Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Schools Administration

Jonathan O'Brien

367. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which she has provided greater freedom and autonomy to school principals and boards to raise educational standards by devolving more responsibility locally, with greater freedom to allocate and manage staff with required flexibility, and to delegate management responsibilities to teachers as school priorities require, as per the programme for Government commitment to do so. [16396/15]

Schools Administration

Jonathan O'Brien

368. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to require schools to draw up five-year development plans for their schools and individual teachers; and the way in which they are supported by the inspectorate. [16397/15]

Schools Administration

Jonathan O'Brien

369. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if administrative functions relating to maintenance, school building projects and co-ordination of support services, currently carried out by principals, are being devolved locally; if she will provide details of the way these functions are currently operating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16398/15]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Jonathan O'Brien

374. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and her plans to address this matter. [16413/15]

Literacy Levels

Jonathan O'Brien

388. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an evaluation of the literacy and numeracy strategy has been carried out; and the results of same. [16668/15]

National Educational Psychological Service Staff

Jonathan O'Brien

389. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of psychologists employed by the National Educational Psychological Service on 1 January each year from 2008 to 2015 . [16669/15]

School Placement

Jonathan O'Brien

149. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 who has been excluded from school since October 2014 and has not received any form of education since then. [16021/15]

School Placement

Jonathan O'Brien

150. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason no alternative schooling or form of education has been provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 who has been without any formal education since being expelled from school. [16022/15]

School Placement

Jonathan O'Brien

151. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure in place to ensure a child who has been excluded from school can continue to be educated. [16023/15]

Institutes of Technology Expenditure

Jonathan O'Brien

160. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of all expenses claimed by members of the governing body of Waterford Institute of Technology from 2005 to 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16105/15]

Institutes of Technology Expenditure

Jonathan O'Brien

161. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details, in tabular form, of all moneys spent on the use of outside consultants by Waterford Institute of Technology from 2005 to 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16106/15]

Student Universal Support Ireland Administration

Jonathan O'Brien

2. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the report from the Comptroller and Auditor General on the issue of the operation of Student Universal Support Ireland; and her plans to make appropriate changes. [15740/15]

Educational Disadvantage

Jonathan O'Brien

5. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the Economic and Social Reseach Institute's report, Learning from the Evaluation of Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Programme; and any changes she plans to make as a result. [15741/15]

National Council for Special Education

Jonathan O'Brien

12. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which the National Council for Special Education will publish policy advice on the education of children with autism; and her plans to introduce a national autism strategy. [15476/15]

State Examinations Reviews

Jonathan O'Brien

13. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the implementation of junior certificate reforms and her engagement with the trade unions. [15477/15]

Proposed Legislation

Jonathan O'Brien

24. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for accompanying regulations to the Education (Admissions to Schools) Bill 2015. [15475/15]

Third Level Institutions

Jonathan O'Brien

28. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the National College of Art and Design; if she will provide an update on changes that need to be made within the college; if she has any concerns over the management of the college; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15478/15]

School Meals Programme

Jonathan O'Brien

32. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that one in eight schools under the delivering equality of opportunity in schools programme do not offer the school meals programme; if her Department has examined the costs of providing one-off funding to schools for the start-up costs associated with providing the programme, such as purchasing kitchen equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15479/15]

Child Detention Centres

Jonathan O'Brien

426. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the Further Education and Training Awards Council qualifications available for study for children in detention centres. [15606/15]

Back to Education Allowance Eligibility

Jonathan O'Brien

47. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the guidelines that were previously in place and allowed students exiting Youthreach and going on to post leaving certificate courses to access the back to education allowance; and the reasons for any changes to that system. [14047/15]

Education Standards

Jonathan O'Brien

418. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the provisions made to ensure that children in residential care, including in secure units, are receiving the education to which they are entitled; the guidelines applicable for the education provisions for these children; and if he is satisfied that all children in residential care are receiving a proper education. [13933/15]

Education Welfare Service

Jonathan O'Brien

419. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the number of children in residential care has come to the attention of the education welfare board during the years 2012 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13934/15]

Juvenile Offenders

Jonathan O'Brien

420. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the education facilities available at Oberstown in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13937/15]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Jonathan O'Brien

674. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the special education section within her Department has not replaced a person within the visiting teacher service and ensured that a report regarding a reasonable accommodation application has not been sent to the State Examinations Commission, in order that a child (details supplied) with hearing impairment may have a specialist examiner and aural assistance for the leaving certificate, despite the fact the oral exams commence on 16 April 2015; if her attention has been drawn to the stress this will cause to the child; if she will rectify this as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13887/15]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Jonathan O'Brien

687. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff in the special education support service; their job titles; the number of these who will transfer to the new inclusion support service within the National Council for Special Education; the number of these currently on sick or maternity leave who have been replaced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14039/15]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Jonathan O'Brien

688. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff in the special education support service; their job titles; the number of these who will transfer to the new Inclusion Support Service within the National Council for Special Education; the number of these currently on sick or maternity leave who have been replaced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14040/15]

School Staff

Jonathan O'Brien

689. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff in the visiting teacher service; their job titles; the number of these who will transfer to the new inclusion support service within the National Council for Special Education; the number of these currently on sick or maternity leave who have been replaced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14041/15]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Jonathan O'Brien

690. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the new inclusion support service within the National Council for Special Education; the total number of staff who will be allocated to this service; the date on which she expects this new service to be up and running. [14042/15]

Youthreach Programme Funding

Jonathan O'Brien

691. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the rates of payment provided to Youthreach students during each of the past five years; and the total payments allocated to these students during each of those years. [14048/15]

Post-Leaving Certificate Courses Availability

Jonathan O'Brien

692. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the rates of grant available for students participating in post-leaving certificate courses; and the reason students under 18 years of age cannot receive payments when attending a post-leaving certificate course. [14049/15]

Quality and Qualifications Ireland Accreditation

Jonathan O'Brien

693. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills where the leaving certificate applied fits within the quality and qualifications Ireland framework. [14050/15]

Residential Institutions

Jonathan O'Brien

708. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 572 of 31 March 2015, the potential locations identified by Dublin City Council for the proposed memorial for victims of abuse in residential institutions. [14328/15]

Teaching Council of Ireland

Jonathan O'Brien

710. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the requirements for school placements set out by the Teaching Council of Ireland for qualifying as a teacher through professional master of education courses; the changes that were made to these requirements during the past 24 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14366/15]

International Students

Jonathan O'Brien

711. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage increase in international students studying here each year, since coming to office; and the percentage increase in students coming from India, China and the Middle East. [14377/15]

Programme for Government Implementation

Jonathan O'Brien

712. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide in tabular form the commitments under the programme for Government which her Department is responsible for; the progress made to date with regard to each commitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14378/15]

Institutes of Technology Staff

Jonathan O'Brien

713. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 1 April 2015, the number of persons employed in Letterkenny Institute of Technology in County Donegal who are paid in excess of €100,000, €150,000, €200,000 and €250,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14429/15]

Teachers' Remuneration

Jonathan O'Brien

726. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address pay issues for teachers. [14764/15]

School Services Staff

Jonathan O'Brien

727. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to improve pay and conditions for grant-paid school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14765/15]

Industrial Disputes

Jonathan O'Brien

728. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the industrial dispute at Saint Angela’s College in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14766/15]

Sick Pay Scheme Reform

Jonathan O'Brien

729. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on recent calls by teachers to introduce a regularised leave system for teachers who have been assaulted in the workplace, in order that those teachers do not have to use their own sick leave for recovery time. [14767/15]

Teaching Contracts

Jonathan O'Brien

730. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address casualisation of the teaching profession; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14768/15]

Third Level Staff Data

Jonathan O'Brien

215. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the number of persons who are part of the senior management team at the National College of Art and Design; their rates of pay; the dates on which they were appointed; the methods used to appoint them; if each of the jobs were advertised; the details of the advertisements, including where they were placed; and the timeframe during which they were advertised. [13629/15]

Third Level Staff Recruitment

Jonathan O'Brien

216. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the appointment procedure for the director of the National College of Art and Design. [13630/15]

Third Level Staff Data

Jonathan O'Brien

217. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her views regarding the casualisation of academic and technical staff within the National College of Art and Design. [13631/15]

Third Level Staff Deployment

Jonathan O'Brien

218. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills whether there are best practice guidelines on the number of senior administration positions that should exist in third level institutions in proportion to numbers of staff and students; and if she will provide details of these guidelines. [13632/15]

Prison Education Service

Jonathan O'Brien

88. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the value for money audit report on National College of Art and Design courses that were available to prisoners until 2011; the amount of money that was spent on those courses each year by the Irish Prison Service until they were discontinued; and the number of prisoners who participated during each of those years. [13492/15]

Third Level Data

Jonathan O'Brien

145. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students registered as attending the National College of Art and Design during each year since 2006, in tabular form, showing full-time and part-time registrations. [13493/15]

Third Level Data

Jonathan O'Brien

146. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of non-European Union students registered as attending the National College of Art and Design during each year since 2006. [13494/15]

Third Level Staff Data

Jonathan O'Brien

147. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff employed by the National College of Art and Design during each year since 2006, in tabular form, showing full-time and part-time staff members and teaching and administrative staff. [13495/15]

