85. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the work of the school improvement group; the number of schools with which it has engaged to date; the number of times it has met during each year since 2010; the membership of the group; and the level of funding allocated to it. [20547/14]
84. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in receipt of third level grants during each year since 2010; the total spend on third level student grants during each of these years; and the total number of students in third level education during each of these years. [20546/14]
83. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of public private partnerships in which his Department is currently engaged; the companies involved; the value and purpose of each of the contracts; and the cost to the State of each venture. [20545/14]
82. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown on spending of the strategic innovation fund during each year since 2011. [20544/14]
81. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown on social inclusion spending in his Department for each of the past four years. [20543/14]
79. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the inspectorate’s role in improving literacy and numeracy in schools and its development of self-evaluation materials for schools on these issues. [20529/14]
78. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills where Traveller history and culture is included in both the primary or secondary school curriculum; and his plans to improve this situation. [20528/14]
77. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of psychologists employed by the National Educational Psychological Service. [20527/14]
76. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the detail of funding received under the European Globalisation Fund; and the way it was spent. [20526/14]
75. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices registered during each year since 2010; and details of supports available for redundant apprentices. [20525/14]
74. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places on post-leaving certificate courses available during each of the past three years. [20524/14]
73. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the budget allocated to Skillnets during each of the past three years and the number of participants during each year. [20523/14]
72. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the budget allocated to the labour market activation fund during each of the past three years; the number of projects supported during each of those years and their names; the number of participants on each of them; and the funding allocated to each project. [20522/14]
71. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the budget for training for employment allocated for each of the past five years. [20521/14]
70. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of the 330,000 persons who did not have a leaving certificate or equivalent qualification in 2011 who have moved up one level on the national framework of qualifications, NFQ, as of 1 April 2014. [20520/14]
69. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage increase of international students in higher education and in English language schools since 2011. [20519/14]
67. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage reduction in staff numbers in the higher education sector that has taken place since December 2008. [20499/14]
66. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will refrain from further increasing student contributions and fees in the higher and further education spheres. [20498/14]
65. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on any alignments or mergers of higher education institutions which have taken place since he took office; and any which are proposed to take place in the future. [20497/14]
64. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of post-primary schools which have applied for new school buildings or extensions during each of the past three years; the number of these applications which have been granted; and the current status of granted applications. [20496/14]
63. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students attending school in prefab buildings during each of the past three years. [20495/14]
62. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of community national schools established here; and the number that will open in the next two years. [20492/14]
61. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for new schools considered by the second level patronage advisory group since its establishment; the organisations who made the applications; and the areas in which they sought schools. [20491/14]
60. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools he expects to be divested of Catholic church patronage during the next three years; and his plans for those schools. [20490/14]
59. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will commit to ensuring that children of a different or no religion are not effectively barred from entry into faith-based schools. [20489/14]
57. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide on update on proposed changes to education degrees and postgraduate teaching courses. [20487/14]
56. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of vacant middle-management posts in the second level school sector. [20486/14]
55. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the ceiling on staff numbers in the education sector under the employment control framework, ECF. [20485/14]
54. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of publicly funded positions in the higher education sector during each of the years 2009 to 2013, inclusive. [20484/14]
53. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of resource teachers for Travellers employed during 2013-14; and the model under which they are allocated. [20483/14]
52. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students whose Student Universal Support Ireland grants have been awarded for 2013-14 but not yet received on 1 February 2014 and the number on 1 May 2014. [20482/14]
51. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of legal proceedings that have been issued against his Department during 2013 and 2014 for children receiving special needs assistant support and any other issues; the number of these cases that are still pending; and the number of children who received SNA support after legal proceedings regarding their case were initiated. [20481/14]
50. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of special needs assistants employed for 2013-14; the ceiling number of SNAs that may be employed within schools; the way this number is calculated; and the persons who calculate it. [20480/14]
49. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his policy on redeploying teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20479/14]
396. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive recommended service providers relating to the provision of ABA services for persons with autism. [20130/14]
395. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that ABA is listed as a treatment for autism on the Health Service Executive website; and the HSE policy documents, guidance and circulars governing ABA as a treatment for individuals with autism. [20129/14]
394. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 217 of 26 February 2014, the persons who advised him on not considering ABA as a medical treatment for children with autism in Ireland; the criteria used to determine if ABA should or should not be considered as a medical treatment for children with autism in Ireland; if he will provide details of any research consulted to make a decision on same; and the details of any discussions he had with experts and their names and titles. [20128/14]
179. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if Caranua has a contract with a company (details supplied); if he signed off on this; the value of this contract; if Caranua have ever procured services from this body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20084/14]
147. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the cost of allowing parents to claim back the value of VAT charged on school ebooks. [20033/14]
691. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 556 of 15 April, 2014, the date on which departmental officials will forward a copy of this report. [18872/14]
627. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ban the practice of single-manning in betting offices in the forthcoming gambling control Bill; and the date on which this legislation will be introduced. [19630/14]
368. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the new professional masters in education is excluded from the back to education allowance scheme; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that excluding this new course from the BTEA will mean that low-income or working class students will be unable to access this course and in turn will be effectively barred from the teaching profession in future years; the reasons for this position. [19395/14]
277. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if all betting offices licensed here have produced a written risk assessment on single-manning as they are obliged to under section 19 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 for 2013 and 2014. [19629/14]
276. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of hours a betting office is legally allowed to single-man a shop for. [19628/14]
218. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to promote shared reading programmes in primary schools; if grants have been put in place to support the development of these schemes; the schools that have benefited from these grants; the criteria for this support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19678/14]
217. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the change of policy regarding Model A was ever communicated to the State's legal team in a case (details supplied); and the date on which this occurred. [19673/14]
216. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department made the decision to remove the obligation on teachers to receive training and or supervision from a professionally qualified behaviour analyst from its policy given that the SESS had advised that teachers should be provided with on and off-site supervision from a behaviour analyst when providing ABA to children with ASD, and the NCSE never provided the his Department with any ASD-specific policy advice. [19672/14]
215. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the basis on which his Department made the decision to stop using Model A. [19671/14]