Written answers
Tuesday, 24 June 2014
Department of Education and Skills
- Special Educational Needs Service Provision
182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills regarding the policy underlining his Department's remit to provide specialist preschool and after-school care for children if any research or... - School Transport Administration
183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how the tendering system introduced by Bus Éireann for its school routes works; if there has been any consultation with smaller bus... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a second redress scheme will be introduced for those survivors of institutional abuse who, for various reasons, did not avail of the... - Community Training Centres
185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding a training centre in Cork city; and if he will make a statement... - Departmental Agencies Funding
186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the method of funding for a State agency (details supplied); and if this funding has been sourced from moneys set aside for victims of industrial... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a centre (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if the lease on the premises will be renewed at the end of July; if new admissions... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for a higher education grant in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;... - School Staffing
189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason school secretaries in DEIS schools are recognised by his Department and paid directly by it, whereas school secretaries in other... - Schools Building Projects Status
190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be made available for a new school (details supplied). [26681/14] - Emergency Works Scheme Eligibility
191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a letter about funding under the emergency works scheme advising that funding was granted to a school (details... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what is the definition of a payment from any other Government Department or State agency with regard to reckonable income under section F of the... - Summer Works Scheme Applications
194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on a summer works application from a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason supplementary welfare allowance is not included as one of the eligible payments listed in schedule 2 for the special rate of... - Nursing Education
196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of general nursing CAO places offered by Dublin City University in 2009 to 2013, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the... - Public Sector Staff Recruitment
197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will direct the City of Dublin Education and Training Board to reverse its decision to end the funding for the adult literacy organiser... - Departmental Agencies Expenditure
198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details and a detailed breakdown of the total spend since its establishment of Qualifications and Quality Ireland on external... - School Holidays
199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding primary schools which finish earlier than the advised year end (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason qualified special needs assistants with less than one year's work experience are discriminated against by Circular 0044/2014 (details... - Schools Building Projects Applications
201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the application of a school in Dublin (details supplied) for a site to build, as its current location is unsuitable as it... - Departmental Expenditure
202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown by year since 2011 of the financial savings and the value for money in the decision to locate the vocational... - School Curriculum
203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the removal of CSPE from State examinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Third Level Staff
205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding college lecturers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26945/14] - Student Grant Scheme Applications
206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if student grant applications for 2013/2014 will be accepted as late applicants in respect of two students (details supplied) in County Kerry;... - School Staffing
207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in the case of a primary school which in 2013 increased its number of teachers to three, two mainstream and one base school resource, if the... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding speech and language therapy in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a special needs assistant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on... - School Transport Eligibility
212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the family of a person (details supplied) in County Galway has been advised that their child is not eligible for school transport in... - School Curriculum
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the reduction in hours of class contact time for science in the proposed new junior cycle from 240-270 hours to 200 hours is... - Teacher Statistics
216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of retired teachers who were rehired this year as examination supervisors; the number of retired teachers who were given work in the... - Teacher Training Provision
217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with the level of training provided to teachers in relation to project mathematics; and if he will make a statement on the... - School Transport Eligibility
218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider approving school transport for a person (details supplied) on medical grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Teacher Training Provision
219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the mechanism to ensure the best expertise will be available to the teacher education section, junior cycle for teachers and national induction... - School Accommodation
220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of all extension applications in schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27180/14] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered undertaking a cost-benefit analysis of the decision to increase the pupil-teacher ratio for private schools from 19:1 to... - Education and Training Boards
223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process for obtaining external nominations to education and training boards; if this process has commenced in each of the boards; and if he... - Teacher Training Provision
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with regard to study in the Gaeltacht, if he will introduce the planned Gaeltacht scholarship scheme for teachers wishing to attend Gaeltacht... - Teacher Redeployment
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review the discrepancy in policy where a teacher seeking redeployment to another county has to resign his or her post in order to be... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the changes made to the criteria for special class provision for a school (details supplied) in County... - School Closures
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools that have closed in each of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27333/14] - Special Educational Needs Staffing
228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, due to Circular 22/2012, there is an obligation on special needs assistants to take a career break if undertaking a distance or online course...
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