Written answers
Tuesday, 4 November 2014
Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport Administration
841. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a delay by Bus Éireann in the issuing of school transport tickets; the reason for the delay; if the... - Apprenticeship Programmes
842. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the apprenticeship council will be established; her plans for reform of apprenticeship; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Momentum Programme
843. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who have applied for participation in the Momentum programme in each year since its inception; the number of persons... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
844. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 has been refused a full-time special needs assistant despite the repeated recommendation of... - Third Level Fees
845. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Irish citizen applicants who would be affected by amending the residency clause of the free fees initiative. [41935/14] - Apprenticeship Programmes
846. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which apprenticeships are available in all areas throughout the country at present; the uptake of such places; the extent to which... - Teaching Qualifications
847. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties for trainee teachers in their attempts to gain probationary teaching hours; her plans to put... - School Transport Eligibility
848. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a child (details supplied) in County Galway will be permitted to avail of a bus service under the school transport scheme to travel to the... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
849. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding equipment to support a person with a disability (details supplied) in Dublin 17; and if she will make a statement on the... - Capitation Grants
850. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the most recent cuts to school budgets, which have resulted in principals in County Wicklow indicating they may not be able to heat... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
851. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children currently waiting to receive a Baha hearing device; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40994/14] - International Students
852. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on an extension of the deadline regarding a matter (details supplied) which concerns programmes at an international college of... - Traveller Community
853. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding streams available to programmes providing Traveller education. [41066/14] - School Transport Applications
855. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be reached in relation to an application for school transport supports in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin... - Home Tuition Scheme Eligibility
856. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 194 to 197, inclusive, of 16 October 2014, if she is satisfied with the position of alternative... - Third Level Facilities
858. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the... - Minor Works Scheme Applications
860. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a minor works grant will be granted to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41199/14] - Teachers' Remuneration
862. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding payment in respect of a teacher in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the... - Scéim Deontais do Mhionoibreacha
864. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cathain a íocfar deontais faoi Scéim na Mionoibreacha, 2014 leis na scoileanna atá ag súil leo chun deisiúchán... - EU Funding
865. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projects within her Department that received EU funding in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41278/14] - Scéim Deontais do Mhionoibreacha
866. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil Gaelscoil Inse Chóir, Baile Átha Cliath 8 i dteideal deontas faoi Scéim na Mion-Oibreacha, 2014 agus cathain a... - School Transport Eligibility
869. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the bus service to Ballinabranna, County Carlow will change its route slightly to facilitate persons (details supplied) in County Carlow to... - Bullying in Schools
870. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place for anti-bullying training for teachers in primary schools; the funding in place to run these training programmes; her... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
871. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the current level of engagement between her Department and the Department of Health in terms of employing psychologists and... - School Staffing
872. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the introduction of a dedicated resource teacher for each junior infant class in mainstream classes in order to help young children... - Schools Amalgamation
874. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school amalgamation project (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if funding has been made available for the project; and if... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
875. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Trinity College, Dublin is extending four-year degree courses to five years, describing the last... - School Curriculum
876. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to extend the curriculum in secondary schools to financial education and financial risk management in order to equip young people to... - Visiting Teacher Service
877. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 274 of 25 June 2014, if officials from her Department have concluded their consideration of the report on... - Departmental Circulars
878. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has elaborated on the strategies outlined in circular 30/2014, in particular the use of reactive strategies for junior infant... - Springboard Programme
880. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who have applied for participation in the Springboard programme in each year since its inception; the number of persons... - Departmental Programmes
881. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who have applied for participation in the Skillnet programme in each year since its inception; the number of persons... - Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration
882. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to revise the pay rates of special needs assistants employed in 2011 who are paid less than those prior to 2011; and if she will make a... - State Examinations
883. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Cork may use a laptop when they are sitting the leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on... - International Students
884. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports and compensation for fees paid that were offered to international students of a language school (details supplied) in Dublin... - Schools Building Contractors
885. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the contractors administration services are required to give advance notice of a visit to a construction site; if so, her views that this... - Child Abuse
886. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in respect of the outstanding 45 cases relating to allegations of sexual abuse in day schools, if the State Claims Agency has made... - Gaelscoileanna Issues
887. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has received details setting out the case for a Gaelcholaiste in north Kildare; if she has had sight of the supportive submission prepared... - Minor Works Scheme Expenditure
888. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm that there is provision in the 2015 budget for minor works grants for primary schools, as such a provision existed in... - Apprenticeship Programmes
889. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding young apprentices in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41482/14] - Reading Recovery Programme
890. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 503 of 30 September 2014, the criteria for eligibility as requested in that question; the reason that no... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
891. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that children who cannot attend a recognised school and are not receiving education at home and are... - Teacher Statistics
892. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the Deputies and Senators who currently have teaching positions held open for them in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Discipline
893. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a board of management is obliged to provide information to a parent in a case where a teacher is disciplined following a negative interaction... - Schools Building Projects Status
895. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the significance of inclusion on the five year building programme for new schools-extensions; if she will set out the way a building project with... - Schools Data
897. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role of the education and training boards as it relates to provision and planning for new primary or secondary schools in their areas; and if... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
898. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills on learning supporting teachers in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin, if the school will lose learning support teachers;... - Student Grant Scheme Payments
899. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if and when higher education grant will be paid in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; the reason the 2013 P60 in respect... - School Curriculum
900. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to introduce an Irish curriculum at second level to cater for native Irish speakers given that their competency in the language far... - Capitation Grants
901. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding available to assist national schools with field trips and excursions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41552/14] - Third Level Fees
902. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to reduce the cost of college registration fees here in the context of the cost in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement... - Summer Works Scheme Expenditure
903. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be a summer works scheme for primary and secondary schools in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41603/14] - School Patronage
904. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to an address to the Catholic Primary School Management Association in March 2014 by the Secretary General of her Department, in which it... - School Accommodation
905. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 216 of 18 September 2014, if her Department has had any form of contact with potential patrons for a new... - School Transport Provision
906. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if assistance can now be offered in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford in allocating a bus ticket; and if she will make a... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
907. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to a married couple who are separated, although not legally, and whose child is prohibited from getting a grant as they... - Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements
908. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the lowest number of leaving certificate points where the appellant's leaving certificate was one of the criteria used accepted by University... - School Accommodation
909. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's policy regarding the specification for the provision of rooms for resource teacher in terms of the size of the room, sharing... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
911. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been refused a higher education grant by the Student Universal Support Ireland; the... - Apprenticeship Programmes
912. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's work in conjunction with SOLAS in supporting apprenticeship programmes in skilled trades and in introducing new apprenticeship... - Trade Agreements
914. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will request the European Commission to provide an explicit exclusion of education from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment... - Student Universal Support Ireland Administration
915. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to rectify the anomaly within procedures for assessing entitlement for the special rate of the Student Universal Support Ireland grant,... - Student Grant Scheme Administration
917. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in respect of the student grant scheme for third level, if rental income is included on a gross basis or net of certain expenses and allowance;... - Employment Rights
918. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an investigation was carried out into employment conditions at a site (details supplied) in County Dublin; who carried the inspection out;... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
919. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; her further views that the current resource hour allocation is... - Schools Building Projects Status
920. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the purchase or development of new school buildings and site for a school (details supplied) in County Galway. [41911/14] - Third Level Charges
922. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) who is attending Pallaskenry Agricultural College and as part of the course has to attend Limerick IT for... - Student Universal Support Ireland Administration
923. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the difficulties presented for students applying for Student Universal Support Ireland assistance who cannot prove their address as... - Third Level Data
925. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students from this jurisdiction who have attended third level education in the north of Ireland during each of the past five years;... - Schools Building Projects Status
927. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding repair works at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9; the reason for the delay in approval; if approval has been... - Schools Building Projects Expenditure
929. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial support made available to a school (details supplied) in County Cork including capitation, summer works, emergency repairs,... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
930. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be provided for additional special needs assistants at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a... - Overseas Students Data
931. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if universities and institutes of further education have discretion in applying the residency requirements for availing of the lower band of fees... - Third Level Grants
932. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding third level grants in respect of a case (details supplied) the funding available to students in a similar position; and if... - School Meals Programme
933. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the sale of fizzy drinks in schools is not banned; the steps being taken to regulate the consumption of these unhealthy drinks during... - School Staffing
936. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the terms and conditions by which school secretaries are employed by national schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42100/14] - Education and Training Boards
937. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding tendering at education and training boards [42105/14] - Teacher Statistics
938. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools with one mainstream teacher in 2011/12; 2012/13; 2013/14 and to date in 2014/15. [42118/14] - School Enrolments Data
940. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department’s projections of the number of first level students in primary schools for 2015-16; 2016-17; 2017-18; 2018-19 and 2019-20.... - Teacher Statistics
942. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will detail in tabular form the number of primary schools with two teachers in 2013-14 that now have one teacher in 2014-15; the number of... - School Staffing Appeals Mechanism
947. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will detail in tabular form for the years 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 the number of two teacher primary schools that appealed the loss of... - Special Educational Needs Data
950. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the new provision for allocating support for children with special needs, if it is expected that each school gather private... - Education Policy
951. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills under the new profiling currently being undertaken for the provision of additional resources, if greater weighting is to be given to schools with... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
952. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is the policy of her Department to remove resources from schools which have successful early intervention programmes as a result of new... - Revenue Documents Issuance
953. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a P45 will be supplied to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42143/14] - Student Grant Scheme Applications
954. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to expedite an application for a student grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she... - Water Charges Administration
955. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied)) regarding water charges at schools. [42199/14] - Springboard Programme
956. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the uptake of the Springboard courses in 2013 and to date in 2014 by course and institution; when the new course topics will be decided for the... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
957. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the implementation of the new allocation model for resource teaching as designed by the working group established by his... - Schools Designation
958. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school project (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42211/14] - Student Universal Support Ireland Administration
959. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review an appeal for a higher education grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a... - Public Sector Staff Career Breaks
960. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of career break applications from primary and secondary school teachers that her Department has received over the past four academic... - Departmental Bodies
962. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of quangos set up since 2011 in her Department; the number of members of same; the cost and expense incurred to date including details...
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