Written answers
Tuesday, 8 December 2015
Department of Education and Skills
- Third Level Funding
463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of increasing the number of intellectual disability training places in Dublin City University from 20 to 35; and if she will make a... - State Examinations Exemptions
464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who requested an exemption in the leaving certificate examinations;... - Schools Building Projects Status
465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the conveyancing process for a school (details supplied) in County Galway will be concluded so that work can begin on providing a new... - Education Policy
466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for differing school times (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43522/15] - Educational Disadvantage
467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools with delivering equality of opportunity in schools status that have merged with other schools since this status was... - SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Administration
469. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2 to avail of further funding under the Momentum initiative in order to avail of... - Schools Building Projects Status
470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction work will begin and be completed on a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 546 of 17 November 2015 concerning a school (details supplied) in County Longford, if she will respond to... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of applications for grants to Student Universal Support Ireland by independent students and the parameters involved; and if she will... - State Examinations
473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the State Examinations Commission will complete its review of its procedures for allocating resources to assist leaving certificate students... - Departmental Programmes
474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will establish a food forum to address the issue of hunger in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43556/15] - Autism Support Services
476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Nos. 229 of 4 November 2015 and 162 of 18 November 2015, if she will acknowledge a chronic lack of special... - Educational Disadvantage
477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Wexford will be considered under the delivering equality of opportunity in schools scheme; if she will... - School Accommodation
478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the shortage of secondary school places in Wexford town, if she will address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Physical Education
479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of State-funded schools which she has funded since 2002 from her budget for designated facilities for physical education; and if she... - Departmental Expenditure
480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the gross yearly cost of allowances paid to principals of primary schools to carry out their leadership functions; and if she will make a... - Teacher Data
482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teachers who were employed directly in Traveller education in the 2008-09 school year, as a reference year, and in... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers employed directly in providing support to children for whom English was not their first language in the current school... - Teaching Qualifications
484. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary teachers probated by her Department's inspectorate in each year from 2010 to 2014, the number of full-time equivalent... - Teacher Training Provision
487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost per year of training a primary school teacher over the four years of the bachelor of education course in St. Patrick’s College,... - Capitation Grants
488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the value of the capitation grant paid to students in each of the four years of the bachelor of education course and in each of the two years of... - Ministerial Meetings
489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of meetings requested by private external lobby groups and the number of meetings held, in tabular form; and if she will make a... - Departmental Expenditure
490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's photography costs since she came into office, inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance, by year, in... - Public Relations Contracts Data
491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's use of external public relations firms since she came into office, by year and in tabular form; the uses of these firms and the... - Consultancy Contracts Data
492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide in tabular form, for each year since March 2011, all external consultant reports commissioned by her Department; the costs... - Ministerial Advisers Data
493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special advisors on her staff and their yearly salary, from 2011 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43677/15] - Schools Building Projects Status
494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction of a secondary school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43708/15] - Educational Disadvantage
496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will restore delivering equality of opportunity in schools status to a school (details supplied) in County Mayo under the terms of the... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when Student Universal Support Ireland will finalise an application for a grant by a student (details supplied) in County Mayo given that this... - School Playgrounds
498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will revert to this Deputy on a matter (details supplied) regarding playground development; and if she will make a statement on the... - Psychological Assessments
499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why a Youthreach student (details supplied) has not been assessed by an educational psychologist. [43762/15] - National Educational Psychological Service Staff
500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of interviews conducted to date to replace a psychologist within the National Educational Psychological Service in County Mayo; and if... - Schools Building Projects Status
502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans for the future development of a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Patronage
503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will develop an Educate Together school in County Galway, given that an independent demographic study commissioned by GET2LS, the Educate... - Special Educational Needs Staffing
504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the pilot scheme for the allocation of extra teachers to schools for pupils with special education needs, including the schools... - Adult Education
505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will request the City of Dublin Education and Training Board to meet representatives of the Target project in Donaghmede in Dublin 13 to... - School Funding
