Written answers
Tuesday, 9 May 2017
Department of Education and Skills
- Higher Education Authority Funding
165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the academic library tender, which is due for renewal in July 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21991/17] - SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Certification
166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the British construction plant competence scheme is recognised here; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the... - Higher Education Authority Funding
167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding granted to the Mayo campus of the GMIT for each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; if he will consider... - Third Level Participation
168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the access initiatives currently in operation by third level institutions; the number of participants on each; the annual expenditure on each;... - Youth Employment Initiative
169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount drawn down by his Department each year since 2014 and to date in 2017 under the youth employment initiative; the programmes and... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason eligibility for a student grant is based on gross income rather than net income; his plans to change this criteria. [21401/17] - Student Retention Rates
171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the high levels of non-progression in some courses in institutes of technology; and if he will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the final numbers of schools that have appealed their allocation under the new resource allocation model; and if he will make a statement on the... - Teachers' Remuneration
173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the implementation of pay equality for teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21404/17] - Early Childhood Care and Education
174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of early child care and education scheme, ECCE, programmes that are implementing the Aistear and Síolta curriculum; the... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places in autism units that will be available in the 2017 - 2018 school year; the number of new autism units that will be... - Capitation Grants
176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce school costs specifically in relation to the proposal of a premium capitation payment to schools; the amount of the premium... - Psychological Assessments
177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 130 of 2 February 2017, when a response will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21410/17] - Third Level Funding
178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the value of additional funding received by universities or other third level institutions for the purposes of improving access, including... - Labour Court Recommendations
179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 5 April 2017, if a binding Labour Court decision recommending that the outcome of the job evaluation... - Education Data
180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the mechanisms in place to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of access initiatives at third level; if guidelines in relation to best... - DEIS Data
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of current DEIS schools that would not have met his Department's new criteria for inclusion in the programme; and if he will make a... - DEIS Administration
182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in identifying schools to be included in DEIS, each school was given a grade or numerical measure in terms of deprivation according to... - Educational Disadvantage
183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to support disadvantaged children in schools not under the DEIS programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21417/17] - Special Educational Needs Staff
184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work being done to develop the model of the identification of future complex needs; when the model will be developed and finalised; and if he... - School Staff Appeals Mechanism
185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the appeals board has made a decision regarding an appeal made by a school (details supplied) in relation to staffing resources in County... - School Transport Eligibility
187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21457/17] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there will be no provision for a new intake of children with ASD into the secondary school ASD... - School Patronage
189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the safeguards to be put in place to protect minority faith schools; if his attention has been drawn to the wide spread concerns of boards of... - Schools Property
190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the release of the lease in order that the sale of a school (details supplied) can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects Status
191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a new secondary school for the Castleknock and Carpenterstown areas in Dublin 15; the location of same; and if he will... - School Enrolments
192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider a three year deferral on the decision not to allow enrolment for first year students in a school (details supplied) by the... - School Curriculum
193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce driver education classes in post primary schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21685/17] - Schools Building Projects Status
194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the next phase of the school building for a school (details supplied) will commence; the position regarding this project; and if he will... - Summer Works Scheme
196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for the summer works programme by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21712/17] - Student Grant Scheme Payments
197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that SUSI is seeking repayment of alleged overpayments from students dating back to 2012-2013; if his... - School Curriculum
198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of hours the new wellbeing curriculum during the junior cycle will involve; and the source of these additional hours. [21602/17] - School Staff
199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of instances of cover for double hip replacement that have been assessed as appropriate for critical illness cover with regard to the... - Cóiríocht Scoile
200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil sé i gceist aige deontas breise a chur ar fáil do Scoil Náisiúnta Thír an Fhia, Leitir Móir, Contae na... - Schools Building Projects Status
201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress for a new school build (details supplied); when it is expected a design team will be appointed; and if he will make a... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a SNA will be approved for a person (details supplied); his plans regarding the lack of places in mainstream schools for children with autism... - School Admissions
209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans following the recently concluded consultation on school admissions; his further plans to publish the results; and if he will make a... - Schools Property
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will approve the sale of an old school building (details supplied) in County Dublin; if he will investigate this delay and take the... - Schools Building Projects Status
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to the proposed provision of the walkway between two locations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - National Educational Psychological Service Data
216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of scheme for commissioning psychological assessments, SCPA, assessments completed for the academic year 2015-16 for which... - Schools Refurbishment
217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the refurbishment works on a school at a location (details supplied); when this building will be available for use by a... - Teaching Council of Ireland
218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a reply will issue to a person (details supplied) who is awaiting a Teaching Council number; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has failed to reach an arrangement with Caranua regarding office accommodation and rent; and his views on the suggestion that... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding autism units in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22014/17] - Student Grant Scheme
221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider a change in policy to allow grant support and some other financial supports for persons that seek to change educational...
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