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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
163 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is legislation or a code of practice in the area of school bullying. [28754/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
162 Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which each member of the board of FÁS and the State Examination Commission was appointed; and the date on which the term of each member of both boards is due for renewal. [28720/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
161 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the refusal to grant an additional preschool teacher to a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the cost to the State of providing such a preschool teacher for a fixed period of one year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28712/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
160 Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the cuts that have been made regarding fee-paying religious schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28700/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
159 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an application from a school (details supplied) in County Mayo for an administrative principal position has been refused when another school has been successful; and the reason the ancillary grant for this school is less than other schools of same study. [28688/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
155 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a definitive breakdown of the potential financial outlay associated with the locating of the headquarters of the merged Longford and Westmeath vocational education committees in Mullingar, County Westmeath, with particular reference to rental cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28683/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
154 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing each child attending primary school with a daily lunch meal. [28667/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
158 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on Longford Vocational Education Committee as a sub-office should it not be possible to redeploy all staff to Mullingar, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28686/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
157 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Longford was not designated as the headquarters of the merged Longford and Westmeath vocational education committees, in view of the considerable investment made in its facilities by him, over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28685/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
156 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the relatively low rental cost of the Longford Vocational Education Committee, its central facilities, and its accessibility were taken into consideration in the locating of the headquarters of the newly amalgamated Longford and Westmeath VEC; if not, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28684/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
153 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used in selecting the locations for the headquarters for the amalgamated vocational education committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28658/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
152 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff employed by the National Council for Special Education in each of the past five years. [28604/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
150 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review the mature student grant system for higher education; the meetings he has had with representative groups or agencies regarding such a review; if so, the results of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28563/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
149 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the level of saving to the Exchequer in 2011 from cuts in the provision of special needs assistants. [28553/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
151 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants employed in schools in each of the past five years. [28603/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
148 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that has been spent on the provision of special needs assistants in each of the past five years. [28552/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
147 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total costs of the National Council for Special Education on an annual basis for each of the years since it was established. [28551/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
146 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding funds in respect of survivors of institutional abuse (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28539/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
145 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding funds in respect of a survivor of institutional abuse (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28538/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
144 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will grant approval to County Cork Vocational Education Committee to purchase the identified site for a school (details supplied) in County Cork [28499/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
143 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of filled special needs assistant posts at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28498/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
142 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistant posts which have been cut as from the commencement of the current school term; if this number is greater than 475 posts that are being held unfilled to allow for emergencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28497/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
141 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review a matter in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [28472/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
140 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of public petitions that have been submitted to him in the past four years, in tabular form; the nature of the petition campaign; the date on which the petition was submitted; the number of signatories on each petition; the action undertaken by him following consideration of the submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28422/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
139 Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding to schools under the auspices of the vocational education committees in the 2010/11 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28417/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
138 Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the current situation of retired teachers who remain working on a temporary and substitute basis in all State-funded schools while teaching graduates remain on the live register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28416/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
137 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the organisations under his Department for which an employment control framework has been agreed; the current numbers they have in place; if they have been waiting more than one month to receive sanction to proceed to fill or retain any positions in spite of such positions falling below the agreed ECF ceiling. [28384/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
136 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of any organisation under his Department which has informed him of staffing difficulties which may impinge upon its ability to oversee effectively the spending of public funds; and his views regarding same. [28368/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
135 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons for the delay in a particular application to FETAC to become an accredited provider (details supplied) under its regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28343/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
134 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that pending the establishment of a new qualifications agency and the development of new quality assurance guidelines and programme validation criteria, FETAC has decided not to process current applications for provider registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28342/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
133 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills in the case in which a school bus service is being discontinued as a result of not meeting the minimum number of pupils availing of the service, whether it is permissible to amalgamate both primary and secondary bus services in those cases in which such an arrangement would be practical locally and when this would be of no extra cost to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28325/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
132 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the assistance that will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is attending a third level course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28300/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
131 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the circumstances under which a family in County Donegal can have its school transport charges reviewed on grounds of health and income if the family does not meet the qualifying distance laid down by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28288/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
130 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of vocational education committees that own their headquarters; the number of VEC headquarters that rent their premises; if he will indicate which headquarters are rented; and the cost involved. [28271/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
129 Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the University of Dublin, Trinity College, will provide a facility to allow students to pay the student contribution in two instalments as is available for student fees; if the university does not provide such a service whether he will request it to do so; if he will confirm that Trinity College charges a late payment replacement fee of €358; his views on whether it is appropriate to charge those in financial difficulty such a large fine for being late; if he will request the college to reduce same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28254/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
128 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current number of places available on the Youthreach programme; the current number of participants; the funding for the programme in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28212/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
127 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will enact the Teaching Council Act 2001, in particular, Part 5 covering the complaints procedure and investigation process; the measures he has put in place to enable independent investigation against school staff and/or members of the board of management; the number of notified complaints which remain unresolved to the satisfaction of children and/or their parents since the powers of investigation were effectively removed from him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28184/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
126 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will publish the location of the headquarters for the new amalgamated vocational education committees. [28181/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
125 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28172/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
124 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Galway is now a priority after planning permission for the project was granted following approval of material contraventions of local areas and development plans; the timeframe for development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28152/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
123 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school place in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [28673/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
122 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary has been provided with school transport. [28554/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2011
121 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will deal with the following matter (details supplied) regarding a home tuition grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28228/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2011
75 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount he intends to spend on consultancy fees in 2011, in particular those contracted to identify value for money in his Department. [28400/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2011
74 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a special needs assistant for a child (details supplied) in County Louth; and if a solution will be found quickly. [28140/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2011
73 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a special needs assistant for a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if a solution can be found as quickly as possible. [28092/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2011
72 Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills the minimum requirement or criteria necessary to get on the tender list for school building projects. [28088/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2011
71 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the review of the higher education grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; when a decision will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28076/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2011
70 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28066/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2011
69 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to open a primary school (details supplied) in Dublin 6. [28046/11]