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Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (25 May 2010)

Brian Hayes: Question 437: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if students participating in the access programme are automatically entitled to a maintenance grant; the number of students that are currently participating in the access programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21536/10]

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (25 May 2010)

Brian Hayes: Question 445: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the amount that has been spent specifically on professional development for teachers in the areas of mathematics and science each year for the past five years; the number of teachers that have benefitted from such training each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21768/10]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (25 May 2010)

Brian Hayes: Question 446: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, further Parliamentary Question No. 530 of 18 May 2010, the prefab contracts that have been bought out by her Department to date in tabular form; the amount spent on each contract; the number of contracts, other than those already paid for, that will be bought out in the coming year; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (20 May 2010)

Brian Hayes: Question 209: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for voluntary early retirement from 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009, on behalf of full-time and permanent lecturer staff, that were sent for approval to her Department, by the 13 institutes of technology; the breakdown by college of these applications; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (20 May 2010)

Brian Hayes: Question 210: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for voluntary early retirement that resulted in applicants, full-time and permanent lecturer staff, being granted voluntary early retirement and years added on from 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009; the breakdown of the successful applicants by college; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (20 May 2010)

Brian Hayes: Question 211: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for voluntary early retirement resulting in applicants, full time and permanent lecturer staff, being refused voluntary early retirement with years added on in the year from 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009; the breakdown of the applicants by college; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (20 May 2010)

Brian Hayes: Question 212: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers currently employed within primary and post primary schools; if she will confirm that an additional number of teachers - 600 at primary, 330 at post primary and 150 from the recent Government agreement - will be employed from September 2010; the additional cost per annum; and if she will make a...

Diversification of Primary School Provision: Statements (20 May 2010)

Brian Hayes: I am sorry to interrupt but I have a point of order. My understanding was that this would be the first instalment of a debate over a period of weeks. Is the Tánaiste going to conclude the debate this afternoon?

Diversification of Primary School Provision: Statements (20 May 2010)

Brian Hayes: Considerable numbers of Deputies are unable to speak on this.

Diversification of Primary School Provision: Statements (20 May 2010)

Brian Hayes: Correct.

Diversification of Primary School Provision: Statements (20 May 2010)

Brian Hayes: For the past three years, I have been one of the Opposition spokespersons on education. The public debate on ownership, control and patronage of our schools has been waged on the airwaves and in newspapers, but it has effectively taken three years for the matter to be discussed in this House. The Tánaiste now says that she wants to engage in a debate and she sees this House as the vehicle...

Diversification of Primary School Provision: Statements (20 May 2010)

Brian Hayes: The truth is that Catholic schools in Ireland are Catholic with a small "C" rather than a large "C". While it may be that some of that church's members seek more Catholic-driven schools in which Catholic social doctrine would be communicated, this is not my experience. The great majority of Catholic schools in this country are ordinary national schools. They are Catholic with a small "C"...

Diversification of Primary School Provision: Statements (20 May 2010)

Brian Hayes: They certainly are not any more and this point must be recognised. However, listening to some commentators, one would have thought they are a kind of ideologically driven school, which is not the case. A significant number of children in these schools come from homes in which the parents may be baptised Catholics but are not part and parcel of the Catholic Church on a weekly or monthly...

Diversification of Primary School Provision: Statements (20 May 2010)

Brian Hayes: On the basis of the religious tuition. I have legal opinion that the Tánaiste is right in saying section 10 of the Education Act allows the State to be a patron but it does not specify in the section which bodies within the State can be patrons, it does not say only the VEC or any other State structure can do it. We have set these schools up without any legislative underpinning. If ever...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 May 2010)

Brian Hayes: Question 69: To ask the Taoiseach the number of jobs his Department claimed will be created as part of published policy papers, reports and documents commissioned by or compiled by his Department between 2010 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20915/10]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 May 2010)

Brian Hayes: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of jobs his Department claimed will be created as part of published policy papers, reports and documents commissioned by or compiled by his Department between 2010 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20908/10]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 May 2010)

Brian Hayes: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of jobs his Department claimed will be created as part of published policy papers, reports and documents commissioned by or compiled by his Department between 2010 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20910/10]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 May 2010)

Brian Hayes: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of jobs her Department claimed will be created as part of published policy papers, reports and documents commissioned by or compiled by her Department between 2010 and 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20912/10]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 May 2010)

Brian Hayes: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of jobs his Department claimed will be created as part of published policy papers, reports and documents commissioned by or compiled by his Department between 2010 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20916/10]

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Services: Garda Vetting Services (19 May 2010)

Brian Hayes: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will liaise with the Health Service Executive and then Garda Síochána regarding the backlog of Garda clearances being processed; if his attention has been drawn to general practitioners who have been accepted by the HSE at interviews are waiting in access of six months for their Garda clearance to be approved,...