506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided to primary and post-primary schools for capital works, by county, from March 2011 to date; and if she will make a statement... - School Accommodation
507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional capacity will be provided at a school (details supplied) in County Galway to cater for the many students who wish to enrol there... - Apprenticeship Programmes
508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the recently announced proposals regarding new apprenticeships by the Apprenticeship Council will be operational; if and when there will be... - School Accommodation
509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the replacement of 58 prefabrications by a school building in Croom in County Limerick, the cost to her Department and to Limerick... - School Improvement Works
510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if grant aid or funding is available for the purchase and erection of security fencing around a school and for the purchase of additional land... - Student Fees
511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that an apprentice attending a Forás Áiseanna Saothair course is required to pay €1,000 to Cork Institute of... - Higher Education Funding
512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the expert group's report on the future of higher education funding in Ireland will be published; if the continued funding for the National... - Special Educational Needs Resources
513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary level and secondary level students in Dublin north-east and Dublin north-west inner city seeking special needs assessments... - School Enrolments
514. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has reviewed the adequacy of places in south Dublin city, particularly in Dublin 4, 6 and 14, for junior infants for the 2016-2017 school... - Schools Amalgamation
515. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why a new school name and roll number were issued (details supplied), given the detrimental effect on the support provided to children attending... - School Governance
517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the governance manual for primary schools 2015 to 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43936/15] - Religious Education
518. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a copy of the consultation paper regarding education on religion, belief and ethics in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on... - Schools Building Projects Applications
519. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when schools will be notified if their applications have been successful under the summer works programme 2016; and if she will make a statement... - Special Educational Needs Assessments
520. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will expedite a clinical and educational assessment for a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement... - Student Grant Scheme Appeals
521. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Longford to a decision on an application for a grant by Student Universal... - Higher Education Fees
522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce a fee waiver for independently managed community education providers for Quality and Qualifications Ireland re-engagement.... - School Admissions
524. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the Education (Admissions to Schools) Bill 2015 will be brought before the Houses of the Oireachtas. [43956/15] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
525. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why the resource hours of a person (details supplied) were withdrawn at the start of this school year and if these will be re-instated for the... - Educational Disadvantage
528. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional spending provided in a calendar year to primary schools with delivering equality of opportunity in schools status, including a... - SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Certification
529. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund funded training courses are not recognised by SOLAS and if she will reconsider this policy. [43964/15] - Schools Mental Health Strategies
530. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is available to assist schools to pay for the delivery of programmes on positive mental health and emotional health, given the extent... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
531. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review a decision by Student Universal Support Ireland to refuse an application for a grant from a person (details supplied); and if... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
532. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why a person (details supplied) in County Dublin is losing an entitlement to a special needs assistant; if she will re-instate this entitlement;... - School Accommodation
534. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the decision not to grant approval for funding for temporary classroom accommodation to a school (details supplied) in County... - Teaching Qualifications
535. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the situation of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if she is aware of such difficulties facing teaching graduates; and if... - Pension Provisions
536. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application by a teacher (details supplied) for retirement pension and lump sum can be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Transport Applications
537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who has applied for school bus transport; and if she will make a statement... - Teaching Qualifications
538. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the circumstances of teachers being probated and if these teachers can carry their probationary period over two years; and if... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
539. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why the term unit is used to describe special needs classes; if this term is seen by many families as suggesting that their children should be... - Disadvantaged Status
541. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why a school (details supplied) in County Mayo does not have delivering equality of opportunity status, despite assurances to the contrary being... - Psychological Assessments
543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be assessed and considered for possible learning supports. [44234/15] - Institutes of Technology Staff
544. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff who reached a financial settlement and then retired or terminated their employment and the number who paid arrears relative... - School Accommodation
545. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the cramped and inadequate facilities at a school (details supplied) in Cork city; if she will expand the facilities on the... - Departmental Legal Costs
546. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total cost to her Department, and those bodies under its aegis, for the procurement of legal services in the State from 2011 to 2015 in...
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