Third Level Institutions

Jonathan O'Brien

148. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the current governance issues in the National College of Art and Design; that there is no board in place; her plans to ensure that the new board is fully independent and transparent in its appointments; the method that will be used to appoint new board members; and the date on which she expects the new board to be in place. [13496/15]

Third Level Institutions

Jonathan O'Brien

149. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she has been briefed by any person in her Department on accounting irregularities within the National College of Art and Design. [13497/15]

Third Level Institutions

Jonathan O'Brien

150. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the levy of €100 for studio and materials on students of the National College of Art and Design; the legal basis on which the college is allowed place this levy on students; if the college is legally obliged to demonstrate to students where these moneys are used; if she is aware that the Higher Education Authority has said that this charge must be voted on by the students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13498/15]

Third Level Institutions

Jonathan O'Brien

151. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the fees for the master of arts in the digital world programme in the National College of Art and Design have risen from €2,850 to €3,900, causing a number of students to leave the course; her views that this increase is appropriate; and her plans to address this matter. [13499/15]

Third Level Institutions

Jonathan O'Brien

152. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocated to the National College of Art and Design each year since 2006. [13500/15]

Student Unions Funding

Jonathan O'Brien

153. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the policies on funding of student unions for third level institutes. [13501/15]

Third Level Institutions

Jonathan O'Brien

154. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the names of persons who have served as members of the board of the National College of Art and Design, at any time since 2006. [13502/15]

Third Level Institutions

Jonathan O'Brien

155. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide copies of reports, either conducted by or held by the Higher Education Authority, in relation to spending, budgeting, accounting or other financial matters in the National College of Art and Design. [13503/15]

Third Level Facilities

Jonathan O'Brien

156. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on an agreement between the National College of Art and Design and Diageo which would allow students the use of buildings owned by Diageo. [13504/15]

Third Level Institutions

Jonathan O'Brien

157. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of tuition fees received by the National College of Art and Design for the years 2006 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13505/15]

Jonathan O'Brien

158. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons employed in third level educational institutions who are paid in excess of €100,000, €150,000, €200,000 and €250,000; the names of the institutions employing them; the numbers in each institution earning above that figure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13506/15]

Appointments to State Boards

Jonathan O'Brien

159. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of all State appointments, open to direct choice by her, since her appointment. [13507/15]

One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility

Jonathan O'Brien

223. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 24 March 2015, if students in those situations will be facilitated in completing their courses with the current level of income support they receive. [13088/15]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility

Jonathan O'Brien

248. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 348 of 15 April 2014, if she will be reviewing policies regarding the domiciliary care allowance in view of the High Court judgment referred to in the previous parliamentary question; if her Department will be contacting persons who were unsuccessful in their application, and notifying them of the ability to reapply; the number it will be contacting; the timeframe for same; the number of persons her Department has contacted notifying them that they could re-apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13343/15]

Child Abuse Reports

Jonathan O'Brien

289. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has received a business case from the Child and Family Agency and from the Courts Service of Ireland to cost proposals for full implementation of the Ryan report; and the additional resources that have been requested. [12936/15]

Courts Service Administration

Jonathan O'Brien

380. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Courts Service of Ireland has conducted best practice research into the management of children and family services in the courts in other jurisdictions. [12926/15]

Closed Circuit Television Systems

Jonathan O'Brien

414. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 9 April 2014, when the information requested will be supplied. [13350/15]

Children in Care

Jonathan O'Brien

425. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to establish a longitudinal study over ten years which would follow young persons who leave care in order to map their transition into adulthood. [12925/15]

Child Abuse Prevention

Jonathan O'Brien

426. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will report on the work of the Ryan report monitoring group since its establishment, to date; and the date on which it will publish its fourth progress report. [12706/15]

Early Years Strategy Publication

Jonathan O'Brien

428. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to introduce a national early years strategy. [12842/15]

Child Care Services Data

Jonathan O'Brien

429. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will conduct a quality audit across all early years services to provide baseline data for policy development and implementation. [12843/15]

Child Care Qualifications

Jonathan O'Brien

430. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to expand the learner fund to support child care workers in progressing to levels 7 and 8 of the Further Education and Training Awards Council. [12844/15]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Jonathan O'Brien

431. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to ensure equal access to early years care and education, including access to the free pre-school year for children with special needs, and from minority groups. [12845/15]

Commissions of Inquiry

Jonathan O'Brien

433. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide details of the resource constraints preventing full implementation of the Ryan report recommendations; and the estimated cost of implementing the recommendations. [12935/15]

School Patronage

Jonathan O'Brien

543. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way the divestment process will be progressed in 2015 and beyond. [12678/15]

