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Tue, 25 Feb 2014
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Schools Refurbishment
Charlie McConalogue
265. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the additional funding that will be provided to repair school buildings damaged by recent weather events. [9064/14]
Tue, 25 Feb 2014
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Departmental Reports
Charlie McConalogue
266. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department intends to publish the value for money report on small schools. [9065/14]
Tue, 25 Feb 2014
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Special Educational Needs Staffing
Charlie McConalogue
267. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of resource teachers for Travellers currently employed in primary and in post-primary schools here. [9066/14]
Tue, 25 Feb 2014
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Pupil Data Collection
Charlie McConalogue
268. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a primary pupil database. [9067/14]
Tue, 25 Feb 2014
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Student Grant Scheme Applications
Brendan Griffin
269. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a decision on an independent application for a student grant did not issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry ; if a full review of the way Student Universal Support Ireland assessed this application will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9085/14]
Tue, 25 Feb 2014
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Educational Disadvantage
John Halligan
270. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the circular or policy document that prompted his Department to subsume concessionary legacy posts where the schools in question showed that their enrolment had risen to a level to warrant an additional teacher; his views that this move only penalises these schools; his views that not to directly notify the DEIS 2 schools which still held their CLP that they were in danger of losing same were their enrolment to exceed a certain level shows a serious lack of transparency; his further views that this move will undoubtedly result in the unnecessary displacement of many children within these schools; that the decision to remove these posts is in direct contradiction of the DEIS report which recently praised the scheme and outlined how well DEIS as a model is working; if he will review the situation with a view to reversing the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9102/14]
Tue, 25 Feb 2014
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Student Grant Scheme Applications
Michael Healy-Rae
271. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9118/14]
Tue, 25 Feb 2014
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School Evaluations
Patrick O'Donovan
272. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department's inspectors are enabled to comment on the physical infrastructural constraints and limitations within schools as part of the whole-school evaluation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9121/14]
Tue, 25 Feb 2014
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Schools Health and Safety
Mattie McGrath
273. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will carry out a review of the impact that vending machines are having on the health of secondary school children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9122/14]
Tue, 25 Feb 2014
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School Curriculum
Mattie McGrath
274. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respect the outcome of the 27,000 second-level teachers who will be balloted on non-co-operation with new junior cycle proposals this March; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9123/14]
Tue, 25 Feb 2014
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Schools Building Projects Applications
Dara Calleary
275. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a capital funding building project application from a secondary school (details supplied) in County Mayo; his views that the current condition of the school renders it a health and safety hazard; if he will outline a possible timeframe for the delivery of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9128/14]
Tue, 25 Feb 2014
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Gaelscoileanna Issues
Mary Lou McDonald
276. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for increasing the number of places at the Gaelsoileanna in Clondalkin to meet the growing demand for these places from local families. [9129/14]
Tue, 25 Feb 2014
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Gaelscoileanna Issues
Mary Lou McDonald
277. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of Gaelscoil places available in the Dublin 22 area in 2011 to 2013, inclusive, and to date in 2014; and if he will provide an estimate of the current level of demand for places in these schools. [9130/14]
Tue, 25 Feb 2014
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Gaelscoileanna Issues
Mary Lou McDonald
278. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for improving the facilities at the Gaelscoileanna in Clondalkin specifically by providing funding for schools to provide classrooms for their pupils in place of the existing prefabs. [9131/14]
Tue, 25 Feb 2014
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Gaelscoileanna Issues
Mary Lou McDonald
279. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of prefabs being used by Gaelscoileanna in Dublin 22. [9132/14]
Tue, 25 Feb 2014
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School Patronage
Richard Boyd Barrett
280. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for new secondary education in Maynooth, County Kildare including patronage, denomination and the way it will link with other secondary education in the area. [9196/14]
Tue, 25 Feb 2014
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School Patronage
Richard Boyd Barrett
281. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for primary education in Ballyfermot and the possible transfer of patronage from the De La Salle Brothers to Educate Together. [9197/14]
Tue, 25 Feb 2014
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School Curriculum
Jonathan O'Brien
282. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the specific qualifications required to teach the new politics course at leaving certificate level. [9229/14]
Tue, 25 Feb 2014
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Educational Disadvantage
Finian McGrath
283. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will support all disadvantaged schools on the northside of Dublin in 2014. [9240/14]
Tue, 25 Feb 2014
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Summer Works Scheme Applications
Finian McGrath
284. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application under the summer works scheme in 2014 in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [9241/14]