Written answers
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
Department of Education and Skills
- Gaelscoileanna Issues
231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is no dedicated office within his Department to support, fund and respond to the demand for Irish-medium education; and the... - SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Provision
232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has estimated the potential drop out rate by apprentices from courses they have undertaken with FÁS/SOLAS arising from the... - Bullying in Schools
233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which his Department has monitored incidents of bullying among children or teenagers; if any particular issues have arisen wherein... - Departmental Reports
234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the total amount spent since February 2011 on external reports commissioned by his Department including... - Summer Works Scheme Applications
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide funding to the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry, to enable them to proceed with their plans... - Schools Building Projects Status
237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a building project for a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the timeframe for completion of works; and if he... - Proposed Legislation
238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the education (admissions to schools) Bill; the provision the Bill will make to ensure that all children have appropriate... - School Textbooks Rental Scheme
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his view on whether it is fair that a school that has commenced a school book rental scheme is excluded from the recently announced book rental... - Summer Works Scheme Applications
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for summer works grant in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Schools Guidance Counsellors
241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reverse the decision that was taken in September 2012 to cut school counselling services as this is having a deep and serious effect... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a student grant in respect of a person (details supplied). [2468/14] - Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount his Department spends on an annual basis in payments to consultancy firms (details supplied). [2475/14] - Book Rental Scheme
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in Dublin North-East and Dublin North Central that are availing of the book rental scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the position regarding the review of the visiting teacher service for visually impaired children; and to confirm that the service will... - Schools Building Projects Expenditure
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that has been spent by his Department on schools building projects in 2012 and 2013; the amount of the five-year capital building... - Summer Works Scheme Applications
248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a summer works scheme grant will be made available to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on reports that autistic children are being confined in withdrawal rooms for extended periods without supervision during school hours;... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a student grant appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - State Examinations Issues
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo who had a reader for their junior certificate has been refused one for their leaving... - Education Grants
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on correspondence regarding an application by a sports club (details supplied) in Dublin 20; and if he will make a... - Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board
257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the costs of the Caranua scheme; the number of employees in the organisation; and if he is open to amendments. [2728/14] - Schools Amalgamation
258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a meeting took place in January 2013 regarding the proposed amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in County Galway; the persons who were... - Summer Works Scheme Applications
259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be approved under the summer works scheme in respect of a project submitted by three schools (details supplied) in County Laois;... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made on student grant appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on... - Schools Review
261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the methodology employed and or its agencies in measuring intelligence quotient in the context of assessing primary school teaching; if his... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the means assessment used by Student Universal Support Ireland for self-employed persons; the reason net income is not the basis of the... - State Examinations Issues
263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been a recent change in policy regarding the reasonable allocation scheme. [2810/14] - Schools Building Projects Status
266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in determination of whether a school (details supplied) in County Kildare will be included in the school building programme... - School Transport Provision
267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will authorise the extension of a national school bus route (details supplied) in the mornings with the agreement of Bus Éireann and... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which children with special needs continue to receive an adequate degree of services in view of the importance of ensuring that... - Schools Building Projects Status
270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of new school building projects currently underway; the number of expected starts at primary and second level throughout 2014;... - School Enrolments
272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which school place requirements, at primary and second level, have been fully identified to date; if any particularly sensitive... - School Curriculum
273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which the primary and second level school curriculum continues to focus on the need to cater for the requirements of modern... - School Patronage
275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he continues to liaise with smaller denominational urban and rural schools with particular reference to the need to recognise... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he continues to be in a position to maintain a reasonable pupil-teacher ratio in all schools throughout County Kildare; if... - Schools Building Projects Applications
279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and location of applications for new schools from school authorities throughout County Kildare awaiting sanction in his Department, at... - Schools Administration
281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in the context of meeting the requirements as set out by the school authorities at Maynooth Post Primary School, County Kildare, the extent to...
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