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Question· writtenPQ 139asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011
161 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork is being asked to submit documents in respect of a student grant application when they have already submitted same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 138asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011
160 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an appeal application for a third level maintenance grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 137asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011
159 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an application for emergency works to be undertaken at a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 136asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011
158 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application made by a school (details supplied) in County Limerick for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 135asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011
157 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will support the proposals for developing provision for students of post-primary age with multiple disability and visual impairment at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9.
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Question· writtenPQ 134asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011
156 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a payment will issue to a former special needs assistant (details supplied) who is currently unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 133asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011
155 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of computer servers that are owned by his Department and each State agency under his aegis; the amount of capacity on each server; the cost of maintaining these servers; the steps being taken to reduce this cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 132asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011
154 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of computer servers that are leased by his Department and each State agency under the aegis of his Department; and the amount of capacity on each server; the cost of maintaining these servers and the steps being taken to reduce this cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 131asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011
153 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will verify the media reports that emerged over the weekend which stated that the grant scheme for postgraduate students will be scrapped for the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 130asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011
152 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 129asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011
151 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school building project (details supplied) in County Mayo; when it will be allowed to proceed to tender.
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Question· writtenPQ 128asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011
180 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the financial options available to young apprentices to enable them to finish their apprenticeship when they do not meet the criteria for the internship scheme.
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Question· writtenPQ 127asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011
150 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the financial options available to young apprentices to enable them to finish their apprenticeship when they do not meet the criteria for the internship scheme.
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Question· writtenPQ 126asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011
179 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the redundancy apprentice scheme to enable young apprentices to finish their trade and financed through FÁS has been abolished.
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Question· writtenPQ 125asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011
149 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the redundancy apprentice scheme to enable young apprentices to finish their trade and financed through FÁS has been abolished; if the scheme has been replaced with another similar scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 124asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011
148 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the institutions of the vocational education committee are exempt from freedom of information requests; if so, should a situation arise whereby the vocational education committee is requested to address an issue, and a satisfactory response is not received, without recourse to FOI the alternatives that are in place for those seeking recourse to questions remaining unanswered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 123asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011
147 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a further 12 weeks must be completed post-Christmas 2011 in respect of a FÁS course already undertaken by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath in view of the fact that they have completed 272 weeks to date for same of which documentation can be provided by their employer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 95asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2011
95 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the names of agencies which provide staff for the public sector; the services they provide; the cost to the State of those services; the numbers of staff they provide; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 94asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2011
94 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of former Secretaries General in receipt of public sector pensions while currently employed in a public body or State agency or both.
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Question· writtenPQ 93asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2011
93 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if and when a higher education grant will be paid in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 92asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2011
92 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to facilitate the uptake of a programme (details supplied) within the school system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 91asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2011
91 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the list of schools in County Clare to be refurbished by 2017 as outlined in the review of capital spending published recently.
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Question· writtenPQ 90asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2011
90 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the list of new schools in County Clare to be constructed by 2017 as outlined in the recent review of capital spending published recently.
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Question· writtenPQ 89asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2011
89 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that financial support for post-graduate students will continue to be available for students commencing courses in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 88asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2011
88 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding postgraduate cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 87asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2011
87 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of employees across the third level sector earning €100,000 or more; the number earning €125,000 or more; the number earning €150,000 or more; and the number earning €200,000 or more.
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Question· writtenPQ 86asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2011
86 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed new secondary community school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 85asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2011
85 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will issue on an application for a special maintenance grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 84asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2011
84 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the provision for new schools and school building works for Dublin South West under the recently announced capital programme; if he will outline the projects to be assisted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 83asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2011
83 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of the private rental properties leased by him; the location of each property; the annual value of each lease; if each lease is subject to an upward only rent clause and the name of the landlord in tabular form.
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Question· writtenPQ 82asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2011
82 Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements that will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly who has 12 weeks’ work experience to complete before qualifying as a carpenter and has completed all the necessary education components of the FÁS apprenticeship; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 81asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2011
81 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if, in view of changes to both the economy and the jobs market which have required persons to retrain and adapt in accordance with demand, he will consider removing the qualification criterion for student grants that currently precludes applicants from receiving funding in respect of a degree at the same level of that which they have already attained.
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Question· writtenPQ 80asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2011
80 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for funding in respect of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 79asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2011
79 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be approved for a student grant.
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Question· writtenPQ 78asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2011
78 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding for a permanent additional classroom will be provided for a school (details supplied) in County Galway instead of the rental of a prefab classroom for an indefinite period, which has been approved, in view of the modest cost of construction compared to the long-term cost of the rented prefab.
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Question· writtenPQ 199asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2011
199 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to improve education and training facilities in each of the prisons in the State.
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Question· writtenPQ 149asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2011
149 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that FÁS recently removed funding to community employment schemes (details supplied); the impact this withdrawal will have on after schools education and support programmes; if she will review this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 134asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2011
134 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the concerns among Protestant faith schools of the impact on their future sustainability of any increase in pupil-teacher ratios in view of the removal in 2009 of the funding which traditionally safeguarded their viability and the impact this had on pupil-teacher ratios in these Protestant faith based schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 133asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2011
133 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if any emergency funding will be made available to a school (details supplied) which, although due shortly to start construction of a new school, is extremely concerned about the number of pressure cracks resulting from the deterioration in the structure of the current building; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 132asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2011
132 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of children currently attending the various special needs classes at mainstream education throughout County Kildare; the number of children with special needs attending in which no special needs units exist; the number of applications on hand for access to special needs classes; the extent to which it is expected that this requirements can be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 131asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2011
131 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which autism or other special needs units are located, available and fully operational at various schools and locations throughout County Kildare; the extent to which he expects to be in a position to ensure the continuation, expansion or extension to other of such facilities to such schools or other schools in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 130asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2011
130 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications received in his Department for provision of new schools, replacement or improvement of existing structures from the various school authorities throughout County Kildare on hand at present; the extent to which such works are likely to proceed during the course of the next twelve months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 129asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2011
128 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he has been able to meet the ongoing requirements at primary and second level of children with special needs who have been disadvantaged by decisions taken by his predecessor; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 128asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2011
127 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he can retain and provide special needs teachers at primary and second level over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 127asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2011
126 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to be able to provide and retain the maximum number of special needs assistants at primary and second level throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 126asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2011
125 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of third level places available throughout the country; the number of students accommodated; the number who had to seek places abroad in a number of institutions in other EU countries including the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 125asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2011
129 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has identified the number of students who might find themselves forced out of third level education as a result of austerity measures introduced by his predecessor with particular reference to those whose parents are on low or fixed incomes whether employed or unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 124asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2011
124 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the negative impact on students at third level arising from budgetary cutbacks put in place by his predecessor and resulting in some situations of college authorities having to introduce food vouchers in order to provide for the welfare of their students; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 123asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2011
123 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he has observed the serious negative impact on the educational prospect of students already at third level whose higher education grants have been reduced by his predecessor with particular reference to non-adjacent support and whose parents find themselves in an impossible position resulting in serious hardship or withdrawal of their children from third level education thereby seriously restricting their ability to seek employment in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 122asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2011
122 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which school place requirements at primary, secondary and third level have been noted in each of the past five years to date; the extent to which provision can be made and targets met in respect of such requirements over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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