 102 of 18 December 2013, if he will ensure that persons (details supplied) in County Cork both have... - Apprenticeship Programmes
230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial grant provisions he has put in place to support young unemployed persons to complete the final job phase of an apprenticeship... - Schools Amalgamation
232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will meet a delegation from the three secondary schools in Ennistymon regarding amalgamation; and if he will make a statement on the... - Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements
233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a mechanism available to a mature student to recommence a course at degree level, if they already have a masters qualification, to... - State Examinations Commission
234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide any changes made to any accommodations scheme administered by the State Examinations Commission for students with dyslexia... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a special needs assistant in respect of a child (details supplied). [1313/14] - Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will arrange for requested information to be supplied to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford as a matter of urgency; and if he... - School Accommodation
237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will be provided with a new building as at present the school consists of a number of portacabins. [1350/14] - Public Sector Pensions Issues
238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form year on year the occasions on which he has signed off on the awarding of added years to public sector workers... - Appointments to State Boards
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form year on year the number of commercial and non-commercial State agency board positions, under the aegis of his... - National Internship Scheme Data
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form year on year the number of JobBridge interns taken on in his Department in 2013. [1390/14] - School Funding
242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 18 December 2013, when the capitation grant and the ancillary services grant are expected to be... - School Textbooks Rental Scheme
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a revision of the school book rental scheme; and if those schools have who established schemes voluntarily will lose out in funding... - Summer Works Scheme Applications
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a summer works grant application in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement... - Student Grant Scheme Payments
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a mature student grant payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on... - School Accommodation
246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider the proposed location for the new post-primary Gaelscoil for Dublin, in line with his Department's own assessment that the... - Third Level Participation
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered the possibility of encouraging open days for prospective A-level students from Northern Ireland at Southern Irish... - School Accommodation
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review and reverse the decision not to assist a school (details supplied) in County Cork with funding for additional accommodation... - School Textbooks Rental Scheme
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will extend the application process for funding under the new book rental scheme to include primary schools that have already have book... - School Enrolments
252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action that can be taken to assist returning emigrants who have difficulty in getting their children back into their local school after being... - Schools Building Projects Status
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the school building programme in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on...
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