Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Higher Education Institutions Staff

Jonathan O'Brien

67. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage reduction in staff numbers in the higher education sector that has taken place since December 2008. [20499/14]

International Students

Jonathan O'Brien

69. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage increase of international students in higher education and in English language schools since 2011. [20519/14]

State Examinations Statistics

Jonathan O'Brien

70. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of the 330,000 persons who did not have a leaving certificate or equivalent qualification in 2011 who have moved up one level on the national framework of qualifications, NFQ, as of 1 April 2014. [20520/14]

Departmental Funding

Jonathan O'Brien

71. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the budget for training for employment allocated for each of the past five years. [20521/14]

Labour Activation Measures

Jonathan O'Brien

72. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the budget allocated to the labour market activation fund during each of the past three years; the number of projects supported during each of those years and their names; the number of participants on each of them; and the funding allocated to each project. [20522/14]

Departmental Agencies Funding

Jonathan O'Brien

73. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the budget allocated to Skillnets during each of the past three years and the number of participants during each year. [20523/14]

Post-Leaving Certificate Courses

Jonathan O'Brien

74. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places on post-leaving certificate courses available during each of the past three years. [20524/14]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Jonathan O'Brien

75. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices registered during each year since 2010; and details of supports available for redundant apprentices. [20525/14]

European Globalisation Fund

Jonathan O'Brien

76. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the detail of funding received under the European Globalisation Fund; and the way it was spent. [20526/14]

National Educational Psychological Service Staff

Jonathan O'Brien

77. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of psychologists employed by the National Educational Psychological Service. [20527/14]

School Curriculum

Jonathan O'Brien

78. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills where Traveller history and culture is included in both the primary or secondary school curriculum; and his plans to improve this situation. [20528/14]

National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy

Jonathan O'Brien

79. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the inspectorate’s role in improving literacy and numeracy in schools and its development of self-evaluation materials for schools on these issues. [20529/14]

Departmental Expenditure

Jonathan O'Brien

81. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown on social inclusion spending in his Department for each of the past four years. [20543/14]

Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments

Jonathan O'Brien

82. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown on spending of the strategic innovation fund during each year since 2011. [20544/14]

Public Private Partnerships Data

Jonathan O'Brien

83. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of public private partnerships in which his Department is currently engaged; the companies involved; the value and purpose of each of the contracts; and the cost to the State of each venture. [20545/14]

Student Grants Data

Jonathan O'Brien

84. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in receipt of third level grants during each year since 2010; the total spend on third level student grants during each of these years; and the total number of students in third level education during each of these years. [20546/14]

School Evaluations

Jonathan O'Brien

85. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the work of the school improvement group; the number of schools with which it has engaged to date; the number of times it has met during each year since 2010; the membership of the group; and the level of funding allocated to it. [20547/14]

School Patronage

Jonathan O'Brien

86. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the review of the deed of trust for community schools. [20548/14]

Departmental Programmes

Jonathan O'Brien

87. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools which currently have a Droichead programme; and the number of students participating in same. [20549/14]

Work Placement Programmes

Jonathan O'Brien

88. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who have participated in work placement programmes in schools; the positions they undertook in the WPPs; their pay and conditions; the number of schools that have availed of it; and the number of WPP teaching staff allowed in an individual school at a time during each year since it was introduced. [20550/14]

Departmental Inquiries

Jonathan O'Brien

89. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of actions initiated by him under section 105 of the Vocational Education Act 1930 since he came to office. [20551/14]

Home Tuition Scheme Provision

Jonathan O'Brien

90. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children educated under the home tuition scheme during 2013-14; the number of these currently waiting for an education placement; and the number of these who are receiving early education intervention for preschool children with autism. [20552/14]

Home Tuition Scheme Provision

Jonathan O'Brien

91. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the qualification criteria required to be a tutor to a child under the home tuition scheme. [20553/14]

