Written answers
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
Department of Education and Skills
- International Summits
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on attendance at and participation in the OECD's annual international summit on the teaching profession; and if he will make a... - Teacher Exchange Scheme
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of his Department's work on setting up a relocation panel for permanent primary school teachers who need to relocate but do not wish... - English Language Training Organisations
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of each Accreditation and Co-ordination of English Language Services, ACELS, and a company's (details supplied) schools capacity... - Proposed Legislation
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012 in particular his Department's... - Apprenticeship Data
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the uptake in the number of apprenticeships by females; his plans to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the... - School Patronage
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in the Government reaching its target of 400 non-denominational and multidenominational schools by 2030; the number of such... - Special Educational Needs Data
142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way under the new model for allocation of resource teaching hours in primary and secondary schools children who received diagnoses in the... - Digital Strategy for Schools
143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of information technology grants his Department has paid to primary and secondary schools over the past 12 months; the details of the... - Garda Vetting of Personnel
144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers employed prior to 2007 that have registered for retrospective Garda vetting under the terms of the National Vetting Act... - School Staff
145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reform the model of leadership in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16846/17] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide primary and post-primary average class size figures for Ireland and for other EU member states; his plans to tackle large... - Commencement of Legislation
147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are remaining sections of the Teaching Council Act to be commenced; the timeframe for commencing such sections; and the number of... - Student Support Schemes
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the specific measures he plans to deal with concerns regarding third level student support and funding challenges for third level institutions.... - Teachers' Remuneration
149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether there is a clear pay disparity between teachers recruited before 1 January 2011 and those recruited thereafter; his further... - Croke Park Agreement Issues
150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to issue a directive on implementing pay deductions for members of teachers' unions that rejected working additional hours under the... - Junior Cycle Reform
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status on the roll-out of the junior cycle reform process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16852/17] - Skills Shortages
152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the areas that have been highlighted as having skills shortages by the Skills and Labour Market Research Unit (details supplied);... - Child Care Services Provision
153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the suggestions by an organisation (details supplied) that related capital investment will be necessary if the programme for... - Education Policy
154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to progress the three areas (details supplied) in the education sector that he has identified as his core priority areas of focus in... - DEIS Scheme
155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the stage at which the review of the school support programme through the DEIS initiative is at; when this review will be completed and... - School Curriculum
156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide new courses in the leaving certificate, such as coding, physical education and politics; and if he will make a statement on... - School Staff
158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the moratorium on filling certain promoted posts in schools will be lifted, since it was introduced as an emergency measure in 2009; and if... - Teachers' Professional Development
159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the ways, and total investment involved, in which his Department supports teacher continuous professional development at primary and post primary... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated timeframe for and cost of the Government programme commitment to reducing the pupil-teacher ratio in junior and senior infants; and... - Student Grant Scheme
163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the restoration of postgraduate grants and their necessity to open up access to postgraduate studies and to ensure that a steady... - Teachers' Remuneration
164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for equating newly qualified teachers since 2011 and those that entered the workforce before; if he will report on discussions with an... - Special Educational Needs
165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to improve access to special educational supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16867/17] - Irish Sign Language
166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to improve access to Irish Sign Language courses for students with hearing disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - School Funding
167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used by his Department for deciding on applications for capital funding for junior, senior and post-primary schools. [16869/17] - Legislative Programme
169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Technological Universities Bill; when it is to return to Dáil Éireann, the necessary changes he proposes to make to... - State Examinations
170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the reported failure rate at leaving certificate maths; the measures he proposes to remedy this; and if he will make a statement on... - Institutes of Technology
171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the drop-out rate in third level institute of technology courses; the measures his Department proposes to remedy the situation; and... - Apprenticeship Programmes
172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the lack of apprenticeships suitable for a number of employment vacancies such as chefs and in the hospitality sector generally, to... - Third Level Funding
174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has read the USI position paper on the funding of higher education regarding the effects a loan scheme would have on students; and if he... - Teacher Recruitment
175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of substitute teachers for primary schools and the difficulties this is causing for school... - School Management
176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16889/17] - Brexit Issues
177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to assist the 12,000 Irish students studying in Britain in the aftermath of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Apprenticeship Programmes
178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expand on plans to provide apprenticeships and skills training in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16898/17] - Summer Works Scheme Applications
179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the summer works scheme application from a school (details supplied); when decisions on applications for the... - Consultancy Contracts Data
180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of private investigation firms hired by statutory agencies and or semi-State agencies under the aegis of his Department in the past... - Brexit Issues
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a senior official with designated responsibility for Brexit matters in his Department; if so, the grade of the designated official;... - Labour Court Recommendations
183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to ensure that a Labour Court recommendation (details supplied) hearing on 29 May 2013 relating to the pay of four workers... - Intellectual Property Protocol
184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of spin-out companies co-located in higher education institutes, broken down by institute in tabular form; and if he will make a... - School Admissions
192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give urgent consideration to the concerns outlined in correspondence (details supplied) to his Department regarding school admissions... - Skills Shortages
193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the extent to which upskilling facilities continue to remain available to maximise the capability of the workforce in changing or... - Apprenticeship Data
194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the number of apprenticeships created in the past 12 months; the likely development in this area in the future; and if he will make a... - Special Educational Needs Staff
195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the extent to which the requirements in terms of special needs teachers and SNAs has been met at primary and second level for 2017;... - Schools Building Projects Status
196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the extent to which negotiations have taken place with the relevant authorities to facilitate the construction of a urgently needed... - Apprenticeship Data
197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the number of apprenticeships throughout the various trades awarded in County Kildare in the past 12 months; and if he will make a... - Teacher Data
198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of extra teachers who have taken up employment at primary and second level over the past 12 months; and if he will make a... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which special needs school places are readily available at primary and second level throughout the country at appropriate locations... - School Accommodation
200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which his programme for the replacement of prefabricated buildings continues at primary and second level throughout the country;... - National Educational Psychological Service
201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which psychological assessments are accessible as required in the primary and second level sectors; and if he will make a statement... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which class sizes and pupil-teacher ratios continue to improve arising from the steps taken over the past three years; and if he... - Digital Strategy for Schools
203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which e-technology has become available to all schools at primary and second level throughout the country; and if he will make a... - Student Universal Support Ireland
206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason SUSI has not issued a reply to a query (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17145/17] - Summer Works Scheme
207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will sanction the necessary funds for a school (details supplied) for the much needed upgrade works that were deferred in 2016 and are due...
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