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Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (20 Oct 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 648: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps he has taken or proposes to take to reduce class sizes in all schools here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37508/09]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (20 Oct 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 649: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans to improve the pupil-teacher ratio at all schools here over the next three years; the way this compares with previous announcements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37509/09]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (20 Oct 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 650: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent of additional educational facilities, other than those previously announced, expected to be provided by him over the next three years with particular reference to children affected by autism, Asperger's, ADD and ADHD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37510/09]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (20 Oct 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 651: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the provisions he has made or will make to enhance psychological assessment, speech therapy and other special needs requirements throughout the educational spectrum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37511/09]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (20 Oct 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 652: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his proposals to increase facilities for children with special needs in mainstream education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37512/09]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (20 Oct 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 655: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding promises made in the course of the 2007 general election in relation to the provision of resources for teaching children with autism or Asperger's syndrome under the revised programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37515/09]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (20 Oct 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 656: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extra resources he made available for children with autism in mainstream education in 2008 and his proposals for same in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37516/09]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (20 Oct 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 657: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools here awaiting resources to meet the requirements of children with autism; when these requirements will be met in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37517/09]

Written Answers — Programme for Government: Programme for Government (20 Oct 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 653: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the degree to which he has sought and received financial backing for implications for his Department arising from the revised programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37513/09]

Written Answers — Programme for Government: Programme for Government (20 Oct 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 654: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost implications for his Department arising from the revised programme for Government; the heads or subheads to be affected in a positive or negative way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37514/09]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (20 Oct 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 658: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action he will take to bring pupil-teacher ratios in the classroom in line with best practice throughout Europe; if his attention has been drawn to the expected educational damage arising from overcrowded classrooms and the likelihood of the loss of teachers at a number of primary schools here over the next two years; if he has...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Oct 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 659: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has quantified the full extent of education cutbacks on primary, second level or third level education at a time when the importance of education is being emphasised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37519/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Oct 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 660: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the opinions he sought prior to the introduction of budgetary cutbacks in the educational sector; if he had been fully appraised of the expected permanent negative damage arising from these cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37520/09]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (20 Oct 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 661: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools which have classes that are in excess of the national pupil-teacher ratio; the location of such schools; the way these schools are expected to be affected by the recent budgetary cutbacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37521/09]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (20 Oct 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 662: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number and location of schools at primary and second level which have pupil-teacher ratios in the classroom that are in excess of the national average pupil teacher ratios; the steps he will take to alleviate the negative impact of the recent budgetary cutbacks on these schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (20 Oct 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 663: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to a school building project for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; the approximate timeframe envisaged for the re-tendering process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37523/09]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (20 Oct 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 664: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the degree to which accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare is sufficient to meet ongoing and long term requirements; if an extension is anticipated; the timeframe involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37524/09]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (20 Oct 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 665: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which he has examined or quantified the expected impact of the revised programme for Government on the pupil-teacher ratio or class size in each of the primary and post primary schools by name in Rathangan, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37525/09]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (20 Oct 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 666: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which he has examined or quantified the expected impact of the revised programme for Government on the pupil-teacher ratio or class size in each of the primary and post primary schools by name in Kilcullen, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37526/09]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (20 Oct 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 667: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which he has examined or quantified the expected impact of the revised programme for Government on the pupil-teacher ratio or class size in each of the primary schools by name in Athy, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37527/09]