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Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (11 Mar 2008)

Brian Hayes: Question 415: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the names of primary schools in each county that will lose a teacher due to her Department's failure to honour a commitment in the programme for Government to reduce the staffing schedule for 2008 and 2009 from 27 to 26 pupils. [10475/08]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (11 Mar 2008)

Brian Hayes: Question 416: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the names of primary schools in each county that will not be permitted to appoint a teacher that would otherwise have been entitled to do so had her Department honoured the commitment in the programme for Government to reduce the staffing schedule for 2008 and 2009 from 27 to 26 pupils. [10476/08]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (11 Mar 2008)

Brian Hayes: Question 417: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will commence section 30 of the Teaching Council Act 2001; and the arrangements she will put in place to ensure that schools have access to trained substitute teachers. [10477/08]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (11 Mar 2008)

Brian Hayes: Question 418: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a review of the general allocation model for special education posts in primary schools has commenced; and if so, when she expects such a review to be complete. [10478/08]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (11 Mar 2008)

Brian Hayes: Question 419: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has plans to change her Department's instructions that principals should not be assigned to special education posts. [10479/08]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (11 Mar 2008)

Brian Hayes: Question 420: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools that have applied to her Department for emergency funding to date in 2008 to carry out urgent repairs and renovations on school buildings. [10480/08]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (11 Mar 2008)

Brian Hayes: Question 421: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a review of the DEIS programme has commenced; and if so when she expects such a review to be complete. [10481/08]

Written Answers — Marine Safety: Marine Safety (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Hayes: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Transport if any application for a certified passenger boat or ship has been refused by his Department since 2000; the reasons given for such refusal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9709/08]

Order of Business (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Hayes: On 12 and 13 February the House had a substantive debate on the autism issue, as the Tánaiste is aware. The House divided on a substantive motion on the part of the Government.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Hayes: If the Government changes its position on this issue in the immediate future, will the Tánaiste give a commitment that the change in policy by the Government will be announced in the House?

Order of Business (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Hayes: He cannot give a commitment.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Hayes: There will be no change.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Hayes: Can I seek clarification——

Order of Business (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Hayes: Will the Tánaiste say whether the Government will make the announcement should it occur?

Order of Business (6 Mar 2008)

Brian Hayes: I am sorry. I apologise to the Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (5 Mar 2008)

Brian Hayes: Question 252: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department granted permission for Dublin Bus to extend a route without first consulting with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9553/08]

Written Answers — State Aid: State Aid (5 Mar 2008)

Brian Hayes: Question 253: To ask the Minister for Transport if Dublin Bus is converting three year 2000, low-floor vehicles to conduct multilingual Dublin City tours; if the commercial division of Dublin Bus has purchased these buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9554/08]

Written Answers — State Aid: State Aid (5 Mar 2008)

Brian Hayes: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Transport if infrastructure that has been partially funded by the Government, such as garage and maintenance facilities, are being used to park and maintain the vehicles operating the Dublin Bus City tour; if these facilities are available to the commercial activities at no extra cost; his views on whether this constitutes illegal State aid therefore...

Written Answers — Public Service Obligations: Public Service Obligations (5 Mar 2008)

Brian Hayes: Question 255: To ask the Minister for Transport if the costs associated with the public service obligation services are being separated from the costs associated with the commercial services, or could there be the possibility of cross subsidisation, that is, could the staff that are being paid from the public service obligation services be used to work on the commercial services that are in...

Written Answers — Science and Technology Groups: Science and Technology Groups (5 Mar 2008)

Brian Hayes: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason, in view of the Government's commitment to encouraging and promoting sciences throughout all aspects of Irish education, his Department has refused to apply for full membership status of the international organisation CERN; if, in view of the possibilities that membership of this organisation has for Irish...