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Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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School Transport Provision
Finian McGrath
668. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if door-to-door school transport will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; the reason for non-provision of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34581/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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School Accommodation Provision
James Bannon
669. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to sanction the additional funding needed to secure the re-development of a school (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34614/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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School Accommodation Provision
James Bannon
670. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide urgent additional funding to cover the shortfall in grant aid for the building of a new extension for a school (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34615/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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School Transport Tendering
Michael Fitzmaurice
671. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Skills in view of problems arising from the procurement process that is now being used by Bus Éireann to secure transport contractors in the provision of transport services for children with special needs, if experience gained by transport contractors in the services provided to children with special needs should be taken into account as part of the procurement process, particularly when contracts to transport children with special needs are being procured; her plans to review the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34630/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Teachers' Remuneration
Tom Fleming
672. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills If she will examine and expedite equal pay for equal work for newly qualified teachers since 2012, as they are receiving almost €10,000 per year less than their colleagues and it is causing hardship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34634/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Schools Building Projects Status
Michael McCarthy
673. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the status of a school building (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34664/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Schools Building Projects Status
Michael McCarthy
674. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to approve an extension to a secondary school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34665/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Special Educational Needs Staff
Bernard Durkan
675. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she remains satisfied regarding the availability of resource or special needs teachers at primary and secondary level; the extent to which she expects to be in a position to provide extra facilities in areas most in need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34668/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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School Accommodation Provision
Bernard Durkan
676. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she proposes to replace, extend or upgrade primary and second level accommodation in areas indicating a particular deficiency in this regard; if she expects to be in a position to augment her Department’s proposal for remediation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34669/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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School Accommodation Provision
Bernard Durkan
677. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which her already published school building programme merits further enhancement, arising from demographic changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34670/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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School Accommodation Provision
Bernard Durkan
678. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which she remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of primary and second level school places in each of the towns and villages throughout County Kildare; if she foresees further action, by way of augmentation in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34671/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Educational Disadvantage
Bernard Durkan
679. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which poverty and disadvantage continue to affect children at primary and at secondary levels; the action she has taken, or proposes to take, to address this issue and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34672/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Student Grants Data
Bernard Durkan
680. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which all outstanding applications for higher education grants for the 2015-16 academic year have been approved, rejected, or are pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34673/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Bullying in Schools
Bernard Durkan
681. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which efforts continue to be made to combat school bullying; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34674/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Schools Review
Bernard Durkan
682. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of her ongoing dialogue with the authorities in respect of smaller urban or rural denominational schools, with a view to, insofar as is possible, meeting the concerns of the school authorities involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34675/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Education and Training Provision
Bernard Durkan
683. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which education continues to meet the educational and training requirements of the workplace; discussion is ongoing to provide for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34676/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Special Educational Needs Staff
Bernard Durkan
684. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants available at primary and secondary levels throughout County Kildare; the extent to which it is expected to augment these numbers, in line with submitted requests from school authorities in the course of the next 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34677/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Student Accommodation
Bernard Durkan
685. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which a deficit in student accommodation has been identified within the catchment areas of the various third level institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34678/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Student Accommodation
Bernard Durkan
686. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which a dearth of student accommodation has been identified in the vicinity of the National University of Ireland Maynooth in County Kildare; her plans to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34679/15]
Tue, 6 Oct 2015
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Gaelscoil Issues
Bernard Durkan
687. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in responding to the submissions made by the various school authorities promoting the need for a gaelcholáiste in North Kildare, serving Maynooth, Leixlip, Celbridge, Kilcock and the wider area; when it is expected the proposal might be advanced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34680/15]