Parliamentary questions

Education Policy

Carol Nolan

182. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the science, technology, engineering and maths report will be published and referred to the Oireachtas committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16927/16]

Access to Higher Education

Carol Nolan

183. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the independent examination of the supports and barriers to accessing higher education for lone parents, as referred to in the programme for Government, has commenced; if he will engage in a wide consultation process with relevant stakeholders during this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16928/16]

Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme

Carol Nolan

184. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that has been allocated over each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date to the delivering equality of opportunity in schools (DEIS) programme and the number of schools that have qualified for DEIS status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16929/16]

Third Level Staff

Carol Nolan

185. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will implement the recommendations of the Cush report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16930/16]

Technological Universities

Carol Nolan

186. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he remains of the view that the merger of institutes of technology is a pre-requisite for the application for, as opposed to the granting of, technological university status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16931/16]

National Educational Psychological Service Data

Carol Nolan

187. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils currently awaiting assessment by a National Educational Psychological Service psychologist, by county; the number that have been waiting less than 13 weeks, over 13 weeks, for over six months or longer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16932/16]

Schools Building Projects Applications

Carol Nolan

188. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in granting permission for a new walkway between a school (details supplied) and the local shopping centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16933/16]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

Carol Nolan

189. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for the summer works scheme by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16934/16]

Student Support Schemes

Carol Nolan

199. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of the €407 million he allocated for the purposes of student support and related expenses, that is paid to education institutions to cover the student contribution; the amount that is paid for the purposes of student maintenance and the amount paid for staff or administration purposes; the additional moneys not accounted for, in this allocation, including the purpose of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17040/16]

Milk Supply

Carol Nolan

479. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to put in place a scheme under delegated regulation C(2016)2122 via the urgency procedure authorising agreements and decisions of co-operatives and other forms of producer organisations in the milk and milk products sector on the planning of production; his further plans for any alternatives to alleviate the impact of the dairy crisis on Irish farmers, given that the European Commissioner has stated that he does not have the tools to suspend the superlevy; if he will provide a breakdown of the allocation of the €13.7 million under the aid package for European Union farmers since 2015; the amount of this that has been drawn down; the timeframe left to allocate moneys from the package; the sectors that have benefited; his plans to allocate any remaining moneys under the package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16914/16]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Carol Nolan

515. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding he has allocated to Tipperary County Council for road upgrades in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date; if he will increase the allocation to the council given the poor condition of the roads in certain parts of the county, specifically in the parish of Aglish, Roscrea, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17032/16]

Renewable Energy Generation Targets

Carol Nolan

17. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Ireland is on course to meet its renewable energy targets by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16177/16]

Hydraulic Fracturing

Carol Nolan

24. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures he will take to ban hydraulic fracturing for fuel extraction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16178/16]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Carol Nolan

72. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to release the recommendation of the independent review panel and relevant documents to the family of a person (details supplied). [16276/16]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Carol Nolan

73. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to consider establishing a commission of investigation or sworn independent public inquiry into the circumstances of the death of a person (details supplied). [16277/16]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Carol Nolan

74. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to meet with the family of a person (details supplied) to discuss its concerns about the circumstances surrounding the death of the person. [16278/16]

Independent Review Mechanism

Carol Nolan

75. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to meet with the family of a person (details supplied) to discuss its concerns in relation to the circumstances surrounding the death of the person. [16279/16]

School Funding

Carol Nolan

51. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount he allocated to a school (details supplied) for capitation and axillary services, staff salary, school transport and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15096/16]

National Educational Psychological Service Data

Carol Nolan

53. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children waiting and the average waiting time for a psychology assessment by the National Education Psychological Service by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15102/16]

National Educational Psychological Service Expenditure

Carol Nolan

64. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount his Department paid to psychologists and the number of children assessed under the scheme for psychological assessment in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15234/16]

National Educational Psychological Service Staff

Carol Nolan

65. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of psychologists employed under the National Educational Psychology Service in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15235/16]

Lansdowne Road Agreement

Carol Nolan

66. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills why he has a notice on his website advising teachers who he deems to be in repudiation of the public service stability agreement 2013-2016, Lansdowne Road agreement, that they will lose the benefits to a contract of indefinite duration after two years, as set out in the report to the Minister for Education and Skills of the chairperson of the expert group on fixed-term and part-time employment in primary and second level education in Ireland (Ward report); his views on this approach and how he will administer it, given that this would be in contravention of data protection legislation; if he retains information pertaining to the union membership of teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15236/16]

