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Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (27 Jun 2006)

Olwyn Enright: Question 540: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the breakdown of the National Educational Psychological Service on a county basis as a percentage of schools covered in each county; the number of private assessments granted in each county in schools not covered by NEPS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24718/06]

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (27 Jun 2006)

Olwyn Enright: Question 541: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of assessments carried out each year by the National Educational Psychological Service since its inception; the number of private assessments in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24719/06]

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (27 Jun 2006)

Olwyn Enright: Question 542: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of private assessments her Department has received each year for the past three years from schools or parents, which have been privately paid for and not paid for by the National Educational Psychological Service or her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24720/06]

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (27 Jun 2006)

Olwyn Enright: Question 543: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the psychologists for her proposed behavioural units will be provided through the National Educational Psychological Service; when they will be in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24721/06]

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (27 Jun 2006)

Olwyn Enright: Question 544: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the locations of staff in the National Educational Psychological Service; if these offices are owned, leased or rented; the costs of same per annum; if these offices are shared with any other agency or board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24722/06]

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (27 Jun 2006)

Olwyn Enright: Question 546: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of funding given by her Department to the National Educational Psychological Service each year since its inception; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24724/06]

Written Answers — Education Welfare Service: Education Welfare Service (27 Jun 2006)

Olwyn Enright: Question 547: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there is an overlap between the work of the National Educational Welfare Board and the home school liaison; where these overlaps occur; the amount of co-ordination between the two; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24725/06]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (27 Jun 2006)

Olwyn Enright: Question 548: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools in each strand of the new DEIS scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24726/06]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (27 Jun 2006)

Olwyn Enright: Question 549: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools remaining in the old system of educational disadvantage; the reason they have not been included under DEIS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24727/06]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (27 Jun 2006)

Olwyn Enright: Question 561: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the criteria under which appeals under the DEIS programme will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24793/06]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Jun 2006)

Olwyn Enright: Question 550: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding which has been allocated to a school (details supplied) in County Laois for its building project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24728/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Websites: Departmental Websites (27 Jun 2006)

Olwyn Enright: Question 553: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of times her Department's website has been offline and inaccessible to the public since 1 January 2006; the length of time her Department's website has been inaccessible on each occasion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24765/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (27 Jun 2006)

Olwyn Enright: Question 559: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review a decision to withdraw a special needs assistant from a child (details supplied) in County Laois in view of the fact that the child still has serious problems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24791/06]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (27 Jun 2006)

Olwyn Enright: Question 560: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason two schools (details supplied), in the same town in County Offaly, with children from the same homes are receiving such different supports for educational disadvantage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24792/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (28 Jun 2006)

Olwyn Enright: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the merits of a proposal to remove VAT from business tourism costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24892/06]

Written Answers — Private Sector Debt: Private Sector Debt (28 Jun 2006)

Olwyn Enright: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on changes in public policy in the context of rising interest rates and the pressures that this will cause a household's finances. [24919/06]

Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Report Stage. (29 Jun 2006)

Olwyn Enright: I will happily withdraw amendment No. 3 in light of amendment No. 4 tabled by the Minister of State. On Committee Stage, I made the point that it is important to have timeframes to ensure this legislation is implemented without any unnecessary delay. I welcome the amendment tabled.

Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Report Stage. (29 Jun 2006)

Olwyn Enright: I move amendment No. 5: In page 9, line 1, to delete "Director" and substitute "President". While the Minister tabled an amendment on Committee Stage to the effect that discussion with the Minister will be allowed to decide on a title, such a provision might be too flexible. The Minister will have discretion, but I would not like a system to develop whereby people could have any title they...

Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Report Stage. (29 Jun 2006)

Olwyn Enright: I do not know whether the Minister of State fully understood my point. I welcome flexibility, but there should not be too much of it within the system, that is, Carlow IT with a dean, Tralee IT with a provost and another institute with something else. Such would not be a good idea. While a change of title is subject to ministerial approval and, therefore, may be unlikely to happen, it would...

Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Report Stage. (29 Jun 2006)

Olwyn Enright: I move amendment No. 8: In page 9, line 48, after "by" to insert "persons who have disabilities,". I welcome that the Minister of State will table an amendment broadly similar to mine. Last year, a head of an institute published a report on participation in services for students with disabilities in institutes of technology. The study was conducted in 14 of the 15 institutes between 2004 and...