Written answers
Wednesday, 25 October 2017
Department of Education and Skills
- Irish Language
53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a similar programme at primary school level to improve the spoken Irish language (details supplied) further to the launch... - Access to Higher Education
54. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to allow greater access for those in direct provision to access higher and further education. [44945/17] - School Accommodation Provision
55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps his Department has taken to date and will take to address the lack of space at a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; if his... - Residential Institutions Statutory Fund
56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the introduction by Caranua of new guidelines pertaining to obtaining support for funeral expenses, in particular, the requirement... - Schools Building Projects
57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to locate a second level school in the general Duleek and east County Meath area. [44943/17] - Junior Cycle Reform
58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made on and timeline for the implementation of junior certificate reforms. [45031/17] - Student Universal Support Ireland Administration
59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with the current system for assessing student grant requests in place by SUSI; if his attention has been drawn to the number of... - School Accommodation Provision
60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the strategy his Department is adopting to address the deficit of primary school places in west Swords, County Dublin; and if he will make a... - Schools Site Acquisitions
61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a site is expected to be purchased to accommodate the three school campus in Buncrana, County Donegal; the timeframe of works to ensure that... - Teachers' Remuneration
62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the financial hardship, immense stress and poor morale that is caused to teachers who continue to experience... - Oireachtas Joint Committee Recommendations
63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to implement the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills report on positive mental health in schools;... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review the criteria for awarding student grants to postgraduate students completing degrees who have chosen to do their course on a... - Schools Building Projects Status
65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans for the development of a new campus for a school (details supplied). [44946/17] - School Accommodation
66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will reconsider its refusal to fund a new space at a school (details supplied) for resource teaching; and if his officials will... - Aitheantas Scoileanna
67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil meastóireacht déanta ag a roinn ar an iarratas ó Bhord Oideachais agus Oiliúna na Gaillimhe agus Ros Comáin ar... - Third Level Funding
68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on increasing public funding of third level colleges to reverse the cuts that have taken place since 2008 and to end reliance on private... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the review of the criteria into Caranua will be completed; and when the results of that review will be made available to the Houses of the... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the maintenance grant for postgraduate students will be restored. [44856/17] - Apprenticeship Programmes
71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who have completed an apprenticeship programme in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; his plans for an... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to address difficulties being experienced by parents of eight school children (details supplied) in south County Kildare... - Public Sector Staff Remuneration
73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will restore pay equality for young persons in the public sector in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40457/17] - Schools Property
74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to protect playing fields owned by the religious orders but used by publicly funded schools to ensure their use by current and... - Scoileanna Oileáin
75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an aithníonn sé go bhfuil dúshlán faoi leith le sárú ag na meánscoileanna atá ag feidhmiú ar na... - Student Grant Scheme Payments
76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase funding for and make changes to the SUSI grant to deliver increases in grants for students in view of the rise in the costs... - Teacher Training Provision
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the education of teachers is becoming too expensive and lengthy. [44944/17] - Teachers' Remuneration
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to deal with pay equalisation in view of the rejection of the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020 by certain individual trade... - School Curriculum
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures in place to promote the physical sciences such as physics and chemistry at leaving certificate level, including gender bias that may... - Teacher Training Provision
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reinstate support for student primary school teachers that are attending mandatory Gaeltacht courses; and if he will make a statement... - Schools Building Regulations
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools being audited or investigated for fire safety or building regulation breach issues; the number of these built by a company... - Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to address the anomalies within SUSI regarding the 45 km rule which is creating unfair outcomes for persons who should be... - Schools Building Projects Data
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools to be commenced in 2016 and 2017, by county under the school building programme; the number school buildings that were commenced to... - School Accommodation
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the need for a new school (details supplied) in County Cork; if he will advance plans for the school; if he... - Schools Building Projects Status
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review being undertaken by his Department on the demographics for a potential new second level school for south County Kildare... - School Transport Provision
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking with regard to the current school bus transport crisis in which the applications for concessionary seats is far exceeding... - Teachers' Remuneration
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the two-tier pay system in place for teachers will end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44857/17] - Schools Building Projects Status
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to deal with actual and potential school place shortages in Ashbourne and Dunshaughlin, County Meath. [44942/17] - Schools Relocation
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress and expected timeframe for the works to be completed on the former site of a school to facilitate the relocation of a school (details... - School Transport Applications Data
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of eligible students who applied for the 2017/2018 school transport scheme that did not receive a seat; if he is satisfied that the... - National Training Fund
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the projected yield in the budget for a 0.1% increase in the national training levy was significantly higher than that provided in...
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