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Question· writtenPQ 148asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
162 Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines or proposed guidelines he has to deal with social media bullying for children and teenagers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 147asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
157 Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines he has in place for dealing with all forms of bullying within primary and second level schools; when they were last updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 146asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
156 Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in Dublin north in which prefabricated buildings are in use at primary and second level; the position of each school on the school building project in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 145asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
155 Deputy Eamonn Maloney asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current number of students preparing to become primary teachers through the BEd programme in colleges of education; the numbers currently enrolled in the Hibernia College primary teacher programme; the number of graduates from each of these courses in the past three years; his plans to limit primary teacher supply in view of concerns regarding unemployment among newly qualified teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 144asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
154 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties facing a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 in respect of concrete spalling; his view on the funding of repairs and remedial work through either the summer works scheme or the emergency works programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 143asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
153 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his view on the possibility of making computer science a full syllabus subject at primary level and at secondary junior and senior cycle level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 142asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
152 Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements for training of new employees by employers; if there are interim arrangements with FÁS in such circumstances; if so, the budget available; the arrangements in place between him and the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in respect of such training; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 141asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
151 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if further consideration will be given to an application for funding towards the provision of toilet facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; if this application will be urgently reviewed in view of the case made in correspondence to his Department by the secretary of the board of management; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 140asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
150 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review a matter regarding the closure of a training centre.
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Question· writtenPQ 139asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
149 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills how the education system will survive the exit of many teachers in February 2012; and if it is possible to extend the redundancy plan until 2012 to facilitate pupils and schools.
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Question· writtenPQ 138asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
148 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school place in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 137asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
147 Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the setting up of a special class for children with mild to moderate educational disabilities in the Dún Laoghaire area of County Dublin, in view of the fact that a school (details supplied) is oversubscribed for September 2012, leaving many sixth class primary school students in the area with nowhere to go in September; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 136asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
146 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for additional accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 135asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
145 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the €35 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund announced for the construction industry will be accessible by self-employed persons whose businesses had been connected to the industry and who now have lost their employment due to the downturn; the criteria for access to this fund and if it only applies to PAYE persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 134asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
144 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the length of time it will take to progress an application for a new school (details supplied) in County Westmeath in view of the fact that all technical issues are resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 133asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
143 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the saving to the Exchequer if all existing public service pension payments to former employees of State agencies under the aegis of his Department were capped at €35,000 per year.
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Question· writtenPQ 132asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
142 Deputy Noel Coonan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding funding for a resource room in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if same funding will be provided; when a decision will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 131asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
177 Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons for the discrepancy in average class sizes per county across the country; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that County Wicklow has the highest proportion of children in classes of 30 or more students; if he will give a guarantee that, should there be measures in budget 2012 to increase average class sizes, these will not impact on children who are already in classes of 30 students or more; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that, according to the OECD, Ireland has the second highest average class sizes in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 130asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
141 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the causes for a geographical area (details supplied) having the most overcrowded primary school classes in the country, according to a recent Irish National Teachers’ Organisation study; his plans to reduce class sizes in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 129asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
140 Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the rationalisation programme of vocational education committees; and if he will list three measurable improvements in education in the vocational sector as a result of the introduction of amalgamations.
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Question· writtenPQ 128asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
139 Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will name three measurable improvements in education as a result of the introduction of the Teaching Council.
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Question· writtenPQ 127asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
138 Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will cost the introduction of Project Maths in relation to the purchase of new textbooks for both junior and leaving certificate students.
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Question· writtenPQ 126asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
137 Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he proposes to carry out a cost-benefit analysis of whole-school evaluations in relation to the amount of peripheral information necessary for inspections and the additional workload applied to our schools in view of the current challenging times in education.
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Question· writtenPQ 125asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
136 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the Croke Park agreement; if he has received implementation plans for this agreement from his Department and each State agency under his remit; the status of these implementation plans; the discussion he has had with the EU and IMF regarding the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 124asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
135 Deputy Noel Coonan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made in relation to building works in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if construction has commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 123asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
134 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason persons (details supplied) in County Clare have not been facilitated regarding their school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 122asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
133 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills when higher education grants will be processed in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Mayo; and the amount each person will be awarded.
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Question· writtenPQ 121asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
132 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to utilise the opportunity provided by a revised junior certificate programme to allow for students to experience courses such as IT, computer science or computer engineering; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 120asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
131 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review the teaching of IT and computer skills at second level, including plans to review the existing curriculum; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 119asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
130 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the policy in place on the rights, if any, of children on the autistic spectrum to be taught some level of the Irish language, including children who attend ASD units attached to primary schools and who join mainstream classes for certain subjects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 118asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
129 Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a code of practice in place in schools to reduce the weight of school books that children have to carry home; his plans to work towards resolving this issue or directing schools to provide facilities to allow storage of books overnight; if teachers will be asked to ensure that pupils have to carry home the minimum amount of books; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 117asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
128 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a piece of equipment will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 116asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
127 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on changing the residency requirements for third level fees in order that a student who met the residency requirement at some point during their studies could be subject to lower fees for the remainder of their course.
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Question· writtenPQ 115asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
126 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a multipurpose room in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Waterford.
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Question· writtenPQ 114asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
125 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give a commitment that funding will be provided for construction of the school (details supplied) in County Galway in view of the fact that planning permission has been granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 113asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
124 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a redundancy payment will issue to a person (details supplied).
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Question· writtenPQ 112asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
123 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that have been deemed ineligible for student grants due to the fact that their course is at the same level as one previously attended; if he will provide this information on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 111asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
122 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria that were used in making decisions about headquarters in the VEC amalgamations; if the criteria were based on current or future issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 110asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
121 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of bus routes that are operational under the school transport scheme in County Cavan; the number of catchment areas; the number of students on each route; if changes to the school transport scheme mean that students outside a catchment area in which a service has been removed have to get a bus on another route; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 109asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
120 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reinstate the five special needs assistants that were lost to a school (details supplied) in County Wexford.
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Question· writtenPQ 108asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
119 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reinstate the five special needs assistants that were lost to a school (details supplied) in County Wexford.
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Question· writtenPQ 107asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
118 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will present an update on plans to provide the long awaited extension at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24; if he appreciates the concerns of the local school community in the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 106asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
117 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the confirmed plans for a new school building (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 105asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
116 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to develop new school accommodation (details supplied) in Dublin 24; the contacts he has had in this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 53asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011
64 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the efforts he has made in co-operation with the Department of Education and Skills to increase participation in the arts at primary and secondary school level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 230asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2011
232 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when an application will be processed in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 102asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2011
104 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she expects her Department to be in a position to improve access to back to education allowance with the objective of maximising education and skills for the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 83asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2011
83 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review an application for back to education allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; if an exception will be made in this case as employment opportunities in the archeology sector have become virtually non-existent, a point which has been well documented in the media; and if there are any further supports available to assist this person.
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Question· writtenPQ 67asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2011
66 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when it is envisaged that the European Globalisation Fund application for a company (details supplied) will be assessed; and when workers can expect a decision.
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Question· writtenPQ 66asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2011
65 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the European Globalisation Fund application that he has made on behalf of the former employees of a company (details supplied).
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