Results 34,881-34,900 of 36,764 for speaker:Enda Kenny
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 441: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the educational policy of Conradh na Gaeilge one plus one plus one as the preferred method of teaching language in the primary school system here; her proposals to implement this policy; if she has estimated the cost of the implementation of this policy in the primary school system here; and if she will make a statement...
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 442: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the method by which her Department implements the compulsory element of Irish as a subject for the leaving certificate, higher level or lower level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36507/05]
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 443: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if students are entitled to obtain a leaving certificate by obtaining five or more subjects from the approved list of subjects, including those who have not sat the Irish exam for the leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36508/05]
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 454: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the actions that are open to her where a non-exempted student refuses to attend compulsory Irish classes and who does not sit the Irish examination in the leaving certificate but who achieves recognition in five or more approved subjects; if such student can be awarded an approved leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement...
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 444: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the report of the language commission; if she intends to implement a radical overhaul of the second level curriculum both in content and structure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36509/05]
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 445: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether it is appropriate that students for higher level leaving certificate Irish should be required in some instances to learn Irish essays by heart for purposes of complying with a points structure; her further views on whether such activity is a test of memory rather than an assessment of capability and presentation...
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 446: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the estimated number of hours of teaching of the subject of Irish to all pupils from the primary system to leaving certificate; the estimated cost on an annual basis devoted to the teaching of Irish within the primary and secondary school systems respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36511/05]
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 447: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the allocations made to all Irish organisations for each of the past ten years under all headings by her Department; if she has received a written annual report from each such organisation; if she has examined these reports; if she is satisfied that these reports are providing beneficial opportunities for the learning of the Irish...
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 448: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she is satisfied with the standard of spoken Irish in the primary school system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36513/05]
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 449: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the assessment method for competency of spoken Irish for entrance to the teacher training colleges and for teachers being trained on-line; if these assessment criteria are the same as those employed ten years ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36514/05]
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 450: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the opportunity on an annual basis for the improvement of the spoken Irish language for primary school teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36515/05]
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 451: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the content of the curriculum for the Irish course for the leaving certificate, higher level and lower level; when this curriculum content was last reviewed; when she intends to introduce changes to this content; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36516/05]
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 452: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her proposals to introduce an oral Irish test for the junior certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36518/05]
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 453: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she intends to award higher marks for competency in oral Irish in both lower level and higher level Irish in the leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36519/05]
- Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: Question 506: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason when a tax disc is lost by post a fee of â¬6 applies in order to have a duplicate copy when the fault lies with the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36349/05]
- Leaders' Questions. (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: As the nation is aware, approximately one quarter of Ireland's freight capacity is out of action coming into the very busy Christmas period. The action of Irish Ferries management suggests that it is determined either to drive its Irish staff onto the dole queue or into slave labour conditions. That action and the subsequent action by shocked workers is resulting and will result in serious...
- Leaders' Questions. (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: I did not suggest that the Taoiseach had given the green light for this disastrous series of actions by Irish Ferries, I said that the Taoiseach's comment that the Government could do no more created a perception of helplessness in the Government which Irish Ferries saw as a green light to act as it did. I would be the first to suggest that, from an economic perspective, Irish Ferries might...
- Order of Business. (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: The last time a Standing Order 31 item was allowed was in 2001 and it related to the subject of foot and mouth disease. Is it because of the motion on climate change that you allowed this today, a Cheann Comhairle?
- Order of Business. (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: I never mentioned a motion of no confidence.
- Order of Business. (29 Nov 2005)
Enda Kenny: There were occasions in the past during the Ceann Comhairle's tenure of ministerial office when his illustrious predecessors in the Chair drifted away, shall we say, during the course of the debate. A careful perusal of the 46 years experience of the last Ceann Comhairle shows that he took a more pragmatic approach to issues that affected Deputies.