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Question· writtenPQ 16asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
61 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills with regard to the forthcoming budget, the expected proportion of reductions in expenditure between pay and non-pay aspects of her Department’s Vote; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 15asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
60 Deputy Kieran O’Donnell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the recent draft European Social Fund audit finding in relation to FÁS; if she will provide those findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 14asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
59 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will support the exchange of school books as outlined by the not for profit company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 13asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
58 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers who were post holders who retired at primary level and second level; the number of these posts that have not been reassigned; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 12asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
57 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to ensure that only qualified teachers are working in our primary and post primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 11asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
56 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she is concerned at the level of investment in information and communication technology in schools which has led to only 2% of schools with access to high speed broadband; her plans to address this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 10asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
55 Deputy John O’Mahony asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to spend the remaining half of her capital budget this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 9asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
54 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the details regarding the proposed future reorganisation of FÁS; if her Department has held discussions with FÁS regarding the proposed changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 8asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
53 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide both the estimated immediate and long-term savings that will arise from the rationalisation of vocational education committees from 33 to 16; if she will provide a copy of the analysis conducted by her Department in advance of this decision being taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 7asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2010
52 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her views on the fact that a proposed increase in the student registration fee will restrict participation levels at third level; when she plans to publish the Colin Hunt report on the future of the third level sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 118asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
118 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the school sites purchased by the Department of Education and Skills in Waterford between 2005 and 2008; the price paid for each site, the address and location of each site, and the name of the vendor of each site in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 117asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
117 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if any assistance is available towards the cost of tuition fees in respect of a person (details supplied) who is receiving the back to education allowance and is therefore not entitled to a higher education grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 116asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
116 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if any further new secondary school building projects will be offered to the market as part of a public private partnership bundle; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 115asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
115 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the schools under construction for the State in Kildare and in Athboy, County Meath, by a contractor (details supplied) who has now ceased trading; if the contracts will be assigned to a new contractor to complete the building projects; if all outstanding creditors will be paid when these contracts are assigned; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 114asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
114 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if the funding for a building project for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8 has been approved; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this school operates out of prefabricated classrooms which are no longer fit for purpose; when she expects construction to commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 113asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
113 Deputy John Deasy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who received job placements from FÁS nationally in each of the years from 2006 to 2009 and to date in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 112asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
111 Deputy John Deasy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons in Waterford city and county who received job placements from FÁS in each of the years 2006, 2007 and 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 111asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
112 Deputy John Deasy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who received an offer of training from FÁS nationally in each of the years from 2006 to 2009 and to date in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 110asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
110 Deputy John Deasy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons in Waterford city and county who received an offer of training from FÁS in each of the years 2006, 2007 and 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 109asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
109 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the recognition of applied behavioural analysis schools for the education of children on the autistic spectrum; the position in relation to the pilot ABA schools that have been established by parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 108asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
108 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if there is preparatory work being carried out on a new vocational school in Athenry, County Galway; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this school has a total of 14 unsuitable prefabs based all over the site; if her further attention has been drawn to the fact that the original school was built to accommodate 350 students and in today’s circumstances is very much below standard; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 107asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
107 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an itemised list of payments made to external solicitors and external barristers whose services were procured directly by the Department and by each agency and body under its aegis in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; the reason for each such procurement; if such services were procured through competitive tendering processes in every instance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 106asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
106 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 105asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
105 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if officials from her Department have met with the Office of Public Works to progress the provision of a premises to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and when this matter is likely to be finalised.
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Question· writtenPQ 104asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
103 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 103asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
102 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the regulation on reckonable income used in the assessment of third level grant applications; if car loans are normally regarded as an asset or as reckonable income or an asset in the assessment of grant applications and the rationale behind same; her views on the case of an application (details supplied) that was refused by Fingal County Council, who included the value of a car loan when they were calculating the family’s annual means; and if the applicant in question who received a grant for the 2009-10 college year can have their application refused when their family’s annual income including the value of car loan has actually decreased by more than 10% since this time last year.
