Results 741-760 of 1,319 for speaker:Paudge Connolly

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (21 Mar 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 453: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the incentive he plans to put in place to encourage workers over 65 to remain in the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10321/06]

Written Answers — Driver Licensing: Driver Licensing (21 Mar 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 498: To ask the Minister for Transport the facilities that are available for persons with literacy problems to apply for a driving licence and to take the driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10319/06]

Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (21 Mar 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 548: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the possible impact on the organic farming industry of the five-year test programme of genetically engineered potatoes due to commence in March 2006 in Summerhill, County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10111/06]

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (21 Mar 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 549: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the gender breakdown of nominees of farming organisations to the boards of statutory bodies under her Department's remit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10114/06]

Written Answers — Farm Household Incomes: Farm Household Incomes (21 Mar 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 554: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the situation in relation to farm incomes since 1995 on a yearly basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10173/06]

Written Answers — Live Exports: Live Exports (21 Mar 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 555: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to ensure that adequate shipping capacity is provided at peak periods for the export of excess quantities of live calves to continental Europe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10174/06]

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (21 Mar 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 595: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is proposed to establish a press council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10314/06]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (21 Mar 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 709: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the 23 fatal shootings that have occurred since Ireland was declared officially safe by European standards a year ago; if it is proposed to strengthen the firearms laws to deal with the escalating rate of armed murders; if additional full-time gardaí will be recruited towards this objective; and if he will...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (21 Mar 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 720: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if secretarial services, additional teaching and special needs assistance support, time within the school day and other resources will be provided for schools to enable them to fulfil their responsibilities under the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10101/06]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 721: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many schools are in serious financial difficulties due to projects in the devolved school building programme being under-funded resulting in local communities having to resort to major fund-raising projects to finance large shortfalls; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (21 Mar 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 722: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the National Educational Psychological Service will be expanded sufficiently to allow for assessments under the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10104/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (21 Mar 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 737: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the resources she will provide for the particular needs, staffing and materials of gifted children in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10175/06]

Written Answers — Rules for National Schools: Rules for National Schools (21 Mar 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 738: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when it is proposed to update the rules for national schools to incorporate the changes in Irish education that have taken place since the rules for national schools were last published 40 years ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10176/06]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (21 Mar 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 739: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made and the timescale she envisages in bringing primary class sizes into line with best European models; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10177/06]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (21 Mar 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 740: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she proposes to review the post-primary school transport routes, catchment areas and boundaries in view of various anomalies and demographic changes in post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10178/06]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 753: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount that was underspent in 2005 in the schools building programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10320/06]

Written Answers — School Discipline: School Discipline (21 Mar 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 820: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the function and composition of the proposed new behaviour support teams; the way in which they will contribute to improved student discipline and fewer suspensions and other sanctions; the proposed timescale for the introduction of the behaviour support teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11113/06]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (21 Mar 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 833: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the revenue generated by the plastic bag tax on a yearly basis since its introduction; his views on whether the tax should be adjusted accordingly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10109/06]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (21 Mar 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 847: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if funding will be made available for the upgrading of the R178 regional route from Carrickmacross to Dundalk; if the dangerous Essexford Bridge section will be realigned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10179/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (21 Mar 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 848: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he proposes to increase the limits for the affordable housing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10180/06]