Written answers

Wednesday, 9 April 2014

Department of Education and Skills

 
  • Third Level Education Reform
    15. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for third level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16470/14]
  • School Grievance and Appeals Procedures
    16. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with the recourse available to parents of children who have been left disadvantaged by the administrative decision of a school...
  • Third Level Funding
    17. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the future funding of third level education and the student registration charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Broadband Services Provision
    19. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the ability of primary schools to use internet-based teaching devices in delivering the curriculum; and if he will...
  • Gaelscoileanna Issues
    20. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the level of demand for a new Gaelcholáiste in north-eastern County Kildare over the past five years is such that immediate consideration...
  • School Enrolments
    21. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider the case of a small school (details supplied) in County Wexford which is due to lose one of its teachers despite having 87...
  • Education Standards
    22. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which continued assessment takes place of the need to ensure that children or students exiting from the education system are...
  • Schools Building Contractors
    23. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with the recourse available to creditors of boards of management of schools who are not receiving payment for services...
  • Skills Development
    24. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the ability of the economy to create and sustain jobs is being hampered by the issues highlighted in the OECD programme for...
  • Special Educational Needs Services Provision
    26. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which his Department’s policy on educating children with autism will be available; the actions that are being taken to improve...
  • School Enrolments
    27. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the current school admissions policy is adequately geared to meeting the enrolment numbers presenting throughout the country...
  • Schools Building Projects Status
    28. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he is taking to increase primary and post-primary school accommodation in Midleton and Carrigtwohill; and if he will make a statement...
  • Child Protection
    29. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department's requirements in relation to child protection are being implemented and monitored by his Department at a school (details...
  • Disadvantaged Status
    30. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of DEIS 1 and DEIS 2 schools in the country; if this number has increased in the past three years; if he review the eligibility...
  • School Placement
    32. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 373 of 25 March 2014, regarding the crisis in school places at junior infant level in Swords and his...
  • Special Educational Needs Staffing
    33. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants at both primary and post-primary level in WTE terms in 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14; the number of hours...
  • School Placement
    34. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the problems faced by some parents in getting their children into local schools, including that of the parent...
  • School Curriculum
    35. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way he will deal with concerns of teaching unions on the proposed plans for the junior certificate cycle reform; and if he will make a...
  • Departmental Bodies
    36. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a committee in operation to advise him on education matters; the membership of the committee; if such a committee has representatives...
  • School Transport Administration
    37. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish the State's official response in the EU Commission state aid investigation of state aid to Bus Éireann and its answer to...
  • Schools Guidance Counsellors
    38. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the feedback his Department has received from secondary schools on the impact of his cuts to guidance counselling hours; if he will commit to...
  • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
    39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Irish citizens who were refused grants from Student Universal Support Ireland on the basis of not satisfying the habitual residence...
  • School Staffing
    40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of his proclaimed commitment to a pluralist education system, the reason he allowed Roman Catholic Canon Law to override democratic...

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