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School Accommodation. (10 Feb 2004)

David Stanton: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for giving me the opportunity to raise this matter. The purpose of this motion on the Adjournment is to ask the Minister for Education and Science to make funding available immediately to prevent sewage contaminated water flooding the grounds of Kilcredan national school in east Cork. This happened recently following heavy overnight rain and resulted in a major...

Electronic Voting: Motion (17 Feb 2004)

David Stanton: How do we know?

Career Guidance. (30 Mar 2004)

David Stanton: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans to improve the pupil-career guidance counsellor ratio in second level schools; the current ratio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9719/04]

Career Guidance. (30 Mar 2004)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister for his response. Does the Minister agree we are still playing catch up in this area? We need to move to a better ratio across the system than that of 1:500. Does the Minister have long-term plans to permanently improve the overall ratio? What is his final target? Is it 1:200 or 1:250, or does he have a target? The Minister seems to focus on guidance. Will he outline his...

Career Guidance. (30 Mar 2004)

David Stanton: What will the Minister do to improve the quality of counselling in schools, including examining the qualifications and expertise of counsellors working with young people at risk?

Career Guidance. (30 Mar 2004)

David Stanton: Does the Minister agree that the high drop-out and failure rate at third level could, in some instances, be caused by the lack of guidance counsellors at second level? Guidance counsellors often do not have enough time to give proper guidance to students at second level when, despite their young age, they must make important decisions. Does the Minister agree that the ratio must be returned...

Career Guidance. (30 Mar 2004)

David Stanton: I did not blame them.

Vetting Procedures. (30 Mar 2004)

David Stanton: What procedures are in place to prevent dangerous paedophiles obtaining employment in our schools?

Vetting Procedures. (30 Mar 2004)

David Stanton: There is none in place.

Vetting Procedures. (30 Mar 2004)

David Stanton: There is none in place for teachers and caretakers.

Vetting Procedures. (30 Mar 2004)

David Stanton: How would a local person know anything about a stranger from outside the area who applied for a position? That is codswallop.

Order of Business. (30 Mar 2004)

David Stanton: The Tánaiste informed me last week that it is not possible to say when the disability Bill will be taken in the House. What has happened to the Bill? Will the Taoiseach inform the House if anything has happened in the meantime to suggest when the Bill might be published?

Decentralisation Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to address the matter and I hope he will address it sympathetically. In his budget statement in December, the Minister for Finance announced the decentralisation of part of the Department of Agriculture and Food from Cork city to Macroom. I understand the rationale behind decentralisation was to decentralise posts from Dublin. This is one...

Decentralisation Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

David Stanton: The Minister of State is not being serious.

Decentralisation Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

David Stanton: Surely the Minister of State did not write this response.

Decentralisation Programme. (30 Mar 2004)

David Stanton: The Minister did not address the issue. It is a farce.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

David Stanton: Deputy Ryan, you will have an opportunity to contribute shortly.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

David Stanton: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

David Stanton: I welcome the opportunity to make some points in respect of the Bill. Fine Gael's policy has always been to work constructively in the House, where possible. All sides should act constructively when something as fundamental and important as making a change to Bunreacht na hÉireann, the basic law of the land that sets out the fundamental rights of the people, is proposed. Any change to the...

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (22 Apr 2004)

David Stanton: That is correct.