Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Apprenticeship Programmes

Patrick Nulty

246. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline and publish the criteria and rationale for the decision to select Dun Laoghaire Vocational Education Committee, Dundalk Institute of Technology and Carlow Institute of Technology for the delivery of carpentry training; if he will outline in detail the reason the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown was not selected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44320/12]

Disadvantaged Status

Patrick Nulty

247. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse the decision made with regard to the integration of guidance counselling hours specifically in DEIS schools in view of their particular needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44323/12]

Departmental Staff Numbers

Kevin Humphreys

248. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff in his Department or agencies under his control that are currently on career break; the number of staff currently hired temporarily to cover those on career break; if he will provide a breakdown of the numbers by grade and agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44365/12]

School Transport Provision

Billy Timmins

249. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a bus pass in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44380/12]

FÁS Training Programmes

Jim Daly

250. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding availability of grants for training persons to get back to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44440/12]

Departmental Expenditure

James Bannon

251. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost in 2011 to his Department and to each body under the aegis of his Department of implementing the Official Languages Act 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44464/12]

Schools Building Projects Status

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

252. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools identified to progress to tender and construction in 2013; if he is now in a position to identify all those schools that will definitely proceed; if it will be possible to substitute schools not proceeding with schools that are ready for commencement though not included in his initial five year plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44485/12]

Third Level Fees

Michael McCarthy

253. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his view on whether it is acceptable that a person is being asked to pay fees at a third-level institution despite their status (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44520/12]

Ireland Scholarship Programme

Dominic Hannigan

254. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any bursaries for English teachers from outside Ireland to come to Ireland to study at English National Framework of Qualifications level 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44573/12]

Schools Building Projects Status

Paul Connaughton

255. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Galway did not receive a grant under the minor repair works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44687/12]

School Staffing

Gerry Adams

256. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if cuts of legacy posts for DEIS schools which were postponed following a public outcry in the aftermath of Budget 2012 will continue to be protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44697/12]

School Staffing

Gerry Adams

257. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if concessionary legacy posts for DEIS Band 2 Urban schools will be protected into 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44698/12]

School Staffing

Gerry Adams

258. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding his decision in February 2012 to retain 235 of the planned 428 cuts to DEIS legacy posts; if these posts be reviewed again in the context of Budget 2012; or if the posts continue to be protected. [44699/12]

School Staffing

Michael Healy-Rae

259. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44702/12]

Third Level Fees

Eoghan Murphy

260. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if Irish children who are living abroad, and who are in possession of an Irish passport, are required to pay college fees other than the standard registration fee, if they wish to attend university here. [44725/12]

Site Acquisitions

Thomas Pringle

261. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a new primary school building for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44744/12]

Departmental Banking

Michael McGrath

262. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide, in tabular form if possible, a list of the bank accounts used by his Department and separately any agencies within the remit of his Department; the purpose of each bank account and the financial institution the bank account is with; the total amount of any interest charged or bank fees incurred by his Department and separately by each agency in 2011 and anticipated figure for 2012; the percentage of payments issued by his Department and each agency which are issued electronically and if the Department agency has any special arrangement in place on the issue of bank charges and fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44847/12]

Student Grant Scheme Applications

Michael McGrath

263. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a higher education grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44863/12]

Tribunals of Inquiry Reports

James Bannon

264. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if any proceedings have been initiated against the State arising out of the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45593/12]

Departmental Staff Career Breaks

Kevin Humphreys

265. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff that availed of the special civil service incentive career break scheme 2009; the cost of the scheme since its introduction; the savings on the pay bill in that time period; the estimated full year cost for the return of all the new civil servants in 2013; the number of staff members that applied for a further extension of their leave; if these staff were counted as a reduction in numbers employed in the public service during that time period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45608/12]