Written answers
Tuesday, 11 March 2014
Department of Education and Skills
- SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Certification
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a €500 levy is being placed on approved training organisations, ATOs, to register... - School Accommodation
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding funding for a second level school in the Raheen/Dooradoyle area of Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the... - School Staffing
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of retired teachers now working as substitutes or as temporary/casual replacements in national schools; his plans to provide jobs for... - Site Acquisitions
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that have been taken thus far to secure a permanent site for a new school (details supplied) in County Cork; the progress that has been... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the qualifying criteria in respect of grant aid under the student grant scheme 2013 for a non-EU citizen who is over 18 years of age and has been... - School Enrolments
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the need for school places highlighted in the North Area Development Plan of 2007, if he will address the lack of adequate primary... - Gaelscoileanna Issues
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for increasing the number of places at the Gaelsoileanna in Lucan and Palmerstown to meet the growing demand for these places from... - Broadband Services Provision
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a broadband connection to a school in west Cork; and if he will make a statement on the... - Student Universal Support Ireland Data
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form, on a county basis, the total number of applicants to Student Universal Support Ireland for the 2012-13 and... - Schools Amalgamation
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a post primary school amalgamation project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11594/14] - Teachers' Remuneration
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a response to an application for incremental credit for teaching service in HSI... - Schools Building Projects Status
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details on the location of new schools planned in the Lucan area with a corresponding time frame of when they will be... - Student Grants Data
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Irish citizens whose applications for Student Universal Support Ireland grants were not accepted for 2011-12 and 2012-13 on the... - School Closures
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed closure of a school and ASD class (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the recent refusal of a higher education grant in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will... - Site Acquisitions
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions that could now be taken to provide a permanent school (details supplied) as the preferred site has been refused planning permission... - Departmental Funding
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of funding provided by his Department to the NAPD; if schools are allowed to fund their principal's membership of the organisation from... - School Funding
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department monitors the way voluntary contributions are spent by schools. [11719/14] - Teacher Training Provision
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines governing the persons deemed qualified to deliver CPD to teachers. [11720/14] - Bullying in Schools
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has identified any schools that have not established an anti-bullying policy; and any action taken. [11722/14] - Schools Building Projects Status
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the proposed new school (details supplied) in County Galway; if he will provide information on the location and... - School Management
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are restrictions on the usage of profits that have been made or may be made in the future from the sale of school premises and lands by... - School Staffing
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an appeal in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Early Retirement Scheme
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers who are being asked to work extra days due to having previously missed days due to strike action in order to avail of... - School Accommodation
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the requirement for accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the... - Technology in Schools
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 102 of 27 February 2014, the reason the Professional Development Service for Teachers (Technology in... - School Textbooks
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 103 of 27 February 2014, the reason boards of management of schools are now being asked to involve... - School Equipment
142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to upgrade PCs in second level schools for the reason (details supplied). [11833/14] - School Curriculum
143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the reform of the junior cycle (details supplied). [11834/14] - Departmental Legal Costs
144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will set out in tabular form, by reference to each named firm, the amount paid out in respect of legal fees during 2013 by his Department... - Sick Pay Scheme Reform
145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of both primary and post-primary teachers who have exceeded the number of sick days as per latest guidelines and as a result are no... - Schools Building Projects Expenditure
146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money spent on a proposed new school building project (details supplied) in County Mayo; if he will confirm if capital grant... - State Examinations Issues
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in including politics and society as a leaving certificate subject; the timeline for inclusion of same; and if he will make... - School Transport Provision
149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a review of the school transport system to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare will be carried out due to a number of concerns... - Special Educational Needs Data
150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children with a mild learning disability who are currently attending primary schools or receiving support under the general... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the length of time a returned emigrant with Irish citizenship who had left Ireland for a period must be in the State before they will qualify for... - School Funding
152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the models that are used to fund transition year in State funded schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11965/14] - School Enrolments
153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the enrolment procedures that are used by State-funded schools for students entering transition year; and if he will make a statement on the... - School Curriculum
155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his position in relation on the transition year programme; if his Department believe in the universality of transition year; if so, the way his... - Overseas Study Placements
157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if grants are available for Irish citizens living abroad who wish to study abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11979/14] - Apprenticeship Programmes
158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the introduction of a flat rate fee for apprentices attending the various institutes of technology, as part of their apprenticeship... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 27 February 2014, if he will reconcile his reply that it is a matter for schools to determine the... - Teaching Council of Ireland
162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 93 of 27 February 2014, if he will clarify if professionals, other than teachers, registering with the... - Departmental Funding
165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 66 of 6 February 2014, if the organisations in receipt of funding from his Department are subject to a... - School Transport Eligibility
166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the decision not to assist a student (details supplied) in County Cork with a travel pass to attend a school in County Cork;... - Bullying in Schools
167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline all protocols set down by his Department for bullying in schools, including any bullying of pupils by teachers; and if he will... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made on a student grant appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of additional autism spectrum disorders, ASD, unit places at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare;... - Special Education Review
170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the working group tasked with examining a new learning resource allocation model; if he will provide an indicative timeframe for... - Schools Building Projects Status
172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a progress report is available for a school (details supplied) in Galway city regarding the site and accommodation details, the projected... - School Accommodation
174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the current temporary accommodation at St. Sylvester's infant school in Malahide; his proposals to replace the multiple prefab units... - School Staffing
176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if further consideration will be given to the detailed submission made in respect of the need to retain the present staffing complement at a... - Schools Building Projects Status
177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed building project for a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; the current stage of the project; when the... - Schools Building Projects Expenditure
178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he has put in place to ensure Government contracts awarded for capital projects for schools and educational facilities are not... - Springboard Programme
180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 380 of 4 March 2014, if he will consider including Springboard courses under the child care education and... - State Examinations Issues
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a reader in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12205/14] - Appointments to State Boards
182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he is taking to encourage more Irish executives to serve on State boards under the remit of his Department; his views on the recent...
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