Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

National Educational Psychological Service Data

Carol Nolan

53. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children waiting and the average waiting time for a psychology assessment by the National Education Psychological Service by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15102/16]

National Educational Psychological Service Expenditure

Carol Nolan

64. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount his Department paid to psychologists and the number of children assessed under the scheme for psychological assessment in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15234/16]

National Educational Psychological Service Staff

Carol Nolan

65. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of psychologists employed under the National Educational Psychology Service in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15235/16]

Lansdowne Road Agreement

Carol Nolan

66. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills why he has a notice on his website advising teachers who he deems to be in repudiation of the public service stability agreement 2013-2016, Lansdowne Road agreement, that they will lose the benefits to a contract of indefinite duration after two years, as set out in the report to the Minister for Education and Skills of the chairperson of the expert group on fixed-term and part-time employment in primary and second level education in Ireland (Ward report); his views on this approach and how he will administer it, given that this would be in contravention of data protection legislation; if he retains information pertaining to the union membership of teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15236/16]

Higher Education Schemes

Carol Nolan

67. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places his Department reserved under the higher education access route scheme; if it filled all the reserved places; the average number of places, by course; the average number of points below the standard points level at which an applicant has been granted access to a course, each by institution, in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15237/16]

Higher Education Schemes

Carol Nolan

68. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places his Department reserved under the disability access route to education scheme for students with disabilities; if it filled all the reserved places with eligible applicants; the average number of places per course, each by institution, in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15238/16]

Access to Higher Education

Carol Nolan

69. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the target and target percentage in respect of the proportion of the student body to be comprised of the target groups, and the procedures in place for monitoring progress, by third level institution, under the national plan for equity of access to higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15239/16]

Student Assistance Fund

Carol Nolan

70. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount his Department allocated under the student assistance fund by institution in each of the years 2006 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15240/16]

Access to Higher Education

Carol Nolan

71. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the proportion of the performance funding per third level institution that is allocated by the Higher Education Authority to higher education institutions based on the outcome of the annual review of the national plan for access to higher education; if the annual review of progress under the plan has taken place for 2015 and 2016; if any institutions failed to meet their targets under the review; if any proportion of performance related funding was withheld from the institution as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15241/16]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Carol Nolan

72. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a breakdown per county of the number of children who are currently being taught in primary school classes of over 25 pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15242/16]

Teacher Data

Carol Nolan

73. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers and lecturers who are currently employed by his Department on less than 20 hours per week; the number of these that are on temporary contracts; the number that are on contracts of indefinite duration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15244/16]

National Educational Welfare Board Staff

Carol Nolan

74. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of psychologists that would be required under the National Educational Psychological Service to provide a psychologist to pupil ratio of 1:5,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15245/16]

National Internship Scheme Placements

Carol Nolan

89. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of teachers who have been employed on the JobBridge scheme per year, in tabular form, since the scheme came into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15243/16]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Carol Nolan

177. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills why he has cut services at a school (details supplied) attended by 155 special needs students; his plans to address these cuts; if the school is facing closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14387/16]

School Transport Provision

Carol Nolan

178. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills why he has cut transport to a school (details supplied); if he will restore this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14388/16]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Carol Nolan

179. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills why he cut staff numbers at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14389/16]

School Transport

Carol Nolan

191. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to downsize school buses in order to reduce the number of children who avail of concessionary school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14554/16]

Teaching Council of Ireland

Carol Nolan

192. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reopen consultation on regulation 3 of the Teaching Council’s regulations to facilitate stakeholders in submitting their views prior to the proposed changes coming into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14555/16]

Educational Reform

Carol Nolan

193. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who could potentially lose up to 10% of their marks in junior certificate English due to the non-implementation of the reformed curriculum; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14556/16]

Physical Education Facilities

Carol Nolan

194. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to undertake an audit of the physical education facilities of all secondary schools prior to the introduction of physical education as a leaving certificate subject; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14557/16]