Written answers
Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport Applications
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will issue a final response to a query that was directed to his office in July 2016 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will allocate additional SNA hours to a person (details supplied) who suffers from a number of learning difficulties and is currently in... - School Staff
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the money allocated for guidance counsellors in schools has been ring-fenced to ensure it is used to fund only that service; and if he will... - Youth Guarantee
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has drawn down the Youth Guarantee EU funding for 2016; if not, the reason this money has yet to be drawn down; and if he will... - Further Education and Training Programmes
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the initiatives in place to increase female job upskilling and female training and apprenticeship opportunities; and if he will make a statement... - National Educational Psychological Service
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) can have a psychological report done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29228/16] - School Services Staff
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the positions relating to the appointment of caretakers and cleaners to schools will be filled (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Schools Building Projects Status
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a walkway being developed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29279/16] - Higher Education Schemes
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the report by his Department on the barriers to lone parents accessing higher education will be published prior to the budget 2017. [29282/16] - Teachers' Professional Development
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new school principals coached per annum since 2010. [29283/16] - Minor Works Scheme (1 comment)
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the minor works scheme funding will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29318/16] - School Services Staff
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school secretaries employed by boards of management and paid from the ancillary services grant; the number who are on the 1978-79... - School Patronage
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the development of a new secondary school (details supplied); if he will update the issue of patronage of the new secondary school... - Schools Building Projects
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the building of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29380/16] - Third Level Facilities
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider allocating funding to a third level college (details supplied) for a new library to replace the existing building,... - Student Support Schemes
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make the Student Universal Support Ireland grant scheme, the disability access route to education scheme and the HEA student... - Road Safety
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the pedestrian lights facilitating pupils getting to and from a school (details supplied) have... - Schools Building Projects Status
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has identified a permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29400/16] - Special Educational Needs Staff
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of applications by a school (details supplied) for special needs assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29427/16] - Schools Building Projects Status
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction of the new national school in Kanturk, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29429/16] - State Examinations
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way he plans to address, for the student, the discrepancy between those on the junior cycle who are being assessed by classroom based... - Third Level Facilities
126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to fund the development of the physical infrastructure of a college (details supplied) as has been promised by his predecessors; and if... - Schools Building Projects
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite the construction of a new school (details supplied). [29456/16] - Student Grant Scheme Design
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the protocols in place at SUSI for students such as a person (details supplied) where SUSI will not accept a change of... - Technological Universities
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the delivery of a technological university for the south east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29496/16] - Education Policy
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the strategies in place in the south east to align economic policy with educational policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29497/16] - Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) can be included in the DEIS scheme for the 2017-2018 academic year; the procedure to be followed by the school in... - Nursing Education
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options open to a person (details supplied) who wishes to return to study nursing here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29545/16] - Health and Safety Regulations
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the health and safety framework of each commercial and non-commercial State agency; when the health and safety policy of each was last reviewed;... - Departmental Agencies Staff Data
134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the gifts or hospitality given to employees to attend overseas sporting or musical events during 2015 in respect of all commercial and... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if degree courses (details supplied) are run in collaboration with private for-profit providers; if eligible students on these courses are... - School Patronage
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will identify the nine schools awaiting the nomination of a patron by his Department; when he plans to let the communities know the outcome... - Curaclam Teanga na Bunscoile
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an gcinnteoidh sé go mbeidh teacht ag aon dalta scoile ar an gcuraclam nua atá le teacht isteach i scoileanna Gaeltachta, más rud... - Scrúduithe Stáit
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén socrú a bheidh le cur i bhfeidhm don Ghaeilge mar ábhar Ardteistiméireachta nuair a thiocfaidh an córas nua don... - Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an dtabharfaidh sé uasdátú ar an mbeartas páirt-tumoideachais a ndéantar tagairt dó i dTuarascáil... - Schools Building Projects Status
143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction in Midleton of an Educate Together facility; when the start date for construction will be met; and when the... - Special Educational Needs Staff
145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for an SNA by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29670/16] - Autism Support Services
146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) with an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis who received a satisfactory service with the Roscommon early... - Departmental Staff Data
147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of part-time and full-time staffing roles in each grade and area of responsibility which are filled by participants by their... - Autism Support Services
