Written answers
Tuesday, 6 October 2015
Department of Education and Skills
- SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Administration
624. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines on the renewal of the safe pass card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34286/15] - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
625. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address Student Universal Support Ireland’s application of rules preventing young persons estranged from their families from... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
626. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding resource hours for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33990/15] - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
627. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to introduce a postgraduate grant in budget 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33993/15] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
628. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a special needs assistant for a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a... - Education and Training Boards Staff (1 comment)
629. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of resource persons, resource workers, and resource co-ordinators within Youthreach structures; if those persons must be registered... - Schools Building Projects Status
630. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if adequate funding will be provided to complete a project (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Accommodation
631. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for grant aid for major capital works by a school (details supplied) in County Cork; the status of the... - Minor Works Scheme Restoration
632. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will allocate the minor works grants to national schools in this school year. [34062/15] - Garda Vetting of Personnel
633. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of departmental staff with access to the primary online database who have received Garda Síochána vetting for handing data... - Education Expenditure
634. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she has taken to support primary education; if she will continue to support and advance primary education through the allocation of... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
636. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to expedite an application for an appeal against the refusal of a higher education grant to a person (details supplied)... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
637. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 148 of 21 January 2014, if advice on the use of seclusion, isolation, or withdrawal rooms by the National... - Departmental Staff Data
638. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the numbers of supernumerary positions in her Department, and those agencies, organisations or bodies funded by her Department; the maximum... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
639. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding special needs assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34159/15] - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
640. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to extend eligibility for the special rate of Student Universal Support Ireland grant to those applicants whose family income is below... - School Transport Eligibility
641. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a family (details supplied) in County Westmeath with four children has been granted seats on the bus to a local school for only two... - Momentum Programme
642. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the cost of every additional 100 Momentum places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34297/15] - Springboard Programme
643. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the cost of every additional 100 Springboard places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34298/15] - Departmental Contracts
644. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 549 of 12 May 2015 and given the Comptroller and Auditor General’s Report of 29 September 2015 as... - Schools Building Projects Status
646. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 467 of 17 February 2015 regarding a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary and the provision of a... - School Costs
647. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out her views on the issuing of written demands for cash payments to parents of school-going children by school authorities in return for... - Third Level Fees
648. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the number of students who have qualified to have third level fees paid for the academic year 2015-16; the total that will be spent on... - Student Support Schemes
649. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the number of students who will receive a third level maintenance grant; the total amount that will be spent on these grants, for the... - Third Level Funding
651. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the total cost of spending on third level education during the 2014-15 academic year, inclusive of all supports, grants, etc.; and if... - Schools Refurbishment
652. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the progress to date in the provision of a replacement primary school for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she... - Schools Building Projects Status
653. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the progress to date in the provision of a replacement building for a school (details provided) in County Galway; when will a... - Home Tuition Scheme
654. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to her reply on 10 June 2015 in which she stated that her Department does not have any contracts in place with service providers for the... - Further Education and Training Colleges
656. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her plans to bring increased accountability and transparency of grading procedures for further education students in line with those... - School Accommodation
657. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether she is aware of the safety concerns involving a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; and her plans to provide a new school, given... - Universities Legislation
658. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Universities Amendment Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34437/15] - Schools Building Projects Applications
659. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the number of primary schools at stage 2B of the planning process for new schools and extensions; if she will confirm that a school... - Teaching Council of Ireland
660. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to explain the reason for the delay in registering with the Teaching Council of Ireland; if she will request that an application (details... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
661. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her plans to make the student grant scheme more accessible by allowing those who are self-employed and experiencing a significant... - School Accommodation
662. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the position regarding funding for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34481/15] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
663. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm receipt of correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if she is aware of this case; and if she will make... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
665. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her views on the campaign by the Irish National Teachers Organisation, which is calling for the reduction of class sizes to the... - School Enrolments Data
666. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will indicate the section 29 appeals undertaken in each of the past five years, including details of the outcomes (details supplied).... - School Accommodation
667. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 185 of 24 September 2015, the reason a school (details supplied) in County Donegal was not included on this... - School Transport Provision
668. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if door-to-door school transport will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; the reason for non-provision of same; and if... - School Accommodation
669. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to sanction the additional funding needed to secure the re-development of a school (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she... - School Transport Tendering
671. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of problems arising from the procurement process that is now being used by Bus Éireann to secure transport contractors in the... - Teachers' Remuneration
672. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills If she will examine and expedite equal pay for equal work for newly qualified teachers since 2012, as they are receiving almost €10,000... - Schools Building Projects Status
673. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the status of a school building (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34664/15] - Special Educational Needs Staffing
675. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she remains satisfied regarding the availability of resource or special needs teachers at primary and secondary level; the... - School Accommodation
676. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she proposes to replace, extend or upgrade primary and second level accommodation in areas indicating a particular deficiency... - Educational Disadvantage
679. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which poverty and disadvantage continue to affect children at primary and at secondary levels; the action she has taken, or... - Student Grants Data
680. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which all outstanding applications for higher education grants for the 2015-16 academic year have been approved, rejected, or are... - Bullying in Schools
681. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which efforts continue to be made to combat school bullying; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34674/15] - Schools Review
682. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of her ongoing dialogue with the authorities in respect of smaller urban or rural denominational schools, with a view to, insofar as... - Education and Training Provision
683. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which education continues to meet the educational and training requirements of the workplace; discussion is ongoing to provide for... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
684. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants available at primary and secondary levels throughout County Kildare; the extent to which it is expected to... - Student Accommodation
685. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which a deficit in student accommodation has been identified within the catchment areas of the various third level institutions;... - Gaelscoileanna Issues
687. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in responding to the submissions made by the various school authorities promoting the need for a gaelcholáiste in North... - School Accommodation
688. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new schools on greenfield sites; replacements for existing deficient structures, approved, funded, and completed in the past five... - Teaching Qualifications
689. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the recognition of primary teaching qualifications by the Teaching Council, if she will clarify whether the Marino Institute of... - Teaching Council of Ireland
690. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied with the registration of teaching qualifications from the United Kingdom, and elsewhere; that the Teaching Council and her... - School Funding
691. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the substantial difference in the per capita funding to schools per student at primary level when compared with students at... - Home Tuition Scheme Funding
692. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 912 and 913 of 26 May 2015, in which she stated that her Department has no contract with the provider in...
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