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Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 312: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools in Naas, County Kildare which are full to capacity; the number with spare capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20353/06]

Written Answers — Radon Gas Levels: Radon Gas Levels (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 327: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 4 May 2006, if all public buildings in County Kildare have been checked for radon gas levels; if all required action arising therefrom has been taken; if his attention has been drawn to any such building in respect of which remedial action is still outstanding; if...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Education and Science about the effort being made to improve pupil-teacher ratios with particular reference to the specific needs in areas having higher than average ratios; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20029/06]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Is the Minister aware that the average pupil-teacher ratio gives a misleading picture of a particular situation in some schools? Some schools have a pupil-teacher ratio well ahead of the average and if they were excluded from the creation of the average, then the examination and assessment would be skewed. Can she indicate the schools, not only in County Kildare but throughout the country,...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Is the Minister aware of the schools in County Kildare which currently have an above average pupil-teacher ratio? This problem has existed for the past several years and will probably remain for a number of years to come unless urgent action is taken.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: That is a basic entitlement.

School Transport. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Might it not have been a good idea to accelerate the programme for reviewing the quality and safety of all buses associated with the school transport system immediately following the tragic accidents that took place?

Order of Business. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: I was very fortunate to receive a letter yesterday from the parliamentary affairs division of the Health Service Executive——

Order of Business. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: The Ceann Comhairle will be delighted to know that it does and that it falls well within his remit. It refers to the way that parliamentary questions are dealt with in this House.

Order of Business. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: The Ceann Comhairle might let me finish. The problem about this parliamentary question is that it was tabled——

Order of Business. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: ——almost a year ago. I got an apology for the delay.

Order of Business. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: If that is the way the Ceann Comhairle believes parliamentary questions should be dealt with in this House, it is about time the Tánaiste recognised that the system operating in the Department of Health and Children is totally unsatisfactory.

Order of Business. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: I want to ask about promised legislation and the pharmacy (No. 2) Bill.

Order of Business. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: We will hear about the pharmacy (No. 2) Bill, which is within her remit, when the Tánaiste is ready.

Order of Business. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: I had only one question, but now I have two——

Order of Business. (25 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: ——as regards the pharmacy (No. 1) Bill and pharmacy (No. 2) Bill, which is much sought after by the industry. Perhaps the Tánaiste might deal with those.

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (24 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which the combined aid of the international community is achieving success on the African continent, with particular reference to peace-keeping, peace-enforcement, alleviation of starvation, drought, human rights abuses, famine, HIV and Aids; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19658/06]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (24 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the countries on the African continent most seriously suffering from famine, war or human rights abuses; if he is satisfied regarding the adequacy and the effective targeting of international aid to these locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20020/06]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (24 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the 10 countries on the African continent deemed by the international community to be most vulnerable in terms of starvation, war, human rights abuse, HIV and AIDS; the extent to which aid or peacekeeping is succeeding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20026/06]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (24 May 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 228: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position in Darfur; the extent to which international aid and support is achieving its objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20023/06]