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Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
Brendan Ryan
251. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in building phase 2 of a college (details supplied); when building works are due to commence; and his views on whether phase 1 is not fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26744/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Teachers' Remuneration
Michael Ring
252. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) was entitled to pay over the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26749/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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School Transport Data
Éamon Ó Cuív
253. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of eligible and the number of concessionary customers transported each year for specified sub-divisions for each of the years 2010 to 2015 in a number of categories (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26760/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Alan Farrell
254. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the process by which the geographical and school specific decisions are made in relation to the allocation of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, classrooms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26770/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Summer Works Scheme Applications
Brendan Griffin
255. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26776/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Teachers' Remuneration
Alan Farrell
256. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the denial of the qualification allowance to teachers who had taken a break from their college registration and became re-registered in the period prior to the introduction of Circular 0008/2013; the legal basis upon which his Department does this, given that Circular 0008/2013 is the first to specify these registration conditions and taking into account the Circulars 70/2011 and 0003/2012 do not specify such conditions but merely state that teachers who were undertaking courses will be considered in the context of the public service-wide review by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; his views on whether the implementation of these requirements upon teachers who were taking courses, and had been both de-registered and re-registered during their course, prior to Circular 0008/2013 is retrospective application and therefore should not be allowed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26780/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Schools Building Projects
Clare Daly
257. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if commencement of phase 2 of the construction of a school (details supplied) can be brought forward to ensure that students will not be sitting for exams in an overcrowded school building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26781/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Transition Year Selection Process
Brendan Ryan
258. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of second level schools which provide transition year as an option as opposed to the overall number of schools here, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26786/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Transition Year Selection Process
Brendan Ryan
259. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of second level schools which provide transition year as a compulsory option for all of its students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26787/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Higher Education Institutions
Micheál Martin
260. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has been briefed regarding concerns within the higher education system in respect of Ireland's falling ranking in the area of high performance computing; the investments by his Department in this area over the past ten years; his plans to address concerns that Ireland's research infrastructure is being undermined by underperformance in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26801/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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National Educational Psychological Service
Michael McGrath
261. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive an educational psychological assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26815/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Robert Troy
262. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the body responsible for reviewing autism spectrum disorder, ASD, preschool children for future placement prior to leaving an ASD pre-school class (details supplied). [26816/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
Darragh O'Brien
263. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the stage 2b drawings for a school (details supplied) will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26823/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
Darragh O'Brien
264. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if work has recommenced on the stage 2b drawings for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26824/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Summer Works Scheme
Dara Calleary
265. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the policy of cancelling summer works application for schools where an emergency works application was granted for a totally different project was introduced; the number of schools which have been affected by this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26846/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Departmental Expenditure
Robert Troy
266. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total travel expenses and reimbursement costs incurred by his Department per annum from 2011 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26858/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Data Protection
Frank O'Rourke
267. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has a specific data protection officer in place; if that position is exclusive or if the position holder has other duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26875/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Third Level Charges
Ruth Coppinger
268. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the State of abolishing the student contribution charge for third level education. [26904/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Third Level Fees
Ruth Coppinger
269. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the State of abolishing fees for postgraduate courses. [26905/16]
Tue, 27 Sep 2016
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Capitation Grants
Ruth Coppinger
270. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reversing all the cuts to school capitation grants since 2008. [26906/16]