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Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (10 Feb 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 605: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the budget for vocational educational committees in 2009; the budget allocated in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4367/09]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (10 Feb 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 606: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the proportion of the vocational educational committee 2008 budget spent on administrative services; the proportion of the VEC 2008 budget spent on teachers' salaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4368/09]

Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (10 Feb 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 607: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of designated liaison persons at primary level and second level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4369/09]

Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (10 Feb 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 608: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff at primary level and second level who have received in-service training for dealing with child protection issues and in particular reporting procedures, other than training for the stay safe programme or SPHE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4370/09]

Written Answers — School Inspections: School Inspections (10 Feb 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 609: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of whole school evaluations and subject inspections carried out at primary and second level each year since 2004 to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4395/09]

Written Answers — School Inspections: School Inspections (10 Feb 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 610: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the level of expenditure which has been allocated by his Department to whole school evaluations and subject inspections at primary level and second level each year since the introduction of such inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4396/09]

Written Answers — School Inspections: School Inspections (10 Feb 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 611: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the proportion of his budget which has been allocated to accommodation and other expenses for inspectors carrying out whole school evaluations and subject inspections each year since the introduction of such inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4397/09]

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (10 Feb 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 620: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if matters concerning a person (details supplied) have been brought to the attention of the National Educational Psychological Service in respect of complaints made by parents and other professionals regarding the competence of this person to remain on his Department's scheme for commissioning private assessments; if so, the...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (10 Feb 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 639: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the budget changes he announced in 2008 in connection with the reorganisation of primary and post-primary schools allow schools to provide job sharing and career break opportunities for permanent staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4844/09]

Written Answers — Pre-school Services: Pre-school Services (10 Feb 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 642: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has taken a decision to withdraw funding from preschool early intervention centres (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4862/09]

Written Answers — Pre-school Services: Pre-school Services (10 Feb 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 643: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of preschool centres (details supplied) funded by his Department in the past ten years; the level of funding received by each centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4863/09]

Written Answers — Home-School Liaison Scheme: Home-School Liaison Scheme (10 Feb 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 645: To ask the Minister for Education and Science to identify the 20 primary and 73 post-primary schools that will have withdrawn a home liaison officer from September 2009 under announcements made in the budget. [4896/09]

Irish-US Relations. (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Hayes: We will be a long time waiting for a reply.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Hayes: Agreed.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Hayes: Exactly.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Hayes: A Cheann Comhairle, you have received other questions today. You might concede on the first question and that would clear up this entire matter, but I do not wish to pre-empt your decision. The Education for People with Special Educational Needs Act or EPSEN Act passed by the Oireachtas gave absolute rights and guarantees to special needs children in primary and post-primary school. Can...

Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Hayes: What other cutbacks in 2009 is the Government planning which we have not been told about and which the Minister for Education and Science might announce at midnight?

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of primary and post primary schools which have obtained charitable status from the Revenue Commissioners since the scheme was first introduced; the amount of revenue which the schools in question were able to obtain as a result of donations and other fund-raising events; if the information will be provided for each year since the...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 283: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount invested each year to date in the programme for research in third level institutions; the level of investment to be allocated in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5182/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (11 Feb 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 284: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount invested each year to date in the strategic innovation fund; the level of investment to be allocated in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5183/09]