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Water Services (6 Apr 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 10: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Heritage and Local Government the date on which he will establish Irish Water to take over water investment maintenance programmes in local authorities [6911/11]

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (31 Mar 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if he will ensure close community consultation in developing sustainable tourism and outline the methods by which such consultation will take place. [6207/11]

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (31 Mar 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Tourism; Culture and Sport the date on which the national sports facilities strategy will be published. [6208/11]

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (31 Mar 2011)

Seán Crowe: If I have any time left over, maybe I could share it with the Technical Group? Do I have 15 minutes? Can I do that?

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (31 Mar 2011)

Seán Crowe: If the Acting Chairman does not mind, I can pass it on. I take the opportunity to congratulate my constituency colleagues, an tAire nua, Deputy Rabbitte. I wish him all the best in the new job. There is a shadow hanging over this Bill based on what we know from Government statements and the programme for Government of the plan to sell off non-strategic assets. The big question is whether...

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (31 Mar 2011)

Seán Crowe: I was trying to be nice.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Mar 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reverse the cuts to carer's payments rates introduced by the previous Government in budget 2011 and if so, when. [6021/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Mar 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reverse the cuts to lone parent payment rates introduced by the previous Government in budget 2011 and if so, when. [6022/11]

Universal Service Charge: Motion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Seán Crowe: There are many poor people paying taxes.

Universal Service Charge: Motion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Seán Crowe: And the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.

Universal Service Charge: Motion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Seán Crowe: The universal social charge did come up on every doorstep. People were angry. We are articulating that anger tonight because it is wrong. People believed it was wrong. That has not changed. People still believe the new taxation is wrong because they were not given a choice. Every day they see fraudsters, gamblers, speculators and bankers being bailed out and they are still in the same...

Official Engagements (30 Mar 2011)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the fact that the Taoiseach raised the issue of the undocumented Irish. During his discussions with various groups, did he get any sense that conditions were getting worse and the fear of the knock on the door in the middle of the night, followed by arrest and deportation, was growing? I am worried that the pathway that has been put in place to allow some people to obtain E3 visas...

Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (29 Mar 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he will be conducting an examination into allowing entrepreneurs or business start-ups access to vacant or under-utilised public property as incubation centres; the persons who will be responsible for rolling out this programme; the conditions attached to this for persons or businesses seeking premises; and if he will...

Technology Research Centres (29 Mar 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Enterprise; Trade and Innovation the date on which the network of technology research centres will be established as per the Programme for Government; the locations for the initial three centres to be established; the way these will be funded; the timeframe for the establishment of further centres; the location of these centres; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 Mar 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to continue with the cap on special needs assistants for September 2011 leaving new entrants and newly diagnosed children with special needs without SNA support in mainstream classrooms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5499/11]

Written Answers — Traveller Education: Traveller Education (24 Mar 2011)

Seán Crowe: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine and reverse Circular 0017/2011 with regard to the withdrawal of resource teacher for Traveller posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5500/11]

Traveller Education (24 Mar 2011)

Seán Crowe: The Minister might send me a note at some stage on the limited alleviation measures to which he referred. Would the Minister agree it is unacceptable that one in every ten Travellers who enrolls in post-primary education completes that education but that one in every 100 goes on to a third level programme? No Minister can justify the withdrawal of resource teachers for Travellers at primary...

Traveller Education (24 Mar 2011)

Seán Crowe: What alleviation measures does the Minister propose to introduce for schools with a large number of Traveller pupils, given that the cut in the allocation will lead to a serious loss of staff in these schools? Is it based on the cuts to the education budget being dictated by finance rather than educational need? That is a terrible indictment of our system.

Special Educational Needs (24 Mar 2011)

Seán Crowe: This issue was put on the long finger by the last Government and the Minister's reply, instead of offering succour, merely refers to resources. The delay in implementation may save money but it will affect the livelihood and prospects of children who will not be assessed and must go without resources. The last Government was subject to severe criticism on this matter. I ask the Minister to...

Special Educational Needs (24 Mar 2011)

Seán Crowe: We will not get into a debate on default and the debt we face. I remember discussing the EPSEN Act in this House and the major worry expressed by all the groups that appeared before the then Committee on Education and Science was the resourcing of the system. The Minister at the time promised resources would be in place but we know that families are coming forward having faced the reality...