Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Special Educational Needs Staff

Carol Nolan

95. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that the allocation of special needs assistants is done in a timely manner to facilitate school planning; the actions undertaken by his Department in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45511/17]

Teacher Training Provision

Carol Nolan

96. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to ensure that all art teachers are trained in both the new junior certificate visual art course and the new leaving certificate coursework; the reason no guidelines have been issued to schools on a new marking scheme; the reason for the delay in issuing exam papers to schools that were posted online on 2 October 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45513/17]

School Transport Applications Data

Carol Nolan

179. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils who have applied for concessionary school transport for the current school year, by county; the number who were granted and refused respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42341/17]

DEIS Scheme

Carol Nolan

180. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the threshold for the appointment of an administrative principal for rural DEIS schools is higher than other DEIS schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42343/17]

DEIS Data

Carol Nolan

181. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the differences in the funding or other supports available under each of the different categories of DEIS school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42345/17]

DEIS Scheme

Carol Nolan

182. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that currently have rural DEIS status, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42346/17]

Teachers' Remuneration

Carol Nolan

273. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 14 December 2016, the position regarding some ETB teachers that are being paid their holiday payment in arrears; if there have been developments on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33741/17]

School Costs

Carol Nolan

274. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to circular 0032/17, the number of schools that have indicated to his Department that they intend to implement the measures outlined for September 2018; the way in which his Department plans to ensure implementation of the circular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33742/17]

European Court of Human Rights Judgments

Carol Nolan

275. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the date of the submission of the updated action plan under the judgement by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33743/17]

School Textbooks

Carol Nolan

276. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of capital and current expenditure on the school book grant schemes over each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33744/17]

Student Grant Scheme

Carol Nolan

277. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has requested a technical study on the operation of a student loan scheme; if this study has been commissioned; the person by whom the study is being carried out; the date of completion of the study; the terms of reference of the study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33745/17]

School Transport Data

Carol Nolan

278. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of concessionary applications for school transport for the 2017-18 school year by county; the number of which are new applications in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33746/17]

School Transport Eligibility

Carol Nolan

279. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the date upon which parents will be informed of the decision on school transport for the 2017-18 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33747/17]

State Examinations Data

Carol Nolan

280. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications that were made under the reasonable accommodation scheme for certificate examinations for the 2017 sittings; the number that were decided by the school; the number of applications that were determined by the State Examinations Commission; the number that were successful and unsuccessful, by junior certificate and leaving certificate figures; the number of instances whereby additional information in the form of professional reports or assessments were required in support of the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33748/17]

Apprenticeship Data

Carol Nolan

281. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the 2017 target of 800 new apprenticeship registrations and 15 new apprenticeships will be met in September 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33749/17]

Apprenticeship Data

Carol Nolan

282. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress in the development of the 15 new apprenticeship schemes for intake in September 2017; the details of the new apprenticeships; the number of places available on each; the date on which each will be open for application; if applications have been made to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33750/17]

Student Accommodation

Carol Nolan

283. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has put in place a student accommodation strategy as outlined in Rebuilding Ireland; the date on which this strategy will be published; the actions that will be undertaken to alleviate the student accommodation crisis in Autumn 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33751/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Carol Nolan

208. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the unallocated spend within his Department for 2017; the details of expenditure allocated to programmes in 2017 which are due to cease in 2017; the funds which will become available within his Department's expenditure profile in 2018 due to changes in demand for services, goods and or changes to costs within his Department and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32179/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Carol Nolan

209. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount allocated to his Department under budget 2017; the amount of this that remains to be spent in his Department; the headings under which the unspent allocation has been made; the anticipated spend between July 2017 and 31 December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32180/17]

School Accommodation Provision

Carol Nolan

2. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has been allocated a new classroom teacher but has not been given approval for additional classroom accommodation to provide for increased numbers. [31914/17]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Carol Nolan

12. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which he plans to ensure sufficient autism units are provided to address local demand. [31571/17]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Carol Nolan

15. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of the action plan to expand apprenticeship and traineeships in Ireland 2016 to 2020. [31570/17]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Carol Nolan

26. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of the new resource allocation model and the processing of appeals by schools. [31569/17]

School Transport Appeals

Carol Nolan

32. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on the review of school transport appeals. [31567/17]

