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Question· writtenPQ 236asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 October 2014
236. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the recommendations for actions in the education system contained in the new Royal College of Physicians of Ireland policy statement on obesity here; the measures she will implement on the matter of obesity (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38880/14]
Question· writtenPQ 235asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 October 2014
235. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the minor works grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38874/14]
Question· writtenPQ 234asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 October 2014
234. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding transport needs in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry [38930/14]
Question· writtenPQ 233asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 October 2014
233. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reverse the cut in the grant in respect of students (details supplied) who must spend a period of time in a Gaeltacht; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38897/14]
Question· writtenPQ 148asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 October 2014
148. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total spend to date on the following two DCYA training funds for early childhood services, that is, the support and training fund in 2013 totalling €900,000 and the learner fund in 2014-15 totalling €3 million; and if he will provide a breakdown of funding allocated by county by county in a tabular form in respect of funding uptake. [38995/14]
Question· writtenPQ 211asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
211. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of contracts of indefinite duration that have been sought and the number that have been granted in the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 in the public sector under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38838/14]
Question· writtenPQ 210asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
210. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of temporary contracts in place for the public sector as a whole including State agencies and other public bodies under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38827/14]
Question· writtenPQ 209asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
209. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the increasing demand for places in a special school (details supplied) if she will provide a schedule for the provision of additional classroom space in order to meet this demand. [38811/14]
Question· writtenPQ 208asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
208. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will continue to provide free transport to children attending units or schools catering for children with special needs; if her attention has been drawn to difficulties arising for some students whereby the nearest such school to them is full and they are required to travel some distance to get a school place; and if she will provide an assurance that her Department will continue to fund transport in such cases. [38809/14]
Question· writtenPQ 207asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
207. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to concerns within the special education sector regarding recent changes (details supplied) to the qualification regime; and if she will address these issues. [38808/14]
Question· writtenPQ 206asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
206. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the schools that are due to receive new build accommodation in 2015 and 2016, broken down by location and type of accommodation intended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38781/14]
Question· writtenPQ 205asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
205. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the measures that have been taken to reduce the numbers of prefabricated classrooms in use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38778/14]
Question· writtenPQ 204asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
204. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the measures taken to ensure that class sizes at primary level do not increase; if she will introduce initiatives to reduce class sizes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38777/14]
Question· writtenPQ 203asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
203. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the education (admission to schools) Bill 2014. [38762/14]
Question· writtenPQ 202asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
202. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to an issue (details supplied) regarding National Council for Special Education proposals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38744/14]
Question· writtenPQ 201asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
201. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out her views on the hardship caused for primary school teaching students for whom the subsidy towards the compulsory Gaeltacht placement has been removed; and if she will reinstate same. [38717/14]
Question· writtenPQ 200asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
200. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reinstate the subsidy towards the compulsory Gaeltacht placement required to be completed by all primary teacher students. [38712/14]
Question· writtenPQ 199asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
199. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the terms of reference of the Caranua redress scheme to include those victims of clerical sexual abuse who were awarded compensation under the original redress scheme; her views on whether the terms of reference are too restrictive and on whether those who were deemed eligible for redress in the first instance should be automatically included in the Caranua scheme, irrespective of whether they were in a residential institution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38711/14]
Question· writtenPQ 198asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
198. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the current staffing levels in Student Universal Support Ireland compared to 2012 and 2013; the breakdown and roles of these staff members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38703/14]
Question· writtenPQ 197asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
197. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the changes to the way special needs assistants are allocated to schools; the way these changes will impact on the overall number of SNAs and resource teachers in schools this year; the reason the changes were deemed necessary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38673/14]
Question· writtenPQ 196asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
196. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that funding for the student assistance fund is increased in the upcoming budget, as its reduction in recent years has had a detrimental effect on students. [38667/14]
Question· writtenPQ 195asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
195. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the advice she and her Department received regarding the schools profiling questionnaire; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38639/14]
Question· writtenPQ 194asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
194. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the schools profiling questionnaire; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38638/14]
Question· writtenPQ 193asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
193. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she or her Department have received correspondence from the Irish Primary Principals' Network outlining its concerns regarding the schools profiling questionnaire; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38637/14]
Question· writtenPQ 192asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
192. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she received correspondence from a school (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the school profile questionnaire; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38636/14]
Question· writtenPQ 191asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
191. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she has received correspondence from a school (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the pupil-teacher ratio; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38635/14]
