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Question· writtenPQ 478asked

478. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the shortage of secondary school places in Wexford town, if she will address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43575/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2015

478. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the shortage of secondary school places in Wexford town, if she will address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43575/15]

Question· writtenPQ 477asked

477. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Wexford will be considered under the delivering equality of opportunity in schools scheme; if she will include new schools under this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43574/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2015

477. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Wexford will be considered under the delivering equality of opportunity in schools scheme; if she will include new schools under this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43574/15]

Question· writtenPQ 476asked

476. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Nos. 229 of 4 November 2015 and 162 of 18 November 2015, if she will acknowledge a chronic lack of special classes for students with autism in mainstream secondary schools, and the reason for her policy of allowing schools to undertake such classes subject to their own willingness. [43558/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2015

476. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Nos. 229 of 4 November 2015 and 162 of 18 November 2015, if she will acknowledge a chronic lack of special classes for students with autism in mainstream secondary schools, and the reason for her policy of allowing schools to undertake such classes subject to their own willingness. [43558/15]

Question· writtenPQ 473asked

473. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the State Examinations Commission will complete its review of its procedures for allocating resources to assist leaving certificate students under the reasonable accommodations in the certificate examinations scheme. [43555/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2015

473. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the State Examinations Commission will complete its review of its procedures for allocating resources to assist leaving certificate students under the reasonable accommodations in the certificate examinations scheme. [43555/15]

Question· writtenPQ 472asked

472. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of applications for grants to Student Universal Support Ireland by independent students and the parameters involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43553/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2015

472. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of applications for grants to Student Universal Support Ireland by independent students and the parameters involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43553/15]

Question· writtenPQ 471asked

471. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 546 of 17 November 2015 concerning a school (details supplied) in County Longford, if she will respond to the clarification sought to aspects of that earlier reply. [43549/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2015

471. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 546 of 17 November 2015 concerning a school (details supplied) in County Longford, if she will respond to the clarification sought to aspects of that earlier reply. [43549/15]

Question· writtenPQ 470asked

470. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills when construction work will begin and be completed on a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43537/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2015

470. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills when construction work will begin and be completed on a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43537/15]

Question· writtenPQ 469asked

469. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2 to avail of further funding under the Momentum initiative in order to avail of further driving lessons. [43530/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2015

469. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2 to avail of further funding under the Momentum initiative in order to avail of further driving lessons. [43530/15]

Question· writtenPQ 468asked

468. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the circumstances surrounding the loss of delivering equality of opportunity in schools status when Scoil Damhnait and McHale College merged to become Coláiste Pobail Acla in County Mayo, given that the larger McHale College previously had this status and took on the extra students when Scoil Damhnait closed, given that parents were informed that this status would not be affected and given that there are now nine national schools with this status feeding into a secondary school without this status in one of the most economically disadvantaged areas in the State; the persons who made the decision to remove this status from the school, and her plans to rectify this as a matter of urgency. [43527/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2015

468. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the circumstances surrounding the loss of delivering equality of opportunity in schools status when Scoil Damhnait and McHale College merged to become Coláiste Pobail Acla in County Mayo, given that the larger McHale College previously had this status and took on the extra students when Scoil Damhnait closed, given that parents were informed that this status would not be affected and given that there are now nine national schools with this status feeding into a secondary school without this status in one of the most economically disadvantaged areas in the State; the persons who made the decision to remove this status from the school, and her plans to rectify this as a matter of urgency. [43527/15]

Question· writtenPQ 467asked

467. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools with delivering equality of opportunity in schools status that have merged with other schools since this status was introduced, and the number of the newly merged schools that maintained or received this status in tabular form. [43525/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2015

467. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools with delivering equality of opportunity in schools status that have merged with other schools since this status was introduced, and the number of the newly merged schools that maintained or received this status in tabular form. [43525/15]

Question· writtenPQ 465asked

465. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the conveyancing process for a school (details supplied) in County Galway will be concluded so that work can begin on providing a new school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43514/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2015

465. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the conveyancing process for a school (details supplied) in County Galway will be concluded so that work can begin on providing a new school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43514/15]

