Written answers
Tuesday, 26 May 2015
Department of Education and Skills
- Education and Training Boards Administration
790. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason SOLAS requires the Safe Pass training course examination, undertaken by Gateway participants, to be completed in pencil rather than in... - School Transport Eligibility
791. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence regarding school transport in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement... - Health Services Provision
792. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the survivors who have accessed Caranua are to be considered for provision of Health (Amendment) Act cards (details supplied); her plans to... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
793. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that parents of children with special needs fear that they may be faced with reduced resource special needs assistant hours in... - Higher Education Courses Provision
795. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the correspondence (details supplied) regarding Springboard or Momentum courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Third Level Facilities
796. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an extension for a current library (details supplied) in County Limerick, which is over capacity, will be approved; and if she will make a... - Third Level Institutions
797. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take in order to secure an adequate remedy for students of All Hallows College, Dublin 9, such that they may complete the... - Apprenticeship Programmes
798. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the Apprenticeship Council will provide a report on proposals for a new way of developing apprenticeships; and if she will make a statement... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
800. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a Student Universal Support Ireland appeal in respect of a person (details supplied). [19852/15] - Teaching Contracts
801. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the significant difficulties faced by fully trained second-level teachers in obtaining secure employment; and the steps she... - School Closures
802. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason it is proposed that a school (details supplied) in Dublin 10 will close down; the measures her Department has taken to resolve the... - Schools Building Projects Status
803. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the tendering process in respect of a school building project (details supplied) in County Galway will be completed; and if she will make a... - Third Level Institutions Mergers
804. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the report of the independent facilitator (details supplied) between Carlow Institute of Technology and Waterford Institute of Technology... - Educational Disadvantage
805. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter raised in correspondence by the principal of a school (details supplied) in County Cork regarding a legacy post... - School Curriculum
806. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the National Parents' Council Post Primary; and if she will make a statement on the... - Third Level Facilities
807. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of capital funding by her Department for an extension to the current library at Mary Immaculate College,... - Broadband Service Provision
808. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to a school (details supplied) in County Mayo to increase its broadband capacity; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Curriculum
809. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the way the national anthem is taught in primary and secondary schools; and any frameworks or guidelines which... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
810. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 549 of 12 May 2015, the reason her Department did not also facilitate the parents of the children who... - Home Tuition Scheme
811. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 549 of 12 May 2015, in view of the statement in departmental records dated 18 June 2007, which noted... - Teaching Qualifications
812. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teachers who are qualified to doctorate level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20023/15] - Third Level Participation
816. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who did not resume their studies after first year in University College Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs Data
822. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children diagnosed with Down's syndrome who are attending mainstream primary schools this year; and if she will make a statement on... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
840. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration has been given to reviewing the level of training required to be a special needs assistant; her views that the current level is... - Further Education and Training Colleges
845. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of colleges of further education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20057/15] - Schools Building Projects
846. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new primary schools that were built in 2014 and 2015; the locations of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20058/15] - Third Level Courses Availability
848. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of third level colleges offering courses during the summer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20087/15] - Third Level Funding
849. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding that has been provided by her Department in respect of a project (details supplied) in County Waterford; if further... - Schools Building Projects Applications
850. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Mayo, whose application for major capital works has not progressed since 2010;... - School Transport Provision
851. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of the number of primary school pupils who avail of the school transport scheme; and the cost of providing this... - School Placement
853. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the case of persons (details supplied) in County Limerick; if she will make contact and assist the family in having their... - Foirne Scoile
854. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills ar cuireadh an easpa acmhainní cuí múinteoireachta atá ar fáil ag scoil áirithe i gContae Dhún na nGall... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
855. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the policy of her Department with regard to the early education of children on the autism spectrum disorder; the options that are open to parents... - School Guidance Counsellors
856. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of research conducted by a person (details supplied) that details the negative impact felt by students in schools where they do... - Teacher Training Provision
858. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the Teaching Council proposal to introduce continuing professional development credits as a condition of... - School Curriculum
860. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to include Mandarin Chinese as a leaving certificate subject; the reason this has not already happened; if discussions within her... - Third Level Staff Remuneration
861. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the details of unsanctioned top-up payments to staff of University College Cork; the rate of unsanctioned payment per person... - Gaelscoileanna Issues
862. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure that Gaeltacht island schools' specific needs are recognised by her Department’s policy, including with regard to... - Student Universal Support Ireland Administration
863. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure that Student Universal Support Ireland applications can be made at the same time as Central Applications Office applications.... - Capitation Grants
864. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount spent on capitation grants for the year 2013-2014 split between primary and post primary schools; the total amount which will be... - Post-Leaving Certificate Courses
865. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the review of the Post Leaving Certificate sector; when the review is expected to be completed; and if she will... - National Council for Special Education
866. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 551 of 12 May 2015, if she will provide an update on Project IRIS (Inclusive Research in Irish Shools),... - Autism Support Services
868. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children attending the six projects providing education services to children with autism in the years 2013, 2014 and to date in... - Capitation Grants
870. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase the capitation of national schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20290/15] - School Staffing
871. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of national primary schools that have a teaching principal; the number that have current vacant... - Equality Issues
872. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the terms of reference for the review of Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools; if social aspects are being reviewed along with academic... - Information and Communications Technology
873. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the investment that is planned for information and communications technology infrastructure, training, and class delivery, for national schools... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
874. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans and the timeframe to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio in national primary schools to the European Union average; and if she will make a... - Third Level Fees
875. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) entering third level education for the first time can avail of the Free Fees Scheme, if the person is taking a... - Victim Support Services
876. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of survivors of institutional abuse she has met with during the past three months; her plans to reply to the questions posed by these... - Student Universal Support Ireland Administration
878. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in respect of the 2014-2015 academic year, if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of Student Universal Support Ireland applicants, per... - Third Level Fees
879. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure, as a budgetary priority, the provision of the same access to fee-free third level education to returning emigrants as to... - Schools Building Projects Status
880. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in moving a school (details supplied) in County Dublin into its permanent building, in view of the fact that this... - Teachers' Remuneration
881. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to connect education sector pay rises to the reform of the junior cycle in secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the... - Historic Abuse Cases
882. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address cases of historic abuse in national schools, which were withdrawn or are still in progress, following the European Court... - Curaclam Scoile
884. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills conas mar atá ag éirí leis an scéim phíolótach páirt-tumoideachais atá á cur i bhfeidhm faoi... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
885. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a special needs assistant will be assigned to a child (details supplied) in Dublin 13. [20420/15] - School Transport Eligibility
886. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school transport grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on... - Ministerial Travel
887. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of all official foreign trips she and Ministers of State in her Department plan to take between now and the end of... - Ministerial Meetings
888. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on her meeting with the Premier of China, Mr Premier Li Keqiang, and other Chinese officials, on 17 May 2015. [20479/15] - Education and Training Boards
889. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will explore the possibility of education and training board institutions providing English language courses to international students... - Schools Refurbishment
890. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for funding to equip a room for the teaching of technology at post-junior certificate level, in respect of a school... - School Playgrounds
891. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the decision to refuse funding for a playground surface upgrade, with particular reference to observing health and safety... - Third Level Facilities
892. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the insufficient library facilities in Mary Immaculate College in County Limerick, where there are currently over 3,400... - Schools Administration
893. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of providing teaching principals' extra administration days and increasing the current allocation to one day per week. [20578/15] - School Staffing
895. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has examined a step-down facility for persons who take on principal roles without a loss of seniority and pension; and if she... - Special Educational Needs Expenditure
896. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reinstating the previous 15% cuts to resource hours in schools. [20581/15] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
897. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department will sanction the low incidence hours for children with Down's syndrome to schools; if schools entitled to these hours will... - School Funding
899. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding streams available to primary and post-primary schools to support the teaching of music within schools, including the purchase of... - Schools Building Projects Status
900. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of fixed new school units constructed in both County Leitrim and County Sligo, during the period from 2007 until 2015; and if she will... - School Staffing
901. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the loss of a teacher, from September 2015, in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make... - School Accommodation
904. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of prefabricated school building units that were funded for construction by her Department in both County Sligo and County Leitrim... - School Enrolments
905. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that when a secondary school in County Kildare changes its enrolment policy, that a percentage of places will be reserved for... - School Patronage
906. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made on the patronage of the recently announced school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a... - Schools Refurbishment
907. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an application for emergency works submitted from a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
908. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an special needs assistant in a school (details supplied) in County Kerry, as there is speculation that this service may be... - Departmental Staff Training
909. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the training and education that is provided to school inspectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20804/15] - School Patronage
910. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding national schools' deeds of variation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20807/15] - Home Tuition Scheme
911. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 14 May 2015 regarding a home tuition scheme, the reason her Department did not offer a similar... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
912. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 14 May 2015, the reason her Department is annually paying millions of euro directly to a private... - Departmental Staff Recruitment
914. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of public and civil servants that were recruited under the aegis of her Department in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Staff Redeployment
915. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of public and civil servants under the aegis of her Department that were seconded abroad or to another Department in 2014; and if she... - Departmental Staff Retirements
916. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of public servants under the aegis of her Department that retired in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21142/15]
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