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Question· writtenPQ 21asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2012
21. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a resource teacher has not been allocated to a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if his attention has been drawn to the hardship, distress and upset being caused to the affected children and their families; if he will provide a timeframe for when this post will be filled; if he will prioritise this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54871/12]
Question· writtenPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2012
20. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for a student grant has been processed in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54870/12]
Question· writtenPQ 19asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2012
19. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if applications for student grants to Student Universal Support Ireland will be granted without delay in view of the fact that students need to sit exams and cannot do so until they have received their grant and paid their fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54868/12]
Question· writtenPQ 18asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2012
18. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a Student Universal Support Ireland grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in view of new information supplied. [54858/12]
Question· writtenPQ 17asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2012
17. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a building project in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [54854/12]
Question· writtenPQ 16asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2012
16. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in Dublin 1 was excluded by the special education needs unit of his Department for special education needs resource support this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54853/12]
Question· writtenPQ 15asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2012
15. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their Student Universal Support Ireland application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54839/12]
Question· writtenPQ 14asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2012
14. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on the Student Universal Support Ireland grant application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54837/12]
Bill· Public2012/112defeated
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2012
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Education (Welfare) Act 2000 to impose mandatory requirements on the board of management of recognised schools to adopt counter bullying and preventative measures which are to be implemented by the board of management and to direct the Minister for Education and Skills to introduce regulations based on existing guidelines and to ensure these regulations are reviewed
Question· writtenPQ 134asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2012
134. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the number of nurses who have qualified here and subsequently emigrated since 2010. [54750/12]
Question· writtenPQ 108asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2012
108. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if medical cards will be provided to mature students who are over the age of 25 years and return to education and have no source of income. [54636/12]
Question· writtenPQ 67asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2012
67. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of teachers, scheduled classes, work training programmes that have been curtailed and or cancelled in each prison and the comparable numbers for six and 12 months ago; the impact of the reduction in prison officers and prison office hours on the availability of services for prisoners including education, psychology, work training, health care and drug addiction service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54734/12]
Question· writtenPQ 28asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2012
28. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of applications received by Student Universal Support Ireland and the total number of applications paid to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54820/12]
Question· writtenPQ 27asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2012
27. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will support an organisation (details supplied). [54798/12]
Question· writtenPQ 26asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2012
26. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to issue guidelines to boards of management in respect of the contentious issue of pupils purchasing presents for teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54744/12]
Question· writtenPQ 25asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2012
25. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the financial difficulties facing schools; his plans to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54724/12]
Question· writtenPQ 24asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2012
24. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the situation in which students using tablet computers in the course of their studies pay VAT on their school textbooks while those purchasing the traditional textbooks do not; if he has had any discussions in relation to this matter with the Department of Finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54719/12]
Question· writtenPQ 23asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2012
23. Deputy Joe O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) will be considered for a continuation of the maintenance grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54718/12]
Question· writtenPQ 22asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2012
22. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding has been allocated for the provision of a new school (details supplied) in County Cork; if a site has been acquired; when building will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54677/12]
Question· writtenPQ 21asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2012
21. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if existing student grant payments have been paid by all local authorities and vocational education committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54666/12]
Question· writtenPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2012
20. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of grants Student Universal Support Ireland have processed to date; the number of applications currently being processed each week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54659/12]
Question· writtenPQ 19asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2012
19. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills the contingency plans in place when awarding the Student Universal Support Ireland grant application processing contract to Dublin Vocational Education Committee should a delay in the processing of grants arise; if a contingency plan for dealing with delays was submitted by each entity that tendered for the contract; if a condition of the contract stipulated that each company should have employees with appropriate project managment experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54648/12]
Question· writtenPQ 18asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2012
18. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on difficulties facing students who are unable to provide social welfare offices with proof of being enrolled in full-time education when applying for social welfare payments as they are unable to pay registration fees while waiting for Student Universal Support Ireland to approve their grant applications and are designated as temporarily registered in college, a status which is not accepted as full time enrolment by the Department of Social Protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54647/12]
Question· writtenPQ 17asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2012
17. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided on a yearly basis under the minor works grants scheme in counties Cavan and Monaghan in each year since 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54635/12]
Question· writtenPQ 16asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2012
16. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline in tabular form the number of students per country who are currently attending teacher training colleges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54630/12]
Question· writtenPQ 15asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2012
15. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there was an instruction given by him for schools to buy all their stationary from a central location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54625/12]
Question· writtenPQ 14asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2012
14. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of recent developments at a school (details supplied) in County Limerick, if he will consider proposals that were made by this Deputy during the course of a topical issue debate on 27 November 2012 including a greater level of due diligence in advance of awarding school building contracts, a more enhanced role for local quantity surveyors who would be part of assessing the submitted tenders and their likelihood to be successfully delivered at what could be regarded as excessively low tenders, a system of certified retention where sub-contractors would have to certify that they have been paid up to date before the final amount of retention is paid by his Department, school or publicly funded body to the main contractor, the introduction of project specific bank accounts where only invoices related to the project can be paid from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54618/12]
Question· writtenPQ 13asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2012
13. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce any national school initiatives to deal with obesity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54610/12]
Question· writtenPQ 12asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2012
12. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce any secondary school initiatives to deal with obesity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54604/12]
Question· writtenPQ 11asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2012
11. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the number of Student Universal Support Ireland grant applications refused, those allowed and those still in progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54603/12]
Question· writtenPQ 10asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2012
10. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the emergency funding a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 can apply for to have the carpark near the school resurfaced in view of the road traffic incidents that have occurred at this location and the need to undertake urgent works. [54597/12]
Question· writtenPQ 9asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2012
9. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a grant under the Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [54593/12]
Question· writtenPQ 538asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
538. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Dublin Vocational Education Committee is administering the youth grant for the entire country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54082/12]
Question· writtenPQ 477asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
477. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his responsibilities in relation to children residing here in extreme poverty who are asylum seekers or the children of asylum seekers; if his attention has been drawn to the challenges faced by children who are living in direct provision, many of whom lack the most basic of opportunities for education and development; the extent of his Department's function in seeking to alleviate these challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46573/12]
Question· writtenPQ 281asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
281. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures she is using to ensure that persons in receipt of jobseekers' payments are actively looking for work or training opportunities, or are pursuing training or education. [53884/12]
Question· writtenPQ 229asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
229. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if classroom accommodation will be approved for a school (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54574/12]
Question· writtenPQ 228asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
228. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reassure staff, students and prospective students of a college (details supplied) in County Sligo of the future of home economics initial teacher education at the college with reference to the recommendation contained in the recent report from the Higher Education Authority to remove this service from the campus in County Sligo; if he appreciates their concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54570/12]
Question· writtenPQ 227asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
227. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has responded to the postcard campaign of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 against changes to guidance counselling provision in post primary education; and if he will meet the group concerned to discuss these issues in detail. [54564/12]
Question· writtenPQ 226asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
226. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure the retention of a home economics teacher education at a campus (details supplied) in County Sligo and provide the college and NUI Galway with an opportunity to demonstrate their capacity to fulfil the vision of the Initial Teacher Education report in the most cost effective manner possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54539/12]
Question· writtenPQ 225asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
225. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills in a case in which Student Universal Support Ireland accepts that a grant was incorrectly refused, the reason it is necessary for an applicant to go through a lengthy appeals process particularly in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 18; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54494/12]
Question· writtenPQ 224asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
224. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the buying of supplies by schools; if they have been directed to buy supplies centrally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54435/12]
Question· writtenPQ 223asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
223. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a case of discrimination taken by a former employee of a community training centre (details supplied) to the Equality Tribunal over the last two years; if this case was settled by the community training centre before reaching the Equality Tribunal; if so, the source of the funds for the settlement and the measures, if any, he favours in effecting changes to the board of management of the community training centre arising from this case. [54430/12]
Question· writtenPQ 222asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
222. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a grant application will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54419/12]
Question· writtenPQ 221asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
221. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a third level student grant will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois after Student Universal Support Ireland informed the applicant in August that the college and the course were approved and SUSI have now changed the criteria and removed this from the website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54403/12]
Question· writtenPQ 220asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
220. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that DEIS schools in Tallaght West, Dublin 24, will continue to receive special funding to allow the schools respond effectively to disadvantaged communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54397/12]
Question· writtenPQ 219asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
219. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the nature and range of programmes and joint initiatives that have been designated to increase mutual understanding and promote closer co-operation, North and South. [54375/12]
Question· writtenPQ 218asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
218. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the nature, process and outcomes of North-South bilateral contacts between his Department and the Department of Employment and Learning in Northern Ireland. [54374/12]
Question· writtenPQ 217asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
217. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made within the four designated areas of North-South co-operation of special education needs, educational underachievement, teacher mobility and school, youth and teacher exchanges. [54373/12]
Question· writtenPQ 216asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
216. Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will issue on an appeal in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [54329/12]
Question· writtenPQ 215asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
215. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which the new second level school in Greystones, County Wicklow, will open; the location of same; the number of pupils it will admit in its first year; the capacity of the school when it is fully operational; his views on whether it will be developed by its anticipated opening date; the envisaged catchment area of the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54322/12]