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- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (20 Oct 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 668: 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 Monasterevin, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37528/09]
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (20 Oct 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 669: 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 Kildare town, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37529/09]
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (20 Oct 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 670: 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 Newbridge, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37530/09]
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (20 Oct 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 671: 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 Prosperous, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37531/09]
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (20 Oct 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 672: 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 Naas, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37532/09]
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (20 Oct 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 673: 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 Leixlip, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37533/09]
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (20 Oct 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 674: 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 Clane, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37534/09]
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (20 Oct 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 675: 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 Kilcock, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37535/09]
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (20 Oct 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 676: 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 Celbridge, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37536/09]
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (20 Oct 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 677: 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 Maynooth, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37537/09]
- Order of Business (20 Oct 2009)
Bernard Durkan: I have previously raised in the House the need to introduce legislation to provide for the collection and exchange of information related to the endangerment, sexual exploitation and sexual abuse or children or the risk of sexual abuse. In view of the horrendous details outlined on Newstalk radio station this afternoon, would the Taoiseach consider it expedient to bring this promised...
- Order of Business (20 Oct 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Might it be possible, in view of the urgent need to address this issue, to get an indication from the Taoiseach that there will be a degree of urgency attached to the progression of the legislation?
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio. (20 Oct 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which it is intended to improve the pupil-teacher ratio in the classroom over the next three years; the extent to which special needs, psychological assessments and speech therapy requests are expected to be met over this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37044/09]
- Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (15 Oct 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Are the Members on the Government side getting worried? I hear nervous laughter.
- Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (15 Oct 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Gallows humour.
- Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Set a precedent.
- Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)
Bernard Durkan: The Government has been hoping for miracles for a long time.
- Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)
Bernard Durkan: I do not wish to delay the proceedings of the House but the Ceann Comhairle stated that the Adjournment debate was an option. He knows, I know and we all know that when one tables a matter for the Adjournment, more often than not, the competent Minister does not attend in the House. More often than not, one Minister of State is there to answer four Adjournment debates.
- Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)
Bernard Durkan: This relates to the business of the House.
- Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Yesterday I raised the issue of the competence and willingness of Ministers to answer questions in the House that are relevant to their Departments. What is going on at present is a disgrace. I expect the Ceann Comhairle, as a recent occupant of these benches, to defend the interests of the Members of the House. Nobody else can do so. I offer a classic example. In the past two days, I...