Results 27,161-27,180 of 28,162 for speaker:Catherine Murphy

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Oct 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 294: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 223 of 6 December 2005, the number of children in each county currently on waiting lists for an initial assessment of need, initial intervention, and further intervention with regard to speech therapy, language therapy, occupational therapy, and psychological services; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Oct 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 295: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if limitations have been placed on the number of frontline therapists who can be employed by the Health Service Executive; if such limitations exist, the upper limit on the number of speech therapists, language therapists, occupational therapists, and psychologists who can be employed as a whole and per administrative area; if, in...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Oct 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 296: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of speech therapists, language therapists, occupational therapists, and educational psychologists currently employed by the Health Service Executive in each administrative area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32612/06]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (17 Oct 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 360: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way in which it is proposed to supply a person (details supplied) in County Kildare with appropriate educational support therapies in view of the fact that their current provider referred them to another Health Service Executive body in November 2006 that is not resourced to provide autism spectrum programmes, due to resource...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (17 Oct 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 370: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the actions he intends to take to protect the security of service for phone subscribers in view of the recent disconnection of over 40,000 landline telephone customers by Eircom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32604/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (17 Oct 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 552: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the work that has been undertaken to ensure that the students of a special unit for autism at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare are provided with school based educational provision for the month of June beginning in the summer of 2007; the work that remains to be carried out to ensure that this provision is in place; if...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (17 Oct 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 553: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of teachers employed by her Department; the number of these teachers who are employed on a permanent basis; the number employed on a temporary basis who work in a designated special class or unit; the way in which her Department determines the number of permanent teaching positions to make available in each year; and if...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (17 Oct 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 554: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department is responsible for determining the number of SENOs to be employed here; if so, if her Department has a function in determining the number of SENOs allocated to each administrative area; the basis on which SENO staff are allocated to each area; if the level of need or population figures for each area are taken into...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (17 Oct 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 555: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will increase the overall allocation of SENO staff positions to the NCSE in line with the population increase indicated in the Census 20006 Preliminary Report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33143/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (17 Oct 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 556: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to any under staffing of SENOs here; the maximum number of cases each SENO is intended to, or able to take on at a given time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33144/06]

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (17 Oct 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 571: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on taking over responsibility for the 11th century old church ruin within the grounds of Donaghcomper Cemetery, Celbridge, County Kildare with a view to restoring the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32607/06]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (17 Oct 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 574: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he plans to introduce legislative measures to limit the operation of management companies to multi-unit developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32605/06]

Disability Act 2005: Motion (17 Oct 2006)

Catherine Murphy: I agree with the sectoral plans, which are a good idea in principle. However, they cannot be academic. The problem with the sectoral plans is that expectations will be raised. People will have an assessment carried out and service plans will follow as a result — the focus will be on pre-school children. During the Adjournment debate last week I drew attention to difficulties with three...

Services for People with Disabilities. (12 Oct 2006)

Catherine Murphy: In the past, we were told it was possible to predict the life chances of babies by looking at their addresses in the maternity ward. The addresses to which this statement alluded tended to be in areas of significant poverty and disadvantage. If the same review of maternity wards were to take place today, the address of a baby would still play a part. However, if a child has a special need...

Services for People with Disabilities. (12 Oct 2006)

Catherine Murphy: They are supported by the facts.

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (12 Oct 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 71: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare for leave to remain in the State; when a decision is expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32499/06]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (12 Oct 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will facilitate the making permanent of teaching staff in a special teaching unit at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in order to ensure that continuity is maintained for the students of the unit, and the general administration of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32441/06]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (12 Oct 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of teachers employed at a school (details supplied) in county Kildare; the number of pupils enrolled in this school; the number of classes in this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32544/06]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Oct 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the site for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare has been acquired; the stage the planning of this development is at; the interim measures she intends to take for the shortfall in class availability for September 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32549/06]

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (12 Oct 2006)

Catherine Murphy: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of section 29 appeals that have been lodged with her Department pertaining to matters arising for academic year 2006 to 2007; the number of these appeals per county; the number of these appeals which have resulted in the enrolment of the student in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32552/06]