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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
240. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on maintaining history as a core subject for the junior certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37592/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
239. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a review has taken place of the procurement practices within the education sector, particularly in the higher education sector; if such a review is proposed; if concerns have been raised with his Department in relation to procurement practices in the higher education sector or other bodies within the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37589/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
238. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if savings will be made by his Department by the introduction of the new resource allocation model for special educational needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37588/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
237. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is considering extending borrowing rights to institutes of technology, particularly in view of the recent HEA financial review of the institute of technology sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37587/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
236. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the audited accounts of higher education institutions in receipt of public funds are made public; the latest date for which the audited accounts of such institutions have been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37586/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
235. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the actions taken by his Department to address the concerns outlined in the special report of the Comptroller and Auditor General in February 2012 entitled, Matters Arising out of Education Audits; if any of these concerns are outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37585/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
234. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the spend from the national training fund and the projected spend in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37584/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
233. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a current surplus in the national training fund; the expected increases in the fund; if there is a surplus projected in the fund; if there is further projected spending of the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37583/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
232. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason history is being considered as a non-core subject at junior certificate level; his views on this proposal; the timeframe for the introduction of this proposal; if concerns have been expressed by stakeholders; if his Department plans to hold a public consultation process in respect of the proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37582/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
231. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reports commissioned by his Department since 2006 which while completed or are in final draft form have not been published; the reason they have not been published; the expected publication date; the cost to date of each such report; if tenders were invited; if it is not intended to publish any such report the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37546/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
230. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for additional school accommodation by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37533/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
229. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address matters in respect of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37524/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
228. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the rank that Tipperary town has regarding the review of Delivering Equality of Opportunities in Schools, DEIS, in view of the fact that no primary school in Tipperary town has DEIS status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37516/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
227. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria for Delivering Equality of Opportunities in Schools, DEIS, status and funding going forward with regard to the review of DEIS; if there are changes to the component of DEIS; the most relevant information in supporting a submission; the timeframe for the roll out of the new DEIS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37515/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
226. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 17 November 2016, the reason it is not expressly detailed in chapter 5 5.5 of the terms and conditions of employment for registered teachers in recognised primary and post primary schools that sitting Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas who are teachers on a career break may not apply to resume teaching duties on a job sharing basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37478/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
225. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the schools throughout the State which do not currently have a National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS, psychologist assigned to them in tabular form. [37466/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
224. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide for a scheme for schools to employ secretaries separate to capitation payments. [37464/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
223. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the major capital projects which were announced to go to construction in 2017 and which are now expected to proceed. [37459/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
222. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the major capital projects which were announced to begin construction in 2016 and which have not commenced yet. [37458/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
221. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a purchase has been completed for a site for a school (details supplied). [37456/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
220. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 17 November 2016, if sitting Members in the Houses of the Oireachtas are restricted from applying for the job sharing scheme; the part of the Government decision (details supplied) made on 1 February 2011 which restricts sitting Oireachtas Members from applying for the job sharing scheme; the provision of Statutory Instrument No. 110 of 2011 which gave effect to the Government decision of 1 February 2011 which restricts the eligibility for sitting Oireachtas Members to apply for the job sharing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37455/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
219. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the case of a school (details supplied) which has applied to his Department under the additional school accommodation for primary schools fund for a parents room in the school; if he will acknowledge that the application has been received; the process for progressing the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37452/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
218. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will approve the resources that may be necessary for the allocation of a temporary teaching post until June 2017 for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37446/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
217. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a special needs assistant will be provided to a person (details supplied). [37439/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
216. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an application for funding by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37341/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
215. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a permanent extension for a school (details supplied); when work will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37340/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
214. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale behind the approach taken in the draft regulations on school admissions which were published in September 2013 that sought to limit the number of places that could be allocated to children of past pupils to a maximum of 25%. [37339/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
213. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the specific training that is provided to teachers to equip them with the skills necessary to address incidents of physical violence from students, whether directed at the teacher or other member of staff or between two or more students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37327/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
210. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the average time between referral for assessment and report completion for children assessed by the National Educational Psychology Service for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37324/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
209. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has put in place a plan to address the issues facing the education sector by the proposed exit of Britain from the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37323/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
208. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if students from Northern Ireland or Britain who apply to study a third-level course here in the next term will have their funding guaranteed as EU students for the duration of their course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37322/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
207. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that were invited by his Department to participate in the pilot model for the proposed new resource allocation model for children with special educational needs; the number that refused; the reasons for the refusal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37321/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
206. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he plans to publish guidelines to schools in relation to best practice for children who wish to opt out of receiving religious instruction; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37320/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
205. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding for projects in 2017 in County Meath to be funded by his Department by project name, location and funding amount, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37300/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
204. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the applications submitted for funding and projects from Meath County Council in each of the years 2014 to 2016, in tabular form; if the applications where successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37284/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
203. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that has been provided to County Meath over the previous three years 2014 to 2016 by project name, location and funding amount in tabular form. [37268/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
202. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding for projects in 2017 in County Louth to be funded by his Department by project name, location and funding amount, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37252/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
201. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the applications submitted for funding projects from Louth County Council in each of the years 2014 to 2016 in tabular form; and if the applications were successful. [37236/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
200. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that has been provided to County Louth over the previous three years 2014 to 2016 by project name, location and funding amount, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37220/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
199. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the appeals mechanism which will be in place for schools that fail to secure DEIS status in the next admissions to the scheme. [37203/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
198. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the CSO criteria he plans to use to decide which new schools will be able to access the DEIS scheme for the first time. [37202/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
197. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the discussions he has had with his counterparts in Great Britain, the Northern Ireland and Scottish Assemblies and in the EU with regard to the education issues following Brexit. [37167/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
196. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an amendment to the State's free fees initiative is envisaged to cater for Northern Ireland and UK students post-Brexit. [37166/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
195. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department or a body under its aegis, in considering any proposals to reform career structures for researchers with masters degrees and PhDs working in higher level institutions or in research bodies attached to these HEIs that receive State research funding and contracts, has concerns that contracts of indefinite duration used in these contexts to employ researchers have a negative effect on the State's ability to attract and retain research talent; and his views on whether these contracts can be exploitative of researchers. [37113/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
194. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when it is proposed to introduce the new religion and ethics curriculum in primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37112/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
193. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that some children with autism spectrum disorder who could be taught in mainstream post-primary schools are being accommodated in special schools, due to the lack of availability of special classes or other suitable resources in mainstream schools. [37111/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
192. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department or a body under its aegis has undertaken any research into the number of children with autism spectrum disorder, ASD, who have not been admitted to a mainstream school in any given year, due to so-called soft barriers to entry as well as hard barriers such as the absence of special classes or individualised education programmes for students with ASD. [37110/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
191. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has undertaken any research into the number of schools that employ selection criteria in their school admissions based primarily on religion rather than non-religious selection criteria, such as catchment area. [37109/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
190. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the source of the statistic used by his Department that on average 20% of schools, mostly in Dublin, are oversubscribed; if the statistic that 20% of schools use some selection criteria is correct; and if these figures are out of date. [37108/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2016
189. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a gaelcholáiste in north Kildare, as previously indicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37061/16]