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Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (20 Mar 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 776: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason she has not provided the Irish Autism Action Group with a copy of the National Council for Special Education report which she referred to at a meeting with the group on 10 January 2007; the reason this report has not been published; the further reason a commitment was made to make the report available to the group by 14...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 806: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to an application for the building of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; the situation with regard to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9748/07]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (20 Mar 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 839: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly where a transport grant was withdrawn; if she is applying the arbitrary criteria of above 90 as a means of deciding eligibility for transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9998/07]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (20 Mar 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 889: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the subjects on the education curriculum both at primary and post primary level available on CD or DVD; if there are plans to make more subjects available via these media; her views on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10318/07]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (20 Mar 2007)

Olwyn Enright: The Government closed St. Catherine's.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (20 Mar 2007)

Olwyn Enright: They cannot enrol in Newbridge now because there is not enough room.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (20 Mar 2007)

Olwyn Enright: What about poor Minister, Deputy Noel Dempsey?

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (20 Mar 2007)

Olwyn Enright: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion put forward in the name of Deputy O'Sullivan and her colleagues in the Labour Party. I wish to share time with Deputies Connaughton and Kehoe. This motion is timely as the appalling record on education of the Government must be put on the record of the Dáil. I was interested to hear the remarks of the Minister for Education and Science,...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (20 Mar 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Every stage in the education system is equally important, from preschool to third and fourth level learning. Education is a vital tool with which people can change their lives and livelihoods. However, if a child or a young person falls outside the education system early in his or her schooling it is extremely difficult to get them to re-engage in learning at a later date. In short, this...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (20 Mar 2007)

Olwyn Enright: They are still needed.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (8 Mar 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to increase the rate of support provided to farmers under the energy crop scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8797/07]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (8 Mar 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will increase the rate of payment made to organic farmers; the last time this payment was increased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8814/07]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (7 Mar 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 279: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress to date of a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9052/07]

Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (7 Mar 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress to date of a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9053/07]

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2007)

Olwyn Enright: My former lecturer.

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2007)

Olwyn Enright: I support Deputy O'Sullivan's amendment. The Minister recognises the serious nature of this issue and I do not deny it will not be easy to address. Problems in respect of enrolment arise at both primary and post-primary level, particularly in areas of rapid growth. In some cases, groups of schools form unofficial committees to address accommodation crises by operating enrolment policies...

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2007)

Olwyn Enright: The schools are afraid what they are doing is illegal, even though they are doing it for all the right reasons because all the local schools come together.

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2007)

Olwyn Enright: The Minister outlined a case she has come across and we teased out the issue of schools failing to formally issue refusals and passing the students on to another school on Second and Committee Stages. I have re-examined this issue and recently I had a discussion with a group of parents who also raised the matter. I do not know whether the legislation addresses this effectively but the...

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (7 Mar 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Is there a legal basis stopping the school from doing that?

Defence Forces Strength. (7 Mar 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Defence the current strength of the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8691/07]