Results 7,101-7,120 of 8,600 for speaker:Seán Crowe

Third Level Remuneration (16 Nov 2011)

Seán Crowe: Is it not just about salaries, but also expenses and other extras? Some of these expenses can be as large as the salary. Has the Minister any idea on how that can be tackled?

School Curriculum (16 Nov 2011)

Seán Crowe: We could leave this question as we have already dealt with this on two questions relating to history.

Special Educational Needs (16 Nov 2011)

Seán Crowe: There have been several cases brought to my attention, probably due to the new school year. Has the system become more convoluted? I was speaking to someone in Bus Éireann who told me that the tendering process has become more complicated and agreed that the situation was less than satisfactory. One child with special needs was waiting three months for the paperwork to be done....

Special Educational Needs (16 Nov 2011)

Seán Crowe: I can understand that a new service takes some time to be established, but what is an acceptable length of time in the Minister of State's opinion? Is three months far too long? It is from my point of view. I can understand there are difficulties with resources and so on and that new services may have to be set up, but in the case with which I am familiar, there were five children in the...

Special Educational Needs (16 Nov 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the sanctioning of special needs transport by a special education needs organiser is subject to the limitations of the National Council for Special Education Circular reference number NCSE 03/08, whereby health care professionals cannot identify a quantum of education supports and resources for a child with special educational...

Special Educational Needs (16 Nov 2011)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the Minister of State's statement that the Department will clearly explain to parents how decisions on schools are made in these circumstances. I became aware of this issue when the case of a six year old girl was brought to my attention. She has autism, a rare chromosome disorder, fluid on her spine, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, limited speech and a hole in her...

Special Educational Needs (16 Nov 2011)

Seán Crowe: I welcome that because parents believe the reason they must go to local schools is purely on budgetary grounds. It is does not make sense if there is a bus going by which has space on it. In this case, the parent is a single parent but she is committed to that child, as are all such parents. Those parents will travel to the ends of the earth if they believe it is the best school for their...

School Staffing (16 Nov 2011)

Seán Crowe: The school in question had 12 pupils enrolled who needed English language support and wanted to retain its part-time language support teacher. The reply it received from the Department was similar to the one the Minister just read with references to upward pressures on teacher numbers due to higher retention levels. Basically, the school's principal could not understand it. Can the...

Written Answers — Fiscal Advisory Council: Fiscal Advisory Council (15 Nov 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason he did not appoint a fiscal policy specialist to the Fiscal Advisory Council and in view of the significant errors contained in their first report published in October if he intends to appoint such a specialist to the council in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34439/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (15 Nov 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a detailed report on the work undertaken by him to fulfil the programme for Government commitment to review the universal social charge including the dates during which the review was conducted; the terms of reference for the review; the members of the review group; the number and authors of submissions to the review group; if...

Health (Provision of General Practitioner Services) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2011)

Seán Crowe: Setting aside the merits of the Bill, it is regrettable that it comes before the Oireachtas at a time when we face a deepening financial crisis which is having serious and far-reaching implications for our health care system. The main concern is that the most vulnerable people in our communities are those who suffer the most. My party colleague, Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, pointed out...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (9 Nov 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will be in a position to reinstate funding for the grants to support sport in disadvantaged areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33414/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (9 Nov 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to put in place incentives for car pooling and other measures to reduce congestion on our roads. [33435/11]

Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Seán Crowe: In view of the establishment by the Red Cross of a hardship fund for recent flood victims, are there any proposals for the Government to introduce similar supports for those families? Is there a need for further legislation to be introduced to provide for those victims who have been unable to get insurance cover-----

Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Seán Crowe: It arises under legislation. Those victims are unable to get insurance cover because their homes have been flooded.

Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Seán Crowe: I did that but, unfortunately, I was not successful. I may be successful tomorrow.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (3 Nov 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of unaccompanied minors currently residing in hostel accommodation; and her plans to end this practice. [32521/11]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (3 Nov 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has met with the Department of Justice and Equality on legislation for the vetting of employees and sharing of soft information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32520/11]

Developments in the Eurozone: Statements (Resumed) (2 Nov 2011)

Seán Crowe: I will not get into electioneering. There must be some worries in County Donegal in regard to the outcome of the presidential election. It is clear, even to the most casual observers, that the handling of the euro crisis by European leaders has been nothing short of disastrous for many of their citizens. As member states teeter on the brink of bankruptcy and lurch from one crisis to the...

Written Answers — Third Level Charges: Third Level Charges (26 Oct 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is ethical for students to pay €6,500 to enrol for a postgraduate diploma in education at University College Dublin when they were unaware that plans were in place to downgrade the qualification from level nine to level eight. [31608/11]