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the preschool special ASD classes in Cork city and county; his plans to roll out further such classes; and if he will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects Applications
149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will receive written confirmation of the approval of its building application; and if he will make a statement... - Education Funding
150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide funding for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29696/16] - Schools Building Projects Applications
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) can be assessed for a capital investment programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29708/16] - School Accommodation
152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a request by a school (details supplied) to his Department for assistance with the removal of disused infrastructure at the school;... - Institutes of Technology
153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department favours putting in place a borrowing framework for institutes of technology or for technological universities that give... - Research and Development Data
154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of research grants won by bidders in each higher level institution from Science Foundation Ireland, the Higher Education Authority,... - Schools Building Projects Status
155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new secondary school for Swords in north county Dublin; when this school will be delivered; if he will provide a map to... - Brexit Issues
156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the situation with respect to student fees for cross-Border students in view of Brexit; if he will guarantee currently enrolled students from the... - Ministerial Meetings
157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he or any of his officials have met with any survivors of school sex abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29722/16] - Education Funding
158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he or any of his officials have approached any finance companies here or outside Ireland in respect of the prospect of the introduction of... - State Examinations
159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the review of the reasonable accommodation scheme for State examinations has been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - School Transport Review
160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the review of the school transport scheme will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29725/16] - Access to Higher Education
161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the review of the barriers to education for lone parents will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29726/16] - Departmental Strategies
162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the Gaeltacht education strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29727/16] - Industrial Relations
163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way his Department intends to deal with non-union members in relation to the application of FEMPI legislation on those outside of the... - Student Assistance Fund
165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the review on the student assistance fund will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29730/16] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps his Department has taken to introduce the in school speech and language therapy model; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - School Staff
167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any subject areas in which there is currently a shortage of teachers with sufficient competence to teach to a high standard; the... - Psychological Assessments
168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of assessments undertaken by both NEPS and the scheme for private assessment for the previous school term; and if he will make a... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the establishment of the inclusion support service; the remaining steps to be taken to complete the establishment of the... - Industrial Relations
170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on his discussions with ASTI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29735/16] - Industrial Disputes
171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps his Department has taken to limit the impact of escalated industrial action on students, particularly in the event of strike action;... - State Examinations
173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing access to reasonable accommodation for the leaving certificate on the same basis as junior certificate students;... - Departmental Funding
174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that have applied and availed of funding under the pilot scheme for those who have come through the direct provision... - School Funding
175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the urgent need for the capital development of a school (details supplied); if his Department will make... - Teaching Qualifications
176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken by his Department to address the shortage of teachers qualified to teach through Irish; if his Department has any... - School Transport Eligibility
177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a family (details supplied) has to pay for school transport; if his Department will consider waiving the school transport fee in the... - Schools Site Acquisitions
179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the site selection process for the three school campus at Buncrana, County Donegal, which incorporates new schools for a school... - Information and Communications Technology
180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to make grants available to schools to upgrade ICT equipment; the timeframe for the introduction of same; and if he will make a... - Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the situation whereby a school (details supplied) has not been included in the DEIS programme due to an administrative error... - School Curriculum
182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will provide the necessary supports to allow an aonad be established at a school (details supplied); if he will meet the group... - School Patronage
183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the methodology being utilised by his Department to identify the areas of demand for school diversity in respect of patronage for existing... - State Examinations
184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a new governing circular and application forms have been issued to schools in respect of the reasonable accommodation scheme for State... - National Educational Psychological Service Staff
185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been a decline of experienced psychologists willing to participate in the scheme for private psychological assessments; and if he... - Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme
186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will consider granting urban DEIS status to a school (details supplied) that currently is categorised as a rural DEIS school;... - Schools Building Projects Status
187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the detailed design and tender documents for a school (details supplied) have been submitted to his Department; when tenders will be invited... - Cáilíochtaí Múinteoireachta
189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén fáth ar íslíodh an riachtanas Gaeilge le haghaidh iontráil i gcúrsaí bunmhúinteoireachta i... - Teachers' Remuneration
190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 21 June 2016, the number of applications for incremental credit for non-teaching service his...
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