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Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (30 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 443: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the list of all proposals in the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure relating to her Department or to bodies or agencies under her remit which have been implemented to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13881/10]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (31 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 193: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the cost of reducing the staffing schedule for all primary pupils from Junior Infants to First Class inclusive to 20:1; the number of extra teachers that will need to be employed to meet this schedule; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14140/10]

Written Answers — Third Level Charges: Third Level Charges (31 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 206: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if she will instruct third level institutions to permit students to pay the registration fee of €1,500 in two tranches, instead of in full at the beginning of the academic year in view of the economic hardship being experienced by many families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14131/10]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (1 Apr 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 188: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the cost of enabling all schools to offer transition year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14320/10]

Written Answers — Literacy Levels: Literacy Levels (1 Apr 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 189: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the amount allocated by her Department for literacy initiatives and teaching at primary level; the amount allocated for literacy in DEIS schools at second level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14321/10]

Written Answers — Literacy Levels: Literacy Levels (1 Apr 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 190: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the means by which literacy rates among second level pupils are measured by her Department; the supports that exist for students at second level experiencing literacy difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14322/10]

Written Answers — Traveller Education: Traveller Education (1 Apr 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 196: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science her views on reversing the cutbacks to traveller education centres around the country; if she will examine the work done at one of these centres (details supplied) run by the County of Dublin Vocational Education Committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14405/10]

Order of Business (20 Apr 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: I am glad that the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills is in the House, because I would like to draw her attention to the fact that there are two groups of schools operating illegally and in probable breach of the Constitution. I am referring to the community and VEC sponsored schools. There is no legal patronage for them and they are now in probably in breach of the...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (20 Apr 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on altering the cut off age for children who wish to avail of the early childhood care and education scheme from 30 June to 31 August in order that the minimum age requirement is three years and two months; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the current requirement prevents children who are born in the months...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (20 Apr 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 571: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the disruption at the Garda National Immigration Bureau; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that a green card holder who was due to have their permit renewed has had to have a stamp 1 issued instead due to industrial action, that this person will have to renew their visa...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (20 Apr 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 878: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if she will instruct the National Council for Special Education to cease the cost cutting review of special needs assistants; her views on the harmful impacts that these cutbacks will have on children with special educational needs; if she will examine the case of a school (details suppled) in Dublin 4 that is at risk...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (20 Apr 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 879: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 242 of 25 March 2010, if her attention has been drawn to concerns from an organisation (details supplied) about the proposed introduction of the Project Maths syllabus into the Senior Cycle in secondary schools from September 2010; if she has considered that it may be premature to...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (20 Apr 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 880: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 242 of 25 March 2010, the reason there are an additional five marks awarded for correctly answering a question under the new Project Maths Sample Paper compared to the same question asked in the 2005 Ordinary Level Leaving Certificate maths exam (details supplied); her views on...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (20 Apr 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 890: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No 14 of 4 March 2010 if her officials will forward the list of 790 schools that have annual rental costs for temporary prefabricated accommodation; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that it is more than four weeks since the information was first promised; and if she will...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (20 Apr 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 917: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science further to the announcement made at the Irish National Teachers Organisation conference in Ennis, County Clare, on Wednesday 7 April 2010, her plans to arrange for the granting of bonus points in the Leaving Certificate examinations for students who take honours mathematics; the year the change will come into...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (20 Apr 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 903: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if she will publish a copy of the review conducted by the National Council for Special Education into the allocation of special needs assistants in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14859/10]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (20 Apr 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 915: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the number, condition and size of all primary school buildings here; if an assessment has been carried out of the utilisation of all those primary schools with a view to ensuring the maximisation of all resources; if she has a conditions and needs requirement in terms of maintenance of those schools; and if she will...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (20 Apr 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 916: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the number, condition and size of the stock of post-primary school buildings here; if an assessment of the utilisation of all those post-primary schools with a view to ensuring the maximisation of all resources has been undertaken; if she has a conditions and needs requirement in terms of maintenance of those schools;...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (20 Apr 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 918: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the number of schools that have two teachers and the number of schools that have three teachers in respect of the 3,300 primary schools, including specialist primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15098/10]

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (20 Apr 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 919: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science her plans to bring forward legislation to put the pilot vocational educational committee community national school model on a statutory basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15099/10]