Written answers
Tuesday, 28 March 2017
Department of Education and Skills
- Third Level Funding
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a comprehensive overview of the Government's financial obligations to University College Cork; and if he will make a statement... - Further Education and Training Programmes Provision
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the shortage and the need for shuttering carpenters in the construction sector; and if he will make a... - School Guidance Counsellors
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which his Department is currently allocating guidance counselling hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14785/17] - Third Level Staff
142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a full-time employee with a third level college who is due to reach the age of 65 years in March 2017 and therefore faces mandatory retirement... - Schools Building Projects Status
143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be provided for the building of a school to accommodate the students of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Psychological Assessments Waiting Times
144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for an assessment of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14800/17] - School Admissions
145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the concerns of a school (details supplied); if he will accept its submission on this issue; and if he will make a statement... - School Playgrounds
146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the situation faced by a school (details supplied) and in particular, the shortage of school yard space... - Third Level Staff
147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an existing employee within a publicly funded third level institution when transferring roles within the same third level institution is... - Special Educational Needs Staff
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide a special needs assistant for every child who is in need of one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14847/17] - Curaclam Scoile
149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil sé i gceist aige deireadh a chur leis an scrúdú cainte roghnach don Teastas Sóisearach, fiú amháin i... - Student Grant Scheme Applications
150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a late SUSI application will be accepted in respect of a person (details provided) in County Kerry due to the exceptional health and personal... - Third Level Staff Recruitment
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review a matter and address the concerns of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14945/17] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of parents who have contacted him regarding problems accessing services in a school (details supplied); the length of time since his... - Apprenticeship Programmes
153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which efforts continue to be made in the creation of apprenticeship opportunities for various trades throughout the country and... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the institutions (details supplied) which were under the responsibility of the 18 religious organisations and congregations that signed an... - EU Funding
159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total moneys applied for from the European Commission for a programme (details supplied); the total moneys matched by the State; the total... - Schools Amalgamation
160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for additional funding for a school amalgamation project (details supplied) will be provided; and if he will make a statement... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason only 16 hours of SNA support have been awarded in the case of a person (details supplied); if the decision will be reviewed; and if he... - Protected Disclosures Data
162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process within his Department for dealing with protected disclosures under the 2014 Act; if the examinations of such disclosures are carried... - State Examinations
163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will approve an appeal to provide access to a reader for a person (details supplied); and the status of the approval. [15088/17] - Teachers' Remuneration
164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which a teacher can apply for incremental credit; the way in which a person may make an appeal on a decision if they are not satisfied... - Schools Site Acquisitions
165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will seek to acquire lands which have recently been put on the market adjacent to a school (details supplied); if not, the reason he did... - DEIS Scheme
166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) was not included in the recently announced rural DEIS programme; if he will re-examine his decision; and... - Brexit Issues
173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the key issues he will seek to raise in the forthcoming Brexit negotiations. [15110/17] - Youthreach Programme Staff
174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is a requirement for a Youthreach resource person to be a member of the Teaching Council for employment within a Youthreach centre or a... - School Curriculum
178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the educational benefits being seen due to an initiative (details supplied) which is operating in a national... - School Guidance Counsellors
179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the commitment to reinstate 400 guidance counsellor posts in budget 2017 will be ring-fenced for guidance counsellors (details supplied); and... - Insurance Costs
180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of insurance under different insurance headings such as public liability, buildings cover, employer liability and so on for his... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the protocol through which a child in preschool education can access SNA support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15248/17] - Home Tuition Scheme Staff
182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if home tutors are employees of his Department; if his Department is paying appropriate PAYE and PRSI in respect of home tutors; and if not, the... - School Guidance Counsellors
183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which guidance counselling hours will be allocated to secondary schools; when ex quota guidance counselling will be reinstated in... - Third Level Courses Availability
184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the full list of degree courses relevant to the area of counselling and psychotherapy available through the public colleges... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the appeals process has been removed for parents regarding the allocation of resource and learning support for children with special... - Schools Building Projects Status
186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a proposed school (details supplied); if the school is going ahead; the progress being made in securing a temporary site for this... - Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes
188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he is taking to ensure that released prisoners have access to training and education, in view of the fact that it is an essential... - Residential Institutions Statutory Fund
189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Question No. 251 of 21 March 2017, if he will address the issue of the need to make the Irish Sign Language video regarding Caranua... - Third Level Funding
190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) with regard to the future funding of third level colleges; and if he will make a statement on the... - School Curriculum
191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken at primary and secondary levels to ensure that pupils learn money management skills which will be important throughout their... - State Examinations Data
192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students and the percentage this is of the total number of students taking accounting, business studies and economics as subjects... - Schools Extra Curricular Activities
193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary schools in which banking or other personal account services are provided for the students in the school environment; and...
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