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Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Will the Green Party commit itself to such a building programme?

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy said it could all be paid for with the amount needed for teachers. That is rubbish.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy now presumes to speak for parents and teachers.

School Curriculum. (22 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools that include an oral exam for junior certificate; if in the context of her announcement on the increases in marks for oral Irish in the leaving certificate she will also address the lack of emphasis on spoken Irish at junior certificate level; if she will introduce an oral exam in all schools at junior...

School Curriculum. (22 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for her answer and welcome the steps she is taking with regard to the leaving certificate. My concern is that there is a gap in the middle. The curriculum at primary level is initially focused on the spoken language, but when children move up to post-primary level, many of them become turned off the language because of the difficulty in dealing with a largely written...

School Curriculum. (22 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is not contained in this proposal.

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme. (22 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: In view of what the Minister has said, and given the hugely escalated costs above what was originally anticipated, does she believe that the Government was wrong, at that time, to impose a cap on the responsibility of the religious institutions? Should the Government have insisted on some kind of joint responsibility on a percentage basis, rather than a cap, in view of how much larger the...

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme. (22 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: As recommended by the Department of Finance.

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme. (22 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: In secret and without the Attorney General's involvement.

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme. (22 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: How come the State is not paying out for day students?

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme. (22 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is not as simple as that.

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme. (22 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is an enormous responsibility for boards of management.

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme. (22 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Will the State take even partial responsibility in this matter? Does the Minister not feel that this is an onerous responsibility to lie entirely on the shoulders of a school's voluntary board of management?

School Curriculum. (22 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: We all seek to have equality in the system but while some schools have great facilities, others do not have any facilities. Should there not be a fund to compensate schools which do not have facilities or access to free community facilities in their locality? For example, some schools cannot afford to pay the entrance fee to commercial swimming pools, which may be the only facility...

School Curriculum. (22 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: They do not have a place to put it.

Education Projects. (22 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is my understanding that, according to legislation, children must stay on the roll book of their primary school until they go onto the roll book of a post-primary school. Will the Minister confirm this is the case? This means children should be automatically tracked as they move from primary to second level. In effect, primary schools should retain children on their roll books until...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (22 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of reports from psychologists and other professionals in the allocation of support services for children with special learning needs; if a special educational needs organiser can overrule a professional's statement on a child's needs and decide to withhold part or all of the support recommended by the professional report;...

Written Answers — Higher Education Funding: Higher Education Funding (22 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the capital investment her Department has made since 1980, by year and by institution for all of the higher education institutions that now operate under the aegis of the Higher Education Authority, including the institutes of technology, the colleges of education and any other higher education institutions in receipt of public funds...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (22 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will ensure that a home tuition grant is awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who had to be withdrawn from a special school because they had no access to an occupational therapist which they require; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10982/07]

Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (22 Mar 2007)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to allegations of abuse of children in a school (details supplied) which have resulted in a Health Service Executive psychologist's report in relation to corporal punishment in the school concerned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10884/07]