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Question· writtenPQ 249asked

249. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the recent budget decision to introduce a flat rate fee for apprentices for attending institutes of technologies during their apprenticeship; if he will overturn this decision to impose these crippling fees on these young workers on whom our future industry, economy and communities rely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54328/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

249. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the recent budget decision to introduce a flat rate fee for apprentices for attending institutes of technologies during their apprenticeship; if he will overturn this decision to impose these crippling fees on these young workers on whom our future industry, economy and communities rely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54328/13]

Question· writtenPQ 248asked

248. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the requirement for accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54293/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

248. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the requirement for accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54293/13]

Question· writtenPQ 247asked

247. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the requirement for accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54288/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

247. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the requirement for accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54288/13]

Question· writtenPQ 246asked

246. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the site acquisition and proposals to enter the planning process for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54286/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

246. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the site acquisition and proposals to enter the planning process for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54286/13]

Question· writtenPQ 245asked

245. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Offaly will proceed to public tender in view of the fact that planning permission has been granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54271/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

245. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Offaly will proceed to public tender in view of the fact that planning permission has been granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54271/13]

Question· writtenPQ 244asked

244. Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a higher education grant in respect of a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54245/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

244. Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a higher education grant in respect of a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54245/13]

Question· writtenPQ 243asked

243. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has not been facilitated with school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54235/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

243. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has not been facilitated with school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54235/13]

Question· writtenPQ 242asked

242. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current policy on the use of catchment areas as a criterion for school enrolment; if schools are permitted to have an admission policy that does not include catchment area; and if he envisages that the new legislation on admissions will make catchment area a compulsory criterion in school admission policies, either ranked or not ranked. [54223/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

242. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current policy on the use of catchment areas as a criterion for school enrolment; if schools are permitted to have an admission policy that does not include catchment area; and if he envisages that the new legislation on admissions will make catchment area a compulsory criterion in school admission policies, either ranked or not ranked. [54223/13]

Question· writtenPQ 241asked

241. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any grants available in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 who is currently studying full-time but receiving no grants and no travel allowance. [54220/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

241. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any grants available in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 who is currently studying full-time but receiving no grants and no travel allowance. [54220/13]

Question· writtenPQ 240asked

240. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is in possession of lands in Ennistymon, County Clare, to facilitate the provision of a post-primary schools amalgamation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54218/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

240. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is in possession of lands in Ennistymon, County Clare, to facilitate the provision of a post-primary schools amalgamation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54218/13]

Question· writtenPQ 239asked

239. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way a whole school evaluation could have been carried out at a school (details supplied) in County Sligo without reference to the pupil or parents of the pupil who has been taught at home for nearly four years because of unresolved difficulties between the school principal or management and the pupil. [54213/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

239. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way a whole school evaluation could have been carried out at a school (details supplied) in County Sligo without reference to the pupil or parents of the pupil who has been taught at home for nearly four years because of unresolved difficulties between the school principal or management and the pupil. [54213/13]

Question· writtenPQ 238asked

238. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of any research undertaken that informed the recommendation not to recognise Down's syndrome as a low-incidence disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54211/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

238. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of any research undertaken that informed the recommendation not to recognise Down's syndrome as a low-incidence disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54211/13]

Question· writtenPQ 237asked

237. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason schools which had already established a book rental scheme are excluded from the scheme of financial assistance announced recently; the proposals he has to include all schools in this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54210/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

237. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason schools which had already established a book rental scheme are excluded from the scheme of financial assistance announced recently; the proposals he has to include all schools in this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54210/13]

Question· writtenPQ 236asked

236. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a student grant application will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54205/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

236. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a student grant application will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54205/13]

Question· writtenPQ 234asked

234. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department can resolve the difficulties experienced by the family of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 who have schooled a child at home since April 2011 and have only received the tuition grant for 3.5 months because the child cannot be taken off the register of the special school it attended unless the child has another school to attend; and if this rule only applies to children with special needs in specialised schools. [54174/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

234. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department can resolve the difficulties experienced by the family of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 who have schooled a child at home since April 2011 and have only received the tuition grant for 3.5 months because the child cannot be taken off the register of the special school it attended unless the child has another school to attend; and if this rule only applies to children with special needs in specialised schools. [54174/13]

Question· writtenPQ 233asked

233. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to ensure that Libyan students are being issued with conditional letters of acceptance from higher education institutes, HEIs, in an appropriate and timely manner, as many applicants are complaining that conditional letter are taking very lengthy periods to be issued by HEIs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54168/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

233. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to ensure that Libyan students are being issued with conditional letters of acceptance from higher education institutes, HEIs, in an appropriate and timely manner, as many applicants are complaining that conditional letter are taking very lengthy periods to be issued by HEIs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54168/13]

Question· writtenPQ 232asked

232. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the fact that the Libyan Government is reported to be sending over 20,000 students abroad to study both English and also third level studies, the steps he has taken to facilitate Libyan students coming here to study; if he has met with the Department of Justice and Equality to discuss the granting of the same procedures to sponsored students from Libya as are afforded to sponsored students from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar. [54167/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

232. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the fact that the Libyan Government is reported to be sending over 20,000 students abroad to study both English and also third level studies, the steps he has taken to facilitate Libyan students coming here to study; if he has met with the Department of Justice and Equality to discuss the granting of the same procedures to sponsored students from Libya as are afforded to sponsored students from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar. [54167/13]

Question· writtenPQ 231asked

231. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the method of appointment to the proposed governing body of Maynooth Education Campus under the current two-school model; the persons already appointed to this body; their remuneration and expertise; the overall cost of this body per annum; if this cost is deducted from the budgets of the two schools given that there would be no need for such a body under a junior-senior mode. [54166/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

231. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the method of appointment to the proposed governing body of Maynooth Education Campus under the current two-school model; the persons already appointed to this body; their remuneration and expertise; the overall cost of this body per annum; if this cost is deducted from the budgets of the two schools given that there would be no need for such a body under a junior-senior mode. [54166/13]

Question· writtenPQ 230asked

230. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills given that the enrolment deadline for the two-school model for Maynooth Education Campus, Maynooth Post Primary and Maynooth Community College passed on 6 December, the reason this deadline was not suspended or extended when the vast majority of parents have mandated the one-school model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54165/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

230. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills given that the enrolment deadline for the two-school model for Maynooth Education Campus, Maynooth Post Primary and Maynooth Community College passed on 6 December, the reason this deadline was not suspended or extended when the vast majority of parents have mandated the one-school model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54165/13]

Question· writtenPQ 229asked

229. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an examination reader will be provided to a dyslexic student (details supplied) in County Kerry for the leaving certificate examinations in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54147/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

229. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an examination reader will be provided to a dyslexic student (details supplied) in County Kerry for the leaving certificate examinations in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54147/13]

Question· writtenPQ 228asked

228. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills notwithstanding replies to previous parliamentary questions on the issue, if he will review the recent refusal of appeal for school transport in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54144/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

228. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills notwithstanding replies to previous parliamentary questions on the issue, if he will review the recent refusal of appeal for school transport in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54144/13]

Question· writtenPQ 227asked

227. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department employs retired teachers as State exam correctors for oral exams, course work and written exams; if so, the reason this is happening when there are so many unemployed suitably qualified persons; if he will provide a breakdown of the numbers of persons involved as a percentage of the overall numbers and the financial amounts involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54112/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

227. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department employs retired teachers as State exam correctors for oral exams, course work and written exams; if so, the reason this is happening when there are so many unemployed suitably qualified persons; if he will provide a breakdown of the numbers of persons involved as a percentage of the overall numbers and the financial amounts involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54112/13]

Question· writtenPQ 225asked

225. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that non-DEIS schools which have a current book rental scheme funded out of their own resources are not eligible to apply for the new book rental grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54096/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

225. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that non-DEIS schools which have a current book rental scheme funded out of their own resources are not eligible to apply for the new book rental grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54096/13]

Question· writtenPQ 224asked

224. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite and award a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54077/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

224. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite and award a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54077/13]

Question· writtenPQ 223asked

223. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence regarding a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54055/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

223. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence regarding a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54055/13]

Question· writtenPQ 221asked

221. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason training providers who submitted community and health services major level 5 awards for validation more than seven months ago have still not received an update from Quality and Qualifications Ireland on their application; if the expiration date for these awards can be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54050/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

221. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason training providers who submitted community and health services major level 5 awards for validation more than seven months ago have still not received an update from Quality and Qualifications Ireland on their application; if the expiration date for these awards can be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54050/13]

Question· writtenPQ 220asked

220. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will approve the application for funding under the summer works scheme in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54026/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

220. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will approve the application for funding under the summer works scheme in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54026/13]

Question· writtenPQ 219asked

219. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) was told an appeal had been accepted on two occasions by Student Universal Support Ireland telephone operators, only for the decision to change at a later date; the outcome and rationale of the final decision of this appeal; the reason for the change in decision; the amount this person must now pay in fees to continue in education; the reason the person was not assessed as a second chance student; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54017/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

219. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) was told an appeal had been accepted on two occasions by Student Universal Support Ireland telephone operators, only for the decision to change at a later date; the outcome and rationale of the final decision of this appeal; the reason for the change in decision; the amount this person must now pay in fees to continue in education; the reason the person was not assessed as a second chance student; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54017/13]

Question· writtenPQ 218asked

218. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills when an application for additional school accommodation will be provided to a school (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54009/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

218. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills when an application for additional school accommodation will be provided to a school (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54009/13]

Question· writtenPQ 217asked

217. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline what offices relevant to his Department are located or have been decentralised outside of Dublin; if he will provide the total number of staff in his Department and the number of staff based outside County Dublin as of 2013; the annual cost incurred in 2012 and 2013, respectively, for decentralised staff travelling to meetings in Dublin; the number of times staff travelled to individual meetings in Dublin in each of those years; the costs those staff will be reimbursed; if his Department has procedures or mechanisms in place such as video conferencing to reduce the cost of travelling for each unit based outside Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53992/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

217. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline what offices relevant to his Department are located or have been decentralised outside of Dublin; if he will provide the total number of staff in his Department and the number of staff based outside County Dublin as of 2013; the annual cost incurred in 2012 and 2013, respectively, for decentralised staff travelling to meetings in Dublin; the number of times staff travelled to individual meetings in Dublin in each of those years; the costs those staff will be reimbursed; if his Department has procedures or mechanisms in place such as video conferencing to reduce the cost of travelling for each unit based outside Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53992/13]

Question· writtenPQ 216asked

216. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 43 of 4 December 2013, if he will instruct the City of Dublin and County of Dublin Education and Training Boards to provide the information sought. [53973/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

216. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 43 of 4 December 2013, if he will instruct the City of Dublin and County of Dublin Education and Training Boards to provide the information sought. [53973/13]

Question· writtenPQ 215asked

215. Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for Education and Skills if additional iterations of the NFQ level 8 conversion programme will be run in 2014 as a strategic response to meeting ICT skills demand, as recommended by the Forfás report, Addressing Future Demand for High-Level ICT Skills, November 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53952/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

215. Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for Education and Skills if additional iterations of the NFQ level 8 conversion programme will be run in 2014 as a strategic response to meeting ICT skills demand, as recommended by the Forfás report, Addressing Future Demand for High-Level ICT Skills, November 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53952/13]

Question· writtenPQ 214asked

214. Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for Education and Skills the measures undertaken by his Department to develop and improve the ICT skills of students at primary and secondary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53944/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

214. Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for Education and Skills the measures undertaken by his Department to develop and improve the ICT skills of students at primary and secondary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53944/13]

Question· writtenPQ 213asked

213. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding resource hours in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53940/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

213. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding resource hours in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53940/13]

Question· writtenPQ 212asked

212. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 13 November 2013, if he will ensure that priority be given to those schools who did not apply in previous years or were unsuccessful in their applications in previous years; if he will confirm that those who, because of the failure of the website on the deadline day for applications, were unable to complete the form online and sent hard copies of their applications will not be penalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53939/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

212. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 13 November 2013, if he will ensure that priority be given to those schools who did not apply in previous years or were unsuccessful in their applications in previous years; if he will confirm that those who, because of the failure of the website on the deadline day for applications, were unable to complete the form online and sent hard copies of their applications will not be penalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53939/13]

Question· writtenPQ 211asked

211. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the total number of junior infants admitted to schools in September 2013 (details supplied); the total still on the admissions list when applications were complete in September 2013, that is those who enrolled that the schools were unable to accommodate; and the total applicants, to date, for junior infants for September 2014. [53933/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

211. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the total number of junior infants admitted to schools in September 2013 (details supplied); the total still on the admissions list when applications were complete in September 2013, that is those who enrolled that the schools were unable to accommodate; and the total applicants, to date, for junior infants for September 2014. [53933/13]

Question· writtenPQ 210asked

210. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of one, two, three, four and five teacher Gaelscoileanna in Gaeltacht areas in each county at the end of September 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53931/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

210. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of one, two, three, four and five teacher Gaelscoileanna in Gaeltacht areas in each county at the end of September 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53931/13]

Question· writtenPQ 209asked

209. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of one, two, three, four and five teacher schools in each county at the end of September 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53930/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

209. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of one, two, three, four and five teacher schools in each county at the end of September 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53930/13]

Question· writtenPQ 208asked

208. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of one, two, three, four and five teacher minority faith schools in each county at the end of September 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53929/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

208. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of one, two, three, four and five teacher minority faith schools in each county at the end of September 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53929/13]

Question· writtenPQ 207asked

207. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of one, two, three, four and five teacher Gaelscoileanna in non-Gaeltacht areas by county at the end of September 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53928/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

207. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of one, two, three, four and five teacher Gaelscoileanna in non-Gaeltacht areas by county at the end of September 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53928/13]

Question· writtenPQ 206asked

206. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 26 November 2013, with regard to the 46 academic staff in question, the salary rate for each position that was filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53926/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

206. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 26 November 2013, with regard to the 46 academic staff in question, the salary rate for each position that was filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53926/13]

Question· writtenPQ 205asked

205. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action or measures his Department has taken or put in place to ensure that new, existing and struggling architecture practices may apply for all tendered school projects, including the large school project contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53925/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

205. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action or measures his Department has taken or put in place to ensure that new, existing and struggling architecture practices may apply for all tendered school projects, including the large school project contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53925/13]

Question· writtenPQ 204asked

204. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the framework for architectural services for large school project contracts includes a provision that applicant architecture practices must have completed three projects in the past five years of a value greater than €2.5 million; the specific reasons for this condition which limits the pool of applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53924/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

204. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the framework for architectural services for large school project contracts includes a provision that applicant architecture practices must have completed three projects in the past five years of a value greater than €2.5 million; the specific reasons for this condition which limits the pool of applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53924/13]

Question· writtenPQ 203asked

203. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 12 November 2013, with regard to the 46 academic staff in question, if he can outline for each institution what was the position and expertise required for the hired role; the reason given for rehiring retired staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53923/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

203. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 12 November 2013, with regard to the 46 academic staff in question, if he can outline for each institution what was the position and expertise required for the hired role; the reason given for rehiring retired staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53923/13]

Question· writtenPQ 202asked

202. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the computer stock provided to implement the T4 subjects no longer have the capacity to operate the revised software designed to deliver the curriculum; when he plans to put a grant-aided purchasing framework in place to provide for the replacement of this computer stock in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53921/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

202. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the computer stock provided to implement the T4 subjects no longer have the capacity to operate the revised software designed to deliver the curriculum; when he plans to put a grant-aided purchasing framework in place to provide for the replacement of this computer stock in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53921/13]

Question· writtenPQ 201asked

201. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be made available for ongoing maintenance and replacement of computer equipment in the design and communication graphics rooms in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53920/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

201. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be made available for ongoing maintenance and replacement of computer equipment in the design and communication graphics rooms in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53920/13]

Question· writtenPQ 200asked

200. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reinstate the third teacher and restore resource teaching hours to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53901/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013

200. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reinstate the third teacher and restore resource teaching hours to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53901/13]

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