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Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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School Staff Appeals Mechanism
Charlie McConalogue
482. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 475 of 3 March 2015, if there is an appeal process which the person may take on exceptional grounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10366/15]
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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Emergency Works Scheme Applications
Charlie McConalogue
489. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an application for emergency works submitted on 1 December 2014 by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; if the decision will be a favourable one; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10423/15]
Thu, 5 Mar 2015
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School Services Staff
Charlie McConalogue
236. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in Dublin 20 that has lost a senior caretaker and a clerical officer working 22.5 hours per week, as a result of the moratorium on public service recruitment, will have these posts reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9697/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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State Examinations Reviews
Charlie McConalogue
110. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the revised set of compromise measures on junior cycle reform submitted to teachers' unions for consideration; the measures being taken to avoid further strike action; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9019/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Charlie McConalogue
113. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify the situation regarding resource teaching hours for children with Down's syndrome who have a mild general learning disability; if she will urgently put the resources in place to ensure that children with Down's syndrome who have a mild general learning disability will receive the same resource teaching as pupils with a moderate general learning disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9020/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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Value for Money Reviews
Charlie McConalogue
116. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the value-for-money report and policy review of small schools, recently published by her Department; her further views on the report’s recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8834/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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Data Protection
Charlie McConalogue
117. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of ongoing discussions between her Department and the Data Protection Commissioner on data protection issues relating to the primary online database; and her plans to remove funding to schools for pupils whose parents do not wish to include their details in the primary online database. [8835/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Charlie McConalogue
123. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding resource teaching hours for children with Down's syndrome who have a mild general learning disability; and if she will urgently put resources in place to ensure that children with Down's syndrome who have a mild general learning disability will receive the same resource teaching as pupils with a moderate general learning disability. [8837/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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Institutes of Technology
Charlie McConalogue
138. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the proposal to merge Cork Institute of Technology, County Cork, and Tralee Institute of Technology, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8836/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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School Curriculum
Charlie McConalogue
139. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the revised set of compromise measures on junior cycle reform submitted to teachers' unions for consideration; and the measures being taken to avoid further strike action. [8833/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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State Examinations Exemptions
Charlie McConalogue
467. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the process for removing the waivers for those with dyslexia from the junior certificate to leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8769/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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Redundancy Payments
Charlie McConalogue
473. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding redundancy payments for an external school supervisor (details supplied) in County Donegal, who was made redundant as a result of teachers taking on student supervision responsibilities following on from the Haddington Road agreement; if her Department will provide funding to the school in order to facilitate full payment of redundancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8889/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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Special Educational Needs Staff
Charlie McConalogue
475. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be allowed job-share a special needs assistant position, based on the person working 15 hours per week and the person's colleague working 17 hours per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8898/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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School Accommodation Provision
Charlie McConalogue
476. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if approval for schools to build additional classrooms to cater for planned increases in teacher numbers in September 2015 has been notified to schools, and, if not, when her Department plans on doing so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8928/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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Teacher Redeployment
Charlie McConalogue
477. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to allow permanent teachers to make a permanent teacher exchange move, pending approval by the board of management of both schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8929/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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Teacher Redeployment
Charlie McConalogue
478. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to allow teachers on the temporary teacher exchange programme to count their years on teacher exchange towards panel rights, in the same way as temporary teachers count their years towards panel rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8930/15]
Tue, 3 Mar 2015
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Charlie McConalogue
491. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will allocate five hours learning support in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9029/15]
Thu, 26 Feb 2015
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Charlie McConalogue
217. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence (details supplied) from parents of children with Down's syndrome; her plans to provide children with Down's syndrome with an individualised right to resource teaching hours, outside the general allocation system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8546/15]
Tue, 24 Feb 2015
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Schools Data
Charlie McConalogue
530. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of one-teacher schools that are located within an 8 km distance of a school of similar patronage and language of instruction. [7926/15]
Tue, 24 Feb 2015
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School Enrolments Data
Charlie McConalogue
531. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills when school enrolment figures for the 2014-2015 academic year will be published. [7927/15]