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- Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (4 Nov 2008)
John O'Mahony: Question 395: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the role and responsibilities of each of his Ministers of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38287/08]
- Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (4 Nov 2008)
John O'Mahony: Question 414: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the role and responsibilities of each of his Ministers of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38282/08]
- Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (4 Nov 2008)
John O'Mahony: Question 439: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the role and responsibilities of each of his Ministers of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38280/08]
- Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (4 Nov 2008)
John O'Mahony: Question 515: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary and secondary schools in the State; the number designated as being disadvantaged; the criteria for so designating these schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38272/08]
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (4 Nov 2008)
John O'Mahony: Question 516: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will provide a county breakdown of the number of primary schools with class sizes of 20 to 29, 30 to 39 and 40 and over for the years 2007 and 2008; if he will provide this information in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38273/08]
- Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (4 Nov 2008)
John O'Mahony: Question 517: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the role and responsibilities of each of his Ministers of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38285/08]
- Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (4 Nov 2008)
John O'Mahony: I wish to share time with Deputy Clune.
- Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (4 Nov 2008)
John O'Mahony: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to address a number of issues on a budget that obviously was rushed and so poorly thought-out that the old, the young and the farming community in particular have been forced to take to the streets to fight for their rights. The bringing forward of the budget by eight weeks was meant to demonstrate the Government was in control of...
- School Staffing. (4 Nov 2008)
John O'Mahony: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the impact of the budget 2009 provisions on the participation of primary and post-primary schools in organised sports competitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38362/08]
- School Staffing. (4 Nov 2008)
John O'Mahony: The Minister comes from a county where the players are well able to stand up for themselves. The children of this country, particularly those at second level whom the Minister spoke about who are involved in sport, depend on the teachers and parents. They came in their thousands to the outside of the Dáil last week. These children depend on the Minister and us as Deputies to stand up for...
- School Staffing. (4 Nov 2008)
John O'Mahony: That is not the question. That is not what I am talking about.
- School Staffing. (4 Nov 2008)
John O'Mahony: This does not address the question.
- School Staffing. (4 Nov 2008)
John O'Mahony: I ask that the question of promoting sport in secondary school should be considered separately to help to provide it. As for primary schools, the Minister stated they were not affected. The reason is the teachers take out their teams in the evenings. It pertains to teachers' goodwill.
- School Staffing. (4 Nov 2008)
John O'Mahony: I suggest the Minister has broken the teachers' goodwill in this regard. I visited a school yesterday in which its voluntary system for supervision when teachers are absent at sports will be taken away, unless a little goodwill is shown on the Minister's part. I again appeal to him in this regard.
- School Staffing. (4 Nov 2008)
John O'Mahony: If the Minister shows goodwill, so will the teachers.
- Written Answers — Domestic Abattoirs: Domestic Abattoirs (30 Oct 2008)
John O'Mahony: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the level of uptake of grant aid for the development of abattoirs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37485/08]
- Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (30 Oct 2008)
John O'Mahony: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the actions he has taken to ensure that clear and specific country of origin labelling is required for all Irish, EU and imported produce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37486/08]
- Education Cuts: Motion (Resumed) (30 Oct 2008)
John O'Mahony: I am delighted to support the motion put down by Deputy Quinn and the Labour Party on the chaos that will be caused in the education sector if the cutbacks announced in the budget and subsequently by the Minister for Education and Science go ahead as planned. I have been a secondary school teacher for more than 30 years and I know at first hand the difficulties that will emerge inside and...
- Education Cuts: Motion (Resumed) (30 Oct 2008)
John O'Mahony: We should remember also that the teacher who goes with the team is doing so on a voluntary basis. He must be the minder, trainer, kit-man and medical man. He must get a referee, pay the caretaker and so on. As a teacher I always found that I could get to know my students better on the playing field and therefore got greater co-operation in the classroom. Is the Minister intending to put...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (29 Oct 2008)
John O'Mahony: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if, in relation to the budget 2009 Estimates, he will justify the â¬1.2 million increase in the salaries and wages of his Department in the context of the commitment to find savings in expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37234/08]