Written answers
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Department of Education and Skills
- Teacher Redeployment
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a supplementary teaching panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24998/17] - Teaching Qualifications
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the incentives which can be offered to teachers of science, technology, engineering and maths, STEM, subjects in order to address the shortage of... - National Educational Psychological Service
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to increase access to NEPS, National Educational Psychological Service, psychologists for schools in Newbridge, County... - School Management
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when posts of responsibility will be restored in primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24820/17] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines which exist for primary school principals when numbers dictate that classes need to be amalgamated; and if he will make a... - Teacher Training Provision
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the training which is given at primary level regarding the teaching of mixed classes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24822/17] - DEIS Applications
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a DEIS appeal for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24831/17] - Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has given permission to Caranua to move premises and incur rental costs; if so, when; the nature of the lease in question; the annual rent... - Residential Institutions Statutory Fund
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he gave permission for contracts entered into by Caranua; if so, if he will provide details of the nature of the contracts in tabular form;... - Teachers' Panel Rights
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) whereby due to an error in his Department's payroll system, a person has been left on point one on... - Student Universal Support Ireland
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review a number of aspects of the current SUSI system including the current gross income threshold of €54,240; and if he will... - International Summits
113. 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... - Teachers' Remuneration
114. 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... - Legislative Process
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the Technological Universities Bill 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24923/17] - Ministerial Correspondence
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the correspondence he has received from the chief executive of the Higher Education Authority regarding governance, human resources and financial... - Teacher Exchange Scheme
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his Department's work on setting up a relocation panel for permanent primary school teachers who need to relocate but do not wish to resign their... - English Language Training Organisations
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of each accreditation and co-ordination of English language services and schools (details supplied) capacity which is left empty... - Quality and Qualifications Ireland Administration
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the implementation of the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012 in particular his... - Apprenticeship Programmes
121. 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
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the Government reaching its target of 400 non-denominational and multidenominational schools by 2030; the number of such... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which children under the new model for allocation of resource teaching hours in primary and secondary that received diagnoses in the... - Information and Communications Technology
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of information and communication technology grants his Department has paid to primary and secondary schools in the past 12 months; the... - Garda Vetting Applications Data
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers employed prior to 2007 who have registered for retrospective Garda vetting under the terms of the National Vetting Bureau... - School Management
126. 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. [24934/17] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide primary and post-primary average class size figures for Ireland and other EU member states; his plans to tackle large class... - Commencement of Legislation
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are remaining sections of the Teaching Council Act 2001 to be commenced; the timeframe for commencing such sections; and the number of... - Third Level Funding
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to deal with concerns regarding third level student support and funding challenges for third level institutions. [24937/17] - Teachers' Remuneration
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to issue a directive on implementing pay deductions for members of teacher unions that rejected working additional hours under the... - Junior Cycle Reform
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the roll-out of the junior cycle reform process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24940/17] - Skills Shortages
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the areas (details supplied) that have been highlighted as having skills shortages by the skills and labour market research unit;... - Child Care Services Provision
134. 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
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which he plans to progress the three areas in the education sector that he has identified as his core priority areas of focus,... - DEIS Scheme
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the stage the review of the school support programme through the DEIS initiative is at; when this review will be completed and published; if he... - School Curriculum
137. 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 Management
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the moratorium on filling certain promoted posts in schools will be lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24946/17] - Teachers' Professional Development
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which his Department supports teacher continuous professional development at primary and post-primary levels; the investment involved... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated timeframe for and cost of the Government's programme commitment to reducing the pupil-teacher ratio in junior and senior infants;... - School Patronage
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the location of all schools under religious patronage which he expects to be divested in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Postgraduate Enrolments
142. 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... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
144. 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. [24953/17] - School Funding
145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used by his Department for deciding on applications for capital funding junior, senior and post-primary schools. [24954/17] - State Examinations Data
146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the reported failure rate at leaving certificate maths; his plans to remedy this; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Student Retention Rates
147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the drop-out rate in third level institute of technology courses; his plans to remedy the situation; and if he will make a statement... - Apprenticeship Programmes
148. 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 in... - Third Level Funding
149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has read a position paper (details supplied) on the funding of higher education regarding the effects a loan scheme would have on students;... - Teacher Data
150. 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 serious difficulties this is causing for... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
151. 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. [24960/17] - School Accommodation Provision
152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the location a school (details supplied) currently in temporary accommodation in Cork city will be located for the 2017/2018 school year; the... - Schools Building Projects Status
153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding new classrooms and school development for a school (details supplied) in view of the fact that the project has gone... - School Guidance Counsellors
154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to be in a position to improve the career guidance service throughout second level education; if he anticipates... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which persons with autism continue to have ready access to primary and second level school places throughout County Kildare; the... - School Playgrounds
156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if financial assistance will be provided towards the resurfacing of a playground in the case of a school (details supplied); and if he will make... - School Transport Review
157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when it is expected a review of the school transport system is likely to be undertaken with particular reference to the objective of the... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which new primary and second level teaching posts have been approved in respect of primary and second level schools throughout the... - Schools Building Projects Administration
159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he has received communication from the various primary school authorities throughout north Kildare in the context of the... - School Patronage
162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if will ensure the future of smaller rural denominational schools, the ethos of which may come under threat notwithstanding previous undertakings... - Apprenticeship Programmes
164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects the education system at all levels to be in a position to meet the skills demand in the workplace; the extent to... - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which speech and language therapy continues to be available to persons with a specific requirement in Kildare north; and if he will...
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