Results 1,401-1,420 of 1,494 for speaker:Deirdre Clune
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2007)
Deirdre Clune: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of children utilising the services presently provided by a group (details supplied) in County Cork having to pay substantially higher fees, result in some parents withdrawing their children, place at risk the continuing...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2007)
Deirdre Clune: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of children utilising the services presently provided by a group (details supplied) in County Cork having to pay substantially higher fees, result in some parents withdrawing their children, place at risk the continuing...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2007)
Deirdre Clune: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of children utilising the services presently provided by a group (details supplied) in County Cork having to pay substantially higher fees, result in some parents withdrawing their children, place at risk the continuing...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2007)
Deirdre Clune: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of children utilising the services presently provided by a group (details supplied) in County Cork having to pay substantially higher fees, result in some parents withdrawing their children, place at risk the continuing...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2007)
Deirdre Clune: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of children utilising the services presently provided by a group (details supplied) in County Cork having to pay substantially higher fees, result in some parents withdrawing their children, place at risk the continuing...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2007)
Deirdre Clune: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of children utilising the services presently provided by a group (details supplied) in County Cork having to pay substantially higher fees, result in some parents withdrawing their children, place at risk the continuing...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2007)
Deirdre Clune: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of children utilising the services presently provided by a group (details supplied) in County Cork having to pay substantially higher fees, result in some parents withdrawing their children, place at risk the continuing...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2007)
Deirdre Clune: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of children utilising the services presently provided by a group (details supplied) in County Cork having to pay substantially higher fees, result in some parents withdrawing their children, place at risk the continuing...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2007)
Deirdre Clune: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of children utilising the services presently provided by a group (details supplied) in County Cork having to pay substantially higher fees, result in some parents withdrawing their children, place at risk the continuing...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2007)
Deirdre Clune: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of children utilising the services presently provided by a group (details supplied) in County Cork having to pay substantially higher fees, result in some parents withdrawing their children, place at risk the continuing...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2007)
Deirdre Clune: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of children utilising the services presently provided by a group (details supplied) in County Cork having to pay substantially higher fees, result in some parents withdrawing their children, place at risk the continuing...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2007)
Deirdre Clune: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns that the new childcare subvention scheme will result in parents of children utilising the services presently provided by a group (details supplied) in County Cork having to pay substantially higher fees, result in some parents withdrawing their children, place at risk the continuing...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Nov 2007)
Deirdre Clune: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide medical cards for those who are on medication for life such as anti rejection drugs following a transplant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31437/07]
- Science Education. (28 Nov 2007)
Deirdre Clune: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the nature of the co-operation between his Department and the Department of Education and Science in the promotion of science as a school subject and to his role in promoting a multifaceted innovation agenda across relevant Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31479/07]
- Science Education. (28 Nov 2007)
Deirdre Clune: I accept the Minister's argument that for Ireland to become a knowledge-based economy and less dependent on manufacturing, we need to move up the value chain and increase the number of graduates available to work in these industries. My question was related to the fall-off in the uptake of science subjects at second level. A recent competitiveness report stated that one weakness facing...
- Science Education. (28 Nov 2007)
Deirdre Clune: Not many students are taking science subjects to leaving certificate, however.
- Science Education. (28 Nov 2007)
Deirdre Clune: I agree the Discover Science and Engineering Programme is excellent and I met Leo Enright recently in Cork. However, science student numbers are down 4.5%, particularly in computer science. We are not generating the interest or the pool of students to feed our third level courses. The Minister for Education and Science changed the leaving certificate examination timetable this week but the...
- Industrial Development. (28 Nov 2007)
Deirdre Clune: Question No. 63 asked the Minister to comment on the competitiveness of Irish exports. Energy costs, local authority charges and wage levels, for example, can make it quite expensive to do business here. Such expenses are ultimately reflected in prices. Does the Minister agree that those who export are at a disadvantage as a result of these factors? What can be done to reduce such costs?
- Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (27 Nov 2007)
Deirdre Clune: Question 249: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she has taken to ensure the provision of youth cafes in cities and towns that have a high number of young people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31121/07]
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (27 Nov 2007)
Deirdre Clune: Question 473: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made in the purchase of a site to accommodate a school (details supplied) in County Cork when she expects that the final purchase will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30578/07]