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Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (1 Jun 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in Dublin is to lose or have cuts made to its early start programme. [13837/11]

Air Services (1 Jun 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that recently closed air routes to Ireland are reopened and that new routes are opened, in order to increase potential and actual visitor numbers in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13702/11]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (31 May 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his plans to improve the quality of the preschool year by implementing standards and reviewing training options; if he has an implementation plan for this; and the methodology that will be used to review training options. [9843/11]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (31 May 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will agree to immediately appoint a Minister with sole responsibility for the national drugs strategy in order to show a public commitment to communities across Ireland, that are forced to live on a daily basis with the ongoing drug crisis, that he is determined to stop the widespread proliferation of illegal drugs into...

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Seán Crowe: With regard to jobs and the national vetting bureau Bill, I do not know whether it will impact on the internship proposals but at present it can take up to six months for anyone dealing with children or vulnerable adults to be cleared. Someone in a job dealing with young people must reapply and it can take up to six months. This is a crazy situation which affects people's livelihoods and...

School Staffing (26 May 2011)

Seán Crowe: The loss of 250 English language teachers from September is double the cut that schools had expected and the Minister needs to explain how he can implement these measures which will impact on an education system that is already failing the literacy needs of many of its children. The extent of the cut came as a surprise to many in the education system as it is double the reduction expected....

Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion (Resumed) (18 May 2011)

Seán Crowe: Tonight's motion comes against a backdrop where the families, survivors and friends of Justice for the Forgotten are hoping that a positive signal will come from a banquet in Dublin Castle and that the files relating to their loved ones will finally be released. Last night in this House a speaker from the Labour Party said he believed the bombs detonated in this city and elsewhere in 1974...

Written Answers — Garda Remuneration: Garda Remuneration (18 May 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the average amount paid in overtime to gardaí in each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11863/11]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (18 May 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons convicted of offences of murder or assault offences against a woman in each year since 2000 who had previously stalked or harassed the victim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11860/11]

Written Answers — Illegal Dumping: Illegal Dumping (17 May 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 55: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to increase fines for illegal dumping. [11510/11]

Written Answers — Nuclear Plants: Nuclear Plants (17 May 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 60: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to increase his level of proactive engagement with the British Government to lobby for the closure of Sellafield. [11509/11]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (17 May 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify if a school (details supplied) in County Wexford has been listed for the school summer works programme; and if not included, that consideration be given to same, in view of the fact that many parents believe this school is in a substandard condition. [11430/11]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (17 May 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 417: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if as part of the wider national drug strategy he will agree to use the Criminal Assets Bureau to strip gangs of their assets and follow through on the public promises of his predecessor to include front-line and middle-ranking drug dealers in this targeted response. [11719/11]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (17 May 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 418: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if Ireland will sign the new Council of Europe convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence adopted on 7 April 2011 when open for signature by member states at the ministerial session of the Committee of Ministers on 11 May 2011 in Istanbul. [8780/11]

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (12 May 2011)

Seán Crowe: No one on the Opposition benches opposes the Government's proposals. While others are pointing out that the Government has only been in office a number of weeks, most of us are referring to the lack of potential contained within the proposals. This is the great difficulty most people have. The initiative will not tap into the potential energy and creativity to be found in the community....

NAMA Portfolio (11 May 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if he has identified any buildings held by the National Asset Management Agency which may be suitable for cultural facilities. [10621/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (10 May 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views that the delay in the hearing of appeals for mortgage interest supplement are causing difficulties and stalling court cases to which they are relevant; and the steps she will take to fast track these appeals. [10442/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (10 May 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way the latest agreement between the Government and the EU-IMF affects the programme for Government commitment to amend the 30 hour rule for mortgage interest supplement which acts as an unemployment trap; and the position regarding the progress of her plans in relation to same. [10441/11]

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (10 May 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Finance the date on which the remit of the Ombudsman will be extended to third level institutions. [9857/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (10 May 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to expand the eligibility for the back to education allowance. [9832/11]