Written answers
Tuesday, 27 September 2016
Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport Administration
221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be give to the case made directly to him through correspondence dated 13 September 2016 relative to the school transport... - School Transport Provision
222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will set up a working group to examine the school bus transport system and the way it operates in rural Ireland in view of the fact that... - Third Level Education
223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if asylum seekers who arrived here as children and have completed their second-level education and leaving certificate will be permitted to... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Irish Sign Language interpreters and Irish Sign Language tutors and teachers who currently operate here; and if he will make a... - Garda Vetting of Personnel
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if special needs assistants can be Garda vetted by the Teaching Council to allow them work in a number of schools without having to get... - School Transport
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider sanctioning a specific professional to assist a person (details supplied). [26447/16] - School Transport Eligibility
228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in relation to school transport. [26468/16] - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will extend the SUSI grant scheme to students (details supplied) in view of the fact that the college they attend can be designated as an... - Special Educational Needs Staff
230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants (SNAs) being appointed to counties Carlow and Kilkenny out of the 7% increase announced by him; if he will... - Schools Site Acquisitions
231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress in identifying and securing a permanent site for a primary school (details supplied); when he expects to commence construction of... - Schools Building Projects Status
232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide a new school building to the students and staff at a school (details supplied) due to the conditions of its current... - Emergency Works Scheme Applications
234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider his decision not to grant emergency works funding to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - School Transport Eligibility
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a remote area grant in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26525/16] - School Transport Review
237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the review of the concessionary charges and rule elements of the school transport scheme have been completed; and if he will make a statement... - Schools Building Projects Status
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will arrange for the urgent approval of stage 2B for a school (details supplied) in order that the new school building project can proceed... - School Transport
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an escort for a person (details supplied) attending mainstream primary education; and if he will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of resource hours in respect of a person (details supplied) in school in County Cork; and if he will make a... - School Transport Eligibility
242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a bus service (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26600/16] - Educational Disadvantage
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when it is anticipated that the review of the DEIS programme will be formally completed; if further details are available regarding the process... - Third Level Fees
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to and if he recognises the significant barrier the €600 fee being charged for a PLC course (details... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) does not have a special needs assistant as required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26655/16] - School Transport Eligibility
246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) attending a special needs school and resolve the issue; and if he will make a... - School Textbooks Rental Scheme
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary schools operating book rental schemes by county, in tabular form; and the efforts made by his Department to encourage the... - Education Centre Network
248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of funding allocations from his Department to an institution (details supplied) in Dublin 9 over each of the past three... - Summer Works Scheme
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the avenues open to a school community (details supplied) in County Kerry where the school is awaiting funding for urgently required drop off and... - State Examinations Appeals
250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of exam papers which have been sent by a person (details supplied) to be rechecked; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Building Projects Status
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in building phase 2 of a college (details supplied); when building works are due to commence; and his views on whether... - Teachers' Remuneration
252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) was entitled to pay over the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26749/16] - School Transport Data
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of eligible and the number of concessionary customers transported each year for specified sub-divisions for each of the years 2010 to... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process by which the geographical and school specific decisions are made in relation to the allocation of ASD classrooms; and if he will make... - Summer Works Scheme Applications
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26776/16] - Teachers' Remuneration
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the denial of the qualification allowance to teachers who had taken a break from their college registration and became... - Schools Building Projects
257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if commencement of phase 2 of the construction of a school (details supplied) can be brought forward to ensure that students will not be sitting... - Transition Year Selection Process
258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of second level schools which provide transition year as an option as opposed to the overall number of schools here, in tabular form;... - Higher Education Institutions
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has been briefed regarding concerns within the higher education system concerning Ireland's falling ranking in the area of high performance... - National Educational Psychological Service
261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an educational psychological assessment; and if he will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the body responsible for reviewing ASD pre-school children for future placement prior to leaving an ASD pre-school class (details supplied).... - Schools Building Projects Status
263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the stage 2B drawings for a school (details supplied) will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26823/16] - Summer Works Scheme
265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the policy of cancelling summer works application for schools where an emergency works application was granted for a totally different... - Departmental Expenditure
266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total travel expenses and reimbursement costs incurred by his Department per annum from 2011 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will... - Data Protection
267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has a specific data protection officer in place; if that position is exclusive or if the position holder has other duties; and... - Third Level Charges
268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the State of abolishing the student contribution charge for third level education. [26904/16] - Third Level Fees
269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the State of abolishing fees for postgraduate courses. [26905/16] - Capitation Grants
270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reversing all the cuts to school capitation grants since 2008. [26906/16] - Student Grants Data
271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to the State of reversing all cuts to student grants over the past eight years. [26907/16] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding school class sizes and funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26966/16] - Capitation Grants
274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding funding for schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26968/16] - School Transport Eligibility
275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided for persons (details supplied). [26977/16] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which Irish Sign Language tutors and teachers are currently accredited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27077/16] - Disability Services Provision
280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of implementation of the new Inclusion Support Service; the progress that has specifically been made in supporting children who are... - State Examinations Appeals
283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a recheck for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27089/16] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure for a child on the ASD spectrum attending primary school to apply for a laptop; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - School Accommodation
285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for temporary accommodation in respect of a school (details supplied). [27197/16] - Teachers' Remuneration
286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding principal awards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27203/16] - Student Universal Support Ireland
287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide clear guidelines and documentation requirements to SUSI for those currently in direct provision applying for third level... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding teacher-pupil ratio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27265/16] - School Transport
289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that have applied for school transport in 2016 and were deemed ineligible as they were not attending their nearest school;... - School Transport Applications
296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if pupils from Northern Ireland, who have free medical cover, can be deemed as eligible children for school transport on the same basis as... - School Transport
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the school transport routes B9004 from Aughrim to Arklow and route number 70810H from Rathdrum to Avondale with a view to... - Springboard Programme
307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person who has not attained a level 8 degree heretofore would be eligible for the free fees initiative for a level 8 degree programme if... - Schools Building Projects
308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school building redevelopments that were previously due to commence in 2016 as part of the capital programme and have now been postponed, will... - School Transport
309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which it is proposed to restore the school transport services previously available to the children in the Johnstownbridge and... - School Staff
310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of EAL posts in each county for each school year since 2012-13, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27471/16] - Third Level Fees
311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of abolishing all third level education fees including both registration and tuition. [27487/16] - Special Educational Needs
312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of resourcing special needs in primary schools on an individualised basis without any caps on hours or staff. [27488/16] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost in 2017 of ensuring a PTR to a maximum of 18:1 for each class, not averaged across the school. [27489/16] - School Textbooks
314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost in 2017 of providing free books to all secondary and primary school students, respectively. [27490/16] - Departmental Staff Remuneration
315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of introducing a minimum wage of €12, €13, €14 or €15 an hour for all employees under the aegis of his...
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