Home Tuition Scheme Provision

Jonathan O'Brien

92. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the level of funding given to the home tuition scheme during each of year since 2010. [20554/14]

Sports Facilities Provision

Jonathan O'Brien

93. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills of the schools that have sports complexes attached, which of the schools are fee-paying; and the level of funding provided to each school each year since 2010 for maintenance of swimming pools and other facilities. [20555/14]

Education Welfare Service Provision

Jonathan O'Brien

176. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the model of integrated service being introduced by the National Educational Welfare Board. [20493/14]

Traveller Community

Jonathan O'Brien

177. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to set out the supports provided by the National Educational Welfare Board to Traveller students. [20494/14]

Employment Data

Jonathan O'Brien

137. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach the number of staff employed in betting offices here during each of the past five years. [19631/14]

VAT Rate Application

Jonathan O'Brien

147. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the cost of allowing parents to claim back the value of VAT charged on school ebooks. [20033/14]

State Bodies Expenditure

Jonathan O'Brien

179. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if Caranua has a contract with a company (details supplied); if he signed off on this; the value of this contract; if Caranua have ever procured services from this body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20084/14]

Autism Support Services

Jonathan O'Brien

394. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 217 of 26 February 2014, the persons who advised him on not considering ABA as a medical treatment for children with autism in Ireland; the criteria used to determine if ABA should or should not be considered as a medical treatment for children with autism in Ireland; if he will provide details of any research consulted to make a decision on same; and the details of any discussions he had with experts and their names and titles. [20128/14]

Autism Support Services

Jonathan O'Brien

395. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that ABA is listed as a treatment for autism on the Health Service Executive website; and the HSE policy documents, guidance and circulars governing ABA as a treatment for individuals with autism. [20129/14]

Autism Support Services

Jonathan O'Brien

396. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive recommended service providers relating to the provision of ABA services for persons with autism. [20130/14]

Betting Regulations

Jonathan O'Brien

113. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the number of licensed betting offices here during each of the past five years. [19632/14]

Teacher Redeployment

Jonathan O'Brien

128. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the circumstances under which a teacher who has had dismissal proceedings brought against them may be redeployed using the panel system. [18533/14]

Third Level Fees

Jonathan O'Brien

204. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which he will receive the Higher Education Authority report on the practices currently operated by individual higher education institutions in charging different rates of fees. [19388/14]

SOLAS Administration

Jonathan O'Brien

210. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which the five-year strategy for SOLAS will be published. [19521/14]

Schools Inspections

Jonathan O'Brien

212. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the cost of inspections of educational institutions during 2012 and 2013. [19598/14]

Autism Support Services

Jonathan O'Brien

214. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the exact date in 2006 that Model A was no longer part of his Department policy on autism; the job title of the person whose position it was to make that decision; and the job title of the person whose responsibility it was to communicate this decision to relevant individuals. [19670/14]

Autism Support Services

Jonathan O'Brien

215. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the basis on which his Department made the decision to stop using Model A. [19671/14]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Jonathan O'Brien

216. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department made the decision to remove the obligation on teachers to receive training and or supervision from a professionally qualified behaviour analyst from its policy given that the SESS had advised that teachers should be provided with on and off-site supervision from a behaviour analyst when providing ABA to children with ASD, and the NCSE never provided the his Department with any ASD-specific policy advice. [19672/14]

Departmental Legal Cases

Jonathan O'Brien

217. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the change of policy regarding Model A was ever communicated to the State's legal team in a case (details supplied); and the date on which this occurred. [19673/14]

School Funding

Jonathan O'Brien

218. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to promote shared reading programmes in primary schools; if grants have been put in place to support the development of these schemes; the schools that have benefited from these grants; the criteria for this support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19678/14]

Gambling Legislation

Jonathan O'Brien

276. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of hours a betting office is legally allowed to single-man a shop for. [19628/14]

Health and Safety Regulations

Jonathan O'Brien

277. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if all betting offices licensed here have produced a written risk assessment on single-manning as they are obliged to under section 19 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 for 2013 and 2014. [19629/14]

