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551 records in IE in 2010
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
166 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of teaching posts to be filled throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41677/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
165 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which any special attention is paid to school bullying with particular reference to the need for her Department to monitor such incidents and put in place measures to address the issue where and as necessary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41676/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
163 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for major capital funding made by a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41674/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
162 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; when this matter is likely to proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41673/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
161 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when she received an application for large scale capital funding in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; when this matter is likely to proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41672/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
160 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she has reviewed temporary recognition of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare with the objectives of permanent recognition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41671/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
159 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding building works at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41670/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
157 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when a new school (details supplied) will be ready for occupation; if the projected completion date is in line with previous expectations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41668/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
156 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the likely time scale for granting of funding to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare given increased demands on the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41667/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
155 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Kildare will be granted funding under the application for large scale capital funding given increased demands on the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41666/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
154 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when an application was first made by a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in respect of an application for large scale capital funding; the progress of same on a year-by-year basis since application was submitted to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41665/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
153 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 3 June 2010 her plans to advance this project in the next six months; the band rating in respect of the school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41664/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
150 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the progress in the past six months to date of the advancement of a schools building project in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41661/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
149 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a schools building project (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41660/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
148 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if provision has been made for the necessary temporary accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41659/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
147 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 178 of 3 June 2010, when it is likely that this project will progress to construction given increased demands on the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41658/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
151 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills regarding the urgent need for long-term accommodation needs of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare when it is likely she and her Department will make a decision on this proposal which was submitted by the school some considerable time ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41662/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
145 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No 176 of 3 June 2010, the progress on this matter over the past three months to date; when she will make a decision on this proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41656/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
158 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the progress over the past three months in regard to an application for large scale capital funding by a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; when this matter is likely to proceed given increased demands on the school in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41669/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
152 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding and progress over the summer period in respect of an application for large scale funding in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41663/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
146 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 3 June 2010, the position regarding an application for large scale capital funding; her plans to progress same given the long period of time elapsed since application for same was made by the school and school authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41657/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
144 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the application for large scale capital funding in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare given that application for same was made 11 years ago; her plans to progress same given the long time elapsed since application for same was made by the school and school authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41655/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
143 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills with regard to the labour market activation fund administered by her Department, if one of the projects under this fund (details supplied) employs a substantial proportion of staff from the United Kingdom for the purpose of administrating this scheme here; if her Department is satisfied that these staff are qualified in line with her Department’s policies concerning the delivery of career guidance services here; if she is satisfied that this is a worthy use of scarce public moneys; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41597/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
142 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the annual budget for FETAC for each of the past four years, and for each of those four years to provide the following information: the number of staff employed and the type of work in which they are engaged including their Civil Service grade; the number of external examiners and authenticators contracted by FETAC for each such year and the cost of their services to FETAC; the number of course providers registered with FETAC for each such year and the extent of the monitoring of providers’ compliance with their quality assurance agreements with FETAC by FETAC staff or others contracted by it to do such monitoring; the number of such course providers removed as a result of such monitoring; the targets set by FETAC for such monitoring for each such year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41594/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
141 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her plans for a new community college in Ashbourne, County Meath; if she will acknowledge the need for a new secondary school in Ashbourne; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41585/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
140 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that despite a meeting with her predecessor and officials from her Department, a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24 has still received no response to its requests for special needs assistant support for pupils admitted in September 2010 and that there has been no recognition of the new autism unit where pupils with challenging behaviour lack vital and promised support and if she will intervene to resolve this ongoing problem. [41562/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
139 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, further to her recent announcement regarding the replacement of FÁS with a new State training agency early next year, if the current practice that those eligible to remain on FÁS schemes for a further six years if over 55 will remain the practice. [41515/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
138 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, further to her recent announcement regarding the replacement of FÁS with a new State training agency early next year, the effect this will have on participants who are currently partaking in FÁS schemes and if these courses will remain in place. [41513/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
137 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will investigate a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41509/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
136 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of students participating at third level who have entered through access programmes at first year, second year, and third year in courses involved at university, institute or other educational institutions or training centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41498/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
135 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider further extending the use of the school bus fleet during the hours between morning collection and evening return collection. [41497/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
134 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider grant aid to schools for the provision of rain water harvesting and the provision of an appropriate wind turbine to supply power to large schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41496/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
133 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will deal with a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41489/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
132 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of students at training colleges here and participating in Hibernian College’s programme for primary teacher qualifications; the number that graduated each year since 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41456/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
131 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will take responsibility for the processing of the back to education and mature students allowance schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41455/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
130 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if the report on school transport will recommend the abolition of the school catchment areas as at present structured; if she will abolish the concessionary requirements or if she will re-draw the catchment boundaries to take into account the population changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41454/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
128 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of school projects at primary and second level announced to go to construction during 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009; the number of each that have been completed; the cost of capital expenditure for each of the years; the amount in each allocation that was spent on pre-fabricated buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41452/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
127 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary school places in Navan; if any secondary school pupils have been directed away from Navan areas due to lack of places; the number of secondary school pupils that have been directed away from Navan areas because of lack of places; the additional secondary school space provision planned for each of the next four years; the number of secondary school pupils seeking places that are anticipated for each of the next four years; if she will provide this information in tabular form for all secondary schools in the Navan area; the general position on secondary school education provision in Navan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41440/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
126 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if participants on FÁS training courses are provided with lunchtime refreshments free of charge by the training agency; if she will provide details of same; the amount that has been spent on refreshments in this regard during each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41424/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
125 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of general assessments and reviews of the provision of education and related support services to children with disabilities which have been performed by the National Council for Special Education; the detail and recommendations of each report; if the council had performed a review of the implementation of the EPSEN Act 2004 or if she has any plans to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41404/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
123 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will identify schools where the provision of arts needs to be upgraded; if she is will install a programme to provide recent arts graduates a contract to work in these schools, to ensure that every child has access to arts during school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36710/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
121 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41256/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
120 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her Department operates any number utilising the lo-call designation, 1890; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that use of this number can impose additional costs on mobile phone users; if she will ensure that where such numbers are advertised in the press, on-line or in literature that this additional cost is noted, and that a standard geographic phone number is also given; if this is not currently done, if she will ensure that this will be done; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41239/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
119 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants employed in primary, special and post-primary schools in Dublin city and county in each of the past five years to date in 2010; the number of special needs pupils benefiting in the area in each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41222/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
118 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of private training contractors currently engaged by FÁS compared to 2008 and 2009 figures. [41207/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
117 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of qualified, experienced training instructors that have been transferred from training to administration duties over the past 12 months. [41206/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
116 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons in permanent employment with FÁS; the number directly employed in the position of training instructor directs; the number that were employed in administration indirects; the number that were employed in management roles indirects; the number of additional part-time, and or temporary staff employed in management and or administration; the number of training centres that were operated to full capacity by location and numbers for each such centre; the number of classrooms and workshops that were or are idle in each such FÁS centre by location for each such year and on the following dates 1 October 2010, 1 October 2009 and 1 October 2008 in tabular form. [41205/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
115 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when she will facilitate a meeting between the school building section in Tullamore and the board and principal of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 who are keen to advance their redevelopment project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41199/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
114 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when the census of primary school class sizes for 2010 will be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41198/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
113 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if schools and third level institutions can avail of the e-government tariff for telephone bills; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41185/10]