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Question· writtenPQ 490asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
490. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of expanding the child benefit payment to include 18 year olds who are still in full-time secondary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52871/17]
Question· writtenPQ 485asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
485. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the consultation process which she plans to hold with parents of children with disabilities ahead of the proposed changes to the overage exemption in the free preschool programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53137/17]
Question· writtenPQ 484asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
484. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the abolition of the overage exemption in the free preschool programme for children with disabilities; if the concerns of parents will be given consideration; if certainty and reassurance will be provided that this programme will remain in its current format and not be subjected to cuts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53136/17]
Question· writtenPQ 480asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
480. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has adjudicated on the case of a person (details supplied) in relation to their qualifications; if this person can continue working in this sector while her Department's decision is awaited and while the person makes the necessary arrangements to upskill to the required qualification in order that this child care facility can continue to operate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53124/17]
Question· writtenPQ 479asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
479. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the assessment that was made in advance of the decision to remove the overage exemption for the ECCE scheme with respect to the impact this decision will have on children with special needs, their classmates and teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53067/17]
Question· writtenPQ 478asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
478. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will reverse the decision to remove the overage exemption from the early childhood care and education scheme from September 2018; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the removal of this exemption will adversely impact on many children in their preparation to enter primary school and is a cause of serious concern to many parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53055/17]
Question· writtenPQ 477asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
477. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for the removal of the overage exemption from the early childhood care and education scheme from September 2018; the assessment made in advance of this decision with respect to the impact this decision will have on children with special needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53047/17]
Question· writtenPQ 476asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
476. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the early childhood care and education, ECCE, programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53022/17]
Question· writtenPQ 475asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
475. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of access and inclusion staff in place within Pobal's better start; the structure of same within Pobal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53005/17]
Question· writtenPQ 474asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
474. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the payroll costs, overhead costs, travel and subsistence costs and management costs for the Better Start access and inclusion model, AIM; the outputs from this model of delivery to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53004/17]
Question· writtenPQ 472asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
472. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the assessments that have been carried out in respect of the impact the removal of the ECCE overage exemption will have on children with special needs. [52995/17]
Question· writtenPQ 471asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
471. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the consultations that were undertaken with parents, teachers, early years providers and representative groups in advance of the announcement of the removal of the early childhood care and education, ECCE, overage exemption. [52994/17]
Question· writtenPQ 470asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
470. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the ECCE overage exemption is not being kept in place alongside the additional ECCE year for the small number of children that may need to avail of it. [52993/17]
Question· writtenPQ 469asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
469. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the extra year of the early childhood care and education, ECCE, programme for children with special needs will be reinstated; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that until now, children with special needs could apply for an extra year of ECCE to ensure that they were fully prepared to enter primary education (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52977/17]
Question· writtenPQ 468asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
468. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for removing the overage exemption from the early childhood care and education scheme from September 2018; the reason for the assessment that was made in advance of this decision with respect to the impact this decision will have on children with special needs (details supplied); if consideration will be given to reversing the decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52860/17]
Question· writtenPQ 467asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
467. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has given consideration to reversing the decision to no longer accept applications for overage exemptions for the ECCE programme from the 2018/2019 programme year; if not, the reason this decision was made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52765/17]
Question· writtenPQ 463asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
463. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the additional cost incurred to her Department as a result of overage exemptions being approved in each year since 2016. [52703/17]
Question· writtenPQ 462asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
462. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of successful applications that were made under the overage exemption in each year since 2016. [52702/17]
Question· writtenPQ 461asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
461. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of applications that were made under the overage exemption in each year since 2016. [52701/17]
Question· writtenPQ 459asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
459. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has concluded its review of the overage exemption; if she will publish this report upon its completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52688/17]
Question· writtenPQ 458asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
458. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the overage exemption to the early childhood care and education, ECCE, scheme has been abolished in view of the potentially harmful effects of this abolition, in particular on children with special needs such as in the case of a person (details supplied). [52654/17]
Question· writtenPQ 326asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
326. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the early childhood care and education scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52975/17]
Question· writtenPQ 302asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
302. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of substance use education and-or prevention workers in each of the regional task force areas; the project promoter for each area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52834/17]
Question· writtenPQ 203asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
203. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the status of an appeal by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53206/17]
