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Question· writtenPQ 40asked

39 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of prisoners currently incarcerated at all locations throughout the country; the number in high-security or other forms of prison, including open prisons; the extent to which rehabilitative or training programmes are available throughout; the total number of prisoners eligible for such schemes; the number currently receiving training or education; the number of any applicants for such programme; the extent to which an examination has been carried out as to the importance of such programmes when prisoners are eventually released into the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38008/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2011

39 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of prisoners currently incarcerated at all locations throughout the country; the number in high-security or other forms of prison, including open prisons; the extent to which rehabilitative or training programmes are available throughout; the total number of prisoners eligible for such schemes; the number currently receiving training or education; the number of any applicants for such programme; the extent to which an examination has been carried out as to the importance of such programmes when prisoners are eventually released into the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38008/11]

Question· writtenPQ 38asked

36 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 225 CAO courses require Garda vetting for applicants; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that this means persons who committed very minor offences unrelated to education are prevented from applying to these courses in the absence of spent convictions legislation; the date on which he will introduce spent convictions legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37912/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2011

36 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 225 CAO courses require Garda vetting for applicants; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that this means persons who committed very minor offences unrelated to education are prevented from applying to these courses in the absence of spent convictions legislation; the date on which he will introduce spent convictions legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37912/11]

Question· writtenPQ 82asked

78 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if it is possible for children from Belarus who come to Ireland to live with foster families to receive financial support towards their education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38062/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011

78 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if it is possible for children from Belarus who come to Ireland to live with foster families to receive financial support towards their education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38062/11]

Question· writtenPQ 81asked

77 Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision on a higher education grant appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38046/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011

77 Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision on a higher education grant appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38046/11]

Question· writtenPQ 79asked

75 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the need to prioritise literacy education and, in particular, to work on the literacy of parents in order that they can better support their children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37994/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011

75 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the need to prioritise literacy education and, in particular, to work on the literacy of parents in order that they can better support their children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37994/11]

Question· writtenPQ 76asked

72 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the pupil-teacher ratio in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37955/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011

72 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the pupil-teacher ratio in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37955/11]

Question· writtenPQ 75asked

71 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements he will put in place to ensure that a school placement will be arranged for a student (details supplied) in County Tipperary who has been out of school since September in view of the fact that there have been no placements available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37952/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011

71 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements he will put in place to ensure that a school placement will be arranged for a student (details supplied) in County Tipperary who has been out of school since September in view of the fact that there have been no placements available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37952/11]

Question· writtenPQ 74asked

70 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of all websites under his remit; the annual cost of maintaining each website; the average number of hits per month on each site for the past year; his views on whether these websites can be rationalised to bring about cost savings without compromising eGovernment objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37942/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011

70 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of all websites under his remit; the annual cost of maintaining each website; the average number of hits per month on each site for the past year; his views on whether these websites can be rationalised to bring about cost savings without compromising eGovernment objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37942/11]

Question· writtenPQ 73asked

69 Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has any plans to initiate a new national policy on adult education, including adult literacy, in view of the fact that the last such policy was published in 2000; if he could broaden the new national strategy for children and young persons to include adult literacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37856/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011

69 Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has any plans to initiate a new national policy on adult education, including adult literacy, in view of the fact that the last such policy was published in 2000; if he could broaden the new national strategy for children and young persons to include adult literacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37856/11]

Question· writtenPQ 72asked

68 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any funding resources available for the provision of ICT equipment or services for Montessori education; if he has considered providing a small level of funding for early-years education which would enhance the free pre-school scheme; his views on whether incorporating ICT into the early-years curriculum could integrate with the aims and goals of the pre-school scheme and benefit a child’s development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37816/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011

68 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any funding resources available for the provision of ICT equipment or services for Montessori education; if he has considered providing a small level of funding for early-years education which would enhance the free pre-school scheme; his views on whether incorporating ICT into the early-years curriculum could integrate with the aims and goals of the pre-school scheme and benefit a child’s development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37816/11]

Question· writtenPQ 71asked

67 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider setting up a musical scholarship scheme in memory of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37803/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011

67 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider setting up a musical scholarship scheme in memory of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37803/11]

Question· writtenPQ 69asked

65 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills when students (details supplied) in County Mayo may expect to receive their higher education grant payments from Mayo Vocational Education Committee. [37783/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011

65 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills when students (details supplied) in County Mayo may expect to receive their higher education grant payments from Mayo Vocational Education Committee. [37783/11]

Question· writtenPQ 68asked

64 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills if students covered under the LMA 2 programme to diploma level (details supplied) at the University of Limerick might be considered for an extension under the programme to cover the costs of their education to degree level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37850/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011

