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Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Seán Crowe: I support these amendments which cover the concerns raised by many. If ComReg is not given the powers to tackle the problems outlined by Deputy Broughan, we will have to return with a new Bill and this process will have been wasted. One Member referred to people bringing up their problems with telecommunications service providers on Joe Duffy's show. It is Joe Duffy who seems to have become...

Pharmacy Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (23 Mar 2007)

Seán Crowe: On behalf of Sinn Féin's health spokesperson Deputy Ó Caoláin, who is unable to attend, I will set out our views on the Pharmacy Bill. I agree with other speakers that this is extremely important, necessary and long overdue legislation.The profession of pharmacy is currently regulated in legislation dating back to 1875. The pharmacy review group published its report in 2001 and...

Written Answers — Capitation Grants: Capitation Grants (22 Mar 2007)

Seán Crowe: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the criticism from the Irish Primary Principal's Network that the capitation grant provided is only enough to cover approximately half the running costs of primary schools and that such schools are reliant on fund-raising activities. [10802/07]

Written Answers — Commercial Promotions: Commercial Promotions (22 Mar 2007)

Seán Crowe: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will initiate legislation to prevent commercialism in schools and to halt the increasing commercial promotions that have become an accepted and expanding part of school life. [10801/07]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (22 Mar 2007)

Seán Crowe: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount it would cost for the Government to deliver its promise made in the programme for government in 2002 to reduce class sizes to under 20 pupils for children under nine. [11044/07]

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (22 Mar 2007)

Seán Crowe: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the percentage of the education budget devoted to teachers' salaries. [10859/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Mar 2007)

Seán Crowe: Question 197: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount the Government spends on primary education in relation to the EU average. [10863/07]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (22 Mar 2007)

Seán Crowe: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount that would have to be spent on teachers and school buildings and accommodation to ensure that all primary school children are in classes of 15 pupils to one teacher. [10875/07]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (22 Mar 2007)

Seán Crowe: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of extra teachers needed for the Government to achieve a 20:1 ratio for all children in primary school. [10876/07]

Special Educational Needs. (22 Mar 2007)

Seán Crowe: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the recent landmark decision for leaving certificate students with dyslexia, who were successful in their claim of discrimination under the Equal Status Acts 2000 to 2004 against her Department in relation to the annotation of their leaving certificate examination results, she will reform this anomaly to ensure equality...

Special Educational Needs. (22 Mar 2007)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the fact that the Minister has said she will re-examine the area. I do not know why or when the system was introduced. The Minister gave plenty of statistics regarding numbers taking examinations and so on. We are talking about fairness and integrity, but this system is unfair. That seems also to be the view of the Equality Tribunal, which examined the issue. Two students won a...

Special Educational Needs. (22 Mar 2007)

Seán Crowe: Who is it for?

Special Educational Needs. (22 Mar 2007)

Seán Crowe: What is this certificate for?

Special Educational Needs. (22 Mar 2007)

Seán Crowe: Is that not what it is for?

Special Educational Needs. (22 Mar 2007)

Seán Crowe: Will it still indicate that they got an accommodation?

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme. (22 Mar 2007)

Seán Crowe: Has the State responsibility for day students that stayed overnight? Does the €1.6 billion the Minister mentioned regarding redress include money awarded to date in the courts? How much has the legal profession made in this area?

School Curriculum. (22 Mar 2007)

Seán Crowe: I listened attentively to the Minister's comments on physical education halls and other facilities. A PE hall in an educational facility located to the rear of a school in Crumlin is not being fully utilised. Will the Minister explain what type of co-ordination takes place in this regard? Is it possible to fast-track proposals to allow one school to use the facilities of another school, as...

School Curriculum. (22 Mar 2007)

Seán Crowe: I refer to the facilities of Pearse College at the rear of Loreto College in Crumlin.

School Curriculum. (22 Mar 2007)

Seán Crowe: I will send the Minister a note on the case.

Education Projects. (22 Mar 2007)

Seán Crowe: When this question was raised during a discussion on the Estimates the Minister referred to a figure of approximately €250,000, which appears to be very low. Does it refer only to the cost of the feasibility study? Is it planned to use PPS numbers in the tracking system? Every year, 1,000 children fail to make the transition from primary to secondary school. When does the Minister...