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Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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School Textbooks
Thomas Pringle
41. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans for the widespread introduction of e-books in schools nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32282/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Educational Tours
Derek Keating
42. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements for supervision of students during school organised Gaeltacht residential trips and classes; if his attention has been drawn to a reported major breakdown in supervision following an organised school trip to Donegal with 38 students from a school (details supplied); if he has been notified that the school principal has removed himself from the board of management investigation because of a reported conflict of interest; the responsibility his Department has in such issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32017/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Student Universal Support Ireland Administration
Mick Wallace
43. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the case of a student (details supplied) who cannot access their examination results due to difficulties with Student Universal Support Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32245/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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School Completion Programme
Joan Collins
44. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the proposals put forward by the SCP co-ordinator of the Dominican Campus school completion programme with the support of the three primary schools; if he has considered the proposals and when he will respond to the proposals. [32052/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Education and Training Boards Issues
Richard Boyd Barrett
45. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the impact of the move from Dún Laoghaire to Tallaght, Dublin, for the staff of Dún Laoghaire Vocational Education Committee and the delivery of services in the area; if he has considered the impact on education services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32244/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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School Textbooks
Billy Kelleher
46. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to assist families with the cost of school books; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32267/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Special Educational Needs Staffing
Mick Wallace
47. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the case of a school (details supplied) in County Wexford which has recently lost 2.5 special needs assistants even though two new children with special needs are due to start at the school this September; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32246/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Special Educational Needs Staffing
Joe Higgins
48. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider a reversal of all the cuts to special needs assistants and resource hours that have been implemented by his Government. [32240/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Third Level Participation
Joe McHugh
49. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether third level institutions need to be more ambitious in opening up undergraduate programmes to Northern Ireland residents; if he is concerned about the insubstantial increase in the numbers of third level students here who are from Northern Ireland compared proportionately with 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32012/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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State Examinations Issues
Patrick Nulty
50. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason geography is being considered for removal as a compulsory junior certificate subject under his reform proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32015/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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School Staffing
Dessie Ellis
51. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to the claims that the reduction in the number of school guidance counsellors reflects his lack of understanding of the important role they perform in schools and that he is also denying children and young persons access to important supports and services when at school. [32219/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Departmental Expenditure
Jonathan O'Brien
52. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to the findings contained in the Education at a Glance 2013 report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development which shows the proportion of public expenditure on education in Ireland fell from 13.7% to 9.7% in the decade between 2000 and 2010; and if the failure of the Government to ring-fence funding for education will prevent the building of a knowledge-based economy. [32205/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Special Educational Needs Services Provision
Denis Naughten
53. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to address the increasing numbers of special needs pupils at primary level, in view of the curtailment in funding to support such pupils; if he has assessed the impact of the curtailment of special needs assistants on children with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32188/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Third Level Fees
Clare Daly
54. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a State-funded study on the impact of increasing student registration fees was conducted in recent years; and if so, what the findings revealed. [32007/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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State Examinations Issues
Patrick Nulty
55. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason history is being considered for removal as a compulsory junior certificate subject under his reform proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32014/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Denis Naughten
56. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an assessment of the impact the changes to pupil-teacher ratios is having on class numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32189/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Departmental Submissions
Joe McHugh
57. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will update Dáil Éireann on his Department's review of submissions that may have been received from organisations which represent minority denominational schools in rural areas; if he will acknowledge the roles that such schools play in the preservation of traditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32013/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Special Education Review
Alan Farrell
58. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline his long-term plan for special needs education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32163/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Special Education Review
Seán Crowe
59. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the details of the terms of reference that will apply to the working group that is being established to review the allocation of special educational resources. [32222/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Schools Building Projects Status
Richard Boyd Barrett
60. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Dublin may expect to receive funding for much needed refurbishment; when this refurbishment is scheduled to take place in view of the fact that it was due to be re-developed in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32242/13]