Parliamentary questions

Pension Provisions

Regina Doherty

201. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason the Electricity Supply Board has not incorporated the legislative provisions of the Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 into its pension scheme rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18805/15]

Pension Provisions

Regina Doherty

202. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 was concealed from Electricity Supply Board's management and pension fund trustees, until they became aware of it during a very public dispute in December 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18808/15]

Wildlife Conservation

Regina Doherty

647. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding an alleged breach of the Wildlife Acts in February 2014 (details supplied) in Donabate in County Dublin; and if she will instruct the National Parks and Wildlife Service to report on the status of the complaint made. [18699/15]

Wildlife Conservation

Regina Doherty

648. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the transformer which was damaged, allegedly by a person (details supplied) in Donabate in County Dublin, in February 2015; and if she will instruct the Electricity Supply Board to report on the repair works required, including costs. [18700/15]

Foreshore Issues

Regina Doherty

649. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will instruct the National Parks and Wildlife Service to report on the status of the request to remove an area of the Broadmeadow Estuary in Donabate in County Dublin from the Annual Foreshore Licence issued under the Wildlife Acts. [18701/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Regina Doherty

188. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Meath has, under the national school building programme, received funding to build a new extra classroom to allow for more places for children to be offered-allocated, but due to lack of funding, there is no teacher availability to teach the extra children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17988/15]

School Meals Programme

Regina Doherty

64. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of breakfast clubs operating in primary and post-primary schools each year for the past five years; the cost of providing such a service annually for the past five years; the number of the schools concerned that are DEIS schools; the facilities required for a school to commence a breakfast club; the benefits of a breakfast club; if all pupils in the school can avail of the breakfast club or if it is for junior classes only; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17560/15]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Regina Doherty

475. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the current pupil-teacher ratio in primary and secondary schools, in schools under the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools programme and in special schools; the cost of reducing the pupil-teacher ratio by one point, two points, three points, four points, five points in both primary and secondary schools; her plans to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio in September 2015-2016; and the number of additional teachers required to address each point reduction. [17501/15]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Regina Doherty

476. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the pupil-teacher ratio in primary and secondary schools, in schools under the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools programme and in special schools each year for the past ten years; her future plans in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17502/15]

Capitation Grants

Regina Doherty

477. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular format, the current capitation rate in primary and secondary schools, in schools under the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools programme and in special schools for the past ten years; the cost of increasing or restoring the capitation rate to each of these; her future plans in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17503/15]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Regina Doherty

480. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of special schools currently in receipt of funding; the number of special classes in primary and secondary schools; the number of proposed schools and classes under consideration; the cost of provision of each school and special class; the numbers of pupils attending these schools and classes; and the number of teachers assigned to these schools and classes. [17551/15]

National Educational Psychological Service Staff

Regina Doherty

481. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of National Educational Psychological Service psychologists each year for the past ten years; the ratio of psychologists to groups of schools, broken down by primary and post-primary, each year for the past ten years; and the cost annually for the past ten years of the service. [17552/15]

National Educational Psychological Service Administration

Regina Doherty

482. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current waiting list for assessment by the National Educational Psychological Service psychologists, and for the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17553/15]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Regina Doherty

483. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of resource teachers in both primary and post-primary schools, each year for the past five years; the number of pupils in receipt of resource hours each year for the past five years; the average period of time each pupil receives; and the annual cost of resource hours for the past five years. [17555/15]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Regina Doherty

484. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular format, the number of special needs assistants in both primary and post-primary schools, each year for the past five years; the number of pupils in receipt of such hours each year for the past five years; and the annual cost for the past five years. [17558/15]

Speech and Language Therapy Provision

Regina Doherty

485. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action taken by schools where a pupil requires speech and language supports in primary and post-primary schools; and the level of engagement between her Department and the Health Service Executive on this matter. [17559/15]

Schools Health and Safety

Regina Doherty

486. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to banning vending machines in primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17561/15]

Educational Projects

Regina Doherty

487. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for a digital strategy for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17562/15]

Teacher Data

Regina Doherty

488. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in dealing with underperforming teachers; the role the Teaching Council can play; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17563/15]

School Transport Administration

Regina Doherty

511. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills following the ruling by the European Commission in October 2014 on the unsatisfactory tendering arrangements in place between her Department and Bus Éireann for the school transport scheme, when the recommendation from the Commission that the school transport scheme contract be put out to tender will actually commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17826/15]