Written answers
Thursday, 13 July 2017
Department of Education and Skills
- Teachers' Remuneration
266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the situation whereby a teacher is hired on a fixed-term contract but is listed as a substitute teacher on their payslip... - Departmental Funding
267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount provided to organisations engaged in lifelong learning in 2017; the amount targeted at learners over 65 years of age; and if he will... - Departmental Functions
268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure more regulation in the beauty industry (details supplied). [33642/17] - Schools Building Projects Status
269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe and commencement date for the replacement school building for a school (details supplied); if the funding is in place; and if he... - School Accommodation Provision
271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the expected new ASD unit for a school (details supplied) will commence construction on site in Sligo; and if he will make a statement on... - Special Educational Needs Staff
272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an appeal for a school (details supplied) in respect of the provision for an SNA for September 2017. [33694/17] - Teachers' Remuneration
273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 14 December 2016, the position regarding some ETB teachers that are being paid their holiday payment... - School Costs
274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to circular 0032/17, the number of schools that have indicated to his Department that they intend to implement the measures outlined for... - European Court of Human Rights Judgments
275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date of the submission of the updated action plan under the judgement by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - School Textbooks
276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of capital and current expenditure on the school book grant schemes over each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will... - Student Grant Scheme
277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has requested a technical study on the operation of a student loan scheme; if this study has been commissioned; the person by whom the... - School Transport Data
278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of concessionary applications for school transport for the 2017-18 school year by county; the number of which are new applications in... - School Transport Eligibility
279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date upon which parents will be informed of the decision on school transport for the 2017-18 academic year; and if he will make a statement... - State Examinations Data
280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications that were made under the reasonable accommodation scheme for certificate examinations for the 2017 sittings; the... - Apprenticeship Data
281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the 2017 target of 800 new apprenticeship registrations and 15 new apprenticeships will be met in September 2017; and if he will make a... - Student Accommodation
283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has put in place a student accommodation strategy as outlined in Rebuilding Ireland; the date on which this strategy will be... - Special Educational Needs Staff
284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the allocations of SNA will be made. [33792/17] - Schools Building Projects Expenditure
285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the application for capital funding for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33894/17] - Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent by his Department in 2016 on external consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33901/17] - Services for People with Disabilities
287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way his Department is improving services and increasing supports for persons with disabilities during 2017. [34030/17] - Cyber Security Policy
288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address an issue relating to cyber safety (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34042/17] - National Educational Psychological Service
289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress over the past 14 months by his Department to accelerate early assessment and intervention for children with special needs. [34047/17] - Capital Expenditure Programme
290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the investment by his Department since March 2016 in County Louth and parts of east County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Teacher Recruitment
291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a standardised appointment procedures and guideline for boards of management in teacher recruitment for post primary jobs across the... - Cóiríocht Scoile
292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén uair a cheadófar cóiríocht shealadach do scoil (sonraí tugtha) lena húsáid fad a bheidh oibreacha... - Oideachas Riachtanas Speisialta
293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén uair a cheadófar rang speisialta i scoil (sonraí tugtha) do dhaltaí le huathachas, ar rang é a bhfuil iarratas... - School Accommodation
294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for funding for prefab replacement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34226/17] - School Guidance Counsellors
295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the mental health and counselling positions in the secondary level education system; and the annual cost; and if he will make a statement on the... - Higher Education Institutions
296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 457 of 20 June 2017, his plans to establish an independent inquiry into matters that were brought to light... - Schools Building Projects Status
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position with regard to funding for the new build of a school (details supplied); if it is still included in the primary schools building... - Schools Site Acquisitions
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to a school (details supplied); when his Department will purchase this site; when the funds will be made available to... - Planning Issues
299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether amendments are required to the planning legislation to enable schools, in conjunction with local planning authorities, to... - Schools Healthy Living Strategies
300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether food high in fat, sugar and salt should be removed from vending machines in schools; if his attention has been drawn to the... - Schools Health and Safety
302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether it is not acceptable that in 40% of schools there is no access to free drinking water; his further views on whether there... - Digital Strategy for Schools
303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his Department's expenditure on ICT in schools in each of the years 2008 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [34330/17] - School Guidance Counsellors
304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of fully restoring the ex-quota guidance counsellor provision in budget 2018. [34331/17] - Departmental Expenditure
305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of its total allocation under the Capital Investment Plan 2016 to 2021 his Department has spent to date; and the projects on which the... - Institutes of Technology Funding
306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated amount of routine or steady State capital investment that is estimated to be required at each institute of technology from 2018 to... - Third Level Institutions
307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocated from his Department to the programme for research in third level institutions in 2016-2017 and 2017-2018; the estimated... - Schools Mental Health Strategies
308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which the 300 hours of mental health classes to be provided to students in schools will commence as announced by the Minister of... - School Funding
309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional funding will be acquired to address the lack of space within a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a... - Educational Supports
310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which mental health is incorporated into education and learning among primary school children; and if he will make a statement on the... - Springboard Programme
311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the springboard+ initiative's lack of consideration for areas with high unemployment, as referenced in the south-east... - Access to Higher Education
