Written answers
Tuesday, 14 July 2015
Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport Administration
752. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on calculations used by the regional school transport section (details supplied). [29118/15] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
753. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to help gifted children in primary and secondary schools excel, and if necessary skip academic years; and if she will... - State Examinations
754. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if gifted children may apply to sit their junior certificate and leaving certificate earlier than usual, if they prove ready; and if she will... - Pupil Data Collection
755. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the average class size for primary and secondary schools in the South Dublin County Council area; and the... - Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements
756. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application under the higher education access route by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
757. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the Special Needs Assistant panel is not done in order, with persons on the list for only a short time being allocated positions ahead... - National Postcode System Implementation
758. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to include the new Eircode postcode in all schemes and administrative roles operated by her Department; and if she will make a... - Schools Amalgamation
759. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address issues raised in correspondence regarding the amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will... - School Accommodation
760. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of additional funding in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the current position of this application; the... - School Equipment
762. 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 a school (details... - Schools Building Projects Status
763. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a new school building will be provided for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28434/15] - State Examinations
764. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the compassionate assistance and allowance available to young persons taking the Leaving Certificate under circumstances where a parent or... - Education and Training Boards
765. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board is operating with staff levels under 10% of that set out by the 2009... - School Transport Eligibility
766. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding free school transport for a child (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Third Level Facilities
767. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding her Department has allocated to student counselling services at third level, for each of the past five years; and her... - School Patronage
768. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a matter (details supplied) regarding national schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28491/15] - School Staffing
769. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to the appointment of a third teacher to a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; if this request will be given... - Apprenticeship Programmes
770. 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; if she will provide an update... - Student Councils
771. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding Student Councils (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28538/15] - National Educational Psychological Service Administration
772. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding funding for guidance counsellors in schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28539/15] - School Transport Eligibility
773. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied) in County Louth under the Free School Transport Scheme; when a decision is... - Disadvantaged Status
774. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the review of the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme; the number and identity of stakeholders consulted... - School Staffing
775. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is in receipt of correspondence from a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28569/15] - Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements
776. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a difficulty between the Institute of Technology in Dundalk in County Louth and the Central Applications Office, relating to... - Child Poverty
777. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school pupils who are homeless from schools in the Dublin 24 area. [28584/15] - School Transport Eligibility
779. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the Remote Area Grant Scheme available for school transport where there is no bus provided; and if she will make a... - School Meals Programme
780. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter regarding a primary school (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28607/15] - State Examinations
781. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to the concerns raised by parents and students regarding the difficulty level of the Ordinary Level Project Mathematics... - School Transport Availability
782. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a long-running school transport scheme (details supplied) in County Cork is supported into the future; her views that the... - Schools Building Projects Status
784. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the development plans for the new Cloonakilla school in Bealnamulla in County Roscommon; when construction work... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
785. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a Student Universal Support Ireland grant; and if she will make a statement on the... - National Council for Special Education
786. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the waiting time nationally and in County Mayo to have a child assessed for entitlement to a Special Needs Assistant at school; the length of... - Equality Legislation
787. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support section 37 of the Employment Equality Act 1998, as it advances equality for all. [28738/15] - School Transport Eligibility
788. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the minimum distance of 3.2 km to qualify for school transport, or to apply discretion for low-income families with medical... - School Accommodation
789. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the accommodation needs of a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; of Sligo County Council's identification of a... - Education and Training Boards Places
790. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports available, in terms of fees being paid and grants, for persons undertaking training in education and training board... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
791. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports available to erstwhile legally resident Student Universal Support Ireland applicants who are deemed to be ineligible... - Teacher Recruitment
792. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of qualified teachers on panels for both primary and secondary schools; the number of teachers graduating this year who have no post... - School Transport Eligibility
793. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding school transport in respect of a family (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the... - Homeless Persons Data
794. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school pupils that are homeless. [28852/15] - Education Welfare Service
798. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the impact of homelessness on the educational welfare of a homeless primary school pupil (details supplied) in... - Schools Building Projects Status
799. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 503 of 7 July 2015, if she will provide more detailed information, namely the names of the specific... - Back to School Costs
800. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures her Department is putting in place to assist parents struggling to meet the financial costs associated with back-to-school clothing... - Further Education and Training Programmes
801. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the difficulties presented to lone parents in rural Donegal who wish to avail of education and training opportunities, but who... - School Staffing
802. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a permanent post will be offered to a school (details enclosed) in County Galway, considering the temporary resource hours allocated over the... - State Examinations Commission
804. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the revenue received by the State Examinations Commission from leaving certificate and junior certificate fees during each of the past five... - Schools Building Projects Expenditure
805. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of funding provided to schools in north Dublin for capital works since March 2011; if she will provide details of... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
806. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to the announcement of over 600 new special needs assistant posts, if she will provide details of the number that will be provided in the... - Pupil Data Collection
807. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will publish, as a statutory instrument, her Department’s document primary online database, inclusive of all forms and regulations... - School Patronage
808. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the name and patron of all new primary schools opened or planned in the Dublin Rathdown constituency since 2011. [28925/15] - School Accommodation
809. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the name of both primary and secondary schools in the Dublin Rathdown constituency which since 2011 received funding for additional classrooms.... - Apprenticeship Programmes
810. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered developing adult apprenticeships for child care to equip those returning to the workforce with the skills that might assist... - School Transport Provision
813. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding school transport in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29024/15] - Schools Building Projects Status
814. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a school building project (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Correspondence
820. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a reply will issue to this Deputy regarding correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29099/15] - School Accommodation
821. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional accommodation needs and improvements that have been identified for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; if she is aware... - Schools Building Projects Status
822. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current position regarding the provision of a new school (details supplied) in County Galway. [29105/15] - School Textbooks Rental Scheme
824. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools, by county, operating the Book Rental Scheme; the number in total; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29116/15] - School Patronage
827. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the latest discussions between her Department's forward planning Section and the Catholic school bodies... - School Transport Eligibility
833. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the eligibility criteria for the school transport scheme, the reason a person (details supplied) has been denied a free place on the... - Departmental Staff Data
834. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current average age of permanent staff employed within her Department and the agencies under her Department's remit; the way this varies from... - Apprenticeship Programmes
835. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new apprenticeship curriculum programmes that have been developed for adults returning to second chance learning; her plans to...
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