Results 361-380 of 4,782 for speaker:Olwyn Enright

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (15 Feb 2005)

Olwyn Enright: Question 470: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of secondary schools in each county in the State; the number of these schools in each county which are covered by the national educational psychological service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4686/05]

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (15 Feb 2005)

Olwyn Enright: Question 471: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children in each county waiting for an assessment from the national educational psychological service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4687/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 Feb 2005)

Olwyn Enright: Question 134: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason speech and language therapy for a person (details supplied) in County Offaly has been halved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5222/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 Feb 2005)

Olwyn Enright: Question 135: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason speech and language therapy for a person (details supplied) in County Offaly has been halved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5223/05]

Written Answers — Legal Aid Service: Legal Aid Service (16 Feb 2005)

Olwyn Enright: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the length of waiting lists for legal aid cases in each legal aid area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5219/05]

Written Answers — Legal Aid Service: Legal Aid Service (16 Feb 2005)

Olwyn Enright: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he intends to sanction more staff to the Legal Aid Board to eliminate the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5240/05]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (16 Feb 2005)

Olwyn Enright: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will consider the request from a school (details supplied) in County Longford for extra funding to pay for a secretary and a cleaner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5225/05]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (16 Feb 2005)

Olwyn Enright: Question 266: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the size of two classes at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6; the reason the classes are so out of line with the average class size; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5226/05]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (16 Feb 2005)

Olwyn Enright: Question 267: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Offaly attending school is only receiving a special needs assistant until 2 p.m.; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the person has to leave the school at 2 p.m.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5227/05]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (16 Feb 2005)

Olwyn Enright: Question 269: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason there has been a change in the resources given to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly in view of the recommendations made by their psychologist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5261/05]

Tourism Industry. (17 Feb 2005)

Olwyn Enright: Question 7: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the uneven spread of tourists throughout the country despite increased access; the measures he proposes to put in place to remedy this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5344/05]

Special Educational Needs: Motion. (22 Feb 2005)

Olwyn Enright: I wish to share my time with Deputies Pat Breen and Keogh. The motion has been put forward in the names of the Sinn Féin Deputies. This motion is on a matter of grave importance to many children, families and schools throughout the country. I wish to speak on the motion in my capacity as education spokesperson for the Fine Gael Party. However, I cannot speak to a Sinn Féin motion without...

Special Educational Needs: Motion. (22 Feb 2005)

Olwyn Enright: It is relevant to the motion. A close associate of a Sinn Féin Deputy was listed as a contact person on the Sinn Féin website for Dublin South-Central until earlier this month when his e-mail address was quietly removed.

Special Educational Needs: Motion. (22 Feb 2005)

Olwyn Enright: The motion addresses a number of areas of considerable concern regarding the education system. While the main thrust of the motion is towards the enhanced provision of resources and supports for children with special educational needs, it calls for more generalised improvements in primary education through the reduction of class sizes. Of principal concern is the introduction of the weighted...

Special Educational Needs: Motion. (22 Feb 2005)

Olwyn Enright: My party raised this issue last October but we did not receive a clear reason from the Minister for proceeding with this system. Why is the Minister now changing the system if she believed her own reasoning? The reasoning was flawed because the situation was not improved in the case of many children. As the previous Minister, Deputy Noel Dempsey, admitted, it would disimprove the lot of many...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (22 Feb 2005)

Olwyn Enright: Question 112: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when funding will be provided to sanction staff for the remaining 20 beds at Birr community nursing unit; the number of extra staff which will be sanctioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5713/05]

Written Answers — Capitation Grants: Capitation Grants (22 Feb 2005)

Olwyn Enright: Question 321: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has issued any guidelines in respect of schools within the free education scheme that levy a top-up fee on parents; if she has considered the case of a school (details supplied) in this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5615/05]

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (23 Feb 2005)

Olwyn Enright: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has reconsidered reversing the qualifying period for the back to education allowance to nine months; when he expects this change to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6091/05]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (23 Feb 2005)

Olwyn Enright: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to decentralisation to Tullamore; if a site has been agreed; when the contract documents will be signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6278/05]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (23 Feb 2005)

Olwyn Enright: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by school bus users, in an area (details supplied), due to serious overcrowding on the route with 70-75 students on a 57 seater bus; if she will provide a second bus on this route; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6130/05]