312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the lack of higher education places which, according to the 2017 economic monitor, is contributing to a regional brain... - Educational Supports
313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the types of education schemes that are available to young persons with learning disabilities and mental health issues; and if he will make a... - Schools Building Projects
314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a school (detail supplied) in Wexford town once its new building has been constructed; and if he will make a statement on the... - Autism Support Services
315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the secondary schools in County Wexford that have ASD units situated on the school's location; the number of students catered by each unit in... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing the pupil-teacher ratio at primary level by one point in budget 2018. [34492/17] - Schools Building Projects Status
320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a site has been finalised for the establishment of the new primary school in Ballincollig, County Cork, due to open in September 2017; and if... - Higher Education Schemes
321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual cost of restoring grants for postgraduate education and paying the back-to-education allowance to all postgraduate students who need... - Third Level Fees
322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the State of abolishing the student contribution charge for third level education. [34551/17] - Capitation Grants
325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reversing all the cuts to school capitation grants since 2008. [34554/17] - Student Grants Data
326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reversing all cuts to student grants over the past nine years. [34555/17] - Departmental Staff Remuneration
327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of introducing a minimum wage of €15 an hour for all employees under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reducing pupil-teacher ratio to 1:18. [34558/17] - School Staff
330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reversing the cuts to guidance teachers. [34559/17] - School Curriculum
331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated annual cost of introducing a comprehensive universal programme of sex education in all schools. [34560/17] - School Patronage
332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of meetings he or his officials have had with senior members of the Catholic Church or Catholic patrons bodies in regard to school... - Summer Works Scheme Applications
333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the summer works scheme application by a school (details supplied); when decisions on applications for the summer works... - Schools Building Projects Applications
334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider the application for temporary accommodation by a school (details supplied) with a view to increasing the funding allocation... - School Patronage
335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the concerns of many parents and a group (details supplied) with respect to the lack of transparency in the decision making... - School Transport Eligibility
336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a written policy in his Department that defines which religions are deemed minority; and, if not, the way in which his Department... - Apprenticeship Data
337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the spend on apprenticeship training in 2016 and the allocation for 2017; the breakdown of male and female apprentices in training by each... - Schools Building Projects Applications
338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of applications for works submitted by schools (details supplied). [34749/17] - School Equipment
340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of applications for works submitted by a school (details supplied). [34751/17] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that a school (details supplied) will retain its third teacher when school restarts in September 2017. [34752/17] - School Accommodation Provision
342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will grant an application for additional accommodation at a school (details supplied). [34753/17] - Education and Training Boards Expenditure
343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give authority to the Westmeath Longford Education Training Boards to release the proceeds from the sale of Castlepollard Community... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 318 of 2 May, 2017 the way in the roll-out of the general allocation model for resource hours may have an... - Schools Property
345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a scheme is available whereby old portacabins previously used in schools are leased or given to groups (details supplied). [34756/17] - Departmental Expenditure
346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his Department's land purchaser budget each year for the past five years; and the number of sites that have been acquired each year. [34757/17] - International Students
347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of third level places taken up by international students. [34758/17] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
348. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a decision to provide a special class in a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34804/17] - School Attendance Data
349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his policy and preparations for the fact that there are currently 345,550 secondary school pupils here, excluding post-leaving certificate, PLC... - Obesity Strategy
350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the fact that one in four children is overweight or obese; his guidelines for the provision of green space for urban schools... - School Admissions
351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has sought legal advice on the constitutionality of his plans to alter religious discrimination in school admissions announced in the... - State Bodies Data
352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to parliamentary Question No. 540 of 20 June 2017, the number of former Deputies who applied for board positions; and if he will make a... - School Accommodation
353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the technical assessment of a site to the principal of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - School Equipment
354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be made available to a school (details supplied) to facilitate its move to a campus and ensure the school has the required... - Special Educational Needs Staff Data
355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average cost of establishing a new autism spectrum disorder unit or special class in a mainstream post secondary school. [34875/17] - Schools Designation
356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new multidenominational and or non-denominational schools that have been established since 2012; the year they began taking in... - Multidenominational Schools
357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to undertake another parental demand survey to assess levels of demand in each area for multi- and non-denominational schools; the... - School Patronage
358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether there is a potential conflict of interest in his new reconfiguration plan for patronage divestment (details supplied); the... - School Accommodation Provision
359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether his Department's policy of not allowing educate together schools to establish using temporary accommodation at an initial... - School Admissions
360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if under the new School Admissions Bill 2016 will have powers to direct selected schools to operate an admissions policy which is positively... - School Curriculum
361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost for reintroducing the modern languages in primary school programme in budget 2018 and for a national roll-out of the... - Student Grants Data
362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost for fully reintroducing the postgraduate grants; and the cost of reintroducing postgraduate grants for those eligible for... - Special Educational Needs Data
364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the ratio of special needs assistants, SNAs, to pupils in mainstream classes at primary level; and the ratio for SNAs to pupils in mainstream...
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