Back to Education Allowance Eligibility

Jonathan O'Brien

368. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the new professional masters in education is excluded from the back to education allowance scheme; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that excluding this new course from the BTEA will mean that low-income or working class students will be unable to access this course and in turn will be effectively barred from the teaching profession in future years; the reasons for this position. [19395/14]

Gambling Legislation

Jonathan O'Brien

627. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ban the practice of single-manning in betting offices in the forthcoming gambling control Bill; and the date on which this legislation will be introduced. [19630/14]

Departmental Reports

Jonathan O'Brien

691. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 556 of 15 April, 2014, the date on which departmental officials will forward a copy of this report. [18872/14]

Passport Services

Jonathan O'Brien

35. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a person who changes their name by deed poll must wait a particular period of time before changing their name on their passport; the length of time needed; the reason for same. [18289/14]

Passport Services

Jonathan O'Brien

36. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the procedures a person wishing to change their surname on their passport after getting married must go through if they present an Irish or UK marriage or civil partnership certificate; the procedure they must go through if they present a non-Irish or non-UK marriage or civil partnership certificate; the length of time both of these procedures take; the reason for any differences; the legislative provisions governing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18290/14]

Betting Licences

Jonathan O'Brien

58. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the number of licensed betting offices in the State. [18296/14]

Health and Safety Regulations

Jonathan O'Brien

107. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has any concerns regarding the practice of single-manning staff in betting offices and the implications for worker health and safety. [18276/14]

Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility

Jonathan O'Brien

115. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection if a student who is due to sit repeat final year exams in August can sign on from June when he or she finishes university, as he or she would be available for employment. [18277/14]

Customer Verification

Jonathan O'Brien

116. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection the procedure for customer verification in changing a name following marriage when a person has a non-Irish or non-UK marriage or civil partnership certificate. [18285/14]

Crime Levels

Jonathan O'Brien

185. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of robberies of betting offices that occurred during each of the past four years. [18269/14]

Departmental Bodies

Jonathan O'Brien

63. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the concerns regarding the day-to-day operational services of Caranua and ensure the service will conduct its operations in writing as well as telephone and that application guidelines are sent out to survivors when they apply. [18176/14]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Jonathan O'Brien

70. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a student who is awarded Irish citizenship mid-way through an academic year who previously was refused a Student Universal Support Ireland grant on the basis of nationality may be awarded partial grant assistance for the subsequent part of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18234/14]

Education Welfare Service Provision

Jonathan O'Brien

149. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of individual children’s cases which have been brought to the Educational Welfare Service of the Child and Family Agency as they have not been able to secure a school placement in their area during each of the past four years; the number of children who had places secured for them during each of these years. [18095/14]

School Curriculum

Jonathan O'Brien

214. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for curriculum reform. [17311/14]

School Curriculum

Jonathan O'Brien

215. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of curriculum advisers he has employed to advise on the issue of curriculum reform; their names and job titles; and if they are employees of his Department or the National Council of Curriculum and Assessment. [17312/14]

School Curriculum

Jonathan O'Brien

216. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce legal studies as a leaving certificate subject. [17313/14]

School Curriculum

Jonathan O'Brien

217. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which the National Council of Curriculum and Assessment will provide recommendations on changes to the curriculum; and the timeframe for implementation of these changes. [17314/14]

School Curriculum

Jonathan O'Brien

218. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce media and communications as a leaving certificate subject. [17315/14]

School Curriculum

Jonathan O'Brien

219. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the subjects on which the National Council of Curriculum and Assessment has advised curriculum reform during the past four years. [17316/14]

Educational Reform

Jonathan O'Brien

220. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the advice he has sought from any statutory bodies on education reform or changes since coming to office; and the outstanding advice yet to be received. [17317/14]

Youthreach Data

Jonathan O'Brien

259. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Youthreach places available during each of the past years. [17869/14]