Higher Education Schemes

Carol Nolan

67. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places his Department reserved under the higher education access route scheme; if it filled all the reserved places; the average number of places, by course; the average number of points below the standard points level at which an applicant has been granted access to a course, each by institution, in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15237/16]

Higher Education Schemes

Carol Nolan

68. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places his Department reserved under the disability access route to education scheme for students with disabilities; if it filled all the reserved places with eligible applicants; the average number of places per course, each by institution, in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15238/16]

Access to Higher Education

Carol Nolan

69. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the target and target percentage in respect of the proportion of the student body to be comprised of the target groups, and the procedures in place for monitoring progress, by third level institution, under the national plan for equity of access to higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15239/16]

Student Assistance Fund

Carol Nolan

70. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount his Department allocated under the student assistance fund by institution in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15240/16]

Access to Higher Education

Carol Nolan

71. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the proportion of the performance funding per third level institution that is allocated by the Higher Education Authority to higher education institutions based on the outcome of the annual review of the national plan for access to higher education; if the annual review of progress under the plan has taken place for 2015 and 2016; if any institutions failed to meet their targets under the review; if any proportion of performance related funding was withheld from the institution as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15241/16]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Carol Nolan

72. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a breakdown per county of the number of children who are currently being taught in primary school classes of over 25 pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15242/16]

Teacher Data

Carol Nolan

73. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers and lecturers who are currently employed by his Department on less than 20 hours per week; the number of these that are on temporary contracts; the number that are on contracts of indefinite duration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15244/16]

National Educational Welfare Board Staff

Carol Nolan

74. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of psychologists that would be required under the National Educational Psychological Service to provide a psychologist to pupil ratio of 1:5,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15245/16]

National Internship Scheme Placements

Carol Nolan

89. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of teachers who have been employed on the JobBridge scheme per year, in tabular form, since the scheme came into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15243/16]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Carol Nolan

177. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills why he has cut services at a school (details supplied) attended by 155 special needs students; his plans to address these cuts; if the school is facing closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14387/16]

School Transport Provision

Carol Nolan

178. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills why he has cut transport to a school (details supplied); if he will restore this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14388/16]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Carol Nolan

179. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills why he cut staff numbers at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14389/16]

School Transport

Carol Nolan

191. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to downsize school buses in order to reduce the number of children who avail of concessionary school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14554/16]

Teaching Council of Ireland

Carol Nolan

192. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reopen consultation on regulation 3 of the Teaching Council’s regulations to facilitate stakeholders in submitting their views prior to the proposed changes coming into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14555/16]

Educational Reform

Carol Nolan

193. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who could potentially lose up to 10% of their marks in junior certificate English due to the non-implementation of the reformed curriculum; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14556/16]

Physical Education Facilities

Carol Nolan

194. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to undertake an audit of the physical education facilities of all secondary schools prior to the introduction of physical education as a leaving certificate subject; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14557/16]

Special Educational Needs

Carol Nolan

195. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of introducing individual education plans for students with special educational needs on a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14558/16]

Third Level Facilities

Carol Nolan

196. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of buildings at third level which are rented or prefabricated; the annual cost of renting these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14559/16]

State Examinations

Carol Nolan

197. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the terms of reference of the review of the reasonable accommodations at the certificate examinations, RACE, scheme; the consultation process with stakeholders; when the review will be concluded; if he will publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14560/16]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Carol Nolan

198. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the third level projects he will fund under the capital investment plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14561/16]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Carol Nolan

199. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a compulsory second preschool year under the programme for Government; if parents will still be able to send their children to school at four years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14562/16]

Asylum Support Services

Carol Nolan

200. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of extending third level and post-leaving certificate supports to students in the asylum-seeking process who have been in the school system for five years or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14563/16]

Broadband Service Provision

Carol Nolan

201. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and secondary schools which do not have access to broadband, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14564/16]

School Accommodation

Carol Nolan

202. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will commence the replacement of prefabricated classrooms under the programme for Government before 2019; if he will replace both purchased and rented pre-fabricated accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14565/16]

School Accommodation

Carol Nolan

203. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount he is spending on renting accommodation and other facilities such as sports halls for primary and secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14566/16]

National Educational Psychological Service Staff

Carol Nolan

204. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of psychologists employed by the National Educational Psychological Service; the number of these who are on leave of any type and the length of the leave in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14567/16]

National Educational Psychological Service Expenditure

Carol Nolan

205. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding his Department allocated to the National Educational Psychological Service in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14568/16]

National Educational Psychological Service

Carol Nolan

206. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the waiting time for the assessment of children with special education needs by the National Educational Psychological Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14569/16]