Written answers
Tuesday, 25 March 2014
Department of Education and Skills
- Special Educational Needs Staffing
278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the special needs assistant allocation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath in order to facilitate... - School Staffing
279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Cork has had its appeal for a fourth class teacher for the 2014-15 school year refused; and if... - School Transport Fees
280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will instruct Bus Éireann to introduce a payment plan for families so that they can pay for the cost of school transport over the... - Student Assistance Fund
281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that students attending third level institutions to complete fulltime level 6 access courses cannot... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the pupil-teacher criteria for small schools to allow for population fluctuations year-on-year in the interests of restoring... - Schools Data
283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a feasibility study has been carried out by his Department for a second-level Educate Together school on the north side of Dublin due to the... - School Equipment
284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a funding stream exists within his Department for the provision of gym equipment for a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he... - School Transport Administration
285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons for decisions as if responding to a section 18 of the Freedom of Information Act request as to the reason the regulations giving... - State Examinations Issues
286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a refund in a case (details supplied) involving costs incurred due to errors in leaving certificate marking; and if he will... - Departmental Funding
287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the level of funding allocated by his Department to each non-governmental organisation during each of the past... - Schools Data
289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason schools are outsourcing the correction of pre-papers for the junior certificate and leaving certificate; if this practice is at the... - School Staffing
290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the fact that his Department payroll section pays special needs assistants based on the standard which is used for post... - Schools Building Projects Status
291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the school building or refurbishment works primary and post-primary that are to be initiated or progressed in Dublin 1,... - Schools Building Contractors
292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of contracts for replacement schools, school extensions and alterations to existing schools that have not been completed on time or on... - School Enrolments
293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide full and complete details of the enrolment policy in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will... - School Transport Administration
294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the amounts per annum that have been rebated to his Department by Bus Éireann each year for the use of... - State Examinations Reviews
295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding teachers protesting outside schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - School Accommodation
296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the deficiencies and the health and safety issues in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will provide a learning... - Student Grant Scheme Expenditure
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the support funding available to assist a person (details supplied) pursuing dance/theatre opportunities; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Reports
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of external or internal policy reports currently that have been handed to him but not yet published; and if he will make a statement... - Schools Building Projects Status
300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) in County Roscommon was removed from the five year school building... - School Staffing
301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has not been granted an additional teacher for next year in view of the fact that the number of students... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school placement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects Status
303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a new school development (details supplied) in County Kildare; if there are any outstanding issues in regard to the... - Schools Refurbishment
304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding proposals to refurbish a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13100/14] - School Services Staff
305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason special needs assistants working in secondary schools are being asked to work during the month of June; the tasks they will be... - Schools Data
306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in schools and centres for education at both primary and post-primary level; and if he will make a statement on the... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the pupil-teacher ratio in primary and post-primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13140/14] - Departmental Expenditure
309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current expenditure on education at primary and second level in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13141/14] - Special Educational Needs Expenditure
310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount his Department is spending on the provision of supports for students with special educational needs in 2014; and if he will make a... - School Evaluations
311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills regarding the recently published chief inspector's report for 2010 to 2012, which found significant shortcomings in assessment practices in... - Public Sector Pensions
316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the position of teachers who are seeking to retire but are facing difficulties as a result of strike days... - Languages Programme
317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the foreign languages that will be prioritised as part of the languages education strategy, as per action 37 of the Action Plan for Jobs,; and if... - Further Education and Training Programmes Provision
318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the implementation of the further education and training plan, as per Action 170 of the Action Plan for Jobs; and if he... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the legitimate costs of running a business, that is, capital allowances on expenditure for business equipment, equipment leasing, bank... - Schools Building Projects Status
320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the building of a school premises (details supplied); if contracts have been signed in regard to the rebuild; if there any... - State Examinations Statistics
321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of grade As awarded in the subject of art in the Leaving Certificate in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Student Grants Data
322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No.124 of 11 March 2014, of the remaining 118 students refused the Student Universal Support Ireland grants... - School Staffing
323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will intervene to prevent the loss of a vital teacher in a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if his attention has been drawn... - Student Grant Scheme Expenditure
324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an annual breakdown, in tabular form, of the amount of money invested on student support services in County Donegal yearly... - Education Expenditure
325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an annual breakdown, in tabular form, of the amount of money invested in education services in County Donegal yearly since... - Third Level Staff Data
326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of administrative staff that are currently employed by University College Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13129/14] - Multidenominational Schools
332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to locate a multidenominational or Educate Together school in the De la Salle campus in Ballyfermot, Dublin 10; and if he will make a... - Schools Building Projects Status
333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide funding for a new second level school in the Raheen-Dooradoyle area of Limerick; the stage this project is at; and if he will... - Departmental Staff Remuneration
334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff in his Department earning over €100,000; and if he will provide details of the roles under which these staff members... - School Enrolments
335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details on the catchment area for a school (details supplied) County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Meetings
336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times his Department received requests by Philanthropy Ireland to meet in 2011, 2012 and 2013; the number of times his Department... - School Accommodation
337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for additional permanent accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a... - Education Policy
338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence regarding the raising of and giving an innovative approach to student engagement (details supplied). [13431/14] - School Enrolments
