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- Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (16 Jun 2011)
Seán Crowe: Question 33: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which he will conclude his consideration of the issues that are preventing him from publishing the Hennessy report. [15626/11]
- Written Answers — Noise Pollution: Noise Pollution (16 Jun 2011)
Seán Crowe: Question 52: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will introduce fixed payment notices, also known as on-the-spot fines, and provision for mediation between neighbours on the issue of noise pollution. [15625/11]
- Written Answers — Programmes for Government: Programmes for Government (15 Jun 2011)
Seán Crowe: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will deliver on the programme for Government promise to extend eligibility for the back to education allowance and if the changes will be made in advance of the intake of next September. [15337/11]
- Written Answers — Literacy Levels: Literacy Levels (8 Jun 2011)
Seán Crowe: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address 2010 OECD findings which found that up to one quarter of teenagers here were functionally illiterate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14462/11]
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (8 Jun 2011)
Seán Crowe: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to encourage and provide new training opportunities for apprentices, many of whom are in their final year and left without certification or a pathway to finish their trade due to the collapse and downturn in the economy, particularly in the construction sector. [14463/11]
- Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (8 Jun 2011)
Seán Crowe: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the impact the present cuts are having on DEIS band 1 schools, and his further views on whether pupils and staff in these schools are suffering disproportionately when compared to those in schools servicing more affluent areas; how he proposes to balance the effects of this on the system; and if he will make a statement...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (8 Jun 2011)
Seán Crowe: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will explain the changes contained in a recent circular sent to schools that state certain clarifications will have to be made before home school liaison co-ordinator posts are filled for the forthcoming year; and if he will give a commitment that he will not make further cutbacks to the HSLC posts. [14659/11]
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (8 Jun 2011)
Seán Crowe: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the nursing staff ratios to patients in the public health system per hospital in the Dublin and mid Leinster region. [14677/11]
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (8 Jun 2011)
Seán Crowe: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the nursing staff ratios to patients in the public health system per hospital here. [14678/11]
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (8 Jun 2011)
Seán Crowe: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide figures outlining the amount of unfilled staff positions at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin. [14679/11]
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Jun 2011)
Seán Crowe: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health if the backlog in relation to x-rays at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin has been cleared and the approximate timescale now in operation for patients awaiting results. [14680/11]
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Jun 2011)
Seán Crowe: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health the usual or approximate timescale for patients receiving biopsy reports per hospital; and if there is now a problem or specific reason for the delays in some hospitals receiving this information. [14681/11]
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Jun 2011)
Seán Crowe: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the figures per hospital of the waiting times for patients awaiting access to a dermatologist. [14682/11]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Jun 2011)
Seán Crowe: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no general practitioner based in an area (details supplied); his view that this unacceptable; and the reason for the long delay in the roll out of the GP out of hours service at the local hospital in Tallaght, Dublin. [14683/11]
- School Staffing (8 Jun 2011)
Seán Crowe: What I am saying is that some people will be rusty and not everyone will have a competency in the Irish language. This is the key concern among gaelscoileanna, which are worried about the quality of Irish among those entering the system. The gaelscoileanna are unique and many of their teachers are driven where the Irish language is concerned, which is reflected in the quality of teaching....
- School Staffing (8 Jun 2011)
Seán Crowe: It depends on the length of time a person has been out. He or she might not have been using the language. Anyone who views the situation objectively would agree that the level and quality of Irish held by the teacher entering the school would be affected and the language within the school would be dumbed down, which no one, including a new teacher, wants to see. Teachers are concerned...
- Teaching Qualifications (8 Jun 2011)
Seán Crowe: Does the Minister not agree that a serious lack of resources allocated to teacher training and Irish language skills to support school planning and in-school mentoring in gaelscoileanna is having a detrimental effect on how the Irish language is being taught? My understanding is that adequate numbers of teachers are available to instruct in maths, science and Irish, the three subjects...
- Post-Leaving Certification Courses (8 Jun 2011)
Seán Crowe: The Minister of State said that â¬200 is a modest amount. It is only modest relative to the amount of money one has in one's pocket. Like many teachers in this sector I am concerned that the people who do not have this â¬200 will not be able to upskill. While â¬200 may be a modest amount to some people it is quite a lot to others, bearing in mind cuts in people's salaries and so on. I...
- Post-Leaving Certification Courses (8 Jun 2011)
Seán Crowe: Like in many other areas, there is a grey area here. Anyone who has dealt with social welfare issues will be aware of those people who because they are a little above the threshold do not qualify for exemption. These are the people who will be heavily affected by this charge. I accept what the Minister of State said in regard to people on lower incomes. However, it is the people in the...
- School Transport (8 Jun 2011)
Seán Crowe: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I missed his point on how much the saving will amount to, so he might repeat that. There is very little public transport in many rural communities and we need to know how many students this measure will affect. When the planners were introducing this change, did they know the effect it would have? Does the Minister agree that these cuts, if...