Written answers
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
Department of Education and Skills
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a judgment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare by the redress board; and if he will make a... - School Transport Administration
211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the post office in Drogheda, County Louth, is being used as a general reference point for all schools in the town when, under the school... - Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of participants on the VTOS programme aged 18 to 25 years who are in receipt of the €160 per week rate introduced from January... - SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Administration
215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of participants on the local training initiative aged 18 to 25 years who are in receipt of the €160 per week rate introduced... - Emergency Works Scheme Applications
216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for emergency funding in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a... - Industrial Disputes
217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a pay dispute (details supplied); if he will provide an update on same; and if he will make a statement on the... - Education Schemes
218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the Seán Lemass Awards for Enterprise for the years 2013 and 2014 will be presented; if the Taoiseach will be presenting these awards... - Residential Institutions Issues
219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that agencies in the UK that are helping survivors of the Irish industrial school system have not yet... - Preschool Services
220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on his Department's goal to improve the oral language competence of young children in early childhood care and... - Literacy and Numeracy Levels
221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of primary school children performing at level 3 or higher in the national assessment of mathematics and English reading in second... - Student Retention Rates
223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the improvement that has been made in improving retention rates for students in second level schools. [25317/14] - State Examinations
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who took higher levels maths in the junior certificate during each of the past five years including 2014. [25318/14] - Literacy Levels
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of 15 year old students performing at or above level 4 in PISA reading literacy and numeracy tests during each of the past five... - Third Level Fees
228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the announcement made on St. Patrick's Day this year to the effect that Irish citizen children, children from Irish emigrant families living... - School Enrolments
229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the situation regarding school catchment boundaries for primary school and the way these impact on enrolment; if parents are entitled to enrol... - Early Child Care Education
230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of GDP spent on early years education during each of the past ten years. [25346/14] - Departmental Funding
231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will approve funding for sporting facilities and a sports hall for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a... - State Examinations
233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the selection criteria for superintendents by the SEC; if he will consider prioritising younger teachers ahead of retired teachers and long... - School Guidance Counsellors
234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 7 of 29 May 2014, in view of the fact that guidance and counselling is a whole school responsibility, if he... - Residential Institutions Issues
235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the outstanding issues in relation to a person (details supplied) will be finalised by Caranua in order to ensure the continuity of the... - Capital Programme Expenditure
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount of capital spending on construction projects carried out by his Department and by bodies operating under the responsibility of... - English Language Training Organisations
238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the work of the task force to protect students affected by the closure of private language schools; if it has... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been taken to continue to increase the pupil-teacher ratio in fee paying schools until it reaches 28:1 as suggested in the... - School Expulsions
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of expulsions from all second level schools; the number of related successful and failed appeals for the academic year 2012 to 2013... - Higher Education Courses Applications
241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the specifics of the HEAR Programme; the eligibility criteria for the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25589/14] - Schools Building Projects Applications
242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a primary school (details supplied) in County Mayo may expect a decision on their emergency funding application; if he will expedite the... - Higher Education Courses Applications
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the specifics of the DARE programme; if he will outline the eligibility criteria for the programme; and if he will make a statement on the... - International Students
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being being taken in the US to attract additional students to come to Ireland to study; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - School Enrolments Data
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of section 29 appeals for refusal to enrol his Department has dealt with to date in 2014 for schools in Galway city and county; if he... - Further Education and Training Colleges
246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow was denied access to further education; the reason the appeal against this decision was... - Industrial Relations
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of cases before the Labour Court, Equality Tribunal, CPSA and EAT involving civil servants taking cases against his Department; and if... - English Language Training Organisations
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his view on correspondence which has arisen with students of a college (details supplied) and other similar institutions. [25666/14] - State Examinations Fee Exemptions
250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider extending the alleviation scheme for the fees for State examinations to holders of general practitioner visit cards; and if... - Departmental Staff Expenses
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the total amount spent per annum in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 on staff subsistence payments and... - School Staffing Appeals Mechanism
252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 194 of 27 May 2014, if he will inform the person (details supplied) of his Department's decision as they... - Redundancy Payments
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the ongoing delay in the issuing of a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [25902/14] - School Management
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will create an additional avenue of appeal for parents who are having difficulty or in a dispute with the board of management of their... - Schools Building Projects Status
258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a new school will be built or capital improvement works will be carried out at a school (details supplied) in County Laois. [25965/14] - Proposed Legislation
259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to amend the RISF Act (details supplied). [25967/14] - Third Level Staff
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons third level institutions are allowed to ringfence vacancies for persons currently employed in other educational institutions here.... - Youth Services Issues
261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of participants aged between 18 and 25 years currently on a Youthreach programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26020/14] - SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Data
264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of participants currently on a community training centre programme aged between 18 and 25 years; and if he will make a statement on... - SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Expenditure
265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the various rates of training allowance, excluding meal, accommodation and travel allowances, paid to participants aged between 18 and 25 years... - SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Places
266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of participants aged between 18 and 25 years on a Momentum programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26025/14] - SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Data
268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of participants aged from 18 to 25 years who are on a local training initiative programme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Post-Leaving Certificate Courses
269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of participants who commenced a post-leaving certificate course in 2013; the number of participants aged from 18 to 25 years who... - School Curriculum
271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that his Department will keep CSPE as a compulsory subject at junior certificate level, as any proposal to redesignate CSPE as... - English Language Training Organisations
272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the reimbursement of fees in respect of a student (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26092/14] - School Transport Eligibility
273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any financial supports to assist struggling families to cover the cost of school transport where they have medical cards but are...
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