Social Welfare Complaints Procedures

Jonathan O'Brien

338. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of complaints made regarding treatment of clients by front-line staff in social welfare offices during each of the past four years; and the remedies available to clients. [17552/14]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Data

Jonathan O'Brien

348. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons refused domiciliary care allowance during 2012, 2013 and 2014; if she will be reviewing policies regarding this allowance in view of the recent High Court judgment; if her Department will be contacting persons who were unsuccessful in their application and notifying them of the ability to re-apply; the number they will be contacting; the timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17676/14]

Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility

Jonathan O'Brien

359. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection the circular or legislative provision that governs the administration of social welfare payments for persons who continue to engage in subsidiary employment which would have been in addition to their usual employment. [17862/14]

Immigration Data

Jonathan O'Brien

473. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons detained under section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 in 2012 and 2013 and the average length of detention; the number of persons detained under section 5 of the Immigration Act 1999 in 2012 and 2013 and the average length of detention; the number of persons detained under section 5 of the Immigration Act 2003 in 2012 and 2013 and the average length of detention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17441/14]

Departmental Reports

Jonathan O'Brien

556. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 18 of 13 February 2013, if she will make available a copy of the report of the national director for children and family services on the after-care provision referred to. [17747/14]

Public Sector Staff Retirements

Jonathan O'Brien

13. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of retirements from the public service envisaged to take place by the end of the new extended grace period of June 2015; the expected consequences for public service delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16772/14]

Sale of State Assets

Jonathan O'Brien

28. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the investment of proceeds from the sale of the national lottery in the development of the new national children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16774/14]

Legislative Programme

Jonathan O'Brien

31. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the Regulation of Lobbying Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16776/14]

Student Universal Support Ireland Administration

Jonathan O'Brien

49. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 has been awarded a Student Universal Support Ireland grant for 2013-14 having supplied the required documents. [17116/14]

Rent Supplement Scheme Payments

Jonathan O'Brien

85. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to revise upwards the maximum rent limits applicable to rent supplement in County Cork. [17075/14]

Residential Institutions

Jonathan O'Brien

2. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications received by Caranua to date; the number of advisers appointed; the number of applications granted and the number refused. [16789/14]

State Examinations Reviews

Jonathan O'Brien

4. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of junior certificate reforms following recent teacher ballots on withdrawing co-operation and non-participation in training. [16790/14]

School Curriculum

Jonathan O'Brien

6. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is considering reviewing the RSE programme schools are obliged to deliver to ensure what is delivered is based on evidence and best practice. [16441/14]

Psychological Assessments

Jonathan O'Brien

10. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications made by schools for psychological assessments of students in the academic year 2012-13; the number of assessments that were carried out ; the reasons for not carrying out the remainder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16440/14]

Broadband Service Provision

Jonathan O'Brien

19. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the ability of primary schools to use Internet-based teaching devices in delivering the curriculum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16442/14]

School Placement

Jonathan O'Brien

34. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the problems faced by some parents in getting their children into local schools, including that of the parent of a child (details supplied) who has visited all schools in the area and no place is available; his plans to address this matter. [16444/14]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Jonathan O'Brien

39. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Irish citizens who were refused grants from Student Universal Support Ireland on the basis of not satisfying the habitual residence condition for the year 2012-13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16443/14]

Closed Circuit Television Systems

Jonathan O'Brien

135. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the installation of brand new CCTV equipment along the new road at a location (details supplied) in County Cork; the cost of installation of this CCTV monitoring equipment; the projected cost of operating the CCTV system; the funding stream used for the CCTV; the reason this area was prioritised over other, busier and more densely populated parts of the city; the details of the public consultation or planning processes either the gardaí or Cork City Council engaged in prior to its installation; if Cork City Council or the gardaí received representations, advocating the installation of this CCTV system and by whom; if there is audio monitoring in addition to the visual monitoring and details of the technical capacity of the equipment installed; the person monitoring the CCTV and the method used for being vetted for this purpose; the length of time this information will be retained; and if the information is securely stored. [16971/14]

