Written answers
				Tuesday, 28 June 2016
    				
Department of Education and Skills
				 
    - School Transport Eligibility 
					101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why persons (details supplied) find themselves in a situation where the eldest child who is nine years of age qualifies for the school bus and... - School Transport 
					102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the revenue Bus Éireann received for contract maintenance as referred to in the European Union Commission State-Aid Final Decision of 18... - Third Level Funding 
					103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will publish the report (details supplied) into funding of the third level sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18565/16] - School Staff 
					104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied) in relation to the possible loss of a teacher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17927/16] - Disadvantaged Status 
					105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will review the status of the eligibility of schools which are not covered under the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools... - School Accommodation 
					106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of applications for extra accommodation by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17987/16] - Schools Building Projects Status 
					108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status on the provision of facilities for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17991/16] - Special Educational Needs Staff 
					109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been a change to the manner in which special needs assistants can be recruited to preschools from September 2016 and the... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision 
					110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the catchment area a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary falls into to attend an autism spectrum disorder unit in a secondary school;... - Public Sector Staff Remuneration 
					111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how he will treat non-union members with regards to the announced pay cuts and withholding of payments and increments from Association of... - Schools Building Projects 
					112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of delays to commencement of the rebuild at a school (details supplied); if he has now examined the timetable of construction and... - School Staff 
					114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in Cork city for recognition of a contract of indefinite duration; and if he will... - Third Level Institutions 
					115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount spent by each university on taxi hire in each of the years 2013, 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Building Projects 
					119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide funding to a school (details supplied) for an extension for an additional classroom in place of a prefabricated building he has... - Special Educational Needs Staff 
					120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the special needs assistants provided to a school (details supplied) can be maintained at their current level rather than having one special... - Schools Building Projects Status 
					121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 91 of 15 June 2016, what commitment was given regarding the building of an extension to a school (details... - Skills Development 
					124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the courses developed specifically for new entrants to the jobs market and the range of courses and at which levels available to them; if he has... - School Placement 
					125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the figures identified by his Department's geographic information system that demonstrate that a new secondary school was required in... - Student Data 
					127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for the basis of questions for foreign national students registering for schools here; and if he acknowledges that the sensitive... - Teachers' Remuneration 
					128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how he will address the issue of pay inequality for teachers; and if he will restore the qualification allowances. [18238/16] - School Patronage 
					129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how he will assist the integration of children of different religious beliefs in the same schools; and his views on the joint Oireachtas... - Departmental Staff 
					130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how a person was precluded from the competition for position of post-primary inspector (guidance) with an honours (2.1) in M.Ed in education,... - School Curriculum 
					131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how he is addressing concerns of teachers that the new junior certificate curriculum will lead to a diminution of standards in learning and to... - Residential Institutions Statutory Fund 
					132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Caranua has informed him of the introduction of financial limits to eligible applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18253/16] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio 
					133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to be in a position to improve the pupil-teacher ratio at primary or second level in the next five years; and if... - Departmental Staff Remuneration 
					135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount saved by having a lower level of pay for new recruits to the public service in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the... - Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme 
					136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the names of the 195 Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools, DEIS, schools in tabular form, including the year in which the school... - Industrial Disputes 
					137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected impact of the proposed Irish National Teachers Organisation industrial action over the Droichead pilot induction programme on newly... - School Curriculum 
					138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to revise the number of books that children use in school on a daily basis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Patrúnacht Scoile 
					139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cé mhéad scoileanna atá ag feidhmiú faoi na pátrúin éagsúla, faoi seach, le cúig bliana anuas. [18323/16] - Schools Building Projects 
					141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a permanent school building for a school (details supplied). [18347/16] - Schools Building Projects Status 
					142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the processing of the brief formulation document and schedule of accommodation for a school (details supplied) following the board... - Site Acquisitions 
					143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the site acquisition for a new school (details supplied) which is included in the school building programme for commencement in... - Schools Building Projects Status 
					144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planned construction of a school (details supplied) which is included in the school building programme for commencement in... - School Curriculum 
					145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the importance he places on pupils being taught about national and international events of an historic and significant nature and if he will... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision 
					146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied) which wishes to open a preschool specifically for children with autism spectrum disorders; and if he... - School Transport Eligibility 
					147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure transport to and from a school for pupils from Dublin 15 who attend a school (details supplied). [18428/16] - Schools Establishment 
					148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18431/16] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision 
					149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with the number of secondary level schools with special autism spectrum disorder classes; if he believes there are adequate... - School Transport Expenditure 
					151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 2 June 2016, if he has specifically asked the auditors of Bus Éireann's statement of account to... - School Placement 
					152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to be in a position to address any outstanding school place shortages resulting in overcrowded classrooms and high... - School Staff 
					153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he has evaluated the need for provision of extra career guidance officers to meet current and future needs; if he expects to... - Special Educational Needs Staff 
					154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to continue to facilitate the special needs teaching requirements at primary and second level with particular... - Schools Building Projects Status 
					156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to meet in full all projects outlined in the capital programme for the current and subsequent years; and if he... - Schools Recognition 
					157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which he expects to ensure the viable operation and retention of smaller rural or urban schools including those with a particular... - Teachers' Remuneration 
					158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which he can in the short to medium term address the issue of lower pay for younger teachers; and if he will make a statement on... - Special Educational Needs Staff 
					159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he expects to be in a position to meet the full requirement in respect of special needs assistants in the current and future years; and if he... - Teacher Recruitment 
					160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which extra teachers have been recruited to meet the emerging needs at primary and second level; and if he will make a statement on... - Apprenticeship Programmes 
					163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to promote apprenticeships. [18561/16] 
         
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