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Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (7 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans in place to build a secondary school in Carrigtwohill, County Cork, to meet the educational requirements of the village's population that has expanded over recent years. [27648/12]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (6 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the initiatives in place to fully utilise the area of heritage to contribute to job creation. [27100/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (6 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the transfer of FÁS staff to SOLAS; the timescale in which this transitional period will be completed. [26144/12]

Written Answers — Bullying in Schools: Bullying in Schools (6 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for implementing some of the measures discussed recently at the inaugural meeting of the anti-bullying forum. [26145/12]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (6 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views that his Department's GPS system which tracks PPS numbers does not work for Gaelscoileanna and will he agree to look at anomalies and difficulties that parents are experiencing when trying to get children into a Gaelscoil in which there are not enough spaces to meet demand. [26146/12]

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (6 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a statistical breakdown detailing the counties that are home to children who are attending a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24. [27179/12]

Written Answers — Regulatory Bodies: Regulatory Bodies (6 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will explain the purpose of the €11 million that has been generated as surplus by the Teaching Council; the amount of interest this accrues on an annual basis; the way the interest is spent; the number of teachers this might this pay per annum; and the reason the Teaching Council accumulates such a large sums of money. [27473/12]

Written Answers — Regulatory Bodies: Regulatory Bodies (6 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria that was met in order to qualify for the recently appointed position of Director of the Teaching Council; the salary paid to the Director of the Teaching Council; and the level of consultation there was between his Department and teachers on this appointment. [27474/12]

Written Answers — Regulatory Bodies: Regulatory Bodies (6 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the figures relating to the number of executive directors who sit on the Teaching Council and to list their individual salaries. [27475/12]

Written Answers — Regulatory Bodies: Regulatory Bodies (6 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Question 234: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list the non-elected members of the Teaching Council who are in receipt of and are members appointed by him receiving a salary from the Teaching Council. [27476/12]

Written Answers — Regulatory Bodies: Regulatory Bodies (6 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that there is no facility for teachers to directly contact their elected representative on the Teaching Council. [27477/12]

Written Answers — Regulatory Bodies: Regulatory Bodies (6 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way the permanent staff of the Teaching Council were first selected and chosen for that position; his views in the views that the Teaching Council should be run by teachers as they are best placed to understand the issues directly affecting members of the teaching profession. [27478/12]

Written Answers — Regulatory Bodies: Regulatory Bodies (6 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Question 237: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason payment from teachers to the Teaching Council have to be paid in a one off payment and should an option of paying by instalments be available to financially stressed teachers. [27479/12]

Written Answers — Regulatory Bodies: Regulatory Bodies (6 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way the establishment and the current operation of the Teaching Council benefits teachers, pupils and the citizenry of the Irish State as a whole; if the stated aim of the Teaching Council is to professionalise teaching here; if it is his view that prior to the establishment of the Teaching Council the cohort of teachers was...

Written Answers — Regulatory Bodies: Regulatory Bodies (6 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide evidence of the benefit of the Teaching Council since its inception with particular reference to teachers standards of teaching and the results of students results since its establishment. [27482/12]

Written Answers — Regulatory Bodies: Regulatory Bodies (6 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the fact that the Teaching Council does not fall under the terms of either the Freedom of Information legislation or the Committee of Public Accounts, the person who has oversight over the Teaching Council and to whom is it accountable. [27481/12]

Written Answers — Croke Park Agreement: Croke Park Agreement (6 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on proposals to change the sick leave entitlements of public servants, including teachers; and his views on whether these proposals, if implemented, include a significant reduction in the availability of uncertified and certified leave. [25784/12]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (6 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Question 638: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which he intends to ratify the convention on Human Rights for people with disabilities; and the reasons behind the delay in ratifying this treaty. [26154/12]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Question 934: To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the estimated cost to the State of the upkeep and maintenance of an elderly patient with severe dementia at Tallaght Hospital and the cost for keeping a patient in St Brigid's Nursing Home, Crooksling, County Dublin. [26989/12]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Jun 2012)

Seán Crowe: Question 935: To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients in Tallaght Hospital, who were suitable to use step-down beds in St Brigid's Nursing Home, Crooksling, County Dublin, were affected by the reported embargo following the announcement of the proposed closure of the nursing home [26990/12]