Results 4,661-4,680 of 21,588 for speaker:Denis Naughten
- Education Cuts: Motion (29 Oct 2008)
Denis Naughten: According to the Department of Education and Science there are 48,000 newcomer pupils of 160 different nationalities in primary and post-primary school in Ireland. Approximately 60% of those do not have English as their first language. The INTO projects that 500 language support teachers out of 1,600 at primary level will be lost on the basis of the Minister's announcement. That is a cut...
- Education Cuts: Motion (29 Oct 2008)
Denis Naughten: I will come to the Minister of State in a minute.
- Education Cuts: Motion (29 Oct 2008)
Denis Naughten: The Minister carried out this review and introduced these cuts. This is his review.
- Education Cuts: Motion (29 Oct 2008)
Denis Naughten: This applies not only to foreign-born children but to our own children who have been denied adequate supports such as speech therapy and other classroom assistance.
- Education Cuts: Motion (29 Oct 2008)
Denis Naughten: As a result of the watering down of the language support these children will compete with Irish-born pupils for limited learning support hours. This is a recipe for disaster and will promote discrimination.
- Education Cuts: Motion (29 Oct 2008)
Denis Naughten: Where there is a growing demand for vital supports the answer is not to cap it and deprive all pupils of a fair education. Many parents of Irish-born children will move their children from schools with higher ratios of migrants amid concerns that teachers will have to slow progression to facilitate those with poor language skills. This situation is compounded by the Government's U-turn on...
- Education Cuts: Motion (29 Oct 2008)
Denis Naughten: In the current economic climate there must be savings and we all accept that. However if the Minister wants to find money and resources to reinstate the language support service he could examine the long delays in processing asylum applications. Sweeping cuts that have taken place in the immigration service budget for the year 2009 will end up costing taxpayers more money because it will...
- Education Cuts: Motion (29 Oct 2008)
Denis Naughten: He has seen his budget cut by 25%. In the past 12 months the only thing he has done is to carry out a review of language education which will sound the death knell for providing integration for our society. It will make the situation worse. Studies have clearly shown that migrant children in classes have the potential to improve the outturn of all pupils regardless of background. This can...
- Education Cuts: Motion (29 Oct 2008)
Denis Naughten: The Minister of State should withdraw that allegation.
- Education Cuts: Motion (29 Oct 2008)
Denis Naughten: The Minister of State made a scurrilous remark.
- Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (29 Oct 2008)
Denis Naughten: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he is taking to ensure the availability of quality electricity supply throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36905/08]
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (29 Oct 2008)
Denis Naughten: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he is taking to ensure the roll out of broadband in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36904/08]
- Written Answers — Food Safety: Food Safety (29 Oct 2008)
Denis Naughten: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the Food Safety Authority of Ireland last performed an audit to determine compliance with food labelling and traceability requirements; the conclusions drawn from such an audit; the plans to perform a further audit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37305/08]
- Written Answers — Refugee Legal Services: Refugee Legal Services (29 Oct 2008)
Denis Naughten: Question 326: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the funding allocated to the Refugee Legal Service annually for the past five years; the funding allocated for 2009; the services it is expected to offer for that funding; and the number of staff in the Refugee Legal Service for each of the past five years. [37553/08]
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (29 Oct 2008)
Denis Naughten: Question 327: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the details of the language testing system used for verifying language and country of origin for asylum applicants; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are concerns over the accuracy of some decisions being made based on these tests and that some testers are not familiar enough with the languages...
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (29 Oct 2008)
Denis Naughten: Question 328: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the details on the questionnaire that asylum applicants fill out; and if it is in the language of origin of the applicant or in English. [37555/08]
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (29 Oct 2008)
Denis Naughten: Question 329: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of interview cancellations for asylum applicants, broken down by first and second interviews, for each year for the past two years and for each month of the past 12 months; and the average time-frame for rescheduling an interview for each of the past two years and for each month for the past 12 months. [37556/08]
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (29 Oct 2008)
Denis Naughten: Question 330: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the time-frame for asylum applicants to receive their first interviews, and in some cases, the second interview with his Department from arrival here for each of the past three years. [37557/08]
- Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (29 Oct 2008)
Denis Naughten: Question 331: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the method by which his Department and the Health Service Executive age assess a minor when arriving unaccompanied here seeking asylum; the number of asylum applications that have been made in each of the past five years in respect of unaccompanied children; the number which have been successful; and the number of...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (29 Oct 2008)
Denis Naughten: Question 546: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to parliamentary Question No. 424 of 20 May 2008, if his Department has finalised proposals on the review of the school transport system including catchment boundaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37371/08]