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Question· writtenPQ 959asked

959. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progress on a new building for a primary school (details supplied) in County Dublin; the reason for the delay in sanctioning the move to the new building, as the school was originally advised of this in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37754/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

959. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progress on a new building for a primary school (details supplied) in County Dublin; the reason for the delay in sanctioning the move to the new building, as the school was originally advised of this in 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37754/15]

Question· writtenPQ 958asked

958. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills why a temporary EAL post in a school (details supplied) in County Waterford has had suppressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37753/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

958. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills why a temporary EAL post in a school (details supplied) in County Waterford has had suppressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37753/15]

Question· writtenPQ 957asked

957. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reverse a decision to suppress a temporary EAL post in a school (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37752/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

957. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reverse a decision to suppress a temporary EAL post in a school (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37752/15]

Question· writtenPQ 956asked

956. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reverse a decision to suppress a post at a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37751/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

956. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reverse a decision to suppress a post at a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37751/15]

Question· writtenPQ 955asked

955. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the provision of school transport for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37712/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

955. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the provision of school transport for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37712/15]

Question· writtenPQ 954asked

954. Deputy Noel Coonan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a staffing appeal and DEIS status for a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37655/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

954. Deputy Noel Coonan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a staffing appeal and DEIS status for a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37655/15]

Question· writtenPQ 953asked

953. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education and Skills if home tuition can be provided for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 11 who has autism and is awaiting the outcome of a section 29 appeal, which could take some time, as the child has already been absent from school for several months. [37654/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

953. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education and Skills if home tuition can be provided for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 11 who has autism and is awaiting the outcome of a section 29 appeal, which could take some time, as the child has already been absent from school for several months. [37654/15]

Question· writtenPQ 952asked

952. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine and allow a grant appeal from a student (details supplied) in County Kerry as all the relevant documentation has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37648/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

952. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine and allow a grant appeal from a student (details supplied) in County Kerry as all the relevant documentation has been submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37648/15]

Question· writtenPQ 951asked

951. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Question No. 656 of 6 October 2015 regarding accountability and transparency in further education grading procedures, if she will note that the policies and guidelines available on the Quality and Qualifications Ireland website at www.qqi.ie make no provision for further-education students to receive an explanation of the reasons they have been awarded a particular overall grade on coursework they have submitted, in contrast to policies and guidelines governing higher education students, for whom such a provision does exist, as published on the this website in 'Assessment and Standards, Revised 2013' by the Higher Education and Training Awards Council. [37647/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

951. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Question No. 656 of 6 October 2015 regarding accountability and transparency in further education grading procedures, if she will note that the policies and guidelines available on the Quality and Qualifications Ireland website at www.qqi.ie make no provision for further-education students to receive an explanation of the reasons they have been awarded a particular overall grade on coursework they have submitted, in contrast to policies and guidelines governing higher education students, for whom such a provision does exist, as published on the this website in 'Assessment and Standards, Revised 2013' by the Higher Education and Training Awards Council. [37647/15]

Question· writtenPQ 950asked

950. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that all contractors working on a school in County Tipperary (details supplied) have been paid for the work they completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37625/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

950. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that all contractors working on a school in County Tipperary (details supplied) have been paid for the work they completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37625/15]

Question· writtenPQ 949asked

949. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills given the requirement for further education teachers to have teaching qualifications to teach in a further education college, if she will revise the Student Universal Support Ireland grant rules on progression to cater for students undertaking courses at level 8, for the purposes of becoming further education teachers, when they have a level 9 qualification. [37616/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

949. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills given the requirement for further education teachers to have teaching qualifications to teach in a further education college, if she will revise the Student Universal Support Ireland grant rules on progression to cater for students undertaking courses at level 8, for the purposes of becoming further education teachers, when they have a level 9 qualification. [37616/15]

Question· writtenPQ 948asked

948. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a family who are in receipt of family income supplement from the Department of Social Protection cannot qualify for a SUSI grant due to the family farm having had an annual turnover of about €70,000, not income, in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37603/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

948. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a family who are in receipt of family income supplement from the Department of Social Protection cannot qualify for a SUSI grant due to the family farm having had an annual turnover of about €70,000, not income, in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37603/15]

Question· writtenPQ 947asked

947. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the board of Ard Scoil Éanna secondary school roll number 60990G on the Crumlin Road in Dublin 12 has contacted her Department to offer the facility for divestment to an alternative educational body. [37602/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

947. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the board of Ard Scoil Éanna secondary school roll number 60990G on the Crumlin Road in Dublin 12 has contacted her Department to offer the facility for divestment to an alternative educational body. [37602/15]

Question· writtenPQ 946asked

946. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the decision by the Canal Way Educate Together national school, Basin Lane, to only accept one stream of junior infants from 2016. [37601/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

946. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the decision by the Canal Way Educate Together national school, Basin Lane, to only accept one stream of junior infants from 2016. [37601/15]

Question· writtenPQ 945asked

945. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has received a request from a school in County Cork (details supplied) regarding additional funding for works unforeseen at the time of its original application, and as stipulated in the recent granting of planning permission by the local authority; if she will provide the school with an additional financial allocation to meet these unforeseen costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37595/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

945. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has received a request from a school in County Cork (details supplied) regarding additional funding for works unforeseen at the time of its original application, and as stipulated in the recent granting of planning permission by the local authority; if she will provide the school with an additional financial allocation to meet these unforeseen costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37595/15]

Question· writtenPQ 944asked

944. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views regarding the lack of secular, multi-faith, non-faith primary and post-primary schools in the Dún Laoghaire constituency; whether the supply of primary and secondary schools is sufficient to meet the increased demand for children from non-Catholic families; if she will consider supplying funding to Educate Together or similar groups for the purpose of providing new schools in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37584/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

944. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views regarding the lack of secular, multi-faith, non-faith primary and post-primary schools in the Dún Laoghaire constituency; whether the supply of primary and secondary schools is sufficient to meet the increased demand for children from non-Catholic families; if she will consider supplying funding to Educate Together or similar groups for the purpose of providing new schools in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37584/15]

Question· writtenPQ 943asked

943. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 589 of 20 October 2015, and noting that the religious values exception to the Act applies to more than 96% of schools, her views on whether this is appropriate in a State-funded school system; and the steps she proposes to take to deal with unbaptised children to ensure that their second-class status under this legislation is dealt with. [37578/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

943. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 589 of 20 October 2015, and noting that the religious values exception to the Act applies to more than 96% of schools, her views on whether this is appropriate in a State-funded school system; and the steps she proposes to take to deal with unbaptised children to ensure that their second-class status under this legislation is dealt with. [37578/15]

Question· writtenPQ 942asked

942. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will continue to be provided for a family (details supplied) from September 2016; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37577/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

942. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will continue to be provided for a family (details supplied) from September 2016; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37577/15]

Question· writtenPQ 941asked

941. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the budget for English as an additional language posts has been cut and, if so, the details of the cuts by post and year. [37567/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

941. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the budget for English as an additional language posts has been cut and, if so, the details of the cuts by post and year. [37567/15]

Question· writtenPQ 940asked

940. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school, 20% of whose total enrolment is made up of pupils who require English as an additional language support, qualifies for support as outlined in Circular 0005/2015. [37566/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

940. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school, 20% of whose total enrolment is made up of pupils who require English as an additional language support, qualifies for support as outlined in Circular 0005/2015. [37566/15]

Question· writtenPQ 939asked

939. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria required for a school to qualify for the allocation of an English as an additional language post. [37565/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

939. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria required for a school to qualify for the allocation of an English as an additional language post. [37565/15]

Question· writtenPQ 938asked

938. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of English as an additional language posts awarded from 2010 to September 2015 to date, by full-time post, part-time post and year. [37564/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

938. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of English as an additional language posts awarded from 2010 to September 2015 to date, by full-time post, part-time post and year. [37564/15]

Question· writtenPQ 937asked

937. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to change the current employer of secretaries, cleaners and caretakers, employed in primary schools from the individual board of management to her Department, and if not, the reasons for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37559/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

937. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to change the current employer of secretaries, cleaners and caretakers, employed in primary schools from the individual board of management to her Department, and if not, the reasons for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37559/15]

Question· writtenPQ 936asked

936. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase the rate of the ancillary services grant to primary schools, and if not, the reason for it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37558/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

936. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase the rate of the ancillary services grant to primary schools, and if not, the reason for it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37558/15]

Question· writtenPQ 935asked

935. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a teacher can remain in a home school liaison scheme post for only five years; her plans to change this; the number of exemptions which have been granted enabling a teacher to remain in the post for longer than five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37532/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

935. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a teacher can remain in a home school liaison scheme post for only five years; her plans to change this; the number of exemptions which have been granted enabling a teacher to remain in the post for longer than five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37532/15]

Question· writtenPQ 934asked

934. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to include Down's syndrome on the list of disabilities in all National Council for Special Education literature and applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37527/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

934. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to include Down's syndrome on the list of disabilities in all National Council for Special Education literature and applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37527/15]

Question· writtenPQ 933asked

933. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that the current ban on promotion in our national schools is seriously affecting schools and their ability to deliver a quality education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37515/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

933. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that the current ban on promotion in our national schools is seriously affecting schools and their ability to deliver a quality education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37515/15]

Question· writtenPQ 932asked

932. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school places available for children with autism-specific learning challenges within special educational units in County Cork at primary level and at secondary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37415/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

932. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school places available for children with autism-specific learning challenges within special educational units in County Cork at primary level and at secondary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37415/15]

Question· writtenPQ 931asked

931. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the necessary requirements for a voluntary group of parents wishing to set up a new school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37414/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

931. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the necessary requirements for a voluntary group of parents wishing to set up a new school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37414/15]

Question· writtenPQ 930asked

930. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students availing of the home tuition grant in County Cork; the number of these who are at primary level and at post-primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37413/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

930. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students availing of the home tuition grant in County Cork; the number of these who are at primary level and at post-primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37413/15]

Question· writtenPQ 929asked

929. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken in the United States of America to bring additional students from there to Ireland for academic studies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37491/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

929. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken in the United States of America to bring additional students from there to Ireland for academic studies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37491/15]

Question· writtenPQ 928asked

928. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the basis upon which there was a request for an extension to a planned school (details supplied) in Dublin 7; if she is aware of the existing primary schools in the area; their numbers; and the impact this, if granted, could have on these schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37483/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

928. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the basis upon which there was a request for an extension to a planned school (details supplied) in Dublin 7; if she is aware of the existing primary schools in the area; their numbers; and the impact this, if granted, could have on these schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37483/15]

Question· writtenPQ 927asked

927. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools that have a ban on edible nuts in place; if any legal issue has arisen because of such a ban; if her Department provides advice to schools in relation to edible nut allergies; her plans to introduce a compulsory ban on edible nuts in all primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37404/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

927. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools that have a ban on edible nuts in place; if any legal issue has arisen because of such a ban; if her Department provides advice to schools in relation to edible nut allergies; her plans to introduce a compulsory ban on edible nuts in all primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37404/15]

Question· writtenPQ 926asked

926. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs students who avail of examination aids such as laptops and memory sticks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37395/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

926. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs students who avail of examination aids such as laptops and memory sticks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37395/15]

Question· writtenPQ 925asked

925. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm receipt of an application from a school (details supplied) in County Cork for grant aid under the emergency works scheme; if she will provide funding in respect of this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37374/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

925. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm receipt of an application from a school (details supplied) in County Cork for grant aid under the emergency works scheme; if she will provide funding in respect of this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37374/15]

Question· writtenPQ 924asked

924. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will indicate, in respect of State boards under her Department's remit, the name of each appointee made from 7 March 2011 to date in 2015; the date of appointment; whether or not each appointee came through an advertised public application process; the number of vacancies which currently exist on State boards under her remit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37360/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

924. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will indicate, in respect of State boards under her Department's remit, the name of each appointee made from 7 March 2011 to date in 2015; the date of appointment; whether or not each appointee came through an advertised public application process; the number of vacancies which currently exist on State boards under her remit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37360/15]

Question· writtenPQ 923asked

923. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on supports available for low-income students attending fee-paying institutions such as Griffith College and the Dublin Business School; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37345/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

923. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on supports available for low-income students attending fee-paying institutions such as Griffith College and the Dublin Business School; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37345/15]

Question· writtenPQ 922asked

922. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the allocation for her Department in 2016 which covers the Lansdowne Road agreement; and the demographic or other inflationary pressures. [37276/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

922. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the allocation for her Department in 2016 which covers the Lansdowne Road agreement; and the demographic or other inflationary pressures. [37276/15]

Question· writtenPQ 921asked

921. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a student grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37314/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

921. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a student grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37314/15]

