Written answers
Tuesday, 21 October 2014
Department of Education and Skills
- Further Education and Training Programmes Provision
490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons that were trained via third party trainers-providers with a view to entering the haulage industry; the number of persons... - Education Grants
491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is in a position to aid young students from the North of Ireland to seek placements in universities in the USA on the young... - Social Welfare Benefits
493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if VTOS participants will be eligible for the Christmas bonus as announced in Budget 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40343/14] - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the redress board in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Staff Redeployment
496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide in tabular form, the number of civil servants in her Department who have moved to County Mayo since 2011; and if she will... - School Staffing
497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Donegal is set to lose a member of its teaching staff as and from the academic year 2015-2016;... - Departmental Expenditure
498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost per year, over the past ten years, of archaeological investigations on school building sites; and the way this measures as a percentage... - Archaeological Sites
499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the regulatory body that is charged with overseeing archaeological investigations to ensure that they are bona fide and are of genuine... - Education Fees
500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the AONTAS community education network campaign for a fee waiver for independently managed community education providers for Quality... - Mental Health Awareness
501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the way mental health and emotional well-being is addressed in the education system (details supplied); and if she will... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a Student Universal Support Ireland grant appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Special Educational Needs Expenditure
503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proportion of her budget that is earmarked to support special needs education; and the number and proportion of teaching posts dedicated to... - Teacher Statistics
504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in respect of primary teachers on her payroll the total number of teachers at 1 September 2011, categorised by their ages at that date; and the... - School Curriculum
505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if changes are planned to the Irish language school curriculum (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39881/14] - Student Grant Scheme Applications
506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly concerned may expect a decision on an application for student grant. [39963/14] - Departmental Programmes
514. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date of the new social enterprise initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39974/14] - Education and Training Boards Funding
515. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the changes in funding allocations to the Cork Education and Training Board in recent months, in terms of both current expenditure and capital... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding special needs assistants (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40020/14] - Fee Paying Schools
517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding fee-paying schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40021/14] - Schools Building Projects Status
518. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the new school on Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2 from design to completion; the way and when patronage is to be decided; and when... - Fee Paying Schools
519. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of those schools, primary or secondary, that have entered the free scheme since 2011; the total State funding... - Departmental Investigations
520. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an investigation was carried out into employment conditions at a site (details supplied); the person who carried it out; the issues that... - Teaching Council of Ireland
521. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied that the current minimum number of students for probation of ten students as laid down by the Teaching Council should apply... - Minor Works Scheme Restoration
522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the minor works grant, which was granted last year and which is crucial for many rural schools, will be allocated again in 2014; and if she... - Third Level Funding
523. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be provided for a third level facility (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Staffing
524. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will approve the appeal in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Offaly against the decision to reduce the number of teachers... - School Enrolments Data
525. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the enrolment figures for each secondary level school in Malahide and Swords, County Dublin in tabular form; the number of students in each year... - School Accommodation
527. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the fact that in parts of Malahide and Swords, County Dublin, the number of students at primary school level who will be progressing... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
528. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the decision by the Student Universal Support Ireland not to award a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W a student grant to... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
529. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision is expected on a student grant application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40249/14] - Schools Building Projects Status
531. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she expects that the autism unit and corridor extension at a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim will commence construction; the... - Energy Conservation
532. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has plans in place or is considering plans to support the introduction of environmentally friendly and energy efficient methods... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
533. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding academic support in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Teacher Recruitment
534. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a system is in place to ensure that candidates referred to an education and training board by recruitment companies meet the standard of... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
536. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine a third level education grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a... - Minor Works Scheme Restoration
537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 15 October 2014, if provision will be made in her Department's 2015 capital allocation for a minor... - Library Projects
538. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to extend the library in the University of Limerick in view of the fact that the current student to seat ratio within the UL library is... - Departmental Expenditure
539. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional expenditure her Department will need to incur in 2015 and 2016 to deal with demographic pressures; and if she will make a... - Third Level Funding
540. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funds available to University College Dublin that are ring-fenced for the funding of student societies and clubs. [40450/14] - Educational Disadvantage
541. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has examined the changing of demographics in the context of the potential recategorisation of some new schools as DEIS in view... - School Staffing
542. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all discretionary or ex-quota teachers to allocated schools in socio-economically disadvantaged areas will be retained. [40452/14] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a decrease in class sizes in senior DEIS schools such that there would be a pupil-teacher ratio of 20:1 in these schools. [40453/14] - Early Start Programme
544. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will put the early start preschool programme on a permanent footing; and if she will extend the early start pre-school programme to all... - Home-School Liaison Scheme
545. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will liaise with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs in evaluating the operation of the home school community teacher service;... - Educational Disadvantage
546. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on restoring the grant available to some non-DEIS schools in recognition of the educational supports provided to students who have... - School Staffing
547. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the effect of the allocation of 1,700 teaching professionals in budget 2015 in increasing staffing allocations for DEIS schools. [40457/14] - School Libraries
548. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the introduction of a targeted library service for DEIS schools. [40458/14] - Minor Works Scheme Restoration
549. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the minor works grant scheme; if the scheme is to be continued; if she will provide details as to the future operation of... - Schools Building Contractors
550. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review compliance mechanisms at all school and other educational building sites to ensure workers are paid the proper rate for jobs...
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