Written answers
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Building Contractors
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received the supplementary tender report regarding a school (details supplied); if final approval has now issued to sign contracts for... - School Accommodation Provision
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the precise steps that have been taken to secure accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare, in view of the fact that it is... - School Funding
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in considering a request for capital funding for a school (details supplied); when the school authorities will receive a... - Schools Building Projects Status
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the design team for a school (details supplied) have submitted the stage 2b submission including review arising from changes in public work... - Scrúduithe Stáit
128. 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; an dtuigeann sé go... - Departmental Correspondence
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the points raised in a letter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18386/17] - DEIS Status
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) did not receive DEIS status; his plans to award DEIS status to this school; if he has put an appeals... - Summer Works Scheme Applications
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be granted funding under the summer works scheme; his plans to announce the beneficiaries of the summer works... - Schools Building Projects Status
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure a new school (details supplied) in County Cavan is prioritised by his Department; the reason it is not being treated as urgent;... - School Staff
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of a proposal to allow small schools (details supplied) a 12-month stay to recover numbers before the loss of a teacher; if the proposal... - School Transport Provision
134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a school bus service from Dooradoyle to Mungret for persons attending a school (details supplied) which is being relocated... - insertheading
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will liaise with the Cork Education and Training Board, ETB, with a view to ensuring the specific courses are being held at a college... - SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Expenditure
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of restoring the cuts to the SOLAS training allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18459/17] - School Staff
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the teacher numbers can be reviewed to take into account changes in numbers of pupils attending a school (details supplied) since the... - School Admissions
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consultation process on the role of denominational religion in the school admissions system; the possible approaches for making changes; the... - Youthreach Programme Review
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the review of the Youthreach programme; the terms of reference and timescale for the review; and if he will make a statement on... - Special Educational Needs Data
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average cost of establishing a special class or an autism unit in an existing school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18514/17] - Literacy Programmes
142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budgetary allocation to each scheme which provides education and training places to persons with literacy problems and learning difficulties;... - Teachers' Professional Development
143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budgetary allocation to the employee assistance programme for teachers; the details of the support services provided under the scheme; and if... - School Costs
144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of implementing the joint Oireachtas report on school costs as published in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the... - Post-Leaving Certificate Courses Fees
145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of abolishing PLC and apprenticeship fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18520/17] - School Transport Data
146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount allocated to the school transport scheme over each of the past ten years; the total revenue generated each year in charges; and if he... - Literacy Programmes
147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total budgetary allocation to adult literacy programmes over each for the past ten years in tabular form; the average cost per participant;... - Special Educational Needs Data
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cap in place for special needs assistants; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the NCSE will provide a SNA only in cases in... - Special Educational Needs Expenditure
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of extending the July provision to all children with special educational needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18526/17] - Home Tuition Scheme
153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is currently a cap in place for the number of hours that can be accessed by a child under the home tuition scheme; the savings from such... - Special Educational Needs Data
154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budgetary allocation for special educational equipment such as assistive technology over each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if... - Education Grants
156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rate of ancillary grant over each of the past ten years; if the 5% reduction in budget 2011 has been restored to schools; and if he will make... - Teacher Recruitment
157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a cap in place for language support teachers; the way in which the current number differs from 2008 to 2009 levels; and if he will... - Early Start Programme
158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budgetary allocation and participation rates for the early start programme over each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement... - Broadband Service Provision
159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the costs of providing 100mbps broadband to all primary and post-primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18535/17] - Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge
160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the costs of implementing the initial teacher elements of the 20- year Irish strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18536/17] - School Costs
161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount allocated to schools in ICT grants over each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18537/17] - Education Schemes
162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budgetary allocation and participation rates in PLC courses over each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Education Funding
165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budgetary allocation and the number of guidance posts for further and higher education over each of the past ten years; and if he will make a... - Third Level Funding
166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the allocation to third level research and development over each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18542/17] - Education Funding
167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the allocation to the strategic innovation fund over each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18543/17] - Student Grant Scheme
168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the savings that could be achieved if a capital means test was introduced for the student grant with a cut-off point for assets over... - Departmental Expenditure
169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 505 of 16 September 2016, if he will provide a breakdown of the spend in the same areas for 2016 and to... - Student Grant Scheme
170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated annual cost of making jobseeker's transitional payment and the SUSI grant payable to lone parents regardless of the age of the... - Education and Training Boards
171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of developments concerning the Longford-Westmeath educational training board taking over Columb Barracks. [18627/17] - School Patronage
172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a new patron for the new primary school planned for Dún Laoghaire to open in September 2017 will be announced; the school planning area... - Special Educational Needs Staff
173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a special needs assistant will be assigned to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18635/17] - School Accommodation Provision
174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - School Transport
175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the ongoing industrial action in Bus Éireann that will affect school transport; his plans to address this concern in view of... - State Examinations
176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing the junior certificate oral exam in every school; the cost of providing sufficient state examiners to assess the... - Legislative Measures
177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is legislation in place preventing teachers from changing a person's clothes in the event of an accident or injury; and if he will make... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the circumstances in which schools will be able to secure additional resources from the NCSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Early Childhood Care and Education
180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to extend the early start programme; the locations of each of the early start programmes that are in operation; and if he will make a... - School Curriculum
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing a one hour workshop in all primary and post-primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18695/17] - Education and Training Boards Administration
182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a case of alleged misappropriation of funds by a national provider contracted to provide training courses... - School Transport
183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a bus route (details supplied) was downgraded from a 58 seater to a 40 seater; the number of children previously travelling on the... - School Transport Eligibility
184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his office will contact a person (details supplied) regarding school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18680/17] - National Training Fund
185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which proposals to increase the national training fund levy, such as those in his Department's consultation paper on the employer's... - DEIS Scheme
186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to remove schools from DEIS that no longer meet the criteria; the number of schools that would be affected; if the criteria would be...
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