Closed Circuit Television Systems

Jonathan O'Brien

136. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality what best practice guidelines for the installation and operation of CCTV are used by the Garda and his Department. [16972/14]

Closed Circuit Television Systems

Jonathan O'Brien

137. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is concerned at the use of CCTV and racial profiling by the Garda in view of the recent controversy regarding entering Traveller children in the Garda PULSE system. [16973/14]

Courts Service

Jonathan O'Brien

138. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce community courts in Cork. [17011/14]

Drug Treatment Programmes Policy

Jonathan O'Brien

185. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the efforts taken to reduce opiate consumption in Cork city. [17012/14]

Drug Treatment Programmes Policy

Jonathan O'Brien

186. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the level of funding allocated to reduce opiate consumption in Cork city during each of the past five years. [17013/14]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Jonathan O'Brien

190. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which July provision is being facilitated in a school (details supplied), including ensuring that parents are not penalised for failing to find a fully qualified teacher for this purpose, in view of the fact that the number of such teachers is very scarce; if he will address the restrictions on who may be hired, considering SNAs are capable of carrying out this work; if he will further address the fact that these restrictions could lead to a family not being able to find a teacher and a child losing out on crucial teaching time; and his views on whether it is fair to have a July provision teacher divided between two children when those two children are in the same family and the tuition cannot easily be split between them where they have different needs. [16196/14]

School Enrolments

Jonathan O'Brien

216. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding school places in respect of persons (details supplied). [16534/14]

Health Services Provision

Jonathan O'Brien

668. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the cost of providing home ventilation for a person with motor neurone disease per month; the number of persons currently in receipt of this treatment; the number of applications made for this treatment during each of the past four years; the number of applications granted; the number turned down during each of these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16664/14]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Jonathan O'Brien

526. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health further to the Health Information and Quality Authority's 2013 report on Macroom Community Hospital which recommended that an upgrade to the hospital be carried out by July 2015 and in view of the fact that planning permission has been granted for this upgrade, his plans to implement HIQA's 2013 recommendations for this hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14830/14]

School Funding

Jonathan O'Brien

54. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he shares the concerns of parents of students attending a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24, regarding the level and frequency of donations and the fact that many parents are finding it difficult to have their child remain in that school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14254/14]

Student Assistance Fund

Jonathan O'Brien

281. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that students attending third level institutions to complete fulltime level 6 access courses cannot receive funding from the student assistance fund as it is not a level 8 course, or other child care assistance funds; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that VTOS provides extra funding for level 5 students; his plans to ensure that students are supported fully. [12849/14]

Departmental Funding

Jonathan O'Brien

287. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the level of funding allocated by his Department to each non-governmental organisation during each of the past four years, including the names of these organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12918/14]

Departmental Funding

Jonathan O'Brien

288. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if Rehab has been provided with any funding during each of the past seven years; the level of funding provided during each of these years; the purposes for which the funding was allocated; if any audits of use of this money were carried out; the results of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12919/14]

Schools Building Projects Status

Jonathan O'Brien

300. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) in County Roscommon was removed from the five year school building programme; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is an increasing population in the area whose children will enrol in the school; the amount spent on prefabs for this school during each of the past five years; the date on which he will reinstate the school on the school building programme. [13058/14]

Student Grants Data

Jonathan O'Brien

322. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No.124 of 11 March 2014, of the remaining 118 students refused the Student Universal Support Ireland grants during 2012-2013 the number of same who were Irish citizens. [13268/14]

Departmental Properties

Jonathan O'Brien

347. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of any schools where the property ceased to be used as a school; if he has received a request to release his interest under the charging lease in the building from the relevant school patron during the past five years including details of the school or property concerned as well as the patron; the number and details of the requests accepted by him; and the details of any moneys concerned. [13486/14]