Question· writtenPQ 920asked

920. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a reply will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37311/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

920. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a reply will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37311/15]

Question· writtenPQ 919asked

919. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated expenditure of her Department in 2015, in tabular form; the budget for expenditure agreed at the start of the year for 2015; the extra expenditure or savings in this budget during the year to date; when and under what process this expenditure and these savings were approved; and her Department's budget for expenditure in 2016. [37260/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

919. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated expenditure of her Department in 2015, in tabular form; the budget for expenditure agreed at the start of the year for 2015; the extra expenditure or savings in this budget during the year to date; when and under what process this expenditure and these savings were approved; and her Department's budget for expenditure in 2016. [37260/15]

Question· writtenPQ 918asked

918. Deputy Eric Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she and her Department are taking to address a situation (details supplied) regarding a school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37303/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

918. Deputy Eric Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she and her Department are taking to address a situation (details supplied) regarding a school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37303/15]

Question· writtenPQ 917asked

917. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of extra personal vacation, EPV, days recorded for all primary schools in the 2014-2015 school year and in the 2013-2014 school year; if her Department has conducted an assessment of the level of disruption such days without substitute cover cause to the educational experience of students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37232/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

917. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of extra personal vacation, EPV, days recorded for all primary schools in the 2014-2015 school year and in the 2013-2014 school year; if her Department has conducted an assessment of the level of disruption such days without substitute cover cause to the educational experience of students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37232/15]

Question· writtenPQ 916asked

916. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills why her Department does not allow a partial day's leave to be recorded for teachers who require time off from the classroom, and instead requires that they be recorded as absent for the full day; the cost of this rule; the number of days of unnecessary disruption it causes to students; her plans to change the system to allow for partial days' leave due to sickness or hospital appointments to be recorded as such; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37229/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

916. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills why her Department does not allow a partial day's leave to be recorded for teachers who require time off from the classroom, and instead requires that they be recorded as absent for the full day; the cost of this rule; the number of days of unnecessary disruption it causes to students; her plans to change the system to allow for partial days' leave due to sickness or hospital appointments to be recorded as such; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37229/15]

Question· writtenPQ 915asked

915. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the delivering equality of opportunity in schools programme, and the review that was taking place; and if a school (details supplied) in County Mayo will be included in the programme. [37205/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

915. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the delivering equality of opportunity in schools programme, and the review that was taking place; and if a school (details supplied) in County Mayo will be included in the programme. [37205/15]

Question· writtenPQ 914asked

914. Deputy Noel Coonan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for funding by a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37189/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

914. Deputy Noel Coonan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for funding by a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37189/15]

Question· writtenPQ 913asked

913. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the statutory and additional entitlements of those employed to provide secretarial or caretaking services or both to schools through the ancillary services grant programme; the rate of remuneration payable to employees employed through the programme; her plans to increase rates payable to schools under the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37176/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

913. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the statutory and additional entitlements of those employed to provide secretarial or caretaking services or both to schools through the ancillary services grant programme; the rate of remuneration payable to employees employed through the programme; her plans to increase rates payable to schools under the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37176/15]

Question· writtenPQ 912asked

912. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) who has just completed a level 8 degree in social care is not able to avail of Student Universal Support Ireland support which would enable the person to proceed to do a level 9 master's degree in social work, especially considering the current shortage of qualified social workers at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37175/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

912. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) who has just completed a level 8 degree in social care is not able to avail of Student Universal Support Ireland support which would enable the person to proceed to do a level 9 master's degree in social work, especially considering the current shortage of qualified social workers at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37175/15]

Question· writtenPQ 911asked

911. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a vacant site (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be made available to the Kilkenny Order of Malta; and if officials from her Department will meet the Order of Malta to discuss its need for a base and educational centre. [38354/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

911. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a vacant site (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be made available to the Kilkenny Order of Malta; and if officials from her Department will meet the Order of Malta to discuss its need for a base and educational centre. [38354/15]

Question· writtenPQ 910asked

910. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills the transport measures that will be put in place to assist a child in County Laois (details supplied) to attend school; the reason for the delay in organising appropriate transport; the timeframe within which the transport will be organised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38091/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

910. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills the transport measures that will be put in place to assist a child in County Laois (details supplied) to attend school; the reason for the delay in organising appropriate transport; the timeframe within which the transport will be organised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38091/15]

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