Written answers
Tuesday, 2 October 2018
Department of Education and Skills
- SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Provision
204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if SOLAS will consider introducing a dedicated tiling apprenticeship in view of the rise in the need for construction-related employment roles;... - SOLAS Administration
205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a new computer system will be introduced at SOLAS in order to allow jobseekers and young school leavers to see a list of potential employers... - Departmental Expenditure
206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the communications, press and public relations budget allocated to his Department for 2018; the way in which it is being spent; if it is behind... - Schools Building Projects Status
207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the consideration of the building programme for further development at a school (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn... - Early Retirement Scheme
209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an early retirement application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39422/18] - School Meals Programme
210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if environmental guidelines for the provision of school lunches (details supplied) have been investigated; if this will be taken under... - Schools Building Projects Status
211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the building of the new school in southern areas of Swords, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39496/18] - Schools Building Projects
212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to plans for a school in Swords on the lands at Fosterstown; if this project is linked to the plans for... - Schools Building Projects Status
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 66 of 22 May 2018, if there is a problem with the sites for the new proposed schools in Swords, County... - Project Ireland 2040 Expenditure
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of each seminar held on Project Ireland 2040 up to and including September 2018 by his Department; and if he will make a statement on... - Schools Site Acquisitions
215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the stage plans are at to locate a suitable site for the development of a new school in Newtownmountkennedy, County Wicklow; and if he will make... - Summer Works Scheme
216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if financial assistance will be provided to a project at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39602/18] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if SNA support for a person (details supplied) will be reinstated with immediate effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39629/18] - Public Relations Contracts Expenditure
218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent by his Department on third party public relations advice, communications advice, online advertising and public awareness... - Education and Training Boards
219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans or intended use for a building (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39648/18] - Maternity Protection Entitlements
220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if circular 0060/2018 on breastfeeding breaks for registered teachers in recognised primary and post-primary schools apply to special needs... - Schools Administration
221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an appeal by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39661/18] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce the quota of students to teacher ratio for two teacher schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - School Patronage
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made regarding the patronage process for the new regional school solution for Drogheda and Laytown; and if he will make a... - School Accommodation Provision
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39696/18] - Education and Training Boards
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed LMETB headquarters in Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39716/18] - Capitation Grants
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the capitation grant awarded to a school (details supplied) will be reviewed based on the circumstances outlined. [39717/18] - Schools Building Projects Status
228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of building works at a school (details supplied). [39718/18] - SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Provision
229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether SOLAS should operate workshops in secondary schools for pre-junior certificate students in order to better identify children... - Insurance Costs
230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken to tackle the increased cost of insurance for schools; and the effect he envisages that these steps will have. [39722/18] - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to improve the provision of resources, particularly special needs assistants or classroom assistants, for a school (details supplied).... - Apprenticeship Programmes
232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost if the budget for apprenticeship training was increased by 15%. [39744/18] - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will next meet the CEO of Caranua; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39772/18] - Education Policy
234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position on the need for regulation of restraint or seclusion in educational settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39858/18] - Capitation Grants
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the cap for capitation payments to schools to €550, €600 and €650, respectively; and if he... - Special Educational Needs Service Provision
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of implementing the National Council for Special Education’s policy advice on educational provision for children with... - Emergency Works Scheme Applications
241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) submitted in July 2018. [39869/18] - School Transport Eligibility
242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ineligible children refused school transport in County Wexford in each of the years from 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [39878/18] - School Funding
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding available in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39885/18] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the pupil-teacher ratio in small schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - School Textbooks
246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process for verification of school textbook content prior to being certified as suitable or accurate in detail by his Department or the... - Schools Building Projects Status
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of school building projects in County Wicklow; the timeline for completion of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - School Accommodation Provision
248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the capacity of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39950/18] - School Curriculum
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to make history a compulsory subject for the junior cycle curriculum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39972/18] - Teacher Training Provision
250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration has been given to providing persons who have a postgraduate qualification in primary school teaching with the option of a... - Special Educational Needs Staff
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to allow special needs assistants to take unpaid leave for the purpose of undertaking teaching practice when retraining as primary or... - Schools Building Projects Status
254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the application for a new school (details supplied); if it has now reached the stage of appointment of a preferred bidder; if in... - Schools Facilities
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an audit has been carried out of those schools with vending machines in order to assess the income levels provided and determine the way in... - Special Educational Needs Staff
258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the number of special needs assistants for a school (details supplied). [40069/18] - Schools Site Acquisitions
259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to locate a new school (details supplied) for the Castleknock and Carpenterstown area of Dublin 15 at the Phoenix Park racecourse site;... - Departmental Expenditure
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of his Department's stand at the National Ploughing Championships 2018; the number of staff deployed from his Department for the week;...
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