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Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (15 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: They are co-ordinators and——

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (15 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Will the national co-ordinators be going into schools?

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (15 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: So the assistant national co-ordinators will be going into the schools?

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (15 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for that clarification because what schools say they really need is the hands-on approach. They do not need someone sitting in the Navan education centre; they need someone in their schools. I accept the clarification but there is still too much bureaucracy around it.

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (15 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: This may be an aside, but I met school secretaries yesterday who must be paid out of the capitation grant received by the schools. The actual support structures in the schools are inadequate. They do not have sufficient access to educational psychologists and do not have the reduced class sizes and all the other measures recommended by the task force. I urge the Minister to refrain from...

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (15 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: This upsets the balance of these other schools because for them to be effective, they need a balance and mix. The Minister should consider making regulations under section 33, which she is empowered to do under the Act. Ultimately, we all want all young people, irrespective of their learning needs, to be able to get into schools that can cater for their needs and for all young people to...

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (15 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is a pity there is no one here from the media to report that Deputy O'Connor is not from Tallaght.

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (15 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: We can do that on this side of the House too.

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (15 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: There are still thousands of students in classes of more than 30 students.

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (15 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Some are big.

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (15 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: That does not help English teachers.

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (15 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: The playground of a school I visited this week only has a space of 2 sq. ft. per child.

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (15 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Is the Minister saying that it is okay for children to be unable to run around at break time?

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (15 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will clarify the details of the recent round of funding for sports facilities at the University of Limerick and Grove Island Leisure Centre in the city; the facilities this money will be used to provide; if the funding is specifically directed towards helping athletes prepare for the 2012 London Olympics; if further rounds of...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (15 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide funding under the summer works scheme for a play area for a school (details supplied) in County Limerick which has less than 2 sq. ft. of play space per child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5948/07]

Civil Unions Bill 2006: Second Stage (20 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: I commend my colleague, Deputy Howlin, on introducing this Bill. I am very proud to be a member of the Labour Party tonight. This Bill should have been introduced many years ago. Having governed for ten years, it is shameful that the equality agenda has not been advanced in any way at all by Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats Party. I am absolutely amazed at the amendment that has...

Civil Unions Bill 2006: Second Stage (20 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: It implies that this Bill will be dealt with in six months' time. It represents a complete failure of political courage. The Progressive Democrats Party once had a proud liberal tradition and we often heard fine speeches in the past on its liberal credentials. However, it seems to have completely subsumed itself into Fianna Fáil on these issues. Fianna Fáil also seems to have squeezed...

Civil Unions Bill 2006: Second Stage (20 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: We did.

Civil Unions Bill 2006: Second Stage (20 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Who was in government in 1993?

Civil Unions Bill 2006: Second Stage (20 Feb 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Off you go.