State Examinations

Carol Nolan

34. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of the new reasonable accommodation scheme for exam pupils; and the guidelines provided to schools to assess eligibility under the scheme. [31568/17]

School Admissions

Carol Nolan

97. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe to bring forward legislation to amend section 7(3)(c) of the Equal Status Act 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31849/17]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Carol Nolan

98. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the allocations for special needs assistants will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31850/17]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Carol Nolan

99. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider making the special needs assistants allocations at an earlier date in future to allow schools, parents and special needs assistants adequate time to plan and prepare children for the upcoming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31851/17]

Junior Cycle Reform

Carol Nolan

100. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be flexibility under the new junior cycle Irish framework for schools that wish to prioritise the oral strand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31852/17]

Junior Cycle Reform

Carol Nolan

101. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the new junior cycle Irish framework will reduce the percentage of marks for oral Irish at junior cycle level; his views on whether this will have implications for the preparation of children at senior cycle in which the percentage of marks is 40%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31853/17]

Teacher Data

Carol Nolan

202. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the issues raised in the report of the working group on teaching supply; the steps to be taken and the timeframes to address the issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29567/17]

Schools Building Projects

Carol Nolan

203. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in the completion of a college (details supplied); if the work can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29569/17]

Third Level Fees

Carol Nolan

216. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if students from Northern Ireland wishing to enter colleges here in 2017 will be treated as EU students for fee purposes; if this status will remain for the duration of their course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29726/17]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Carol Nolan

217. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the result of an appeal by a school (details supplied) regarding its special needs allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29727/17]

Teaching Contracts

Carol Nolan

218. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers at secondary level that are employed on contracts of less than ten hours per week; the number of secondary level teachers employed on temporary contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29731/17]

School Funding

Carol Nolan

219. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to take action to reduce the burden of voluntary contributions on parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29737/17]

Schools Building Projects Expenditure

Carol Nolan

560. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the original cost of the building of the new centre in Belfield; the amount that has been spent by his Department to date in 2017; the cost of the project to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28120/17]

Higher Education Institutions

Carol Nolan

561. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an assessment has been done on the teaching quality of a centre (details supplied) in comparison with similar centres; if so, the results of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28121/17]

English Language Training Organisations

Carol Nolan

562. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement he has undertaken with English language teachers in relation to plans to replace former regulatory systems for English language teaching schools; if he has received a request to engage with a group (details supplied) on this matter; his plans to carry out consultation on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28122/17]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Carol Nolan

563. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the terms upon which his Department has agreed to the purchase and development of the Harold's Cross greyhound stadium; if the site has been deemed suitable for the construction of a school; his views on whether planning permission will be granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28123/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Carol Nolan

564. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in the construction of a permanent building for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin, in view of the fact that the school was promised a new building within three years in 2008; the timeframe for the completion of the new building; the status of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28124/17]

Special Educational Needs Staff Contracts

Carol Nolan

565. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have been successful in their appeal under the new special needs resource allocation model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28125/17]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Carol Nolan

566. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if additional supports will be provided to a school (details supplied) in order to address the needs of new enrolments with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28126/17]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Carol Nolan

567. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if additional support will be provided to a school (details supplied) in order to facilitate the enrolment of a person (details supplied). [28127/17]

Special Educational Needs Data

Carol Nolan

568. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of training provided to special educational needs organisers in relation to the new resource allocation model; the number of special educational needs organisers that have undergone formal training on the new model; the dates of the training; the duration of the training; the cost of the training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28128/17]

State Examinations

Carol Nolan

569. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the rate of payment for examination assessors; the basis on which payment is determined, for example, the hourly rate or per script; the number of assessors for the 2017 examinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28129/17]

School Transport Review

Carol Nolan

624. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the school transport appeals system; when the review will conclude; the terms of reference of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28875/17]

Youth Employment Initiative

Carol Nolan

625. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the information technology systems required to apply for funding under the youth employment initiative have been developed; the steps required and the timelines in terms of compliance with the requirements of the establishment of systems for the successful drawdown of money under the initiative; the status of the implementation of these requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28876/17]

Youth Employment Initiative

Carol Nolan

626. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the annual funding allocated by his Department to projects under the youth employment initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28877/17]

School Patronage

Carol Nolan

639. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has drawn up the protocols for the consultation process on the new reconfiguration of school patronage; when the consultation phase is due to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28938/17]