Written answers
Tuesday, 7 October 2014
Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport Eligibility
444. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a school transport ticket; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37789/14] - Action Plan on Bullying
445. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grants that have been provided under the action plan on bullying by organisation, amount and year that they were provided; and if she will... - School Funding
446. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding fair funding for schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37689/14] - Proposed Legislation
447. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for new laws that will monitor teacher performance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37690/14] - Bullying in Schools
448. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of reports of various forms of school bullying reported or identified in 2013; the degree to which any new initiatives have been taken... - Apprenticeship Programmes
449. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a trade certificate has not issued in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
450. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the resource hours transfer (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37730/14] - School Closures
451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on an educational centre (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37731/14] - Schools Building Projects Status
452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on an educational centre (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37732/14] - Teacher Training Provision
453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding teacher training (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37733/14] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding resource hours (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37734/14] - Broadband Service Provision
455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of broadband for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to amend the current reckonable income criteria for postgraduate Student Universal Support Ireland applicants who live with a boyfriend... - Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration
457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the salary increase for teachers entering since 2011, if she will also be reversing the pay reductions imposed on special needs... - School Funding
458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a final decision may be expected in relation to an application for additional funding under the 2013 additional accommodation scheme for a... - Supervision and Substitution Scheme Staffing
459. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will change the practice of schools not being allocated a replacement if a teacher is out sick; and if she will make a statement on the... - Education and Training Boards
460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the education and training board (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37825/14] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in the event that the pupil-teacher ratio were reduced for junior and senior infants to 20:1, the number of new teachers that would be required;... - Fee Paying Schools
462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the costs involved in the transfer of Kilkenny College from fee-paying status to public school status; if she will... - Schools Building Projects Status
463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made with the funding and construction of a school building project (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; the position... - Teacher Training Provision
464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the mandatory Gaeltacht placement for students training as primary teachers, which was recommended in a May 2012 report from... - Student Grant Scheme Expenditure
465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will commit to protecting the student maintenance grant at its current level in budget 2015; and if she will make a statement on the... - Third Level Funding
466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase further the student contribution charge in budget 2015; if she acknowledges the difficulty this charge causes already hard... - Student Accommodation
468. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her proposals to promote the rent-a-room relief scheme as a partial solution to the crisis in student accommodation provision; and if she will... - School Curriculum
469. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to incorporate Irish sign language into the school curriculum at any level. [37888/14] - Student Grant Scheme Applications
470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the... - Home Tuition Scheme Provision
471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 223 of 30 April 2013, in view of the exception entered into years earlier by her Department with just one... - Higher Education Institutions
477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many students with disabilities access university and third level colleges via FETAC courses; if... - Schools Building Projects Status
478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Mayo for new build accommodation that has been approved... - Student Assistance Fund
479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the importance of the student assistance fund and if in view of the increasing financial pressure on third level students and their parents and... - School Patronage
480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to support further second level educate together schools in the greater Dublin area. [37981/14] - School Curriculum
481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views that the transition year in second level schools could include further specific tutorials on managing and starting up small and medium... - Departmental Expenditure
482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the scheduled reductions in her Department, or in agencies under her aegis, spending in 2015 and the areas of spending these reductions scheduled... - Languages Programme
483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many schools use their allocated learning support teacher to support both learning support... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
485. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason her Department is putting the onus on teachers to gather information regarding the economic circumstances of parents for the... - Student Data
486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of the amount of surveys-questionnaires, that require personal and sensitive information on pupils and their... - Site Acquisitions
487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an updated report regarding the development and identification-selection of a proposed new site for a school (details... - Schools Building Projects Status
488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an updated report, per school, of the proposed new builds that cover the Dublin South West constituency area; and... - School Curriculum
490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to have farm safety issues incorporated into appropriate parts of the primary school curriculum. [38068/14] - Schools Building Projects Status
491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a new secondary school in Carrigtwohill, County Cork; if a site has been identified; when the building will begin; and if... - Educational Disadvantage
492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on delivering equality of opportunity in schools in 2014-2015. [38085/14] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding new services for children with special needs. [38086/14] - Schools Building Projects Status
494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding new school building programmes in Dublin North Central. [38087/14] - State Examinations Reviews
495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the issue of assessment in the junior certificate examinations. [38088/14] - Third Level Data
496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the numbers or percentage of students from disadvantaged areas attending third level colleges in 2014 [38089/14] - Residential Institutions
497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of consultants contracted to undertake work for Caranua; the names and details of these consultants; if she appointed any consultants... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give detailed consideration to the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) in respect of class sizes; and if she will make... - Minor Works Scheme Expenditure
500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the minor capital works grant has been withdrawn for this school year; if this is a temporary measure; if there is emergency funding available... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made on a student grant appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement... - Schools Building Projects Applications
502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an application to fund the construction of a general purpose physical education facility will be reassessed in respect of a school (details... - Quality and Qualifications Ireland Accreditation
503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a Quality and Qualifications Ireland explanatory seminar on the 2014 process for QQI/ACELS accreditation held in January 2014 was attended by... - Student Grant Scheme Administration
507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines under article 15(8) of the student grant scheme 2014 that allow an awarding authority discretion to waive the provisions of... - Student Support Schemes
508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who have left undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 due to financial... - Schools Data
509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teaching posts that are being funded in primary, secondary, vocational, community and comprehensive schools in counties Longford... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistant posts being funded in schools in counties Longford and Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Enrolments Data
511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils attending primary and post-primary in counties Longford and Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38184/14] - Broadband Service Provision
512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made in providing all primary and post-primary schools in counties Longford and Westmeath with high-speed broadband; and if... - Schools Building Contractors
513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied with the widespread use of subcontractors by companies engaged in Government-funded school building programmes; her view on... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
515. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide additional resource teacher hours in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement... - School Evaluations
516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure regarding evaluation of a school; if a school may seek to be revaluated or must it wait until her Department schedules an... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the fact that families are suffering financial hardship as a result of the criteria laid down by her Department in respect of the... - IBEC Membership
519. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide information on the number of State agencies or organisations under the remit of her Department which are paid up members of...
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