Written answers
Tuesday, 24 November 2015
Department of Education and Skills
- Momentum Programme
460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the future of the momentum programme; what will happen to its unused budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41564/15] - Teaching Qualifications
461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on making an exemption from compulsory Irish examinations for higher diplomas in education in the case of foreign language teachers.... - Departmental Properties
462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of arrangement that allowed her to take ownership of the Office of Public Works site on Harcourt Terrace in Dublin 2. [41218/15] - Special Educational Needs Staffing
463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reconsider the decision of the National Council for Special Education to reduce the number of special need assistant posts by two at... - Student Universal Support Ireland Administration
464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will expedite an application for a Student Universal Support Ireland Grant for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she... - Schools Building Projects Status
465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if much-needed additional accommodation will be provided for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will make a statement on the... - Speech and Language Therapy
467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence regarding a child (details supplied) in Dublin 13 with an intellectual disability, and the provision of speech and... - Schools Building Projects Status
468. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the current position of a school (details supplied) in County Mayo on her Department's building unit list; the intended steps towards... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the provision in mainstream secondary schools in County Kildare for children with a disability, including those on the autism spectrum... - School Staffing Appeals Mechanism
474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is acceptable for the primary staffing appeals board to remove a teacher of a junior infants class of 37 students, including several with... - Emergency Works Scheme Applications
475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the decision not to provide an emergency works grant to a school (details supplied) in County Cork, given the urgent... - Third Level Funding
476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the guidelines in place for state-funded universities and institutes of technology which tender for the external delivery of courses.... - Schools Building Projects Applications
478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that staff, students, parents and friends at Mount Mercy College, Model Farm Road, Cork have been fundraising to build a sports... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who had attended a special autism unit in Derrinturn, but for whom... - Gaelscoileanna Issues
481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the proven demand for a Gaelcholaíste in north Kildare; that parents are being encouraged to send their children to an... - Schools Building Projects Applications
482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the status of a school building project (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the funding allocated to it, as announced in the... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether it is acceptable to disqualify students (details supplied) who can only supply proof of address from the Department of Social Protection,... - Gaelscoileanna Issues
484. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the recently announced establishment of a new Gaelcholáiste in Maynooth in County Kildare will require a new build; how the new build... - Third Level Data
486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department or agencies under its aegis collect statistics on third-level student debt or on debt incurred while students are attending... - Schools Building Projects Status
487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when building at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 3 will commence, given that the building was scheduled to commence in 2008 but no progress... - Schools Building Projects Administration
488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why a project (details supplied) in County Cork was not included in her capital investment programme; the status of the project; if she is... - School Curriculum
490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 128 of 11 March 2015, the progress in developing a new integrated primary languages curriculum; if this... - Schools Building Projects Status
491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed building project for the Holy Family School in Cootehill in County Cavan; when this project will proceed to the next... - School Accommodation
492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an application for two additional classrooms for a post primary school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and... - Asylum Support Services
493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale behind the five-year residency rule required for young asylum seekers to be entitled to access third level education in the same... - Work Placement Programmes
494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is legislation which specifies the rights and responsibilities of employers towards students in post-primary education undertaking... - Student Grants Data
495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the Exchequer estimates for the amount to link the student maintenance support grants with the Consumer Price Index for the next five years,... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered amalgamating the Central Applications Office and the Student Universal Support Ireland systems, and introducing the... - Teaching Contracts
497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to respond to correspondence from a person (details supplied) regarding teachers rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41558/15] - School Enrolments
498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the difficulties faced by parents in securing school places for children if they reside in a certain area (details supplied)... - Schools Building Projects Status
499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; when a permanent site will be purchased for it; and if she will make a statement on... - Skills Shortages
503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she is taking to address the 2015 National Skills Bulletin Report by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs, which identified a... - School Transport Eligibility
504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will grant free school transport for a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [41595/15] - School Patronage
505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools who are under the patronage of the Catholic Church, including schools under the patronage of dioceses, religious orders or... - Schools Building Projects Expenditure
506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for details of the contractor she funded to build Adamstown Community College in Lucan in County Dublin, and the cost for the provision of this... - Construction Contracts
507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the contract between the Education Training Board and Castlethorn for the provision of a sports hall and community centre at... - Departmental Correspondence
510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of complaints her Department receives each year from parents of children attending primary school; and if she will make a statement on... - School Funding
511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of voluntary contributions collected by the authorities in primary schools each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - European Globalisation Fund
512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a ceiling on the amount of the €2.49 million Lufthansa Technik European Commission funding that can be spent on supports for... - Schools Building Projects Status
517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a contractor will be appointed to construct the replacement building for the community school in Clifden in Connemara in County Galway; if... - Stay Safe Programme
518. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide all teachers with an in-service day on the revised Stay Safe child protection programme, similar to the one day in-service... - Schools Building Projects Applications
519. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application from a school (details supplied) in County Clare for funding for additional accommodation; and if she will make a... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
520. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a Student Universal Support Ireland grant application by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
521. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied with the outcome of a Student Universal Support Ireland grant application (details supplied), whereby a student lost out on a... - Schools Building Projects Status
522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a site has been identified for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and when this project will be built. [41768/15] - European Globalisation Fund
524. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will publish the Lufthansa Technik Airmotive, Andersen Ireland and PWA International Limited European globalisation adjustment fund... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
525. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently examine and expedite a grant review by Student Universal Support Ireland for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry;...
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