306. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that SIPTU has tried to engage with IACTO, SOLAS and his Department on the issue of CTCs; and that his Department have refused to meet on the issue; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that IACTO are not disseminating the information. [23343/14]
305. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a complete list of CTCs in operation during 2012-13; and his plans to integrate these into ETBs. [23342/14]
282. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocated to the State Examinations Commission during each of the past seven years for providing for reasonable accommodations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23014/14]
281. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the persons who sit on the group which decides on appeals where reasonable accommodations have been refused by the State Examinations Commission; and details of any remuneration they receive. [23013/14]
280. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of junior certificate and leaving certificate pupils who applied during each of the past seven years for a reader, a waiver from the assessment of spelling, grammar and punctuation in the language subjects, use of a tape recorder or word processor, a scribe, reasonable accommodation on the grounds of visual impairment, reasonable accommodation on the grounds of hearing difficulties, reasonable accommodation on the grounds of physical disability, a helper for practical subjects, an exemption from the practical test in home economics, or an exemption from the project in home economics; the number of these applications that were granted during each of these years; the number of negative decisions that were appealed during each of these years; and the number of negative decisions that were successful on appeal. [23012/14]
279. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has offered professional development to teachers who want to improve their mathematical knowledge; and his plans to rectify same. [23009/14]
278. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a reader for the leaving certificate in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23005/14]
260. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a permanent school building in respect of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22829/14]
258. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reinstate the special needs assistant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22825/14]
257. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Waterford will receive an appointment with a NEPS psychologist as a matter of urgency. [22808/14]
246. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a child (details supplied) in Dublin 4 has been refused a place in a local school due to the fact that the school has changed the admissions procedure to prioritise access for daughters of past pupils and girls attending Belmont primary school meaning the child does not qualify for a place; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the ability of schools to discriminate against children in this manner puts these children at a massive disadvantage when it comes to securing a school place; that his proposed changes to the admissions system will still allow for discrimination in this manner; the steps he will take to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22611/14]
244. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be placed on the panel; the reasons she has received two different sets of advice from his Department regarding her ability to meet the earnings threshold; the appeals process open to her; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22596/14]
242. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that students at a school (details supplied) in County Galway have no access to on-site sports facilities and that their fundraising efforts have raised significant finance for building a sports hall; and if part funding will be provided in order that they may have a sports hall on site. [22594/14]
195. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the names of the strategy documents his Department is currently implementing. [22171/14]
10. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is proposed to sell the Government stake in Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16773/14]
90. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students with dyslexia or other conditions sitting their leaving certificate this year who had readers and tape recorders when they sat their junior certificate but have not been allocated them for their leaving certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21751/14]
89. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a reader for the leaving certificate examinations in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15. [21750/14]
78. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if special needs assistants are required under circular 22/2012 to take a two year career break while pursuing a teaching qualification; the circumstances under which an SNA may pursue such a qualification while retaining their SNA employment in a school. [21660/14]
76. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a case where two fully qualified plasterers were dismissed from their employment by a company (details supplied) who were undertaking work in St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, and replaced by unqualified persons; his plans to ensure persons qualified in crafts are not treated like this when undertaking work within the education sector; and his plans to rectify this particular matter. [21633/14]
70. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will work with his Northern Ireland counterpart to establish a phone helpline that could provide advice to students from across Ireland on applying for university and other third level courses, as well as information on the CAO and UCAS systems. [21618/14]
69. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school e-books sold to parents during each of the past four years. [21615/14]
81. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff allocated to the national office for equity of access to higher education during each of the past eight years and their rates of pay. [20776/14]
80. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the level of funding allocated to the national office for equity of access to higher education during each of the past eight years. [20775/14]
79. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will commit to not changing the qualifying distance criterion for entitlement to the higher education non-adjacent rate of grant in the future. [20774/14]
78. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reviews that have taken place of scholarship schemes since he was in office. [20758/14]
77. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places on Irish scholarship schemes awarded during each of the past eight years. [20757/14]
76. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his efforts to increase links between post-primary DEIS schools and third level institutions since coming to office; the number of DEIS schools currently with no links. [20756/14]
75. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the value of the fund for students with disabilities for each of the past five years and the number of students who benefited from same during each of those years. [20755/14]
74. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the value of the student assistance fund for each of the past five years; and the number of students who benefited from same during each of those years. [20754/14]
73. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase funding for targeted access supports in higher education to improve equity of access. [20753/14]
72. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to widen participation and increase access to PhD programmes for under-represented groups including those from poor and disadvantaged backgrounds. [20752/14]
71. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the strategic innovation fund's restructuring of delivery of fourth level education. [20751/14]
70. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on any proposed merger between the four Dublin institutes of technology. [20750/14]
65. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that currently have student councils; the number of schools that do not have student councils; the cost of running the student council support service; and the funding and staff allocated to it during each of the past five years. [20692/14]
64. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the operation of the learner database and the information it holds; and the cost of running same. [20691/14]
63. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools receiving a grant under the school services support fund during each of the past five years. [20690/14]
62. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the rates of capitation grant per pupil at secondary level; the rates of the special class grant, Irish and bilingual grant, Traveller capitation grant, for each of the past ten years. [20689/14]
61. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools receiving the ancillary services grant during each of the past five years. [20688/14]
60. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the primary school capitation grant per child for each of the past ten years and the supplementary rates for children in Gaelscoileanna and children with special needs for these years. [20687/14]
177. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to set out the supports provided by the National Educational Welfare Board to Traveller students. [20494/14]
176. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the model of integrated service being introduced by the National Educational Welfare Board. [20493/14]
93. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills of the schools that have sports complexes attached, which of the schools are fee-paying; and the level of funding provided to each school each year since 2010 for maintenance of swimming pools and other facilities. [20555/14]
92. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the level of funding given to the home tuition scheme during each of year since 2010. [20554/14]
91. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the qualification criteria required to be a tutor to a child under the home tuition scheme. [20553/14]
90. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children educated under the home tuition scheme during 2013-14; the number of these currently waiting for an education placement; and the number of these who are receiving early education intervention for preschool children with autism. [20552/14]
89. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of actions initiated by him under section 105 of the Vocational Education Act 1930 since he came to office. [20551/14]
88. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who have participated in work placement programmes in schools; the positions they undertook in the WPPs; their pay and conditions; the number of schools that have availed of it; and the number of WPP teaching staff allowed in an individual school at a time during each year since it was introduced. [20550/14]
87. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools which currently have a Droichead programme; and the number of students participating in same. [20549/14]
86. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the review of the deed of trust for community schools. [20548/14]