Written answers
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
Department of Education and Skills
- Pension Provisions
223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be another round of extensions for senior secondary school teachers this summer; if he will provide an update in this matter. [9664/14] - Equality Issues
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that the Down's Syndrome (Equality of Access) Bill receives maximum support as soon as possible. [9353/14] - Teacher Exchange Scheme
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teacher exchanges currently in place in primary schools around the country; and his plans to provide more service rights or panel... - School Enrolments Data
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places that are available for children going into junior infants in each of the schools in a town (details supplied) in County... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the independent panel appeal of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8956/14] - School Enrolments
228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the advice his Department will provide to the parents of a person (details required) in County Wicklow who has not been able to secure a place on... - Teachers' Remuneration
229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average salary paid to a female primary teacher in January 2014. [9028/14] - Public Sector Staff Career Breaks
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers at primary level on career break. [9038/14] - School Staffing
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the employment implications for employment for teachers who are declared bankrupt in another jurisdiction should they return to teach here. [9043/14] - School Discipline
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of section 29 appeals initiated at primary level in 2013 under the categories of refusal to enrol, suspension and expulsion and the... - School Inspection Reports
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of appeals initiated in 2013 under section 13(9) of the Education Act 1998 at primary level and the outcome of those appeals. [9046/14] - School Staffing
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of cases of unsatisfactory teaching referred to the schools inspectorate under section 24 of the Education Act at primary level; and... - Departmental Equipment
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the numbers of laptops, tablets and mobile phones provided to employees of his Department in 2013. [9050/14] - Teaching Qualifications
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in each of the colleges of education due to graduate with a B.Ed. degree in 2014. [9052/14] - School Supervision and Substitution Scheme
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of days where a substitute has been paid by his Department as a result of primary teachers being absent on assault leave in 2013. [9054/14] - Departmental Staff Training
257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of financial assistance given to employees of his Department in respect of third or fourth level course fees in each... - Teaching Qualifications
258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of assistance given to primary teachers in respect of third or fourth level course fees in each of the past three... - Teacher Training Provision
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the training that will be provided to teachers in advance of the requirement to implement new anti-bullying policies in schools. [9059/14] - Employment Rights Issues
261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to repeal section 37(1) of the Employment Equality Act. [9060/14] - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when schools will be informed of resource teaching allocations for low incidence special needs for the school year 2014-15. [9061/14] - Teacher Redeployment
263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary teachers that will be redeployed via the redeployment panels at the end of the school year. [9062/14] - Asbestos Remediation Programme
264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that there is no risk to the health of pupils and teachers due to the presence of asbestos in school buildings at either... - Schools Refurbishment
265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional funding that will be provided to repair school buildings damaged by recent weather events. [9064/14] - Departmental Reports
266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department intends to publish the value for money report on small schools. [9065/14] - Special Educational Needs Staffing
267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of resource teachers for Travellers currently employed in primary and in post-primary schools here. [9066/14] - Pupil Data Collection
268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a primary pupil database. [9067/14] - Student Grant Scheme Applications
269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a decision on an independent application for a student grant did not issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry ;... - Educational Disadvantage
270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the circular or policy document that prompted his Department to subsume concessionary legacy posts where the schools in question showed that... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9118/14] - School Evaluations
272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department's inspectors are enabled to comment on the physical infrastructural constraints and limitations within schools as part of the... - Schools Health and Safety Issues
273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will carry out a review of the impact that vending machines are having on the health of secondary school children; and if he will make a... - School Curriculum
274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respect the outcome of the 27,000 second-level teachers who will be balloted on non-cooperation with new junior cycle proposals this... - Schools Building Projects Applications
275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a capital funding building project application from a secondary school (details supplied) in County Mayo; his views that... - Gaelscoileanna Issues
276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for increasing the number of places at the gaelsoileanna in Clondalkin to meet the growing demand for these places from local families.... - School Patronage
280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for new secondary education in Maynooth, County Kildare including patronage, denomination and the way it will link with other secondary... - Educational Disadvantage
283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will support all disadvantaged schools on the northside of Dublin in 2014. [9240/14] - Summer Works Scheme Applications
284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application under the summer works scheme in 2014 in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [9241/14] - Teacher Statistics
285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and secondary teachers retiring in 2014; and the way he will respond to this. [9242/14] - Early School Leavers
286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils leaving our educational system at 13 years; and the responses that are in place for early drop-outs. [9243/14] - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that all children with IP 36 deletion receive the maximum resource teaching house in mainstream primary schools; and if he will... - Redundancy Payments