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Question· writtenPQ 102asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
104 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if there has been a reduction in resource and learning support services in primary and post-primary schools in County Meath for the 2010-11 academic year; if she will provide a list of primary and post-primary schools in County Meath that have had a reduction in hours for special needs assistants and resource-learning support teachers; the number of schools in County Meath that have lost a special needs assistant for the 2010-11 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 101asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
101 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if there has been an instruction from the regional special educational needs organiser to reduce special needs assistance to fifth and sixth class pupils in County Meath; the level of reduction of special needs support on a school by school basis in County Meath, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 100asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
100 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in the granting of a permanent structure to a school (details provided) in County Meath; the time frame for the completion of a permanent structure for this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 99asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
99 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Meath; the reason for the delay in the commencement of work on this project; the expected completion date for this project; the level of funding for the new building; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 98asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
98 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the extension to a secondary school (details supplied) in County Meath; the target date for completion of this extension; the levels of funding for the extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 97asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
97 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her views on a proposal (details supplied).
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Question· writtenPQ 96asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
96 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the decision to reject an application for a grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry.
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Question· writtenPQ 95asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
95 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if swimming lessons organised during school time by a primary school and paid for by a parent are a compulsory activity set by the Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 94asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
94 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when the annual report of FÁS was due; the reason for the delay; when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 93asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
93 Deputy John Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) will not qualify for the top-up payment of a higher education grant.
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Question· writtenPQ 92asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
92 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, in view of the fact that there has been no change in the needs of children on the autistic spectrum in a school (details supplied) in County Wexford who were allocated special needs assistants on a 1:1 basis, the reason the allocation of SNAs for autistic children attending this school is to be reduced; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that without 1:1 SNA support, these children’s prospects of progressing to mainstream school may be jeopardised; if she will review and reverse this retrograde decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 91asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
91 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if there is any procedure where persons who have experience in caring within their family context can get the opportunity to receive recognition and formal training in such a way that they would be then certified as qualified to do similar work outside their own family setting.
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Question· writtenPQ 90asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
90 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reason she will not support the call for justice from those who were abused when placed by the State in foster homes; the reason this group is remaining outside the redress scheme; and her view on a case (details supplied).
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Question· writtenPQ 89asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
89 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will support a matter (details supplied).
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Question· writtenPQ 88asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2010
88 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her plans to enter into bilateral agreements with other states such as Australia and Canada to enable apprentices to finish out their work experience abroad to enable them to qualify.
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Question· writtenPQ 144asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2010
176 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the cost of providing work, training and education programmes in each prison here in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 73asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2010
105 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if the deductions in salary from a person (details supplied) are correct and if they have pension entitlements from the contributions being made.
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Question· writtenPQ 72asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2010
104 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers in substitute positions in primary schools that are having pension related deductions made to their payment and the amount of money that was deducted from these teachers during the period September 2009 to September 2010.
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Question· writtenPQ 71asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2010
103 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of all bodies, committees or groups under her Department or any of the agencies within her Department’s remit associated with social partnership established in the past 15 years; the details of all funding allocated to these bodies in that period; the details of all funding provided to social partnership bodies or persons associated with such bodies in the period and the purpose of these allocations.
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Question· writtenPQ 70asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2010
102 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of State vehicles in use by her Department; if a small pool of vehicles is in use; if so, the number, make and age of these vehicles; the annual cost of fuel, depreciation, staffing for these vehicles; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 69asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2010
101 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if financial assistance will be given to a school (details supplied) in County Mayo in order for the school to continue to provide hot meals to its students.
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Question· writtenPQ 68asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2010
100 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff currently employed at FETAC in the area of monitoring training providers’ compliance with standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 67asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2010
99 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the criteria she will apply in deciding the location of the headquarters of the amalgamated vocational education committees; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 66asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2010
98 Deputy Mary O’Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the relocation of a primary school (details supplied) in County Westmeath.
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