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Question· writtenPQ 302asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
304 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will establish an SDZ for the North Fringe, Dublin 13 to address all outstanding issues in the North Fringe and to ensure that all damaged homes in the district are fully remediated and restored; all estates and apartment complexes in the North Fringe are fully completed and that all critical health, education, transport and commercial services for the new local residents are put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 202asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
203 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health and Children if an urgent review of a late application for early childhood care and education scheme can be undertaken in the case of a preschool (details supplied) in County Kildare in order that they can avail of same from January 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 130asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
129 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of places that have been made available to date on labour market activation courses; the number that have been filled on a county basis, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 129asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
128 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the new school buildings planned to commence in Dublin Mid-West constituency in 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 128asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
127 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to ensure that maintenance grants are made available to third level students efficiently and in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 127asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
126 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the purchase of land at St. Edmundsbury to build a national school to accommodate a school (details supplied) including the price of the land; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 126asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
125 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when the second level Vocational Education Committee school planned for Clonburris, Lucan will be built; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 125asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
124 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of applicants who have been placed and commenced work under the FÁS work placement programme; the location of these placements on a county basis; the FÁS areas at which work placements need to be filled in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 124asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
123 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of private employers who have applied for and been approved for the FÁS work placement scheme in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 123asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
122 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of public sector bodies who have applied for and been approved for the FÁS work placement scheme to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 122asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
121 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding tax relief on third level fees; if tax relief is available for all universities including private; if same can be claimed by the parents and if there are any conditions regarding age, living at home and so on; if the rate is 20% or 41%; if it can be claimed by others for example brothers or sisters if parents were not in tax net; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 121asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
120 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify the current staffing complement and the complement for the next school year for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 120asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
119 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 119asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
118 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the funds that have been set aside in the Estimates for 2011 for the construction of schools (details supplied); the timeline for the delivery of these schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 118asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
117 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the status of the site being acquired for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; if she has taken ownership of this site; the funds that have been set aside in the Estimates for 2011 for the construction of this school; the timeline for the delivery of this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 117asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
116 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff working within her Department who are employed on a short-term, temporary or consultative basis in the years 2009 and 2010; the costs of payment to such staff in each of those years; the number of any such staff who have been previously employed in the public service; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 116asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
115 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the performance management systems implemented in her Department as specified in the Public Service Agreement 2010-14; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 115asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
114 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to meet the educational requirements of autistic children; the timetable for having all such requirements in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 114asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
113 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a new school building by a school (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 113asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
112 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the way students who fall within the new distance ruling for primary school transport will be facilitated from a school transport point of view; if she will address an example case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 112asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
111 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the way savings will be made under the closure of the closed school rule and the removal of the catchment boundary rule; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 111asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
110 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm that the minimum 3.2 km distance requirement from primary schools for the purposes of school transport will be changed; if she will give a detailed explanation of these changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 110asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
109 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the way the removal of the closed school rule, which guarantees free transport to students, will impact on this commitment as a result of the new €50 charge per student; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 109asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
108 Deputy Mary O’Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if the institutes of technology are participating in the scheme whereby an unemployed teacher can be taken on by the institute and work for social payments.
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Question· writtenPQ 108asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
107 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when the Education (Qualification and Training) Bill will be published; when she expects it will be debated on Second Stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 107asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
106 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when the forms required to make a social welfare claim will be completed and returned to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 106asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
105 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 97 of 11 November 2010, if she will make an immediate decision on the home tuition grant for a child (details supplied); the reason for the delay in making this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 105asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
100 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the total number of autism or other special teaching units currently available at all mainstream schools throughout the country; the full extent of the requirement; the number of applications for such facilities currently before her; the way she intends to respond to such requests; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 104asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
94 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 114 of 30 September 2010, if she will sanction the provision of a gaelcholáiste for north Kildare.
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Question· writtenPQ 103asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
90 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 23 November 2010, when information will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 102asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
89 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills with regard to the FÁS work placement programme for teachers announced by her, if it is possible for teachers who use this scheme to gain the relevant experience required for the higher diploma qualification; if she will encourage trainee teachers to apply to higher diploma programmes ahead of the deadline of 14 January 2011 on the assumption that the work placement programme will be of aid to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 101asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
88 Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the progress made in securing a site for a school building project (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 100asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
87 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reason students applying for back to education and student support are allowed a maximum break from the academic system of one year; if an exemption can be made for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal whose personal family circumstances prevented them from proceeding with their studies for a period of more than one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 99asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
86 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of the rate of labour market progression of participants in FÁS training for the years 2005 to 2009, inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 98asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
85 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of beneficiaries of training provided by FÁS specialist training providers who have progressed to the labour market, broken down annually, for the years 2006 to 2009 inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 97asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
84 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the Government appointments made to State boards, State bodies, public bodies, State agencies, State enterprises, judicial positions and all State positions from 1 June 2010 to date in 2010 in tabular form.
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Question· writtenPQ 96asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
83 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 3 June 2010, the band rating in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; her plans to advance this project in the next six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 95asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
95 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the total number of teachers, permanent and temporary, employed at primary and second level schools; the extent to which this has fluctuated in each of the past three years to date in 2010; the way the pupil to teacher ratio was affected over the period; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 94asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
81 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the total number of teachers, permanent and temporary, employed at primary and second level schools in County Kildare; the extent to which this has fluctuated in each of the past three years; the way the pupil to teacher ratio was affected over the period; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 93asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
96 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the total requirement of special needs assistants as identified by the various school authorities at primary level in each county at present; the degree to which she has responded to such requests in the past six months; her intentions by way of provision for 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 92asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
80 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the total requirement of special needs assistants as identified by the various school authorities at primary level in County Kildare at present; the degree to which she has responded to such requests in the past six months; her plans by way of provision for 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 91asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
97 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the current total requirement in respect of speech and language teachers available in each county at present; the way this meets the local requirement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 90asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
79 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the total requirement in respect of speech and language teachers available in County Kildare at present; the way this meets the local requirement; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 89asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
99 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she has received requests for special needs teachers from school authorities throughout the country; the degree to which her response has met such needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 88asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
77 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she has received requests for special needs teachers from school authorities in County Kildare; the degree to which her response has met such needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 87asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
76 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of autism or other special teacher units currently available at all mainstream schools in County Kildare; the full extent of the requirement; the number of applications for such facilities currently before her; her intentions to respond to such requests; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 86asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
101 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of school building projects currently before her; the total expected capital costs arising; the extent to which she intends to proceed with the programme in the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 85asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
75 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of school building projects for County Kildare currently before her; the total expected capital costs arising; the extent to which she intends to proceed with the programme in the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 84asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
103 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the total number of teaching posts awaiting approval or otherwise awaiting to be filled throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 83asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
73 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of teaching posts awaiting approval or otherwise awaiting to be filled in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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