Question· writtenPQ 190asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
190. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views that applied behaviour analysis is a scientifically based system that has proven its worth and in the long term would save the State money; if she will change her Department to reflect these views; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38634/14]
Question· writtenPQ 189asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
189. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was refused a special rate of maintenance grant in view of the fact that the sole income coming into the house is jobseeker’s allowance; his views that refusal in this instance will cause hardship to the person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38624/14]
Question· writtenPQ 188asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
188. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a senior architect has visited a school (details supplied) in County Dublin to examine the prefabs there, with a view to a permanent replacement of same; if she will confirm that an inspection has taken place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38611/14]
Question· writtenPQ 187asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
187. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a course (details supplied) will be recognised by Student Universal Support Ireland as eligible for grant purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38604/14]
Question· writtenPQ 186asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
186. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a student accommodation strategy is currently being prepared in view of the enormous challenges facing third level students in accessing suitable accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38594/14]
Question· writtenPQ 185asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
185. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount available nationally for the student assistance fund for the academic years 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38592/14]
Question· writtenPQ 184asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
184. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the expected cost of reducing, in respect of third level student maintenance grants, the non-adjacent rate qualifying distance from 45 km to 25 km; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38591/14]
Question· writtenPQ 183asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
183. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount expected to be raised by the increase in the student contribution fee to €3,000 for the 2015-16 college year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38590/14]
Question· writtenPQ 182asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
182. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the Exchequer that would be involved in reducing the minimum number of pupils required for a staffing allocation of four teachers in a school to 84. [38623/14]
Question· writtenPQ 181asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
181. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the Exchequer that would be involved in reducing the minimum number of pupils required for a staffing allocation of three teachers in a school to 54. [38622/14]
Question· writtenPQ 180asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
180. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the Exchequer that would be involved in reducing the minimum number of pupils required for a staffing allocation of two teachers in a school to 17. [38621/14]
Question· writtenPQ 179asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
179. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a commitment that was postponed in 2008 relating to a benchmarking award for teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38620/14]
Question· writtenPQ 169asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
169. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the public dental health services that are available to children in post-primary education in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38807/14]
Question· writtenPQ 151asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
151. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the public dental health services available to children in post-primary education in County Kildare if they are not covered by a medical card or health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38756/14]
Question· writtenPQ 150asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 October 2014
150. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the public dental health services available to children in post-primary education in County Kildare who are covered by a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38754/14]
Question· writtenPQ 205asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2014
205. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of the smaller fee charging schools, particularly small schools in rural areas under the patronage of minority churches, in respect of the reduction in financial support for them in the past three years such as through changes in pupil-teacher ratio; the proposals, she has to ensure that these schools are adequately supported to remain viable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38522/14]
Question· writtenPQ 204asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2014
204. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding advice available to a student who wants to pursue a qualification in dance; if there is any establishment in the country providing such courses under the student grant scheme; if any assistance is available from any other agency to a student; if grant assistance is available if the student attends a course in a private college here or publicly in the UK and the reason do we not assist students wishing to pursue a career in dance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38517/14]
Question· writtenPQ 203asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2014
203. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the value of smaller class sizes which ensure a high quality delivery of education; the steps she will take to reduce the class sizes to an acceptable level in line with international standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38515/14]
Question· writtenPQ 202asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2014
202. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason her Department has not yet provided the board of management of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 a date for its stage 2A meeting concerning plans to rebuild the school. [38504/14]
Question· writtenPQ 201asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2014
201. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills her proposals to meet the post-primary requirements of the various scoileanna Gaeilge; if she has received submissions in this regard from the various school authorities; if she will be in a position to advance proposals in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38473/14]
Question· writtenPQ 200asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2014
200. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which his Department continues to have dialogue with the authorities at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if provision of extra facilities is contemplated threat; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38472/14]
Question· writtenPQ 199asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2014
199. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the Kildare Wicklow Educational Training Board has adequate resources to meet the educational requirements throughout its catchment area; if she envisages any particular requirements that need to be met in the first instance; the medium to long-term plan in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38471/14]
Question· writtenPQ 198asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2014
198. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she has had dialogue with voluntary or private fee paying schools with a view to recognising the needs of such schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38470/14]
Question· writtenPQ 197asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2014
197. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which school place requirements at primary and second level have been identified at Naas, County Kildare; the extent of preparation in hand to meet any shortfall; the timescale for provision of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38469/14]
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