Parliamentary questions

HSE Staff Training

Carol Nolan

99. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the progress being made to date on the European Commission proposal to establish a common training framework for health care assistants; the input his Department has had in this; the actions that have been taken to date; his plans and proposals in respect of registration, ongoing training, budget for recruitment and accountability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13712/16]

Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge

Carol Nolan

48. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhféadfadh sí léiriú a thabhairt ar an mbuiséad atá aontaithe aici don Ghaeilge agus don Ghaeltacht don bhliain atá romhainn. [13270/16]

School Textbooks

Carol Nolan

96. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the funding to the school books grant by 30%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12210/16]

Adult Education Provision

Carol Nolan

115. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing all unemployed persons with low or no qualifications with access to an intensive basic education course leading to a level three or junior certificate qualification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12161/16]

Adult Education Provision

Carol Nolan

116. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing all adults with less than a level four or leaving certificate qualification with access to an intensive basic education course that enables them to move up one level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12162/16]

Schools Building Projects Expenditure

Carol Nolan

117. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of a national building programme of infrastructure investment designed to provide kitchen facilities to all fee-paying schools which currently do not have them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12163/16]

Teachers' Remuneration

Carol Nolan

118. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reintroducing qualification allowances for teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12164/16]

Teachers' Remuneration

Carol Nolan

119. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of ensuring that newly qualified teachers recruited post-2011 are paid on the pre-2011 rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12165/16]

School Staff

Carol Nolan

120. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of lifting the moratorium on posts of responsibility in schools in order that they are at pre-2011 levels proportional to any necessary increase given increasing demographics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12166/16]

Special Educational Needs Expenditure

Carol Nolan

121. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of full implementation of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 per annum until full implementation is reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12167/16]

School Staff

Carol Nolan

122. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reversing changes to the staffing schedule for schools with fewer than 86 pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12168/16]

Student Grants Data

Carol Nolan

123. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing maintenance grants for postgraduate students using the same income threshold as currently applicable to undergraduate students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12169/16]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Carol Nolan

124. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing 50 applied behaviour analysis, ABA, schools for children with special educational needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12171/16]

National Educational Psychological Service

Carol Nolan

125. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing National Educational Psychological Service resources in order that it may provide a diagnosis for children from application to final decision in a 12-week timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12172/16]

Capitation Grants

Carol Nolan

126. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing capitation rates for primary schools to the rate for post-primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12173/16]

Schools Building Projects

Carol Nolan

127. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the 100 major capital projects which have, in one form or another, been presented to his Department for support since the implementation of the funding moratorium in November 2011; the estimated costs for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12174/16]

Capitation Grants

Carol Nolan

128. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing capitation rates for primary schools by 2%, 5%,10% and 15%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12175/16]

Capitation Grants

Carol Nolan

129. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing capitation rates for post-primary schools by 2%, 5%,10% and 15%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12176/16]

Capitation Grants

Carol Nolan

130. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing capitation rates for Youthreach by 2%, 5%,10% and 15%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12177/16]

Capitation Grants

Carol Nolan

131. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing capitation rates for the vocational training opportunities scheme by 2%, 5%,10% and 15%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12178/16]

Capitation Grants

Carol Nolan

132. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing capitation rates for post-leaving certificate courses by 2%, 5%,10% and 15%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12179/16]

School Guidance Counsellors

Carol Nolan

133. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of allocating one guidance counsellor per 500 students in post-primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12180/16]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Carol Nolan

134. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of removing apprenticeship college fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12181/16]

Post-Leaving Certificate Courses Fees

Carol Nolan

135. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of removing post-leaving certificate participation fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12182/16]

Third Level Fees

Carol Nolan

136. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing the student contribution fee by €250; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12183/16]

Student Grant Scheme

Carol Nolan

137. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing an additional top-up for students on the special top-up rate on the non-adjacent student grant of €30 per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12184/16]

School Services Staff

Carol Nolan

138. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of ensuring that each school has the necessary funds to employ at least one full-time secretary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12185/16]

Student Grant Scheme

Carol Nolan

139. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reversing the change to the adjacent rate of the student grant, reducing it from 45 km to 28 km; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12186/16]

School Patronage

Carol Nolan

140. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of divesting patronage from 500 primary schools to multi-denominational or non-religious bodies over a five year period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12187/16]

Post-Leaving Certificate Courses

Carol Nolan

141. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of establishing an Irish language post-leaving certificate college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12188/16]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Carol Nolan

142. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing the pupil-teacher ratio in primary schools by one pupil, two pupils, three pupils, four pupils and five pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12189/16]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Carol Nolan

143. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing the pupil-teacher ratio in post-primary schools by one pupil, two pupils, three pupils, four pupils, five pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12190/16]

Third Level Staff

Carol Nolan

144. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing the staff student ratio in third level institutions by one student, two students, three students, four students and five students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12191/16]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Carol Nolan

145. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing the pupil-teacher ratio in schools with DEIS status by one pupil, two pupils, three pupils, four pupils and five pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12192/16]

School Accommodation

Carol Nolan

146. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of replacing 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50% of all prefabricated school classrooms with buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12193/16]

Teaching Contracts

Carol Nolan

147. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing teachers who currently work part-time or as substitute teachers with a permanent contract within one year, within two years and within three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12194/16]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Carol Nolan

148. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing the additional school classrooms required to reduce class sizes in primary schools to a maximum of 20 pupils per class; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12195/16]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Carol Nolan

149. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing additional school classrooms to reduce class sizes at post-primary level to a maximum of 25 pupils per class; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12196/16]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Carol Nolan

150. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing additional school classrooms to reduce class sizes at schools participating in the DEIS initiative to a maximum of 15 pupils per class; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12197/16]

Programme for Government Initiatives

Carol Nolan

151. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of establishing the office of the ombudsman for education with the remit of examining decisions by the boards of management of schools and the refusal of supports for children with special educational needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12198/16]

Teacher Training Provision

Carol Nolan

152. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost per annum of ensuring that all teachers have a minimum of two days' continuous professional development on the provision of support for children with special educational needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12199/16]

Schools Building Projects Expenditure

Carol Nolan

153. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of progressing the 39 projects at construction stage under the construction programme 2012-2016 to construction this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12200/16]

Back to Education Allowance

Carol Nolan

179. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of making the back to education allowance available to postgraduate students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12170/16]

School Meals Programme

Carol Nolan

211. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the funding to the school meals programme by 40%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12211/16]

Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme

Carol Nolan

212. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the annual back to school clothing and footwear allowance by €50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12212/16]

Legislative Measures

Carol Nolan

81. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to reform the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act to prevent the repossession of family homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11549/16]

Education Funding

Carol Nolan

172. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will publish the Cassells report on the future funding for higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11553/16]

National Council for Special Education

Carol Nolan

173. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the costs to date associated with the various reports the National Council of Special Education has published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11554/16]

Ombudsman's Remit

Carol Nolan

174. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the potential remit of an ombudsman for education, as committed to under the programme for Government; when he will establish this office; if its remit will include appeals of decisions affecting children with special educational needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11555/16]

Teachers' Professional Development

Carol Nolan

175. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the level of mandatory continuous professional development required for teachers in relation to the education of children with special educational needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11556/16]