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Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (5 Jul 2006)

Olwyn Enright: Question 520: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position with regard to the fitting of seat belts to all school buses; the number of vehicles, and their capacity, which have to be fitted with these devices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27157/06]

Government Record: Motion. (4 Jul 2006)

Olwyn Enright: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion, the perfect opportunity to assess the record of this Government after nine years gelling together and falling apart. Deputy O'Connor's sterling defence of his record led me to believe we had tabled a motion of no confidence in him. I wish to address this Government's failure to protect children and class size as well as other unfulfilled...

Government Record: Motion. (4 Jul 2006)

Olwyn Enright: Ask Deputy McGuinness and many of the sweet 16.

Government Record: Motion. (4 Jul 2006)

Olwyn Enright: The most interesting disagreement is on the nitrates directive, where two Ministers of the same party disagree. The Minister for Agriculture and Food states she will protect and prioritise the rights of farmers while the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is attempting to jail them for minor breaches.

Government Record: Motion. (4 Jul 2006)

Olwyn Enright: There is more to being in Government than smiling for photo opportunities. A classic photograph in today's newspaper showed the Taoiseach with a kitten on his shoulder. All the cute kittens in the world will not make this Government look caring. Despite divisions within Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats, they are clinging together because there is no longer a difference between the...

School Evaluations. (4 Jul 2006)

Olwyn Enright: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a full whole-school evaluation report will be publicly available for every primary and post-primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26440/06]

School Evaluations. (4 Jul 2006)

Olwyn Enright: The Minister consistently misinterprets the Fine Gael policy. We have not called for league tables, rather greater information. The Minister quoted the UK as an example. In Northern Ireland, information is still published locally, which is what Fine Gael seeks. Will the Minister get to the point of the question? She has given me a timescale. She will admit there is a clear difference between...

School Evaluations. (4 Jul 2006)

Olwyn Enright: Locally.

School Evaluations. (4 Jul 2006)

Olwyn Enright: The Minister is already publishing league tables of college entry exams in the newspapers.

School Evaluations. (4 Jul 2006)

Olwyn Enright: Members of the Committee on Education and Science have discussed with the Minister the issue of boards of management. Will she indicate the role played by whole school evaluations in investigating the operations of boards of management and the small number of cases in which boards cannot be formed? Does the whole school evaluation take account of interaction within boards of management or the...

Commercial Research. (4 Jul 2006)

Olwyn Enright: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has requested or received a report from the schools involved in the testing of certain foodstuffs on their pupils in collaboration with a third-level educational institution. [26441/06]

Commercial Research. (4 Jul 2006)

Olwyn Enright: The Minister states she has not received any written complaint from a parent but serious questions still arise. The Minister may recall the issue of food availability with regard to public private partnership schools. In the first schools of this type the contract allowed them to serve fast food. The Minister is making changes to the contracts of the next cohort of these schools. The...

Commercial Research. (4 Jul 2006)

Olwyn Enright: Did the testing take place during school time?

Commercial Research. (4 Jul 2006)

Olwyn Enright: On the issue of parental consent, does the Minister know whether parents were contacted by the schools before this was carried out? Will the Minister reconsider the idea of giving guidelines on the type of foods available in schools and the relevant standards? The HSE and the health promotion unit will do a certain amount in that regard but has the Department considered doing that?

Garda Vetting Services. (4 Jul 2006)

Olwyn Enright: I acknowledge that there has been progress in this area but I am concerned about the pace of that progress. The Minister of State used the phrase "later on" but I would like a definite timescale for the retrospective vetting of existing employees. It is difficult to put guidelines in place for this area. How will the Minister assess the extent of unsupervised access? It would be better if all...

Garda Vetting Services. (4 Jul 2006)

Olwyn Enright: Will the central vetting unit in Thurles require further personnel when the plan is rolled out? The more people who come into the system, the more people will be needed to run it. The Minister of State has examined the situation in Britain. This must operate on a North-South basis because of the ease of movement between both jurisdictions. What contact has the Minister of State had with the...

Education Welfare Service. (4 Jul 2006)

Olwyn Enright: When one speaks to individual schools, their comment on the National Educational Welfare Board when contacted about an individual child is that it is good in coming back to assist that child. On the issue of officers being able to visit schools uninvited and look at the difficulties, the drop-out rates and the failure to make transition, the board does not have the time or resources to do...

Leaders' Questions. (4 Jul 2006)

Olwyn Enright: The people who got in were very happy.

Written Answers — School Evaluations: School Evaluations (4 Jul 2006)

Olwyn Enright: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of subject evaluations completed at primary level to date in 2006; the projected number to be completed over the course of 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25741/06]

Written Answers — Tribunals of Inquiry: Tribunals of Inquiry (4 Jul 2006)

Olwyn Enright: Question 186: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the Thalidomide Assessment Tribunal was set up; when it concluded; if anyone new who went before the tribunal at the time was not included, but where evidence has come to light that the person should have been included and was a genuine Thalidomide victim, can be facilitated at this late stage; and if she will make a...