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Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
Sean Fleming
427. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Laois will be approved for a student support grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38365/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Teaching Contracts
Mattie McGrath
428. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of retired primary and second level teachers who have retired between 1 February 2009 and 29 February 2012 and who are currently on his Department's payroll; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38415/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Teaching Contracts
Mattie McGrath
429. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of retired primary and second level teachers who have retired between 1 February 2009 and 29 February 2012 and who are currently on his Department's payroll and being paid by payable order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38416/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Teaching Contracts
Mattie McGrath
430. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of retired primary and second level teachers who have retired between 1 February 2009 and 29 February 2012 and who are currently on his Department's payroll and who had the salary increase of 2.5% payable from 1 September 2008 included when their gratuity and pension entitlements were being calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38417/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Teachers' Remuneration
Brendan Griffin
431. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter regarding teacher remuneration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38432/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Teachers' Remuneration
Seán Crowe
432. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers accessing each of the common basic pay scales at primary and post-primary level. [38440/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Teaching Contracts
Seán Crowe
433. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the Department has conducted a cost benefit analysis that would accrue from increasing teaching hours from the current ceiling of 22 hours per week; and the implications this would have for maintaining and lowering pupil ratios in primary and post-primary schools. [38441/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Special Educational Needs Staffing
Mattie McGrath
434. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if schools are obliged to implement an individual education plan for children with special needs who are progressing through the mainstream system; the avenue available to a parent who is not satisfied that a special needs child is receiving the proper facilities to allow him or her to progress through the mainstream school system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38451/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Teaching Contracts
Seán Crowe
435. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of retired teachers who are to be redeployed from September 2012 onwards, on a temporary capacity, to cover teachers on maternity or sick leave. [38463/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Departmental Staff Training
Gerry Adams
436. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money spent on an annual basis on education and training of staff in 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of staff that availed of each course; if he will provide a list of the courses staff undertook and the cost of each course per person. [38483/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Teaching Contracts
Tom Fleming
437. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will intervene to address the dilemma that exists at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry and ensure that this school continues to provide education for the children of the parish for many years to come. [38500/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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School Transport Provision
Nicky McFadden
438. Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for Education and Skills if changes can be made to the school transport scheme to allow children who hold a medical card, but who are not attending their nearest school, or do not meet the distance criteria, to avail of free transport on a concessionary basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38552/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Teachers' Remuneration
Brendan Griffin
439. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the rate of pay and pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38553/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Special Educational Needs Staffing
John Lyons
440. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of secondary education in respect of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [38582/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Schools Building Projects Status
Bernard Durkan
441. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to open a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38585/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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School Transport Provision
Pat Breen
442. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has not been facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38598/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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School Transport Provision
Pat Breen
443. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has not been facilitated with school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38599/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Teacher Redeployment
Emmet Stagg
444. Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Skills if it is permissible that the panel system for the redeployment of national teachers may be used to circumvent the threatened dismissal of a teacher thereby enabling such teacher to evade sacking by relocation to another school. [38624/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Special Educational Needs Staffing
Pat Breen
445. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for assitive technology in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38674/12]
Tue, 18 Sep 2012
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Schools Building Projects Applications
Charlie McConalogue
446. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason additional funding that was previously sanctioned to a school ( details supplied) in County Kerry has not been paid following works that have been completed as per the original application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38681/12]