Written answers
Tuesday, 14 October 2014
Department of Education and Skills
- Student Support Schemes
233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reverse the cut in the grant in respect of students (details supplied) who must spend a period of time in a Gaeltacht; and if she... - School Transport Eligibility
234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding transport needs in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [38930/14] - Minor Works Scheme Expenditure
235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the minor works grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38874/14] - Childhood Obesity
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the recommendations for actions in the education system contained in the new Royal College of Physicians of Ireland policy statement... - Student Assistance Fund
237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the student assistance fund is not available in certain third level institutes (details supplied) in County Tipperary; her views that... - Departmental Funding
238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the funding of a centre (details supplied) in County Cork; if she will put in place a funding structure that will ensure the... - Work Placement Programmes
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 7 May 2014, if this information was ever received by her Department from the Department of Social... - Site Acquisitions
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been further progress in securing a site for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; if the project is still on target to go to... - Teaching Qualifications
241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the refusal by her Department to facilitate a diploma in education in Sherkin Island national school; if this... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the eligibility for qualification for a special rate-third level grant to facilitate couples (details supplied); and if she... - Minor Works Scheme Restoration
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is her intention to have a minor works scheme available to all primary schools in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Cóiríocht Scoile
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil sí ar an eolas faoin drochstaid ina bhfuil scoil i gContae Dhún na nGall (sonraí curtha ar fáil) faoi láthair... - School Uniforms
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the follow-up regarding her Department's reducing costs to parents-school uniforms under Circular No. 63/2013; and if she will make a statement... - School Funding
248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the strategy to address the issue of voluntary contributions in primary and secondary schools here; and if she will make a statement on the... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports available for a mature student working full time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38989/14] - Fee Paying Schools
250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to the concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the fee-charging schools; and if she will make... - School Staffing
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to reinstate the third teacher in a school (details supplied) in County Roscommon, in view of the fact that they currently have an... - Access to Higher Education
252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria that allow for the provision of an access officer in a third level institution or college; the reasons an access officer is not... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if every child with Down's syndrome who started school in September 2014 will receive full resource hours and access to a full-time or part-time... - Bullying in Schools
254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if anti-bullying and suicide prevention numbers were published on post-primary school homework journals in 2014; and if she will make a statement... - School Curriculum
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the teaching of maths in Irish schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39060/14] - State Examinations Reviews
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update regarding plans to abolish the junior certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39061/14] - Schools Inspections
257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding school inspections (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39064/14] - Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board
258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a TD representative contact line for Caranua; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39114/14] - Schools Building Contractors
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the work of the departmental body established to investigate the work practices of contractors who are building... - Industrial Disputes
261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the actions her Department has taken to help resolve the industrial dispute on the construction site of a... - School Transport Provision
262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding children's transport needs to a school in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on... - School Accommodation
263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update in relation to an application by a school (details supplied) in County Galway for the replacement of prefabs with a... - Schools Building Projects Status
264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an up-to-date report on the proposed new buildings for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin in view of the fact that... - School Staffing
265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the case of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal in view of the fact that it is a DEIS school and the fact that... - School Accommodation
266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure for a school (details supplied) in County Clare to progress a project to construct a GP /physical education facility; and if she... - School Staffing
267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the question of overly large class sizes and other concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she... - School Accommodation
268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the contacts made by her officials in respect of the need to identify suitable sites, acceptable to the local community, for the two new schools... - Special Educational Needs Data
269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children with assessed and or diagnosed special needs at second level that are being taught by subject teachers with no specialist... - Third Level Facilities
270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the lack of third level opportunities to access third level education in Tipperary town; if her attention has... - Pension Provisions
271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details regarding a retirement pension and lump sum in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she... - Schools Building Projects Status
272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the details of the school building projects which have not been included in her Department's five year construction... - Educational Disadvantage
273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will take new applications from schools seeking DEIS status, in view of the economic changes that have occurred in recent years and the... - English Language Training Organisations
274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding applications within the ACELS/QQI or IEM recognition system at the moment; the reason for excessive delays; when this will... - Education Policy
280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on her Department's work on developing plans for a parents' and students' charter; the date on which they expect a... - Appointments to State Boards
282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a list of all State board appointments since general election 2011; the person who recommended each appointment; the... - School Accommodation
283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Kildare will have its deteriorating accommodation situation addressed; the applications in process in... - School Enrolments
284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way the expected surge in numbers of children seeking admittance to schools in the Leixlip area of County Kildare due to ongoing recruitment... - Education Policy
285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the exact process by which population and changing demographics are factored into her Departments’ forward planning in respect of... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average class size in each local authority area at present and in each year for the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Staff Rehiring
287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who are on public or Civil Service pensions who have been recruited for work on any basis, permanent or temporary, under...
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