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501 records in IE in 2015
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2015
191. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills when two schools (details supplied) in County Meath will proceed to construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42065/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2015
190. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a statutory instrument has been put in place in respect of the Protestant block grant, which has a fund of approximately €6.5 million per year and which was established in 1966 as a scheme of assistance for Protestant students receiving post-primary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42052/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2015
154. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who availed of public addiction intervention services, both alcohol and drugs awareness and education services, in 2014 and in 2015 to date; the number currently on waiting lists for such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42113/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2015
202. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on an application for a Student Universal Support Ireland grant; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42045/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2015
201. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on the special needs assistant allocations for a school (details supplied) in County Meath. [42006/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2015
200. Deputy Eric Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding an Educate Together national school for Dublin 6 and 6W; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41971/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2015
199. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the changes made to the pupil-teacher ratio for two-teacher, three-teacher and four-teacher schools; the subsequent modifications which she introduced recently, as they relate to the number of pupils required to retain a teaching post in these schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41904/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2015
198. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the position regarding a grant for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41897/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2015
197. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will expedite a third level grant for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41896/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2015
196. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will list all new State agencies or bodies established under the aegis of her Department since March 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41875/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2015
195. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education and Skills if Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools status will be given to all students attending a school (details supplied) in County Mayo, given that some students in the school receive this status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41859/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2015
157. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs why the extension to the early childhood care and education scheme is not scheduled to commence in January 2016, rather than in September 2016; the amount of money that will be saved as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41910/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2015
154. Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the entitlement for the second preschool year excludes children born after 30 June 2012; if there are any plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42007/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
525. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently examine and expedite a grant review by Student Universal Support Ireland for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41819/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
524. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will publish the Lufthansa Technik Airmotive, Andersen Ireland and PWA International Limited European globalisation adjustment fund applications and make them available to Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas and on the EGF website. [41800/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
523. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the confirmation from her Department that the proposed three-school campus at Buncrana in County Donegal, incorporating new schools for schools (details supplied) in County Donegal, is not scheduled to proceed to construction until between 2019 and 2021; if she is aware the boards of management and parents' committees of these schools are dismayed that their reasonable agreement to pursue a joint three-school campus many years ago has met with delay after delay; and if she is aware of the urgency of this matter considering that the buildings housing all three schools are very much unfit for purpose. [41788/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
522. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a site has been identified for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and when this project will be built. [41768/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
521. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied with the outcome of a Student Universal Support Ireland grant application (details supplied), whereby a student lost out on a grant worth €1,500 due to earning €25 in September 2015 in advance of returning to college, given that if the student had earned this €25 in August 2015 it would not have affected qualification for the grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41735/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
520. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a Student Universal Support Ireland grant application by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41704/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
519. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application from a school (details supplied) in County Clare for funding for additional accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41699/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
518. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide all teachers with an in-service day on the revised Stay Safe child protection programme, similar to the one day in-service training being provided to support the implementation of the new language curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41698/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
517. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a contractor will be appointed to construct the replacement building for the community school in Clifden, Connemara, County Galway; if the tenders have been examined; if a preferred contractor has been selected; when construction will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41688/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
516. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the 200 people not in education, employment or training, NEET, in the Lufthansa Technik European globalisation adjustment fund, EGF, programme are named persons in the application, or a target to be reached from the overall NEET population in the area of the Lufthansa programme; and if the latter is the case, the criteria by which young persons may be deemed eligible for access to EGF support. [41680/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
515. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether the €2.49 million European Commission contribution to the Lufthansa Technik European globalisation adjustment fund programme will be spent by the September 2016 deadline; and the measures she has put in place over and above those already in place for previous programmes to ensure the 40% return rate of European funding across previous EGF programmes is not replicated with the Lufthansa Technik programme and that all of the money allocated is spent. [41679/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
514. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will formally request from the European globalisation adjustment fund, EGF, managing authority responsible for the Lufthansa Technik EGF programme the total amount of European Union funds spent as of 1 November 2015; and if she will provide this figure. [41678/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
513. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding the project web access international European globalisation adjustment fund application seeks from the European Commission; the matching Government component if the bid is successful; and when a decision is expected from the European Commission. [41677/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
512. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a ceiling on the amount of the €2.49 million Lufthansa Technik European Commission funding that can be spent on supports for the 200 people not in education, employment or training. [41676/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
511. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of voluntary contributions collected by the authorities in primary schools each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41647/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
510. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of complaints her Department receives each year from parents of children attending primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41644/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
509. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills in the absence of an agreement between her Department, the Education and Training Board and Castlethorn for the provision of the sports hall and community centre at Adamstown Community College in Lucan in County Dublin, and in the context of a possible lengthy legal action by the board against Castlethorn, if she will directly fund, or co-fund with South Dublin County Council, the provision of the sports hall and community centre at this location. [41623/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
508. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she or the Education and Training Board are taking legal action against Castlethorn for its failure to meet the terms of its contract to build the sports hall and community centre at Adamstown Community College in Lucan in County Dublin; and if the board sought her approval or guidance, prior to taking this legal action. [41622/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
507. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the contract between the Education and Training Board and Castlethorn for the provision of a sports hall and community centre at Adamstown Community College which was funded by her Department; the cost to her Department and to the board for the sale of the land from Castlethorn; the moneys she and the board have paid to date to Castlethorn for the purchase of this site; any additional payment agreed for the building of the sports hall and community centre; and the date by which these facilities were to be provided under the terms of the contract. [41621/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
506. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills for details of the contractor she funded to build Adamstown Community College in Lucan in County Dublin, and the cost for the provision of this school. [41620/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
505. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools under the patronage of the Catholic Church, including schools under the patronage of dioceses, religious orders or other bodies within the church that have been vacated and offered for divestment to her Department, but have yet to be handed over to other patron bodies; the location of each of these schools and the date from which her Department was made aware that these schools would be available for divestment; the reason for any delay by her Department in completing the divestment process in relation to these schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41598/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
504. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will grant free school transport for a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [41595/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
503. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she is taking to address the 2015 National Skills Bulletin Report by the expert group on future skills needs, which identified a skills shortage in a number of areas, mostly in the information and technology sector, but also in the engineering, science and health sectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41587/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
502. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the funding streams which a school (details supplied) in County Cork may apply to for financial assistance to rectify the problem of dry rot at the school; and how the school should address this matter. [41584/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
501. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied in County Donegal is the only school in the county on the recently announced School Building Programme 2016 to 2021 which is in a 100% prefabricated school, with no permanent structure in place; why this school building is listed for construction in 2019 to 2021, and is not a priority, in line with the plan to eradicate prefabricated only schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41581/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
500. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; when a permanent site will be purchased for it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41579/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
499. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; when a permanent site will be purchased for it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41578/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
498. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the difficulties faced by parents in securing school places for children if they reside in a certain area (details supplied) in County Dublin; the options for these parents when students are refused access to a certain school and other schools in this area; her plans to assist these parents. [41562/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
497. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills to respond to correspondence from a person (details supplied) regarding teachers rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41558/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
496. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered amalgamating the Central Applications Office and the Student Universal Support Ireland systems, and introducing the proposals put forward by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (details supplied) for aligning the systems to ensure that students know their funding status before the take up their Central Applications Office offer. [41557/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
495. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the Exchequer estimates for the amount to link the student maintenance support grants with the consumer price index for the next five years, based on historical trajectories of the consumer price index over the past ten years; how she will provide Exchequer estimates for the amount the student maintenance support grants would increase by if linked to the Customer Price Index sub-index classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose Division 04, Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels, for the next five years. [41556/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
494. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is legislation which specifies the rights and responsibilities of employers towards students in post-primary education undertaking unpaid work experience, as part of a third level or second level course; if legislation is required to protect young persons from potential exploitation in these situations. [41555/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
493. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale behind the five-year residency rule required for young asylum seekers to be entitled to access third level education in the same way as Irish citizens and European Union Irish residents; why she imposed a five-year as opposed to a three-year residency rule, as it is the normal residency requirement for Irish and European Union citizens. [41554/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
492. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an application for two additional classrooms for a post-primary school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41552/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
491. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed building project for the Holy Family School in Cootehill in County Cavan; when this project will proceed to the next stage; when the tendering process will commence, and be completed; when construction will commence; the funding to be allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41549/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
490. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 128 of 11 March 2015, the progress in developing a new integrated primary languages curriculum; if this initiative will lead to further extending this programme to incorporate some continental languages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41542/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2015
489. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills why a project (details supplied) in County Cork was not included in her capital investment programme; the status of the project; if she is committed to the construction of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41539/15]