Written answers
Thursday, 6 July 2017
Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Building Projects Status
14. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that will be taken to ensure that there are no further unnecessary delays in the expected timescale for the construction and completion... - Apprenticeship Programmes
15. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of the action plan to expand apprenticeship and traineeships in Ireland 2016 to 2020. [31570/17] - Land Acquisition
16. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received a response from the Christian Brothers regarding the playing pitches at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Teacher Training Provision
17. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the existing or planned measures to ensure that primary school teachers are sufficiently trained to deal with mental health issues that may arise... - Speech and Language Therapy Provision
18. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the commitment in the programme for Government to establish a new in school speech and language service to support young children;... - Language Schools
19. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons in the English language teaching sector experience abuses (details supplied). [31628/17] - European Globalisation Fund
20. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the government held negotiations with the EU to reduce the eligibility criteria for EU cohesion funding in order that small businesses can... - Land Acquisition
21. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make a formal offer to the Christian Brothers to hand over the playing pitches at a school (details supplied) in lieu of some of the... - School Admissions
22. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will bring forward the legislation to allow for equal access for all children to schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Skills Shortages
23. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his contingency plans to deal with the ongoing shortage of adequately trained chefs across the State; the recruitment or training initiatives he... - Student Support Schemes
24. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to invest in third level mental health counselling; his further plans to ring-fence €3 million for student counselling and... - Special Educational Needs Data
25. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the level of special needs and ASD places at secondary level in the Newbridge area of County Kildare in view of the number of... - Special Educational Needs Staff
26. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of the new resource allocation model and the processing of appeals by schools. [31569/17] - School Accommodation Provision
27. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of additional accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - School Admissions
28. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work which needs to be carried out before he is ready to finalise a legislative proposal regarding the role of religion in school admissions.... - Schools Site Acquisitions
29. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made regarding the purchase of a site for the three school campus in Buncrana, County Donegal; if his Department has made offers to... - Schools Building Projects
30. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to the need for new buildings for schools in the Curragh, in view of the condition of facilities available to... - Departmental Properties
31. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review all school lands and examine the way in which to protect the lands for the use of schools into the future, in view of recent... - School Transport Appeals
32. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on the review of school transport appeals. [31567/17] - Language Schools Accreditation
33. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether English language teachers will be crucial to the expected 25% growth of international students in the next four years; his... - State Examinations
34. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of the new reasonable accommodation scheme for exam pupils; and the guidelines provided to schools to assess... - Ministerial Functions
35. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the responsibilities of the newly created role of the Minister of State with responsibility for higher education; and the way in which it... - DEIS Administration
36. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm his commitment to keeping so-called legacy posts in place in DEIS schools in the most disadvantaged areas. [31745/17] - Apprenticeship Programmes
37. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the imposition of the pro rata student contribution fee for apprentices is a barrier to accessing apprenticeships, in view of... - Teachers' Remuneration
38. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on reducing the pay scale equality gap affecting recently qualified teachers. [31744/17] - School Patronage
39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to research by Trinity College on religious education which found young students do not want to be separated from... - Teachers' Remuneration
40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the status of equal pay for equal work for teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26044/17] - School Accommodation Provision
41. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase provision of second level education in the eastern part of County Meath, in particular, the Duleek area. [31746/17] - Schools Building Projects Status
42. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will prioritise the development of a new school (details supplied) in the interest of staff and pupils; and if he will make a statement on... - Physical Education Facilities
43. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the funding of indoor spaces for physical education in a primary school (details supplied) [31771/17] - School Accommodation Provision
44. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the ability of his Department to meet the full requirements in terms of new school buildings... - Third Level Admissions Data (1 comment)
45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his projections for growth in higher education student numbers over the next decade; the way in which he proposes that demand will be met; the... - School Admissions
46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the way in which ending religious discrimination in school admissions can be achieved; his further views on changes to the way in... - Schools Building Projects Status
47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there have been further delays regarding the development of a school (details supplied); the way in which these delays can be managed to ensure... - Special Educational Needs
48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the commitments in the programme for Government to improve the lives of persons with disabilities. [29820/17] - Schools Site Acquisitions
49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made regarding securing a site for the three school campus in Buncrana, County Donegal; when a site is expected to be purchased; the... - Higher Education Authority
50. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason board appointments are not being filled in the HEA; and his views on whether the organisation is adequately resourced to function.... - Primary Online Database
51. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the detail of his Department’s inspection and supervision of the primary online database system, its function in respect of assessing... - Schools Building Projects Status
52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give urgent consideration to the ongoing requests of the board of management and parents' association to have a building project... - School Accommodation Provision
53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he has taken to alleviate the primary school accommodation crisis for parents living in west Swords in view of the over subscription... - Capitation Grants
54. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the detail of his Department’s work in seeking to increase the capitation grant per pupil in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement... - Special Educational Needs Staff
55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to bring forward the date of allocating SNA resources to schools to March-April as recommended by an organisation (details supplied);...
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