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Schools Building Projects (7 Jul 2011)

Seán Crowe: I raised with the previous Minister the fact that many contractors are submitting bids that are too low. That is causing difficulty for legitimate contractors. The University of Limerick had a problem with a contractor recently. This issue arises with big and small jobs. It would be useful if a mechanism could be found to give us a sense of the extent to which this is having an impact....

Schools Building Projects (7 Jul 2011)

Seán Crowe: Would the Minister agree to the review?

Special Educational Needs (7 Jul 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a report outlining the way a decision is made by him in which children with behavioural or special needs may lose a special needs assistant; the appeals process currently in place and the amount of schools, children and parents that have been informed that they are losing their supports next year. [19504/11]

Special Educational Needs (7 Jul 2011)

Seán Crowe: Would the Minister agree that the critical issue is that parents must trust the SENO and the National Council for Special Education? The difficulty facing many parents who have been recently through the process is that there is a lack of trust, transparency and consistency. There seems to be a lack of consistency, not only locally in Ireland but internationally. The value for money review...

Special Educational Needs (7 Jul 2011)

Seán Crowe: I accept a cap is in place. Recently my colleague, Deputy Pearse Doherty, tabled a question about the number of special needs assistants employed in County Donegal. He was informed this was not readily available, which seems bizarre. How are these assessments carried out? It appears there are difficulties across the board. How many of the children assessed have been taken out of DEIS...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (7 Jul 2011)

Seán Crowe: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss a matter of major public importance, namely, the imminent cuts to special needs assistants working in schools and the implications the current Government's policy is having on schools such as St. Mark's junior national school in Springfield in Tallaght which has had its SNA allocation cut from 13 to 6.5, a reduction of...

Written Answers — Olympic Games: Olympic Games (6 Jul 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts he has made to ensure the Olympic torch passes through Ireland in the run up to the London Olympics in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18967/11]

Written Answers — Public Service Remuneration: Public Service Remuneration (5 Jul 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Finance the total savings to the Exchequer in a full financial year arising from a cap of €100,000 on public sector pay. [18588/11]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (5 Jul 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance if he expects to meet the €1,500 million additional revenue raising target for 2012 as set out in the EU-IMF support programme. [18589/11]

Written Answers — Board Membership: Board Membership (5 Jul 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 576: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the membership of the various hospitals, health-related statutory boards and institutions, including those set out in statutory instruments; and the governance criteria for persons sitting on these boards. [18479/11]

Written Answers — Board Membership: Board Membership (5 Jul 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 577: To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether there is a credibility deficit due to the fact that some former senior banking officials are sitting on health-related boards, institutions and hospitals in an oversight role; and the governance criteria needed for persons sitting on these boards. [18480/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (5 Jul 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 581: To ask the Minister for Health when the children's Beech Ward in Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, was closed; the reason it was closed; and when it will re-open. [18509/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (5 Jul 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 582: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the closure of the Beech Ward in Tallaght Hospital, Dublin; if he will provide a report outlining the effect this closure will have on children awaiting medical procedures in the hospital; and how this closure will impact on potential surgeries. [18510/11]

Written Answers — HIQA Inquiries: HIQA Inquiries (5 Jul 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 583: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that there is a Health Information and Quality Authority inquiry into the accident and emergency ward in Tallaght Hospital, Dublin; the terms of reference; the timescale of the inquiry; and if he intends to make the outcomes and recommendations public. [18512/11]

Hospital Services: Motion (5 Jul 2011)

Seán Crowe: In supporting tonight's motion I reiterate the importance of securing funding for essential hospital services across this island. Our health system is failing people across this State and nowhere is this more clearly recognised than in my constituency of Dublin South-West. Tallaght hospital, despite the best efforts of its hard-pressed staff, exemplifies much of what is wrong with the...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (30 Jun 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Health his policy on the practice in some hospitals of contracting routine clerical work outside of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17909/11]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (29 Jun 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Wexford has been included in the 2011 summer works scheme. [17800/11]

Written Answers — Garda Vetting of Personnel: Garda Vetting of Personnel (29 Jun 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the numbers of persons living in Dublin South West who are currently awaiting garda vetting for supervised work or voluntary work with children and vulnerable adults; the longest waiting period for same; the number of personnel assigned to deal with the waiting lists to an acceptable level and if he will consider requesting that the...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (28 Jun 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants employed in County Donegal. [17140/11]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Jun 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the training in the assessment of children with special needs that special education needs officers have received to enable them to determine if a post-primary pupil requires a special needs assistant. [17489/11]