Written answers
Wednesday, 9 December 2015
Department of Education and Skills
- Information and Communications Technology
11. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the provision of electronic tablets to school children to reduce the excessive weight of their school bags is feasible; and if she will make a... - Schools Health and Safety
12. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she needs to be more assertive with local authorities in setting out the parking and road safety requirements of schools; if her remit, which... - Teacher Data
13. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers employed in the primary and post-primary sector; the number of teachers on part-time contracts; and her plans to address... - Schools Designation
15. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the case of a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath that requires an upgrade to Delivering Equality of Opportunities in... - School Curriculum
16. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of junior cycle reform; the level of participation of teachers in training for the new curriculum and assessment;... - Schools Building Projects Status
17. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made in addressing infrastructure supports for a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on... - School Patronage
18. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the transfer of school patronage and the numbers of schools that have requested a transfer; and if she will make a statement on the... - Addiction Prevention Programmes
19. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budget for school-based prevention and education programmes on addiction; the programmes available at primary and at second level; the time... - Teachers' Remuneration
20. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she supports the principle of equal pay for all teachers. [43914/15] - Skills Development
21. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is focused on the need to ensure that the skills of those persons leaving the education system can be matched to the requirements of the... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
22. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied regarding her ability to meet the full requirements of special needs teachers and special needs assistants at primary and... - Educational Disadvantage
25. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the maximum support to all pupils in disadvantaged schools in 2015/2016. [43918/15] - School Funding
26. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to fund primary schools to the same level as secondary schools. [43916/15] - Teacher Data
27. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of relief teaching days allocated to teachers on a departmental pension at primary and post-primary levels in 2013-2014, in 2014-2015,... - Health Promotion
28. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the challenge by schools (details supplied) in Greystones in County Wicklow to the location of a fast-food restaurant close to their... - Departmental Policy Reviews
29. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of consultation on the proposals contained in the review of education in the Gaeltacht policy published by her Department. [43869/15] - School Enrolments
30. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the discussions she has had on the inclusion of provisions excluding denominational schools from using a child's religion in selection criteria... - Special Educational Needs Data
31. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in primary and post-primary schools who have been diagnosed with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Curriculum
32. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to remove rule 68 from the school guidelines. [43700/15] - State Examinations
33. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce an assessment regime for allocating supports under the reasonable accommodations at the certificate examinations scheme for... - Schools Building Projects Status
34. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a building project at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; the reason for the delay; when work will commence; and if she... - School Transport Administration
35. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath is in breach of its planning guidelines, due to excessive traffic at the... - Apprenticeship Programmes
36. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the apprenticeships approved by the new Apprenticeship Council; if these courses will include day-release rather than block-release,... - Schools Building Projects Status
37. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will meet with the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal to discuss urgent accommodation matters; and if she... - Apprenticeship Programmes
38. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons employed on lower rates of pay due to participation in an apprenticeship or training. [37223/15] - Schools Health and Safety
39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she needs to interact more directly and more proactively with local authorities in respect of road safety at rural schools; her views on the... - Education Policy
40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce a national strategy for hunger prevention in schools; if her Department will retain responsibility for developing,... - Apprenticeship Programmes
41. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the Apprenticeship Council which has recently marked one year in operation. [43868/15] - School Services Staff
42. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the anomaly whereby school secretaries are on inferior contracts compared to departmental secretaries and initiate a system of... - Teacher Recruitment
43. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the continued use of the JobBridge scheme to employ teachers within schools. [43697/15] - Religious Instruction in Schools
44. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a practical application to the right of a child to opt out of religion classes instead of continuing the current situation of... - School Management
45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to rebuild a middle management structure in our primary and secondary schools. [43917/15] - Third Level Courses Availability
46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the practice whereby third level institutes do not fill all their places, but maintain points at an inflated level in order to... - Student Support Schemes
47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how she is responding to foreign students who, in some cases, experience language difficulties when dealing with the educational system. [43876/15] - School Staffing
48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why, under the current staffing schedule, mainstream schools with 15 to 27 teachers require 37 extra pupils to gain or retain a teacher, while... - Schools Designation
49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will award DEIS status to a school (details supplied) in County Mayo, so that its pupils will have parity with pupils in neighbouring...
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