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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 €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 €200 will not be able to upskill. While €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...

Irish Language (8 Jun 2011)

Seán Crowe: We will have to do something about all these acronyms. I am sure the Minister accepts that it makes sense - socially, politically and economically - for the relevant interests on this small island to work together on many of these issues. He said that "no joint initiatives are under way at present". I assume he appreciates that such initiatives represent the way forward. I welcome the...

Special Educational Needs (8 Jun 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to any difficulties or constraints being experienced by parents of children with special needs or behavioural problems accessing school places in view of the arbitrary date of 18 March for awarding special needs assistants. [14657/11]

Special Educational Needs (8 Jun 2011)

Seán Crowe: When I raised a similar question with a Minister previously he indicated he would examine the matter. He states the National Council for Special Education has not encountered widespread difficulties in this regard. The difficulty faced by families is that they must go from one school to another. I have been contacted by the parents of three children with dyslexia who are trying to have...

Special Educational Needs (8 Jun 2011)

Seán Crowe: I am aware of a number of teachers who have come in from a DÉIS area and I have already raised the issue of flexibility with the Minister. We are all seeking a fairer system in this regard but families are facing difficulties regardless because it will take a while to tweak or change the system. We must help those families around the current system, while sending a positive signal that it...

School Staffing (8 Jun 2011)

Seán Crowe: The Government's 20-year strategy for the Irish language cited research showing that Irish was taught to a very good standard in only half of primary schools, in one third of the classes Irish was taught through the medium of English and pupils in just over half of lessons inspected were able to express themselves satisfactorily in Irish. The key concern for many in the gaelscoileanna sector...

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (7 Jun 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Finance the expected ratio of spending cuts to tax increases expected in budget 2012. [14241/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (7 Jun 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether there is a conflict between the EU-IMF programme commitment on reducing tax credits and tax bands and his programme for Government commitment to maintain existing tax credits and bands; and, if so, if he intends to seek an amendment to the EU-IMF programme to make it consistent with his programme. [14242/11]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (7 Jun 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if mature students attending an institute of technology (details supplied), who are receiving the back to education allowance and maintenance grants from the vocational education committee while studying courses such as construction management, will continue to receive these payments to enable them to finish their studies. [14111/11]