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Written Answers — Millennium Development Goals: Millennium Development Goals (6 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 367: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs in view of the adoption of a new UN target, under millennium goal five, to achieve universal access to reproductive health by 2015, his Department is taking steps to increase international action on maternal health issues and to develop an Irish Aid Health strategy which addresses the rate of maternal mortality and the unmet need for...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (6 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 383: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections carried out by the Health and Safety Authority in primary and post primary schools in 2006; the number of such inspections in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3997/07]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (6 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 541: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department will urgently address the funding problems of six youth projects under the umbrella of Donegal Youth Service which are in danger of closing due to the fact that their funding under Border Action has ceased; if the Minister of State for Youth Affairs will meet representatives of the groups concerned, which have...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (6 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 543: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will make a decision in the near future on an application for increased cooperation hours for practical subjects for a special school (details supplied) in County Louth, where the students are getting less practical teaching hours than their counterparts in mainstream schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 544: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will allocate funding to commence the construction of a gaelscoil (details supplied) in County Cork for which a site and planning permission has been obtained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4034/07]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (7 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the introduction of mortgage interest relief measures introduced in Budget 2007; and the projected property related stamp duty receipts for the full year of 2007 [3895/07]

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (7 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department will be monitoring the implementation of the Consumer Protection Code published by the Financial Regulator when it comes into force in 2007, which will prohibit practices such as automatic and unsolicited increases in the credit limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3890/07]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (7 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 211: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for leave to remain here on humanitarian grounds from a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4224/07]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (7 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 272: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position of people who have consistently held a licence for drift-net salmon fishing and who would generally be invited to renew their licence in December; if they will be offered a licence for 2007; if not, the arrangements made to compensate them for the loss of their livelihood; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Allowances: Social Welfare Allowances (7 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 290: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will restore the back to education allowance to postgraduate students in order to remove the financial barrier which prevents BTEA students from progressing in the education system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4227/07]

Psychological Service. (13 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide greater access to educational psychological assessments to schools which do not have a National Educational Psychological Service, in view of the disclosure by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul that a considerable amount of its budget is spent on financing such assessments; if she will reassess the requirements...

Psychological Service. (13 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for her reply but her assessment that everything in the garden is rosy is very far from what I hear from parents, principals and people involved in disability organisations. When does she expect to reach the target of a full complement of NEPS psychologists so that every school in the country has access to NEPS? Will she increase the current quota, which allows for two...

Psychological Service. (13 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Will that cover all schools?

Psychological Service. (13 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister said all schools will be covered within two years. Does that mean there will be a reasonable workload for NEPS psychologists? Covering schools is one thing but having the capacity to carry out all the necessary psychological assessments is another and that is what schools are seeking. The Minister said schools can get more assessments than allocated but in practice they cannot.

School Accommodation. (13 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her Department's projected increase in the school-going population over the lifetime of the national development plan; the way she proposes to accelerate the purchase of sites and the construction of schools and classrooms in time to meet this projected need in order to reduce class size; and if she will make a statement on the...

School Accommodation. (13 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: I join Deputy Enright in welcoming the Minister of State, Deputy Haughey. I wish him well in his job and wish Deputy de Valera all the best in her retirement. We look forward to working with the new Minister of State, even if it is only for a short period. While I do not doubt that the Government is investing considerably into school buildings, it is running very fast to stand still with...

School Accommodation. (13 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: One cannot reduce class size unless there are classrooms for the children.

School Accommodation. (13 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Can the Minister not do that everywhere without changing the law?

School Accommodation. (13 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: In the meantime the children are in classrooms——

School Accommodation. (13 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is the minimum of delay.