64 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills if students covered under the LMA 2 programme to diploma level (details supplied) at the University of Limerick might be considered for an extension under the programme to cover the costs of their education to degree level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37850/11]

Question· writtenPQ 31asked

122 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when Dáil Éireann may expect to see local government reform proposals including the devolving of control of transport, traffic, economic development, education, responses to crime and local health care needs to local communities. [37873/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011

122 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when Dáil Éireann may expect to see local government reform proposals including the devolving of control of transport, traffic, economic development, education, responses to crime and local health care needs to local communities. [37873/11]

Question· writtenPQ 158asked

185 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount paid out annually from public funds for outsourcing to private contractors and the use of consultants and agencies for all Departments of the Civil Service, public service, and State agencies, and to break down these figures in tabular form by Department, authority and agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38263/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011

185 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount paid out annually from public funds for outsourcing to private contractors and the use of consultants and agencies for all Departments of the Civil Service, public service, and State agencies, and to break down these figures in tabular form by Department, authority and agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38263/11]

Question· writtenPQ 157asked

184 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will indicate the numbers, if any, of in or out of court settlements made by his Department directly or by bodies directly or indirectly under his aegis for whatever reason in the past ten years to date; the extent, if any, to which a confidentiality clause was attached in any such agreements; if known, the cost or likely cost to the Exchequer arising therefrom, and under what particular heading any such charge might have been applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37716/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011

184 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will indicate the numbers, if any, of in or out of court settlements made by his Department directly or by bodies directly or indirectly under his aegis for whatever reason in the past ten years to date; the extent, if any, to which a confidentiality clause was attached in any such agreements; if known, the cost or likely cost to the Exchequer arising therefrom, and under what particular heading any such charge might have been applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37716/11]

Question· writtenPQ 156asked

183 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to the State on an annual basis for a student who transfers from a fee-paying private second-level school to a State-funded school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37700/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011

183 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to the State on an annual basis for a student who transfers from a fee-paying private second-level school to a State-funded school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37700/11]

Question· writtenPQ 155asked

182 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of pupils attending fee-paying private schools for the school years 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37699/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011

182 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of pupils attending fee-paying private schools for the school years 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37699/11]

Question· writtenPQ 154asked

181 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has divested the old school building of a school (details supplied) in County Cork back to the Diocese of Cork and Ross; if not, the timeframe for the divesting process to be completed; and his plans regarding the remaining prefabs on the site. [37629/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011

181 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has divested the old school building of a school (details supplied) in County Cork back to the Diocese of Cork and Ross; if not, the timeframe for the divesting process to be completed; and his plans regarding the remaining prefabs on the site. [37629/11]

Question· writtenPQ 153asked

180 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will detail the full list of capital projects included in the three bundles of public private partnership projects in the higher education sector that will not proceed following the recent Infrastructure and Capital Investment Plan 2012-2016. [37597/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011

180 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will detail the full list of capital projects included in the three bundles of public private partnership projects in the higher education sector that will not proceed following the recent Infrastructure and Capital Investment Plan 2012-2016. [37597/11]

Question· writtenPQ 152asked

179 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a proposal to create a technological university through a partnership between Cork Institute of Technology and Waterford Institute of Technology; and if he will support a partnership between these two institutes. [37596/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011

179 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a proposal to create a technological university through a partnership between Cork Institute of Technology and Waterford Institute of Technology; and if he will support a partnership between these two institutes. [37596/11]

Question· writtenPQ 151asked

178 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update of the full list of capital projects at Cork Institute of Technology; and the capital projects at CIT that are affected by the recent Infrastructure and Capital Investment Plan 2012-2016. [37595/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011

178 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update of the full list of capital projects at Cork Institute of Technology; and the capital projects at CIT that are affected by the recent Infrastructure and Capital Investment Plan 2012-2016. [37595/11]

Question· writtenPQ 150asked

177 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will re-examine and reconsider the introduction of phase 2 of the closed school rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37531/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011

177 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will re-examine and reconsider the introduction of phase 2 of the closed school rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37531/11]

Question· writtenPQ 147asked

174 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff employed within his Department expressed as whole time equivalents as returned to the Department for the end of 2008, 2009, 2010, and the figures available for 2011, in tabular form. [37480/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011

174 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff employed within his Department expressed as whole time equivalents as returned to the Department for the end of 2008, 2009, 2010, and the figures available for 2011, in tabular form. [37480/11]

Question· writtenPQ 142asked

168 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 16 November 2011, if the rejection letter of 4 May 2011 could be reconsidered in view of health and, more urgently, safety concerns. [37383/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011

168 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 16 November 2011, if the rejection letter of 4 May 2011 could be reconsidered in view of health and, more urgently, safety concerns. [37383/11]