Question· writtenPQ 464asked

464. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who requested an exemption in the leaving certificate examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43510/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2015

464. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who requested an exemption in the leaving certificate examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43510/15]

Question· writtenPQ 463asked

463. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of increasing the number of intellectual disability training places in Dublin City University from 20 to 35; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43848/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2015

463. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of increasing the number of intellectual disability training places in Dublin City University from 20 to 35; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43848/15]

Question· writtenPQ 50asked

50. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she will develop Irish culture reflecting national and multicultural identity in a readily recognisable fashion, capable of being used as a major brand image at home and abroad, whether in the context of Culture 2025 or otherwise; the extent to she will do this through the arts, education and the community; the extent to which whe will contribute to the economy by expanding job opportunities created through this medium, given the extent of the contribution from the philanthropic and voluntary sectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43494/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2015

50. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she will develop Irish culture reflecting national and multicultural identity in a readily recognisable fashion, capable of being used as a major brand image at home and abroad, whether in the context of Culture 2025 or otherwise; the extent to she will do this through the arts, education and the community; the extent to which whe will contribute to the economy by expanding job opportunities created through this medium, given the extent of the contribution from the philanthropic and voluntary sectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43494/15]

Bill· Public2015/114lapsed

Equality in Education Bill 2015

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2015

Bill entitled an Act to repeal without exception provisions of law allowing for discrimination on religious grounds against children in admissions to school; to mandate the Minister for Education and Skills to modernise the curriculum and to provide for related matters.

Question· writtenPQ 262asked

262. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the payroll payment for substitute Special Needs Assistant duties will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43453/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2015

262. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the payroll payment for substitute Special Needs Assistant duties will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43453/15]

Question· writtenPQ 259asked

259. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the exact boundaries upon which projections for the demand for new schools in Dublin are based and the specific criteria and data within these boundaries that are used to identify whether a need exists or not; the banding or ranking system that applies to how resources are allocated, once a need is identified, to ascertain which schools get funded first; and how this process was utilised in the recent announcement of funding for schools in Dublin. [43378/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2015

259. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the exact boundaries upon which projections for the demand for new schools in Dublin are based and the specific criteria and data within these boundaries that are used to identify whether a need exists or not; the banding or ranking system that applies to how resources are allocated, once a need is identified, to ascertain which schools get funded first; and how this process was utilised in the recent announcement of funding for schools in Dublin. [43378/15]

Question· writtenPQ 258asked

258. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to ensure the future and ethos of the small minority faith schools in rural Ireland and to ensure they have adequate staff numbers; the number of these schools that have one, two, or more than two mainstream classroom teachers; the changes made to the pupil-teacher ratio for these schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43354/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2015

258. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to ensure the future and ethos of the small minority faith schools in rural Ireland and to ensure they have adequate staff numbers; the number of these schools that have one, two, or more than two mainstream classroom teachers; the changes made to the pupil-teacher ratio for these schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43354/15]

Question· writtenPQ 257asked

257. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a building project (details supplied) in County Roscommon, and when it is expected to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43347/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2015

257. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a building project (details supplied) in County Roscommon, and when it is expected to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43347/15]

Question· writtenPQ 256asked

256. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools renting prefabricated units and the number of these that are newly rented, and purchased, by cost, by school, by county, since January 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43345/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2015

256. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools renting prefabricated units and the number of these that are newly rented, and purchased, by cost, by school, by county, since January 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43345/15]

Question· writtenPQ 255asked

255. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the full-time, part-time, evening, and online courses provided by Donegal Education and Training Board, by category, by location, by intake number to each course, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43338/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2015

255. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the full-time, part-time, evening, and online courses provided by Donegal Education and Training Board, by category, by location, by intake number to each course, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43338/15]

Question· writtenPQ 254asked

254. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of further education and training courses available, by education and training board, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43337/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2015

254. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of further education and training courses available, by education and training board, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43337/15]

Question· writtenPQ 252asked

252. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify the rules of entitlement relating to the provision of school transport for children with disabilities so that these rules can be applied fairly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43328/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2015

252. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify the rules of entitlement relating to the provision of school transport for children with disabilities so that these rules can be applied fairly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43328/15]

Question· writtenPQ 251asked

251. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a DEIS post primary school retains DEIS status on amalgamation with a non-DEIS school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43312/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2015

251. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a DEIS post primary school retains DEIS status on amalgamation with a non-DEIS school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43312/15]

Question· writtenPQ 250asked

250. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the plans for the construction of a new post primary school for a location (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43311/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2015

250. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the plans for the construction of a new post primary school for a location (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43311/15]

Question· writtenPQ 249asked

249. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a primary school which is due to lose a teacher in September 2016 due to changes in the pupil-teacher ratio leaving the school one pupil short, given that the loss of the teacher will result in an extra large class with a number of pupils needing learning support; if the school can appeal this decision, given an expected increase in pupil numbers in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43309/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2015

249. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a primary school which is due to lose a teacher in September 2016 due to changes in the pupil-teacher ratio leaving the school one pupil short, given that the loss of the teacher will result in an extra large class with a number of pupils needing learning support; if the school can appeal this decision, given an expected increase in pupil numbers in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43309/15]

Question· writtenPQ 246asked

246. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that the selection process for teacher qualifications at second level includes steps to ensure an adequate supply of teachers of core subjects on the curriculum. [43294/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2015

246. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that the selection process for teacher qualifications at second level includes steps to ensure an adequate supply of teachers of core subjects on the curriculum. [43294/15]

Question· writtenPQ 245asked

245. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding allowing correspondence from the Department of Social Protection as proof of address for applications to Student Universal Support Ireland. [43256/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2015

245. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding allowing correspondence from the Department of Social Protection as proof of address for applications to Student Universal Support Ireland. [43256/15]

Question· writtenPQ 244asked

244. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills why a school (details supplied) in County Mayo has been denied emergency funding; the criteria for eligibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43255/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2015

244. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills why a school (details supplied) in County Mayo has been denied emergency funding; the criteria for eligibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43255/15]

Question· writtenPQ 243asked

243. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce an awareness and educational programme on cyberbullying in post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43250/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2015

243. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce an awareness and educational programme on cyberbullying in post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43250/15]

Question· writtenPQ 242asked

242. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who contacted her Department or Bus Éireann with complaints regarding routes or services not being made available due to decisions made regarding what is or is not a distinct locality with a minimum number of ten customers for the route, since the decision-making process was taken over by Bus Éireann; the dates the decision-making process was agreed and commenced by Bus Éireann; the number of routes that have been discontinued as a result of the ten-customer rule; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43241/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2015

242. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who contacted her Department or Bus Éireann with complaints regarding routes or services not being made available due to decisions made regarding what is or is not a distinct locality with a minimum number of ten customers for the route, since the decision-making process was taken over by Bus Éireann; the dates the decision-making process was agreed and commenced by Bus Éireann; the number of routes that have been discontinued as a result of the ten-customer rule; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43241/15]

Question· writtenPQ 241asked

241. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will extend the exemption for students who fail an examination by a slim margin and who are entitled to a spelling and grammatical exemption to honours mathematics students, given the potential limitations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43237/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2015

241. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will extend the exemption for students who fail an examination by a slim margin and who are entitled to a spelling and grammatical exemption to honours mathematics students, given the potential limitations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43237/15]

Question· writtenPQ 240asked

240. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will retain the prescribed failure rates for honours mathematics in the 2015-16 leaving certificate cycle at 5%; why it was raised to this percentage level in the 2014-15 academic year; if this was as a result of the media coverage following the examination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43236/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2015

240. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will retain the prescribed failure rates for honours mathematics in the 2015-16 leaving certificate cycle at 5%; why it was raised to this percentage level in the 2014-15 academic year; if this was as a result of the media coverage following the examination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43236/15]

Question· writtenPQ 239asked

239. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will impose strict rules determining distinct localities rather than these being decided by Bus Éireann or anybody else on her behalf; if documented and published rules are necessary to avoid inequitable situations and to provide fair and sound administration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43228/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2015

239. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will impose strict rules determining distinct localities rather than these being decided by Bus Éireann or anybody else on her behalf; if documented and published rules are necessary to avoid inequitable situations and to provide fair and sound administration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43228/15]

Question· writtenPQ 238asked

238. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide in tabular form from the 2010 financial year to 2014, the number of eligible and separately the number of concessionary customers transported each year for these specified sub-divisions: the percentage decrease or increase in customers transported; the percentage decrease or increase in average cost per customer; whether the minimum number of ten or seven for a distinct locality applied for the tabulated years and columns showing the sums paid by the customers and her Department; the percentage saving to the Department and the percentage with separate columns for private operators and Bus Éireann services, as well as for buses and minibuses and separately for taxis transporting children with special transport needs; as part of the school transport scheme's financial years and as part of the provision of bus or taxi transport under the various schemes arranged by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43227/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2015

238. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide in tabular form from the 2010 financial year to 2014, the number of eligible and separately the number of concessionary customers transported each year for these specified sub-divisions: the percentage decrease or increase in customers transported; the percentage decrease or increase in average cost per customer; whether the minimum number of ten or seven for a distinct locality applied for the tabulated years and columns showing the sums paid by the customers and her Department; the percentage saving to the Department and the percentage with separate columns for private operators and Bus Éireann services, as well as for buses and minibuses and separately for taxis transporting children with special transport needs; as part of the school transport scheme's financial years and as part of the provision of bus or taxi transport under the various schemes arranged by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43227/15]

Question· writtenPQ 237asked

237. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the building of school extensions for schools (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43226/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2015

237. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the building of school extensions for schools (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43226/15]

Question· writtenPQ 236asked

236. Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for replacement windows and other improvements to a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43225/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2015

236. Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for replacement windows and other improvements to a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43225/15]

Question· writtenPQ 235asked

235. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure the roll-out of broadband to schools in an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow; when this roll-out will commence, the speed of the broadband being provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43202/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2015

235. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure the roll-out of broadband to schools in an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow; when this roll-out will commence, the speed of the broadband being provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43202/15]

Question· writtenPQ 154asked

154. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if children (details supplied) in County Cork will be able to avail of the second early childhood care and education scheme year; the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43249/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2015

154. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if children (details supplied) in County Cork will be able to avail of the second early childhood care and education scheme year; the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43249/15]

Question· writtenPQ 75asked

75. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Health further to a Dáil debate (details supplied) on 12 November 2015, if he will update Dáil Éireann on his ambitions to provide equal access to pre-school children with disabilities; his efforts to ensure that 15 children in County Meath will be able to avail of the free early childhood care and education scheme year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42501/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2015

75. Deputy Helen McEntee asked the Minister for Health further to a Dáil debate (details supplied) on 12 November 2015, if he will update Dáil Éireann on his ambitions to provide equal access to pre-school children with disabilities; his efforts to ensure that 15 children in County Meath will be able to avail of the free early childhood care and education scheme year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42501/15]

Question· writtenPQ 49asked

49. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Health if the recruitment drive for nurses and doctors currently under way is effective; his plans to further incentivise medical personnel to return here, particularly in terms of support for career development through funding for training and education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42709/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2015

49. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Health if the recruitment drive for nurses and doctors currently under way is effective; his plans to further incentivise medical personnel to return here, particularly in terms of support for career development through funding for training and education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42709/15]

Question· writtenPQ 162asked

162. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if it is acceptable that some of the bus service for a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath was cut following the granting of an application for an extension that included a provision to accommodate parking, making it impossible for the school to honour its road safety commitments; if she will retore the full bus service so that the roads are kept safe around the school and demand for parking returns to the level at which it was before the cut. [43198/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2015

162. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if it is acceptable that some of the bus service for a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath was cut following the granting of an application for an extension that included a provision to accommodate parking, making it impossible for the school to honour its road safety commitments; if she will retore the full bus service so that the roads are kept safe around the school and demand for parking returns to the level at which it was before the cut. [43198/15]

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