Question· writtenPQ 202asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
202. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the status of the school transport review recommendation to reduce the minimum number of students needed for a route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53119/17]
Question· writtenPQ 201asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
201. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an exemption for a leaving certificate exam subject for a person (details supplied) will be granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53115/17]
Question· writtenPQ 200asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
200. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a person (details supplied) who has been diagnosed with behavioural disorder and has been without a school placement since September 2017; the measures being taken to secure a suitable school placement for the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53113/17]
Question· writtenPQ 199asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
199. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a review of the retirement benefit scheme on medical grounds will be considered to allow persons to take on rehabilitative work similar to his Department's disability allowance and partial capacity benefit schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53108/17]
Question· writtenPQ 198asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
198. Deputy Tom Neville asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department provides funding for outdoor shelters and the expansion of playgrounds in national schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53107/17]
Question· writtenPQ 197asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
197. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 388 of 7 November 2017 if he will provide a breakdown of the way in which the cost of an apprentice per year is calculated. [53102/17]
Question· writtenPQ 196asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
196. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 388 of 7 November 2017 to outline the way in which the cost of an apprentice per annum is calculated. [53099/17]
Question· writtenPQ 195asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
195. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the estimated cost of abolishing apprenticeship fees for 2018. [53098/17]
Question· writtenPQ 194asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
194. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the progress to date and the expected progress in the near future in the case of a building project at a school (details supplied); when this projected is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53086/17]
Question· writtenPQ 193asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
193. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the progress to date and the expected progress in the near future in the case of a building project at a school (details supplied); when this project is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53085/17]
Question· writtenPQ 192asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
192. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the statutory obligations he must comply with in respect of funding primary and secondary schools. [53078/17]
Question· writtenPQ 191asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
191. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the number of students per year from each of the six institutions (details supplied) that run the pre-registration direct entry midwifery degree who did not proceed with the fourth and final year of this degree and did not qualify; and the number of those who failed in the course of the fourth and final year and did not qualify. [53068/17]
Question· writtenPQ 190asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
190. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the position with regard to protected disclosures made by persons employed by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment. [53059/17]
Question· writtenPQ 189asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
189. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school bus (details supplied) will either be repaired or replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53050/17]
Question· writtenPQ 188asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
188. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the enrolment policy for secondary schools; his views on the fact that enrolment is decided after all applications are received in order that the school will vet the person to determine if applicants will be accepted; and if persons in catchment areas receive preference. [53030/17]
Question· writtenPQ 187asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
187. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason education and training boards, ETBs, are communicating with Gaelscoileanna and Gaeltacht schools in English only; the reason administration materials used by ETBs are in English only; his views on whether schools should be able to conduct their business with the ETBs in the language of the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53028/17]
Question· writtenPQ 186asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
186. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a new primary school for children with disabilities who are attending a school (details supplied) in County Louth. [53025/17]
Question· writtenPQ 185asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
185. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an application submitted under the emergency works grant scheme by a school (details supplied) will be reconsidered in view of the urgent need of the school. [53023/17]
Question· writtenPQ 184asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
184. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the teaching registration of a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53013/17]
Question· writtenPQ 183asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
183. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to formalise and regularise the minor works grant; his further plans to introduce a defined timeframe for these payments in order to avoid stress on schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53011/17]
Question· writtenPQ 182asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
182. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a site has been acquired for a new school (details supplied); the arrangements that have been made for temporary accommodation for the school, which is scheduled to open in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53002/17]
Question· writtenPQ 181asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
181. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will be considered for an application for the summer works scheme 2018 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52996/17]
Question· writtenPQ 179asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
179. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the design and planning stages of the school building project for a school (details supplied); if this school is being prioritised due to the continued deterioration of the prefabs which make up the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52959/17]
Question· writtenPQ 178asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
178. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delays in progressing a school building project (details supplied); when this project will proceed to construction phase; if his attention has been drawn to the unsuitable accommodation available on site at the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52927/17]
Question· writtenPQ 177asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
177. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the refusal by Caranua to provide funeral expenses for a person (details supplied) who was a survivor of a residential institution and following five days' testimony at the commission received a payment from the redress board in view of the fact that Caranua has amended its criteria to include funeral expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52969/17]
Question· writtenPQ 176asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2017
176. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review a minor works grant for a school (details supplied); the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52894/17]