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Written Answers — Irish Textbooks: Irish Textbooks (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 590: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the difficulty experienced in some schools getting suitable textbooks for the syllabus, including maths and sciences; the way in which she proposes to overcome these difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5694/06]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 591: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the pressures on laboratory time from the increased number of compulsory experiments due to changes in the junior certificate curriculum, which means that in reality pupils lose out on class time as the teacher must tidy up after experiments; and her proposals to introduce laboratory technicians in...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 592: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, in view of the gender imbalance among the teaching profession, the new outreach measures she plans to introduce to encourage more males into the profession. [5696/06]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 593: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she is satisfied with the roll-out of science laboratories for schools; and the number of schools still awaiting facilities. [5697/06]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 594: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when school science laboratories will be brought up to a suitable standard. [5698/06]

Written Answers — Early School Leavers: Early School Leavers (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 595: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, in view of the high drop out rate of students from disadvantaged areas, her plans to introduce new financial supports to leaving certificate students to enable them to finish their studies. [5699/06]

Written Answers — Education Schemes: Education Schemes (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 596: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, in view of the inequalities in the system of education where students from wealthier backgrounds have access to grinds, summer courses, Saturday morning schools, trips abroad and trips to the Gaeltacht, the way in which she proposes to bring some balance into the system for the parents of students who cannot afford these additional...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the ongoing crisis in accident and emergency units where, according to the Irish Nurses Organisation, there are more than 300 people on trolleys, in particular in Tallaght hospital where a man suffering from acute asthma and emphysema who needs complete rest and quiet was left on a...

Sports Capital Programme. (9 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Why did he not come up with the money a long time ago?

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties regarding the delay in the processing of back to education grants, particularly regarding persons receiving the lone-parent's allowance; and the reason for same. [4550/06]

Social Welfare Benefits. (9 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: I know of a family in my constituency where the husband is in a wheelchair in need of care, whose wife has tried to commit suicide twice. I would have thought various resources would be made available to support the family but this did not happen for various reasons. The Minister refers to costs but we have a successful economy. Who is the economy for, if not for people such as the person to...

Sports Capital Programme. (9 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: The Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism needs to explain the decision to block the funding and the decision made by local councillors, which came as a total surprise. I reiterate that from the beginning, I and other councillors have been 100% behind the move of Shamrock Rovers to Tallaght. I want to see the speedy construction of the stadium. During the initial construction of the stadium, I...

Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (9 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: This is as important a piece of legislation to come before the House this year as any other. It will also be one of the most neglected, as the Government parties will concentrate more on what they might view as the juicier vote buying Bills and announcements, which are sure to flood the Chamber in the coming months. The Bill is important because it links future economic development on the...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (8 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, in view of the nature and scale of cocaine abuse and its epidemic growth across communities here, his views on the fact that more action needs to be taken than the current multi-media awareness campaign; if his attention has been drawn to the pilot schemes to tackle cocaine abuse in Dublin city; his views on...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (8 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, in view of his Department's responsibility for co-ordinating the implementation of the national drugs strategy which involves substantial input and participation from other Departments, his views on whether there is a cross-departmental consensus on the operation of this strategy; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — National Children's Strategy: National Children's Strategy (8 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 175: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in view of both the RAPID report, which found systemic inequalities and deprivation affecting children and adults, and also the How are our Kids Report, which states that nine out of ten children experience fear of anti-social behaviour or crime and that more than one in four live in cold damp houses, his Department...

National Drugs Strategy. (8 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: On reflection, will the Minister of State accept that part of the difficulty was that projects and task forces were not told that €1 million would be available from the emerging needs fund? The Minister of State mentioned 600 people. The message I get is that the natural development of many projects is being stymied by the fact that funding has not been available. I am a member of a drugs...

Written Answers — Employee Training Programmes: Employee Training Programmes (7 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on proposals from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions regarding the introduction of paid learning to enable workers to upskill. [4119/06]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (7 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 194: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the recent report, How are our Kids, in Tallaght west; if her Department had any meeting specifically in relation to the report; the new measures, sanctions or proposals she proposes to introduce in response to the considerable problems highlighted; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (7 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 195: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the recent report, How are our Kids, in Tallaght west, her Department is co-ordinating the State's response to the considerable problems outlined in the report. [4283/06]