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Written Answers — Teacher Training: Teacher Training (8 Apr 2008)

Brian Hayes: Question 379: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding being provided to develop better Irish-language teaching aids and language teaching methods; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13406/08]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (8 Apr 2008)

Brian Hayes: Question 380: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether a large number of students abuse the exemption from learning Irish at school, in view of the fact that many with this exemption study other languages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13407/08]

Written Answers — : (8 Apr 2008)

Brian Hayes: Question 381: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the complete results of the survey conducted in relation to a school (details supplied) will be published regarding the all-Irish language teaching policy in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13408/08]

School Staffing. (9 Apr 2008)

Brian Hayes: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the primary schools, estimated to be 50 in total, which will lose a teaching post from September 2008 in view of the failure to reduce the staffing schedule from 27 children to 26 children per classroom teacher. [13470/08]

School Staffing. (9 Apr 2008)

Brian Hayes: I thank the Minister for her reply but it did not address my question. I asked the Minister to name the 50 or so schools which will lose a teacher in 2008 because of her failure, and that of her colleagues in the Government, to honour promises made before the last general election and in the programme for Government. Two months ago, I asked a similar question only to be informed there were...

School Staffing. (9 Apr 2008)

Brian Hayes: We do not know if the Minister will still be in the position to continue this process in a month. The very best of luck to her in the Cabinet reshuffle. Will she inform the House how much it will cost to reduce the average size by one child in the staffing schedule? My information is that it is not a large amount of money. Will she give a guarantee to the House that she will honour the...

School Staffing. (9 Apr 2008)

Brian Hayes: That is only for one year.

Institutes of Technology. (9 Apr 2008)

Brian Hayes: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will make a decision following the publication of the Port report in February 2008. [13471/08]

Institutes of Technology. (9 Apr 2008)

Brian Hayes: The net question is if the Minister supports the establishment of a university in the south east.

Institutes of Technology. (9 Apr 2008)

Brian Hayes: I am sure it would not have if we could just have had an answer.

Institutes of Technology. (9 Apr 2008)

Brian Hayes: The WIT application dates back to 2005. The Minister commissioned Dr. Port's report to get her through the general election and she knows this was published on 20 February, the last time my colleagues put down a question on it. The Minister stated at the time she would come to a view on the report within a matter of weeks. Will the Minister please get off the fence and make up her mind on...

Institutes of Technology. (9 Apr 2008)

Brian Hayes: That is section 9.

Institutes of Technology. (9 Apr 2008)

Brian Hayes: In reply to a previous question, the Minister stated that her Department will soon place proposals before the Government. The key issue on which she must decide is whether to allow the Waterford application, which was made in 2005, to be independently assessed under section 9, as it currently stands. Is she suggesting that she will, in light of the recommendations in Dr. Port's report, be...

Institutes of Technology. (9 Apr 2008)

Brian Hayes: We all agree with the Minister in that regard.

Institutes of Technology. (9 Apr 2008)

Brian Hayes: Will a decision be forthcoming before the summer?

Institutes of Technology. (9 Apr 2008)

Brian Hayes: Will that happen before the summer?

School Governance. (9 Apr 2008)

Brian Hayes: All the work will be done in one half day.

School Governance. (9 Apr 2008)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

School Governance. (9 Apr 2008)

Brian Hayes: The Minister has let the cat out of the bag.

Sexual Discrimination. (9 Apr 2008)

Brian Hayes: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the issue of discrimination against gay and lesbian teachers in schools here has been brought to her attention or that of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13472/08]