Written answers
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
Department of Education and Skills
- Educational Reform
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the recent reports into the benefit or otherwise of giving homework to children in primary schools, if he will consider engaging with... - School Health and Safety Issues
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restrict the availability of confectionary products in schools; if he will consider a ban on the selling of such products on school... - School Establishment
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the progress of establishing a primary level school in Galway city in the format of the Steiner model of education; and if... - Schools Building Projects Status
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on progress with regard to a large number of school building projects in the east Cork area due to go to... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be no introduction of a capital assets test for assessing eligibility for third level student grants; if he will be publishing the... - Student Universal Support Ireland Administration
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress this year with the Student Universal Support Ireland grants service and supports provided by his Department for access programmes in... - Broadband Services Provision
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure wireless connectively in every classroom; the ICT supports there will be for the introduction of standardised testing for... - School Curriculum
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the manner in which young persons are educated about sex and issues such as abortion in secondary schools; and if he will make a... - School Staffing
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of two class teacher, three teacher, four teacher and five teacher, excluding learning support and resource teachers but including... - School Enrolments Data
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to share school enrolment data with the Department of Social Protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8908/14] - School Curriculum
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the submission by school management and professional bodies to his Department on the need for an external assessment model to support... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that children with dyslexia are receiving the help they require in school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8969/14] - Schools Amalgamation
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role his Department plays in schools amalgamation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9090/14] - Schools Building Projects Status
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the works promised for a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Early Years Strategy Implementation
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the final report on the Síolta quality assurance programme which he launched on 7 February last; and if he will make a... - School Curriculum
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify recent comments made by him at the Irish Primary Principals' Network conference suggesting that teachers could choose not to... - Child Protection
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he will be taking following the judgment from the European Court of Human Rights in the case of a person (details supplied). [9146/14] - School Accommodation
134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he does not feel it appropriate to talk to the parents and board of management of a school (details supplied) in view of the... - Child Protection
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of European Court of Human Right's Judgment 027(2014), he will introduce comprehensive reforms of the funding-management model of... - Early Years Strategy Implementation
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the key priorities his Department has in 2014 to ensure a high quality early years education system; and if he will make a statement on the... - Third Level Fees
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the future of third level fees here; and if there will be any further support schemes, such as the student assistance fund,... - Third Level Staff Recruitment
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the staffing shortage in the third level sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9164/14] - Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge
142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cad iad na beartais sa Straitéis Fiche Bliain don Ghaeilge a bhaineann lena Roinn atá curtha i bhfeidhm go dtí seo, agus na... - School Accommodation
143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of consideration that is given to health and safety constraints that exist in schools who apply for funding for remedial works to be... - Child and Family Agency Remit
144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the transfer of the National Education and Welfare Board from his Department to the Child and Family Agency; and to indicate... - State Examinations Reviews
145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way he is to address the concerns of the TUI and ASTI regarding the junior cycle student award ahead of balloting their members on industrial... - Third Level Funding
146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which he will receive the Higher Education Authority report on funding third level education. [9215/14] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an assessment of the impact that changes to pupil-teacher ratios is having on class numbers; and if he will make a statement... - Schools Amalgamation
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason two primary schools (details supplied) in County Cork are being proposed for amalgamation despite the overwhelming opposition of... - Third Level Participation
149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take to ensure a greater participation by persons with disabilities in third level education; and if he will make a statement... - Schools Building Projects Administration
150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department proposes to re-evaluate the school building programme on the basis of emerging school place requirements arising from... - Education Grants
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the high enrolment figures, if he will sanction a devolved grant for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin to enable them to... - Information and Communications Technology Issues
152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with regard to the significantly increased emphasis on active learning, collection of student work in portfolios, and use of ICT to support... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to written correspondence of 24 January 2014 if he has received any advice on whether the use of isolation rooms is a breach of the UN... - Education Schemes
154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 218 of 11 February 2014, if he will further elaborate on the way the denial of funding to some book rental... - Third Level Fees
155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has examined the likely impact on the imposition of fees for apprentices in view of the Government's stated aim of prioritising training...
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