Written answers
Thursday, 16 July 2015
Department of Education and Skills
- Aistear Curriculum Framework
638. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the roll-out of education inspections in early years settings from September 2015, the supports she has put in place for a... - Schools Establishment
639. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the number of current primary school students living within 3 km of a site (details supplied) indicates that the site is viable as a location... - Special Educational Needs Data
640. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in primary, secondary and third level education who have dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29568/15] - Schools Building Projects Status
643. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed project for a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; when this project is likely to go to tender; the... - Departmental Programmes
644. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's priorities for the remainder of this Dáil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29583/15] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
645. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reinstate the current level of special needs assistance support in a school (details supplied) in County Kildare, given her recent... - EU Funding
648. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an application was not made to the EU Globalisation Adjustment Fund in respect of the former workers of a company (details supplied)... - Teacher Data
649. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers employed in counties Westmeath and Longford and nationally at the primary, secondary, and third level. [29642/15] - School Staffing
650. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants and school secretaries employed in counties Westmeath and Longford. [29643/15] - Schools Data
651. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills The number of schools constructed to date within counties Westmeath and Longford. [29644/15] - Schools Building Projects Status
652. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Galway will be going to tender as the project is urgent and all design is complete and approved by her... - School Curriculum
654. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the secondary school curriculum keeps changing on a regular basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29706/15] - School Textbooks Rental Scheme
655. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a rental book scheme will be put in place for every school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29707/15] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
656. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure a special needs assistant is provided in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement... - Student Grant Scheme Reform
657. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to review the income criteria for Student Universal Support Ireland grants and to base the awarding of grants on net pay rather than... - Emergency Works Scheme Applications
658. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application under the emergency works scheme in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will... - Apprenticeship Programmes
659. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual spend on apprenticeship training in each year since 2010; the number of apprentices in training in each year; the way this is broken... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
660. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will re-examine the special needs assistant allocation in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork in view of the complex... - School Transport Appeals
661. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reconsider the refusal of school transport in respect of children (details supplied) in County Wicklow who have special needs and... - Schools Building Projects Status
662. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding recent correspondence in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on... - Departmental Expenditure
665. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of investment from capital spending her Department has made to County Kildare since 2011; and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Properties
666. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the current status of the legal transfer of property (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
667. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the position for students in repeat years who wish to apply for grant assistance which has caused confusion in... - Departmental Advertising
668. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total cost of public advertising, statutory and non-statutory, funded by her Department in 2013 and 2014 respectively; the corresponding... - Departmental Expenditure
669. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost in 2013 and 2014 respectively of printing reports by her Department and agencies under the control of her Department; the corresponding... - Third Level Funding
672. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the capital investment plan for third level institutions; the amount of such funding allocated to Cork Institute... - Ministerial Appointments
673. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is responsible for all board appointments where such power to appoint persons to State boards is vested in her by statute; if any... - Departmental Funding
674. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total current and capital funding allocated to her Department; the underspend or overspend in 2015 to date, under each category, based on her... - Departmental Expenditure
675. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department or agencies under the authority of her Department have performed an assessment of the potential savings to be accrued, if... - School Transport Provision
676. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she or the Minister of State responsible for school transport will meet with parents of students affected by her Department's decision to... - Teachers' Remuneration
677. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the provision of incremental credits for resource staff in the education system, based on additional information (details... - Third Level Fees
678. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who initially started a course as a non-European Union student, but... - Departmental Reports
679. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department's annual report for 2014 will be published. [30211/15] - Broadband Service Speeds
680. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps which she is taking to ensure that every further education and training and Youthreach centre has direct access to 100 megabite... - Education and Training Boards Staff
681. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps which she is taking to address the current shortfall in the management structure at principal officer grade within the Education and... - Education and Training Boards
682. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will approve capital funding to Galway-Roscommon Education and Training Board to refurbish its offices and training centre at Lanesboro... - Education and Training Boards Staff
683. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will sanction the Galway-Roscommon Education and Training Board to recruit an adult education officer, an adult literacy organiser and an... - Student Grant Scheme Reform
684. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to change the student grant scheme so that mortgage repayments on the family home and the total number of dependent children in a... - Student Support Schemes
685. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has prepared costings in respect of any proposals to provide student loans for postgraduate students. [30322/15] - Special Educational Needs Staffing
687. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, figures estimates on the number of special needs assistants allocated by county in the years 2011 to 2014... - Capitation Grants
688. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide estimates on the amount it would cost to restore the capitation grant for schools to pre-2008 levels. [30325/15] - National Council for Special Education
689. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide estimates on the amount it would cost to restore resource teaching hours in primary schools to pre-2008 levels. [30326/15] - Springboard Programme
690. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide figures on the annual cost of the Springboard Initiative. [30327/15] - Apprenticeship Programmes
691. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide guideline estimates or targets for the number of apprenticeships she expects to be provided annually under the apprenticeship... - Minor Works Scheme Expenditure
692. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide grant aid to primary schools to develop playgrounds where such facilities are lacking; and if she will make a statement on... - National Council for Special Education
693. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the provision of special needs assistants for a school (details supplied) for the new school term commencing in... - School Relocation
694. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a meeting will take place between her Department and representatives of a school (details supplied) in County Laois to discuss its need for... - National Council for Special Education
695. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria by which special needs assistants are allocated; and specifically how her Department can guarantee the reasonable safety of a child... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
696. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions made for providing essential educational resources for children with profound developmental issues to prepare them to enter... - School Staffing
697. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of teachers employed full-time at primary and at secondary level in county Donegal, in tabular form, for the years 2007 to 2015;... - Teaching Qualifications
698. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a contract of indefinite duration employee (details supplied) of the Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board is unable to... - School Enrolments
699. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills Her views on correspondence regarding a meeting with a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30385/15]
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