Question· writtenPQ 139asked

166 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the total value of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund programme for 9,000 workers made redundant in the NACE 41 Construction of Buildings, NACE 43 Specialised Construction Activities and NACE 71 Architectural Services construction sub-sectors between 1 July 2009 and 31 March 2010 that has already been invested in training supports and other interventions developed by FÁS as stated at his Department (details supplied); the number of the 9,000 named applicants on which this was spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37354/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011

166 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the total value of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund programme for 9,000 workers made redundant in the NACE 41 Construction of Buildings, NACE 43 Specialised Construction Activities and NACE 71 Architectural Services construction sub-sectors between 1 July 2009 and 31 March 2010 that has already been invested in training supports and other interventions developed by FÁS as stated at his Department (details supplied); the number of the 9,000 named applicants on which this was spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37354/11]

Question· writtenPQ 138asked

165 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date with the survey undertaken by the Teaching Council on the qualifications of staff teaching mathematics; the number of schools requested to participate in the survey; the number that responded; when he expects to receive a report from the Teaching Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37348/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011

165 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date with the survey undertaken by the Teaching Council on the qualifications of staff teaching mathematics; the number of schools requested to participate in the survey; the number that responded; when he expects to receive a report from the Teaching Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37348/11]

Question· writtenPQ 137asked

164 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding workplace apprenticeships for the restaurant sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37340/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011

164 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding workplace apprenticeships for the restaurant sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37340/11]

Question· writtenPQ 136asked

163 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the Restaurants Association of Ireland is proposing that tourism and hospitality studies will be part of the second level curriculum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37334/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011

163 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the Restaurants Association of Ireland is proposing that tourism and hospitality studies will be part of the second level curriculum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37334/11]

Question· writtenPQ 135asked

162 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he does not require companies to state or prove that they are complying with the CWPS or NECI pension schemes; if he is in a position to state that the contractors awarded education contracts in 2011 in County Donegal are complying with the pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37308/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011

162 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he does not require companies to state or prove that they are complying with the CWPS or NECI pension schemes; if he is in a position to state that the contractors awarded education contracts in 2011 in County Donegal are complying with the pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37308/11]

Question· writtenPQ 133asked

160 Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills the support and options for finance available to an unemployed architect who has secured a place in a teacher training college from January 2012 but who has been told there will be no college grant available to them in view of the fact that the course is not a higher level than their previous qualification, and who has also been informed that they will lose their social welfare because they will not be available to work. [37196/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011

160 Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Education and Skills the support and options for finance available to an unemployed architect who has secured a place in a teacher training college from January 2012 but who has been told there will be no college grant available to them in view of the fact that the course is not a higher level than their previous qualification, and who has also been informed that they will lose their social welfare because they will not be available to work. [37196/11]

Question· writtenPQ 131asked

158 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a special needs assistant will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37153/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011

158 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a special needs assistant will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37153/11]

Question· writtenPQ 130asked

157 Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills, with regard to the process leading to the publication of the Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016 plan by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, if he was instructed to make recommendations up to the total value for education projects identified in the plan; if he recommended additional school development projects which were not included in the plan, and to what value; the criteria and analysis that were used to arrive at the total figure of 40 new schools to be built under the plan, as opposed to a higher or lower number; the criteria and analysis that were used to identify the schools selected to be built or extended under the plan and the estimated cost of these works for each school; and if a ranking or priority list was produced of the schools to be built. [37126/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011

157 Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills, with regard to the process leading to the publication of the Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016 plan by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, if he was instructed to make recommendations up to the total value for education projects identified in the plan; if he recommended additional school development projects which were not included in the plan, and to what value; the criteria and analysis that were used to arrive at the total figure of 40 new schools to be built under the plan, as opposed to a higher or lower number; the criteria and analysis that were used to identify the schools selected to be built or extended under the plan and the estimated cost of these works for each school; and if a ranking or priority list was produced of the schools to be built. [37126/11]

Question· writtenPQ 129asked

156 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons refused higher education maintenance grants in 2010 and 2011 on the basis of failing to meet the residency criteria as outlined in section 4.1.1 of the higher education grants scheme, broken down by citizenship for Irish, EU and non-EU nationals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37118/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011

156 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons refused higher education maintenance grants in 2010 and 2011 on the basis of failing to meet the residency criteria as outlined in section 4.1.1 of the higher education grants scheme, broken down by citizenship for Irish, EU and non-EU nationals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37118/11]

Question· writtenPQ 127asked

154 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements put in place by him to facilitate community use or use by non-commercial voluntary organisations of schools built under public private partnership arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37066/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011

154 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements put in place by him to facilitate community use or use by non-commercial voluntary organisations of schools built under public private partnership arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37066/11]

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