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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (29 Nov 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 316: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will detail all grant facilities provided by him for individual artists and groups; the funding provided for each for the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; the mechanism by which individual artists and or groups can apply for such funding; if funding will be protected for 2012; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Garda Policing Plan: Garda Policing Plan (29 Nov 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 425: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which the policing plan for 2012 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37614/11]

Private Rented Accommodation (30 Nov 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 11: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his plans to improve private rental tenants awareness of their rights. [37754/11]

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate. This issue, understandably has been i mbéal an phobal over the past number of months. Many people, particularly in rural and one off houses, were startled when they heard of this charge earlier in the summer. At that stage, there was significant panic about the notion of fees of €200 or €400 per annum for registration and...

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)

Sandra McLellan: What about the inability to pay?

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (30 Nov 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 29: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce tougher measures to penalise landlords renting substandard properties; and the measures required to detect this. [37752/11]

Order of Business (1 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Yes, it is technically.

Prison Visiting Committees (1 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unannounced visits which were made by the prison visiting committees to each of the prisons, including St. Patrick's Institution during each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37927/11]

Written Answers — Criminal Assets Bureau: Criminal Assets Bureau (1 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend the powers of the Criminal Assets Bureau; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37928/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (1 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Social Protection, further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 17 November 2011, if she will expedite and approve the appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38135/11]

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An tUachtarán) 2011: An Dara Céim / Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2011: Second Stage (2 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill today. At the outset, I commend Deputy Catherine Murphy on her work on the Bill and for bringing it before the House. I want to address the issue of the candidate nomination process and voter eligibility. Everyone would agree that the nomination process as currently configured is completely inappropriate. The debacle surrounding the process...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (6 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the pupil-teacher ratio for schools (details supplied) for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011; his plans to reduce the ratio in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38710/11]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (6 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of language support teachers employed at schools (details supplied) for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011; his plans to ensure that adequate language and special needs supports are in place in each of these schools in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38712/11]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (6 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average class size in schools (details supplied) for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011; his plans to reduce this figure in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38713/11]

Written Answers — Capitation Grants: Capitation Grants (6 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the funding allocation and pupil numbers for schools (details supplied) for each of the years 2009, 2010 and 2011; the funding that will be made available in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38711/11]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (6 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the current accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; his further views that the facilities at this school are appropriate and adequate; if this school will be included in the school building programme for 2012; the date on which that programme will be published; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (6 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding streams which are available to a school (details supplied) in County Cork to carry out renovation and repair works to their premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38717/11]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (6 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if children with special needs and those whose first language is not English are exempt from standardised numeracy and literacy tests, the way educators are supposed to fulfil the criteria to get the children assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38715/11]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (6 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the research and evidence which supports the approach taken to literacy and numeracy education at primary school level; his views that the evidence from the USA and UK that standardised testing has resulted in poorer performance compared with the continuous assessment model as employed in Finland, for example, is significant; and if...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (6 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his position with regards to the review process of special needs assistants' allocated hours whereby the opinion of an educational psychologist can be overruled by a special education needs organiser; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38718/11]