339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos.113 and 179 of 11 March 2014, in the context of the overall analysis of demographic data, where he says... - State Examinations
340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will intervene in the case of a pupil (details supplied) in County Kildare, if he will ensure that a reader is provided to this student for... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in respect of the Student Universal Support Ireland application for a person (details supplied) in County Cork, the reason the person has been... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that based on his previous statement that it is a matter for schools to determine the approach or mix of approaches they will... - Home Tuition Scheme Administration
344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 4 February 2014, if he will clarify his statement, officials at my Department have been in... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 243 of 4 February 2014, he stated that my Department's inspectorate previously reviewed the education being... - School Enrolments
346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 153 and 154 of 11 March 2014, if his Department applies or ensures any fairness measurement to the clear... - Departmental Properties
347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of any schools where the property ceased to be used as a school; if he has received a request to release his interest under the... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
348. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the special rate of maintenance grant will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the allocation of special needs assistants to children in a pre-school environment; if the allocation of SNAs to children... - School Enrolments
350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children he would like to see pre-enrolled to confirm parental demand in the proposed Steiner School in Knocknacarra, Galway; and... - Clár Tógála Scoileanna
351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cad é an staid reatha maidir le hathchóiriú scoile agus tógáil síneadh (sonraí leis seo); cad é an banda... - Schools Building Projects Applications
352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 21 March 2012, if he will review the decision not to progress this project to tender and... - Schools Building Projects Status
353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 80 and 124 of 4 March 2014, if he will clarify what he means by phase one of the process to meeting the... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extra resources, in terms of hours and facilities, he will allocate to deal with the upsurge in autism nationally, and in County Carlow in... - Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements
355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact a person (details supplied) who was unable to sit the MSAP exam on 8 March 2014 due to a certified medical reason has been... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 159 to 164, inclusive, of 11 March 2014, the date on which his Department's Model A document become... - Departmental Funding
363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funds that are available to a school (details supplied) in County Cork to remove trees which fell as a result of the recent storms and... - School Staffing Appeals Mechanism
364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will urgently examine an appeal by a school (details supplied) in County Kerry regarding the reinstatement of its third teacher; if he will... - Home Tuition Scheme Funding
365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 70 of 12 March 2014, if it is incumbent on his Department to ensure moneys provided by his Department to a... - Ministerial Staff
366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of civil servants engaged in constituency work on his behalf; and the salaries, accommodation costs and expenses involved or... - Schools Building Projects Status
367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the expected completion date of the autism spectrum disorders, ASD, accommodation at a school (details supplied);... - Teacher Recruitment
368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on improving job prospects for newly qualified teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13714/14] - Summer Works Scheme Applications
369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be made available under the summer works scheme in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make... - Third Level Fees
371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding paying third level fees in respect of a person (details supplied). [13737/14] - State Examinations
372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure extra time is provided for the project maths exam this summer for students with dyslexia, as the new maths language-based... - School Accommodation
373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will recognise the efforts of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin which has agreed to take in a seventh junior infant class to go... - Youthreach Programme Staff
374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the detail of changes to the positions and job titles of Youthreach co-ordinators; the reason for these changes; if he will... - Weight of Schoolbags
375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has explored the possibility of reducing the weight of schoolbags. [13802/14] - Third Level Institutions
376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money University College Dublin has spent on court proceedings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Summer Works Scheme Applications
377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for the summer works scheme in respect of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - School Funding
378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a grant is available for a school event (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13818/14] - Recognition of Further Education and Training Programmes
379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way and where a person (details supplied) can receive a decision regarding accreditation of prior learning; and if he will make a statement... - School Transport Administration
380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the type of information deemed to be of a commercially sensitive nature; the reason information regarding overhead and indirect costs associated... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his view on whether the constitutional right to an appropriate and adequate education of a child in the State is, at present, upheld by the... - Quality and Qualifications Ireland Administration
384. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider ensuring the community education sector is supported by a waiver of fees by Quality and Qualifications Ireland (details... - State Examinations
385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an application to have a reader for the leaving certificate was denied in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford... - School Staffing
386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria for a secondary school to be eligible to appoint a second deputy principal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13932/14] - School Enrolments
388. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) in County Clare regarding school provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14052/14] - Schools Data
389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of one-teacher schools nationwide and per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14072/14] - Value for Money Reviews
390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department initiated a value for money review of two-teacher schools and not on larger schools; his views that a review carried... - Third Level Fees
392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the provisions of the new fee rates to be charged to non-resident EU nationals; if revisions will apply to Irish resident... - School Textbooks Rental Scheme
393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Monaghan has not been able to avail of a grant to set up a book rental scheme; if this decision... - Programme for Government Implementation
394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update in tabular form of the commitments in the programme for Government that relate to his Department; and the progress... - State Examinations Issues
395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a reader and any other requested exemption for a student (details supplied) who is sitting their Leaving Certificate examination in 2014 will... - School Accommodation
396. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the progress of establishing a second level school (details supplied) in County Galway on a permanent basis; and if he will... - School Textbooks
397. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration may be given to introducing bilingual school text books particularly for those based in Gaeltacht areas which are currently... - School Curriculum
398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the teaching of certain subject areas in non-exam years through the medium of Irish could be introduced on a pilot basis in a number of... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
400. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that are being put in place to assist children who due to the changes in the July provision will not be able to secure a teacher...
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