Written answers
Thursday, 9 October 2014
Department of Education and Skills
- Benchmarking Awards
179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a commitment that was postponed in 2008 relating to a benchmarking award for teachers; and if she will make a statement on... - School Staffing
180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the Exchequer that would be involved in reducing the minimum number of pupils required for a staffing allocation of two teachers in a... - Third Level Charges
183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount expected to be raised by the increase in the student contribution fee to €3,000 for the 2015-16 college year; and if she will... - Student Grant Scheme Expenditure
184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected cost of reducing, in respect of third level student maintenance grants, the non-adjacent rate qualifying distance from 45 km. to 25... - Student Assistance Fund
185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount available nationally for the student assistance fund for the academic years 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15; and if she will make a... - Student Accommodation
186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student accommodation strategy is currently being prepared in view of the enormous challenges facing third level students in accessing... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a course (details supplied) will be recognised by Student Universal Support Ireland as eligible for grant purposes; and if she will make a... - School Accommodation
188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a senior architect has visited a school (details supplied) in County Dublin to examine the prefabs there, with a view to a permanent... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was refused a special rate of maintenance grant in view of the fact that the sole income... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views that applied behaviour analysis is a scientifically based system that has proven its worth and in the long term would save the State... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has received correspondence from a school (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the pupil-teacher ratio; and if she will... - Special Educational Needs Data
192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she received correspondence from a school (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the school profile questionnaire; and if she... - Student Assistance Fund
196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that funding for the student assistance fund is increased in the upcoming budget, as its reduction in recent years has had a... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the changes to the way special needs assistants are allocated to schools; the way these changes will impact on... - Student Universal Support Ireland Staffing
198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the current staffing levels in Student Universal Support Ireland compared to 2012 and 2013; the breakdown and roles of these staff... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the terms of reference of the Caranua redress scheme to include those victims of clerical sexual abuse who were awarded... - Student Support Schemes
200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reinstate the subsidy towards the compulsory Gaeltacht placement required to be completed by all primary teacher students. [38712/14] - National Council for Special Education
202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to an issue (details supplied) regarding National Council for Special Education proposals; and if she will make a statement... - School Enrolments
203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the education (admission to schools) Bill 2014. [38762/14] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the measures taken to ensure that class sizes at primary level do not increase; if she will introduce initiatives to reduce class... - School Accommodation
205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the measures that have been taken to reduce the numbers of prefabricated classrooms in use; and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects Status
206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools that are due to receive new build accommodation in 2015 and 2016, broken down by location and type of accommodation intended; and if... - State Examinations Reviews
207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to concerns within the special education sector regarding recent changes (details supplied) to the qualification... - School Transport Provision
208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will continue to provide free transport to children attending units or schools catering for children with special needs; if her attention... - School Accommodation
209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the increasing demand for places in a special school (details supplied) if she will provide a schedule for the provision of additional... - Public Sector Staff Data
210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of temporary contracts in place for the public sector as a whole including State agencies and other public bodies under the remit of...
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