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Question· writtenPQ 208asked

208. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for a major extension at a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40916/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2015

208. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for a major extension at a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40916/15]

Question· oralPQ 3asked

3. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason his Department allocated just €24 million to the Department of Education and Skills in budget 2016, outside of pay restoration agreements, from a total fiscal space available of €1.5 billion; and the reason he is directing expenditure to that Department, between current and capital expenditure, to fall between 2015 and 2016. [40743/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2015

3. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason his Department allocated just €24 million to the Department of Education and Skills in budget 2016, outside of pay restoration agreements, from a total fiscal space available of €1.5 billion; and the reason he is directing expenditure to that Department, between current and capital expenditure, to fall between 2015 and 2016. [40743/15]

Question· writtenPQ 164asked

164. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills when school transport will be provided for a child (details supplied) in County Cork; if this is not possible, if she will consider the payment of a grant to assist with a payment to a private transport operator; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40906/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2015

164. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Skills when school transport will be provided for a child (details supplied) in County Cork; if this is not possible, if she will consider the payment of a grant to assist with a payment to a private transport operator; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40906/15]

Question· writtenPQ 162asked

162. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Question No. 229 of 4 November 2015, her views that, 194 post primary level autistic spectrum disorder-specific special classes in total for the entire country indicates a chronic lack of places for autism students in mainstream secondary schools; her further views that her Department's policy allowing schools to undertake such classes subject to their own willingness is failing; if she will consider directing schools to set up autistic spectrum disorder specific special classes within all secondary schools, as required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40862/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2015

162. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Question No. 229 of 4 November 2015, her views that, 194 post primary level autistic spectrum disorder-specific special classes in total for the entire country indicates a chronic lack of places for autism students in mainstream secondary schools; her further views that her Department's policy allowing schools to undertake such classes subject to their own willingness is failing; if she will consider directing schools to set up autistic spectrum disorder specific special classes within all secondary schools, as required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40862/15]

Question· writtenPQ 161asked

161. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to introduce measures to make it more affordable for student teachers to attend courses in Gaeltacht areas; the changes in supports over the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40852/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2015

161. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to introduce measures to make it more affordable for student teachers to attend courses in Gaeltacht areas; the changes in supports over the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40852/15]

Question· writtenPQ 160asked

160. Deputy Eric Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify a situation (details supplied) regarding training courses for the long-term unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40847/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2015

160. Deputy Eric Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify a situation (details supplied) regarding training courses for the long-term unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40847/15]

Question· writtenPQ 158asked

158. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a leaving certificate 2015 student (details supplied) who was allocated a special centre and a shared reader, but who failed her leaving certificate honours English paper; that on the student's paper being reviewed the student was deemed to have passed and was then brought down by a supervisor which resulted in her failing; and how the difference in the checking and marking of examination papers can occur when, for example, one question on Paper 2 which was 12 marks was brought down to seven marks. [40806/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2015

158. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a leaving certificate 2015 student (details supplied) who was allocated a special centre and a shared reader, but who failed her leaving certificate honours English paper; that on the student's paper being reviewed the student was deemed to have passed and was then brought down by a supervisor which resulted in her failing; and how the difference in the checking and marking of examination papers can occur when, for example, one question on Paper 2 which was 12 marks was brought down to seven marks. [40806/15]

Question· writtenPQ 157asked

157. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of providing a replacement primary school for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40805/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2015

157. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of providing a replacement primary school for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40805/15]

Question· writtenPQ 156asked

156. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a special needs assistant will be assigned solely to a pupil with on the autism spectrum disorder in a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40763/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2015

156. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a special needs assistant will be assigned solely to a pupil with on the autism spectrum disorder in a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40763/15]

Question· writtenPQ 155asked

155. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional special needs assistants provided for in budget 2016’s new measures, and any additional measures and resources contained within the commitment to facilitate children with disabilities. [40860/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2015

155. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional special needs assistants provided for in budget 2016’s new measures, and any additional measures and resources contained within the commitment to facilitate children with disabilities. [40860/15]

Question· writtenPQ 132asked

132. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of additional early childhood care and education special needs assistants provided for in budget 2016’s related new measures; and any additional measures and resources contained within the commitment to facilitate children with disabilities. [40859/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2015

132. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of additional early childhood care and education special needs assistants provided for in budget 2016’s related new measures; and any additional measures and resources contained within the commitment to facilitate children with disabilities. [40859/15]

Question· writtenPQ 122asked

122. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs why young persons who disengage and who are the most vulnerable are less likely to receive aftercare supports in the care system; and how it will be ensured that young persons who are not engaging in education and training receive essential aftercare supports in the future. [40776/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2015

122. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs why young persons who disengage and who are the most vulnerable are less likely to receive aftercare supports in the care system; and how it will be ensured that young persons who are not engaging in education and training receive essential aftercare supports in the future. [40776/15]

Question· writtenPQ 49asked

49. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why a person (details supplied) in County Limerick was not entitled to a back to education allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40795/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2015

49. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why a person (details supplied) in County Limerick was not entitled to a back to education allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40795/15]

Question· writtenPQ 546asked

546. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene with the special educational needs organisers to ensure a school (details supplied) in County Longford retains the two special needs assistants it is due to lose as a consequence of the loss of three children in 2014, as this decision does not reflect the fact three new students, who have more profound needs, have replaced the three pupils who left; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40732/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

546. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene with the special educational needs organisers to ensure a school (details supplied) in County Longford retains the two special needs assistants it is due to lose as a consequence of the loss of three children in 2014, as this decision does not reflect the fact three new students, who have more profound needs, have replaced the three pupils who left; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40732/15]

Question· writtenPQ 545asked

545. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current policy in respect of diversity in school patronage; and the steps she will take to ensure the demand from parents for multidenominational and non-denominational education will be met in the short term and in the medium term, given the high level of dissatisfaction with the limited options available in many areas at present. [40716/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

545. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current policy in respect of diversity in school patronage; and the steps she will take to ensure the demand from parents for multidenominational and non-denominational education will be met in the short term and in the medium term, given the high level of dissatisfaction with the limited options available in many areas at present. [40716/15]

Question· writtenPQ 544asked

544. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath to ensure the person receives the due entitlement under the remote area grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40636/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

544. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath to ensure the person receives the due entitlement under the remote area grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40636/15]

Question· writtenPQ 543asked

543. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills to expedite the urgent progression of a school building project (details supplied) in County Carlow, given the difficulties that have arisen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40623/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

543. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills to expedite the urgent progression of a school building project (details supplied) in County Carlow, given the difficulties that have arisen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40623/15]

Question· writtenPQ 542asked

542. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress she has made regarding the long-promised review of Caranua, with particular reference to the possibility of children of victims of institutional abuse being able to access the fund. [40596/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

542. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress she has made regarding the long-promised review of Caranua, with particular reference to the possibility of children of victims of institutional abuse being able to access the fund. [40596/15]

Question· writtenPQ 541asked

541. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the long-term strategy for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; if there will be amendments to the employee numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40595/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

541. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the long-term strategy for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; if there will be amendments to the employee numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40595/15]

Question· writtenPQ 540asked

540. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that an application by a school (details supplied) in County Dublin under the summer works programme is approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40564/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

540. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that an application by a school (details supplied) in County Dublin under the summer works programme is approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40564/15]

Question· writtenPQ 539asked

539. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills with regard to the Student Universal Support Ireland grant's 45 km distance policy for the adjacent rate and non-adjacent rates of grant awarded, if this distance is calculated from the student's home address to the educational institution in question, or if it is calculated from the student's townland or locality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40561/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

539. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills with regard to the Student Universal Support Ireland grant's 45 km distance policy for the adjacent rate and non-adjacent rates of grant awarded, if this distance is calculated from the student's home address to the educational institution in question, or if it is calculated from the student's townland or locality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40561/15]

Question· writtenPQ 538asked

538. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure funding is made available for building works at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40557/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

538. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure funding is made available for building works at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40557/15]

Question· writtenPQ 537asked

537. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants for each of the delivering equality of opportunity in schools scheme schools in County Tipperary for each year of this Dáil term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40504/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

537. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants for each of the delivering equality of opportunity in schools scheme schools in County Tipperary for each year of this Dáil term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40504/15]

Question· writtenPQ 536asked

536. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants for each of the primary schools in County Tipperary for each year of this Dáil term, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40503/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

536. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants for each of the primary schools in County Tipperary for each year of this Dáil term, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40503/15]

Question· writtenPQ 534asked

534. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a reply will issue following an interim response (details supplied) regarding professional development support from the Special Education Support Service for special needs assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40489/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

534. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a reply will issue following an interim response (details supplied) regarding professional development support from the Special Education Support Service for special needs assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40489/15]

Question· writtenPQ 533asked

533. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of cash sums and properties, with their values, transferred to the State by the religious orders under the 2002 indemnity agreement, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40465/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

533. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of cash sums and properties, with their values, transferred to the State by the religious orders under the 2002 indemnity agreement, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40465/15]

Question· writtenPQ 532asked

532. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills to list the preschools with autism spectrum disorder units in County Kildare; if there is none in place, her plans to provide them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40442/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

532. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills to list the preschools with autism spectrum disorder units in County Kildare; if there is none in place, her plans to provide them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40442/15]

Question· writtenPQ 531asked

531. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have defibrillators installed; the number of staff who are trained to use them; who covers the payment for the training of staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40433/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

531. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have defibrillators installed; the number of staff who are trained to use them; who covers the payment for the training of staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40433/15]

Question· writtenPQ 530asked

530. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new schools that have been constructed and have come into operation in each area, according to their area status under the Pobal deprivation index (Haase and Pratschke 2012), since the last identification of the delivering equality of opportunity in schools scheme's qualifying criteria in schools by the Educational Research Centre in 2006. [40332/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

530. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new schools that have been constructed and have come into operation in each area, according to their area status under the Pobal deprivation index (Haase and Pratschke 2012), since the last identification of the delivering equality of opportunity in schools scheme's qualifying criteria in schools by the Educational Research Centre in 2006. [40332/15]

Question· writtenPQ 527asked

527. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the full-year additional cost of giving full effect to those provisions of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 that provide for individual education plans. [40326/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

527. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the full-year additional cost of giving full effect to those provisions of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 that provide for individual education plans. [40326/15]

Question· writtenPQ 525asked

525. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of cash sums and properties, with their values, transferred to the State by the religious orders under the institutions redress scheme, in tabular form; the amount outstanding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40311/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

525. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of cash sums and properties, with their values, transferred to the State by the religious orders under the institutions redress scheme, in tabular form; the amount outstanding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40311/15]

Question· writtenPQ 523asked

523. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements in place whereby European Union citizens can have their third level fees paid while they are participating in third level education here; if similar reciprocal arrangements apply in each of the other European Union member states; the numbers in relation to other member states covered by this in relation to third level institutions here; the costs involved; the reciprocal payments made by other member states for Irish students studying in these member states; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40301/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

523. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements in place whereby European Union citizens can have their third level fees paid while they are participating in third level education here; if similar reciprocal arrangements apply in each of the other European Union member states; the numbers in relation to other member states covered by this in relation to third level institutions here; the costs involved; the reciprocal payments made by other member states for Irish students studying in these member states; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40301/15]

Question· writtenPQ 522asked

522. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for fees for third level institutions paid by her Department or Student Universal Support Ireland for persons from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, who are participating in third level education in this State; the total amount involved; the reciprocal arrangements with these areas for fees to be paid in third level institutions where students from this State are participating in third level education in those areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40300/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

522. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for fees for third level institutions paid by her Department or Student Universal Support Ireland for persons from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, who are participating in third level education in this State; the total amount involved; the reciprocal arrangements with these areas for fees to be paid in third level institutions where students from this State are participating in third level education in those areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40300/15]

Question· writtenPQ 521asked

521. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the situation regarding applications for third level grants for Irish citizens who have lived over 80% of their lives here but had to leave the country with their parents who were unemployed and secured work abroad and who on return here are deemed not eligible due to the habitual residence rule operated by Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, even though they had lived 17 years of their 20-year-life here; if this is a reasonable position in terms of the rules from her Department for SUSI to be requested to implement; if the same procedures are applied consistently between her Department and other Departments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40299/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

521. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the situation regarding applications for third level grants for Irish citizens who have lived over 80% of their lives here but had to leave the country with their parents who were unemployed and secured work abroad and who on return here are deemed not eligible due to the habitual residence rule operated by Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, even though they had lived 17 years of their 20-year-life here; if this is a reasonable position in terms of the rules from her Department for SUSI to be requested to implement; if the same procedures are applied consistently between her Department and other Departments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40299/15]

Question· writtenPQ 520asked

520. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the situation in relation to third level grants where a person on Pay As You Earn arrangements whose income changes during the course of the year, and where verification from the employer can be submitted so that an application for a third level grant can be examined in view of the new information, as against the situation where a self-employed person who has submitted accounts for a previous year whose current financial situation has deteriorated substantially and who wishes to submit more up-to-date financial information but who is not treated in a similar manner in having this new information taken into consideration in relation to a current grant application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40298/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

520. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the situation in relation to third level grants where a person on Pay As You Earn arrangements whose income changes during the course of the year, and where verification from the employer can be submitted so that an application for a third level grant can be examined in view of the new information, as against the situation where a self-employed person who has submitted accounts for a previous year whose current financial situation has deteriorated substantially and who wishes to submit more up-to-date financial information but who is not treated in a similar manner in having this new information taken into consideration in relation to a current grant application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40298/15]

Question· writtenPQ 519asked

519. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support an application for a new Irish-medium school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40263/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

519. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support an application for a new Irish-medium school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40263/15]

Question· writtenPQ 518asked

518. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of contracts that her Department is funding via the education and training boards for new-builds with a construction company (details supplied); the date at which these contracts were signed; and if her Department has any plans either directly or indirectly to sign any contracts with the company in the near future. [40254/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

518. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of contracts that her Department is funding via the education and training boards for new-builds with a construction company (details supplied); the date at which these contracts were signed; and if her Department has any plans either directly or indirectly to sign any contracts with the company in the near future. [40254/15]

Question· writtenPQ 517asked

517. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the lack of facilities for teenagers on the autism spectrum disorder (details supplied) in Killarney in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40231/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

517. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the lack of facilities for teenagers on the autism spectrum disorder (details supplied) in Killarney in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40231/15]

Question· writtenPQ 515asked

515. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the contract between the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB) and Castlethorn Construction to build the Adamstown community college and adjoining sports hall in Lucan in County Dublin was a public private partnership; the details of the original funding agreement between her Department, the DDLETB and the contractor; the amount of central government funding agreed for this project; the portion of this funding that has been drawn down to date by the DDLETB, and paid to the contractor; the reason the adjoining sports hall has not been built; her views on whether the original terms of the contract between the DDLETB and Castlethorn have been breached; if penalties were incurred, and if so, by whom; the efforts she is making to ensure the completion of this project; and her views on whether it is acceptable that a school, as large as this, has been left for such a long time with no adequate sports facility. [40229/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

515. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the contract between the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB) and Castlethorn Construction to build the Adamstown community college and adjoining sports hall in Lucan in County Dublin was a public private partnership; the details of the original funding agreement between her Department, the DDLETB and the contractor; the amount of central government funding agreed for this project; the portion of this funding that has been drawn down to date by the DDLETB, and paid to the contractor; the reason the adjoining sports hall has not been built; her views on whether the original terms of the contract between the DDLETB and Castlethorn have been breached; if penalties were incurred, and if so, by whom; the efforts she is making to ensure the completion of this project; and her views on whether it is acceptable that a school, as large as this, has been left for such a long time with no adequate sports facility. [40229/15]

Question· writtenPQ 514asked

514. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of industrial processes established in her area under side deals concluded with trade unions, in parallel with the Lansdowne Road talks in May 2015; the details of any agreements concluded to date on foot of such processes; the costs, including anticipated costs in future years, of any agreements reached. [40224/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2015

514. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of industrial processes established in her area under side deals concluded with trade unions, in parallel with the Lansdowne Road talks in May 2015; the details of any agreements concluded to date on foot of such processes; the costs, including anticipated costs in future years, of any agreements reached. [40224/15]

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