School Patronage

Jonathan O'Brien

544. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which she will publish the White Paper on Patronage and Pluralism in Primary Education; and the reason for the delay. [12679/15]

School Curriculum

Jonathan O'Brien

545. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the education about religion and beliefs curriculum development by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment. [12680/15]

Grant Aid

Jonathan O'Brien

551. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a list of all non-governmental organisations in receipt of funding and grants from her Department in each of the past five years; and those not in receipt of such funding and-or grants in that period and that are bound by a service level agreement. [12700/15]

Residential Institutions Data

Jonathan O'Brien

552. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the names of groups for survivors of abuse in residential institutions that were funded by her Department during the period 2001 to 2013; and the level of funding allocated to each group during that time. [12701/15]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme

Jonathan O'Brien

556. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the negotiations for the transfer of school infrastructure owned by 18 religious orders, as cited in the Ryan report. [12708/15]

National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy

Jonathan O'Brien

557. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to review guidance issued to schools as part of the national literacy and numeracy strategy in order to increase the length of time spent on literacy and numeracy in schools to 120 minutes, as promised in the programme for Government. [12833/15]

School Curriculum

Jonathan O'Brien

558. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to introduce comprehensive literacy planning for all classes in schools. [12834/15]

Literacy Levels

Jonathan O'Brien

559. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which her Department analyses literacy outcome data trends. [12835/15]

Educational Disadvantage

Jonathan O'Brien

560. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to develop a strategy that clearly outlines the future strategic direction of supports for educational disadvantage. [12836/15]

Educational Disadvantage

Jonathan O'Brien

561. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the future of the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12837/15]

Legislative Process

Jonathan O'Brien

562. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills when she will publish a plan for the implementation of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004. [12838/15]

Departmental Reports

Jonathan O'Brien

563. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills when she will publish the review of the visiting teacher service. [12839/15]

Departmental Funding

Jonathan O'Brien

564. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding allocated to the schools building programme for the five years of its duration. [12840/15]

School Accommodation Provision

Jonathan O'Brien

565. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to keep the inventory of school accommodation updated on a regular basis. [12841/15]

School Curriculum

Jonathan O'Brien

569. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for leaving certificate reform. [12912/15]

Departmental Communications

Jonathan O'Brien

572. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the consultation between her Department, the Office of Public Works and Dublin City Council on identifying a suitable location for a memorial for victims of abuse in residential institutions. [12937/15]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme Eligibility

Jonathan O'Brien

573. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the 18 religious congregations contributing towards the cost of the redress scheme for victims of abuse in residential institutions; and the amount of money awarded to date. [12938/15]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Jonathan O'Brien

586. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 776 of 24 March 2015, the form of consultation between her Department and the Department of Social Protection regarding the student grant scheme; and the date on which this consultation will conclude. [13130/15]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Jonathan O'Brien

587. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on her Department's review of the student grant scheme for 2015-16; and if this includes a review of the criteria Student Universal Support Ireland requires students to fulfil in order to establish their status as estranged students. [13131/15]

Education Policy

Jonathan O'Brien

588. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the work of the transition reform steering group and the proposals it is developing on the transition of school leavers to higher education. [13133/15]

School Management

Jonathan O'Brien

590. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 756 of 24 March 2015, if a school is allowed to operate without a board of management under the legislation; the length of time this is allowed to occur for; the length of time a school (details supplied) in County Dublin has been operating without a board of management; the date on which patronage will be transferred; and the date on which a new board of management will be appointed. [13142/15]

Education and Training Boards Expenditure

Jonathan O'Brien

601. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 213 of 26 February 2015 to detail the amount of expenditure on rented accommodation in the further education and training sector by education and training board area during each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13347/15]

Third Level Fees

Jonathan O'Brien

602. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 505 of 10 February 2015 when a reply will be provided detailing the projected cost of abolishing fees for part-time postgraduate courses. [13348/15]

Teaching Council of Ireland

Jonathan O'Brien

603. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 441 of 17 February 2015 when the Teaching Council will provide an update on the operation of Regulation 5 of the Teaching Council (Registration) Regulations 2009; if a transition arrangement was introduced by the Teaching Council to provide teachers working before April 2013 time to acquire a recognised qualification; if she will provide the details of the transition arrangement; the number of persons who availed of this if it was in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13349/15]

Health Services Staff Remuneration

Jonathan O'Brien

140. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the remuneration package of the SouthDoc general manager (details supplied) [12299/15]

Springboard Programme

Jonathan O'Brien

164. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a lone parent in receipt of the one-parent family payment, who is engaging in a Springboard course and is in receipt of a Student Universal Support Ireland grant to cover fees, will have to exit his or her studies once his or her youngest child reaches seven years of age. [11204/15]