288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a former resource teacher (details supplied) is not entitled to claim any redundancy payment even though their employment was ceased... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will advise the parents of a 4 year old boy with severe ADHD (details supplied) in Dublin 11 who will be starting primary school in... - School Enrolments
290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is pursuing the policy of allocating school places to ensure all children have places and if so, the stage this policy is at in terms of... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will approve an application for a student support grant in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - State Examinations Issues
292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a pupil (details supplied) in Dublin 3 was refused support under the RACE scheme as they have a major learning difficulty; and if he... - Schools Building Projects Status
293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a detailed update on when a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be built and open for enrolment of students. [9342/14] - School Accommodation
294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence in respect of funding for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Higher Education Institutions Expenditure
296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Higher Education Authority report on the sustainability of the higher education sector; and if he will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects Administration
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way Tramore’s new co-educational secondary school and its ancillary facilities will operate under the PPP Programme, including the... - School Staffing
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of full-time and part-time teaching, clerical and maintenance staff that will be directly employed at the new Ardscoil na Mara campus... - School Textbooks Rental Scheme
299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will support a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5 regarding a grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9458/14] - Student Support Schemes Issues
300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding student grants. [9463/14] - School Enrolments Data
301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the intake capacity of each secondary school in Dublin 16, 18 and 14 in 2014; the projected intake of these schools in the next five years; if he... - School Enrolments
303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 3 December 2013, the outcome of discussions between his Department and a school (details supplied) in... - Schools Building Projects Status
304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the progress of the four primary schools in Dublin 16 and 18, listed on the five year programme for schools and... - School Staffing
305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Meath will have a teaching staff reduction from four to three. [9532/14] - Teacher Recruitment
306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his assessment of the number of persons qualifying as teachers compared to the number of teaching jobs available (details supplied); and if he... - School Accommodation
307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will re-examine the suitability of the proposed temporary location of a new all-Irish secondary school (details supplied); if... - Languages Programme
308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider Chinese as a language subject for the leaving certificate as Chinese is the most important language subject for employment... - School Curriculum
309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on including computer programming as a leaving certificate subject; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9556/14] - Summer Works Scheme Applications
310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has made a decision regarding an application by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal under the summer works scheme 2014. [9562/14] - Apprenticeship Programmes
313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork outlining the options available to this person who wishes to complete an... - Student Support Schemes Issues
314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in granting payment of a Student Universal Support Ireland grant in respect of a person (details supplied). [9575/14] - Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Establishment
315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the application forms for the second phase of grants from the residential institutions statutory fund will be available to survivors; and if... - State Examinations Issues
316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the number of children who have been granted reasonable accommodation in respect of their junior certificate... - Higher Education Courses Provision
317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the academic years beginning September 2010, 2011 and 2012, the total number of students with FETAC qualifications accepted onto... - Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding allowances in respect of a person (details supplied). [9663/14] - School Textbooks Rental Scheme
319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that schools (details supplied) will not be unfairly penalised and deprived of the €100 grant per child due to their... - Skills Shortages
320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which it is expected to match the skill requirement of industry with the skills and qualifications of those exiting education in... - Apprenticeship Programmes
321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which provision is being made directly by his Department or through the aegis of industry to provide adequate apprenticeships to... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied regarding the availability adequate special needs teachers to meet the full requirements in the current year; and if he will... - School Enrolments Data
324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the school admissions policy, at primary and second level, can be tailored to meet the needs of the community in areas where... - Schools Building Projects Applications
325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which he has studied submissions received from the school authorities of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in regard to... - Back to Education Allowance Eligibility
326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken or the steps he proposes to take to assist applicants for higher education courses who are being refused higher education... - Schools Building Projects Application Numbers
328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and location of applications for new school buildings, extensions or upgrading of existing school facilities received in his... - Schools Provision
329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of his continuous dialogue with the authorities of smaller, rural or urban schools including those with a religious ethos with a view... - Bullying in Schools
330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of incidents of school bullying including cyber bullying reported to his Department through the primary and-or post-primary... - Minor Works Scheme Applications
332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give consideration to the provision of the planning and building unit grant to special needs schools and primary schools with special...
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