Written answers
Tuesday, 15 April 2014
Department of Education and Skills
- Momentum Programme Issues
211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons availing of training and education projects under the momentum programme since its establishment in the years 2013 and to... - SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Places
212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if and when a place on a FÁS course will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a student (details supplied) in County Mayo does not have access to an special needs assistant in secondary school despite having an... - School Curriculum
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for curriculum reform. [17311/14] - Educational Reform
220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the advice he has sought from any statutory bodies on education reform or changes since coming to office; and the outstanding advice yet to be... - Higher Education Schemes
221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a late application for the HEAR scheme will be accepted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Special Educational Needs Data
222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide, in tabular form, information for 2011, 2012 and 2013 and for each county within the State on the total number of whole time... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there have been cases appealed to the review committee taken under section 15(4) of the Residential Institutions Redress Act. [17347/14] - Departmental Legal Costs
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total legal costs incurred by his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and estimated in 2014. [17354/14] - Public Relations Contracts Expenditure
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total external public relation costs incurred by his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and estimated in 2014. [17370/14] - Education Grants
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is top up funding available for an Irish student (details supplied) who has won a scholarship in the University of Notre Dame to study... - School Placement
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the current lack of secondary school places in the Castleknock-Carpenterstown area of Dublin; and if he will make a... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding project math and dyslexic students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17429/14] - Adult Education
229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17434/14] - Schools Building Projects Status (1 comment)
230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the status of plans for the new building for a school (details supplied); and if he will confirm that... - School Transport Provision
232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 101 of 3 October 2013, when asked to explain return to risk, if he will confirm the date on which and the... - State Examinations
233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the remaining Leaving Certificate examinations that will higher level maths attract an extra 25 points; and if this has not yet been... - Special Educational Needs Services Provision
234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to change the qualifying criteria for July provision to include children with Down's syndrome regardless of their IQ; and if he will... - School Accommodation
237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on a project (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17561/14] - School Enrolments
238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has approved an extra junior infant class for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; if so, the number of places which... - Third Level Qualifications Recognition
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the problem faced by Irish graduates who seek employment in the Middle East because the parchments issued on... - Schools Building Projects Status
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the provision of a site for a new school build (details supplied) in County Meath; the timeframe required to... - School Transport Availability
241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if arrears of a remote area grant will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the special needs assistants in primary schools engage in job-sharing and the minimum and maximum hours each job-sharer can share in a special... - Energy Usage
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grant assistance available to post-primary schools to address heat loss and energy consumption; and if he will make a statement on the... - School Staffing
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the number of legacy posts which have been lost as a result of changes made in budget 2012; the years in which... - School Uniforms
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the impact of a change in school uniform policy on a number of clothing manufacturers in the Monasterevin area... - Schools Guidance Counsellors
246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with reference to a reply to a parliamentary question dated 7 March 2014 (details supplied), if he considers the support provided in second level... - Autism Support Services
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 97 of 2 April 2014, in view of his response that he was satisfied the Special Education Support Service,... - Schools Building Projects Status
252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be allocated from his Department to provide permanent accommodation for primary schools in an area (details supplied) in north... - Autism Support Services
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be granted home-based provision 2012; the reason this has not been granted; and if he will... - School Accommodation
254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school project (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17814/14] - Schools Building Projects Status
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the planned extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Pension Provisions
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of any pension entitlements in respect of a person (details supplied). [17821/14] - Redundancy Payments
257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in a specific payment issuing to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the... - Chaplaincy Services Provision
258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process whereby the Government issues a policy statement to the effect that all chaplains, that is, those of faith groups as well as those of... - Youthreach Programme Issues
259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Youthreach places available during each of the past years. [17869/14] - Departmental Staff Career Breaks
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure whereby an employee of his Department (details supplied) in County Offaly can obtain a transfer on her return to work to an office... - Minor Works Scheme Expenditure
261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the minor works grant will be paid to primary and post-primary schools during this calendar year; and if he will make a statement on the... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the entitlement of a person (details supplied) to a student grant in order to further the applicant's education and career progression. [17919/14] - Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration
263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason special needs assistant contracts for part time appointees contain no mention of any system for calculation an SNA's part time wages... - Quality and Qualifications Ireland Accreditation
264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to delays in FETAC issuing final certificates to persons who completed courses in healthcare; if he will provide... - Schools Building Projects Status
265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a new school building (details supplied); if a site has been identified; the location of the site; when... - Child Protection
266. 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... - School Staffing
268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 89 of 26 March 2014, the periods in which payments were made for teaching staff at Linden House in... - Schools Building Projects Expenditure
269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide confirmation of the cost of new classrooms and building at a school (details supplied) in County Galway. [18034/14] - School Accommodation
270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans that have been approved, including the value of the improvements, to a school (details supplied) in County Galway. [18035/14] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list the primary schools in counties Cavan and Monaghan that will be affected by changes in the pupil teacher ratio with effect from... - Education and Training Boards Issues
275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has set out the statutory instrument or the rules for the nomination and election of members of the Education and Training Board after the... - Residential Institutions Issues
276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has raised the issue of a review of the evidence of State responsibility in the case of the Bethany Home with the Department of Justice; if...
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