Parliamentary questions

Teaching Council of Ireland

Charlie McConalogue

127. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider changing the requirement for teachers to register with the teaching council from an annual registration to a three or five yearly renewal requirement so as to avoid the situation where teachers who miss the annual deadline for registration by more than five days are blocked from receiving salary payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45451/14]

Departmental Expenditure

Charlie McConalogue

440. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a supplementary budget Estimate is planned regarding her Department before the end of 2014; the reasons for such an Estimate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45154/14]

Schools Refurbishment

Charlie McConalogue

441. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will pay a minor works grant to primary schools for 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45155/14]

School Funding

Charlie McConalogue

442. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding her capital expenditure budget; the way this position compares with the same period last year; the details of specific capital projects which 2014 funding was earmarked for which have not availed of any unspent funding; if an underspend will facilitate the payment of a minor works grant to all primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45156/14]

State Examinations

Charlie McConalogue

446. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a reader and scribe will be made available to a student (details supplied) who is sitting their Leaving Certificate in June 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45162/14]

Teaching Council of Ireland

Charlie McConalogue

447. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the Teaching Council is requesting that a person (details supplied) complete a module of history and structure of Irish education system as a condition of their obtaining a permanent registration number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45167/14]

School Patronage

Charlie McConalogue

449. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to concerns outlined by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13 regarding the non-availability of non-denominational education in the person's area. [45179/14]

Telecommunications Services Provision

Charlie McConalogue

452. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the primary schools that were connected by UPC with 100 Mbs connectors; when these schools were connected; the way these schools were selected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45195/14]

Telecommunications Services Provision

Charlie McConalogue

453. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to develop broadband services to primary schools in view of the stated position of her Department that these are insufficient to deal with proposed changes to curriculum delivery. [45196/14]

Capitation Grants

Charlie McConalogue

454. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the next instalment of the capitation grant for primary schools will be paid to schools by her Department; the percentage of the grant that will be paid on that date; and the total capitation grant that will be paid in respect of each pupil enrolled in a primary school in 2015. [45197/14]

Capitation Grants

Charlie McConalogue

455. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the rate of capitation grant that will be paid in 2015 to primary schools maintained by the Office of Public Works. [45198/14]

Capitation Grants

Charlie McConalogue

456. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the rate of capitation grant that will be paid in 2015 to scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge. [45199/14]

Capitation Grants

Charlie McConalogue

457. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the capitation grant for pupils aged under 12 years attending special classes in mainstream schools or pupils attending special schools for each of the following categories of special need: visual impairment, hearing impairment, profoundly deaf, mild general learning disability mainstream, mild general learning disability special school, moderate general learning disability, severe-profound general learning disability, specific learning disability mainstream, specific learning disability special school, emotional disturbance, severe emotional disturbance, physical disability, autism-autistic spectrum disorders, specific speech and language disorder, multiple disabilities and Traveller children out of control. [45200/14]

Capitation Grants

Charlie McConalogue

458. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the capitation grant for pupils aged 12 years and over attending special classes in mainstream schools or pupils attending special schools for each of the following categories of special need: visual impairment, hearing impairment, profoundly deaf, mild general learning disability mainstream, mild general learning disability special school, moderate general learning disability, severe/profound general learning disability, specific learning disability mainstream, specific learning disability special school, emotional disturbance, severe emotional disturbance, physical disability, autism/autistic spectrum disorders, specific speech and language disorder, multiple disabilities and traveller children out of control. [45201/14]

Teachers' Remuneration

Charlie McConalogue

459. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary teachers who are currently being paid a principal teacher allowance. [45202/14]

Teachers' Remuneration

Charlie McConalogue

460. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary teachers who are currently being paid a deputy principal teacher allowance. [45203/14]

Teachers' Remuneration

Charlie McConalogue

461. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary teachers who are currently being paid an assistant principal allowance. [45204/14]

Teachers' Remuneration

Charlie McConalogue

462. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary teachers who are currently being paid a special duties teacher allowance. [45205/14]

Teachers' Remuneration

Charlie McConalogue

463. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary teachers who were paid an assistant principal allowance when the moratorium on promotion was commenced. [45206/14]

Teachers' Remuneration

Charlie McConalogue

464. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary teachers who were being paid a special duties teacher allowance when the moratorium on promotion was commenced. [45207/14]