Written answers
Tuesday, 18 October 2016
Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport Provision
211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when it is expected that full transport services will be restored for children attending special schools throughout north Kildare in view of the... - Teachers' Remuneration
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of implementing the pre-February 2012 pay scale and allowances for all primary school teachers (details supplied). [30758/16] - Schools Building Projects Status
215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when work will commence on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30212/16] - School Costs
217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take to address the disparity in school costs which exists from school to school throughout the country and the inequality... - Schools Building Projects Status
218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a new building for a primary school (details supplied). [30221/16] - Garda Vetting of Personnel
219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in Dublin mid-west currently waiting for a special needs assistant to fill a vacant post due to the delays in the Garda vetting... - Site Acquisitions
221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new site for a school (details supplied), as announced in November 2015; and if he will make a statement on the... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will extend third level grants to low-income students who attend QQI degree courses in recognised private colleges, as well as access to... - School Costs
223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider issuing a circular to schools with an agreed wording to be used when writing to parents highlighting the opportunity they... - School Management
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; if its future will be safeguarded; the actions his Department is taking to... - School Costs
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when plans to restore the capitation grant to schools, as set out in the Action Plan for Education 2016-2019, will be realised; if the... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which children with special needs have been successful in obtaining primary and second level school places throughout north Kildare... - Preschool Services
228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the availability of preschool places for children with special needs throughout north Kildare; the extent to which augmentation is expected; and... - Child Care Services Provision
232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the case of a person (details supplied) who requires child care assistance while studying; and if he will make a statement on the... - Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme
233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in the Dublin 8, 10 and 12 areas which are not recognised as DEIS schools; if they had applied in the past; and, if so, the reason... - Schools Healthy Living Strategies
234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider supporting a national roll-out to second level schools to teach children about healthy eating and cooking; and if he will... - Third Level Facilities
235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make funding available to Mary Immaculate College in Limerick for the purpose of developing library facilities as the building... - Garda Vetting Legislation
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken by his department to ensure that Garda vetting is undertaken in an efficient manner; if his Department has plans to review the... - Special Educational Needs Data
237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special educational needs organisers by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30383/16] - Sports Facilities Provision
238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding options available for schools who wish to build a sports facilities such as all-weather and astro turf pitches or sports halls on... - School Costs
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take to address the disparity in school costs which exist from school to school throughout the country and which are being... - School Transport Review
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the school transport scheme; and if he will consider increasing funding to the scheme in line with the recommendation... - Schools Building Projects Status
241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when approval to go to tender will be given for a school project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30452/16] - School Accommodation
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional funding can be facilitated for required accommodation at a school (details supplied) with particular reference to the growing... - Schools Building Projects Status
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if approval can be given for a school project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30460/16] - Education and Training Boards Funding
246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding training boards have been given to build new kitchen facilities in 2014, 2015 and to date in 2016; the amount allocated for... - Residential Institutions
248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there has been a delay in the publication of Caranua annual report for 2015 and the appeals officers report for 2015; and when they... - Emergency Works Scheme Eligibility
250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are grants or funding available to a school (details supplied) in County Cork to cover emergency repair works needing to be carried out... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the ongoing review of July provision for children with cerebral palsy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30564/16] - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of recipients of support from Caranua which were wrongly told in July 2015 that their claims were complete; and the number which have... - School Accommodation Provision
254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for additional school accommodation at a school (details supplied) when he envisages progress will be made in the... - Schools Building Projects Status
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will take steps to ensure funding is provided for the construction of a new school (details supplied) which has progressed through all the... - Departmental Funding
257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the exact funding increase provided by budget 2017 for his Department in 2017, minus provision required for demographics and the Lansdowne Road... - School Patronage
258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on his meeting with the Irish Episcopal Conference on 22 July 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30607/16] - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) submitted a formal application and supporting documentation for... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way he will address the pupil-teacher ratio in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30708/16] - Departmental Funding
262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide extra funding to the Dyslexia Association of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30712/16] - Schools Amalgamation
263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed amalgamation of schools (details supplied); when the amalgamation will progress and take place; and if he will make a... - Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme
264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to an application by a school (details supplied) for DEIS band 1 status; the stage this application is at; the... - Third Level Facilities
265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite funding for a new library building at a college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30786/16] - Education Funding
266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure children’s constitutional right to free primary education by providing free school books, classroom resources and not... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the pupil-teacher ratios that will apply in 2017 as a result of budget 2017. [30861/16] - Training Support Grant
268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will be increasing the rates for young persons aged under 26 years on programmes such as VTOS, Youthreach, CTC and Solas training courses... - Schools Building Projects Status
270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the rebuild of a school (details supplied) is to be released to tender; when works on the rebuild of the school will commence; and if he will... - Schools Building Projects Data
272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the M4/N4 report which dealt with an assessment of educational infrastructure in the Mullingar area; if in this context progress is... - Teaching Qualifications
273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will intervene to resolve the Droichead/INTO issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30929/16]
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