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- Early School Leavers. (13 Nov 2007)
Brian Hayes: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will make a statement on the school drop-out rate for primary and post-primary education. [28561/07]
- Early School Leavers. (13 Nov 2007)
Brian Hayes: The Minister did not answer the question. My question related to the school drop-out rate. Is she aware that in the census report of 1996, approximately 3% of students had dropped out of post-primary education by the age of 15 years? The latest data from the 2006 census shows that the figure is 6.6%. Last year, 3,700 students had left post-primary education by the age of 15 years. That...
- Early School Leavers. (13 Nov 2007)
Brian Hayes: We are now in the unusual situation where the Minister is attempting to rubbish the independent impartial figures that have been produced by the CSO. That is astonishing because her Department has used the CSO figures for the past ten years to back up its case. Will the Minister respond to the recent comments by the chief executive officer of the National Education Welfare Board? He...
- Early School Leavers. (13 Nov 2007)
Brian Hayes: It has 85 officers in the field.
- Early School Leavers. (13 Nov 2007)
Brian Hayes: There are 85 officers in the field.
- Early School Leavers. (13 Nov 2007)
Brian Hayes: Misinformation.
- Early School Leavers. (13 Nov 2007)
Brian Hayes: Is Mr. Ward wrong?
- Early School Leavers. (13 Nov 2007)
Brian Hayes: Mr. Ward is wrong, is he?
- Site Acquisitions. (13 Nov 2007)
Brian Hayes: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the sites which have been acquired or designated for new schools under the Fingal school model agreement announced in September 2007. [28562/07]
- Site Acquisitions. (13 Nov 2007)
Brian Hayes: This is curious. I asked the Minister to tell the House which 13 sites the Department or the council has acquired for the purpose of the Fingal agreement. Splashed all over the national media in September was a firm commitment that 13 schools would be built and up and running by 1 September 2008. Does the Minister stand by this commitment? If so, why can she not inform Dáil Ãireann of...
- Site Acquisitions. (13 Nov 2007)
Brian Hayes: Is the council leading us astray?
- Site Acquisitions. (13 Nov 2007)
Brian Hayes: What about locations such as Blanchardstown and Castleknock?
- Site Acquisitions. (13 Nov 2007)
Brian Hayes: How many of the 13 schools referred to in the Fingal model agreement have reached the planning application stage? Will the Minister give a definitive answer as to whether she is giving a commitment to the Dáil that the 13 schools in the agreement between the Department and the council, irrespective of last September's press conference, will be built and up and running by 1 September 2008?...
- Site Acquisitions. (13 Nov 2007)
Brian Hayes: What about the 13 schools?
- Site Acquisitions. (13 Nov 2007)
Brian Hayes: Another pipe dream.
- School Accommodation. (13 Nov 2007)
Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.
- Written Answers — National Archives: National Archives (8 Nov 2007)
Brian Hayes: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the provision of a new purpose built repository for the National Archives which is many years over due; and his views on whether a public private partnership route is the best way forward particularly in view of the announcement in August 2007 by the Northern Ireland Culture Minister, Mr. Edwin Poots, MLA,...
- Written Answers — National Archives: National Archives (8 Nov 2007)
Brian Hayes: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the measures he proposes in order to supply the National Archives with adequate staff across all grades (details supplied). [27864/07]
- Written Answers — National Archives: National Archives (8 Nov 2007)
Brian Hayes: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the reason the National Archives does not open its reading room outside of the hours of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday. [27865/07]
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (8 Nov 2007)
Brian Hayes: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason, following receipt of correspondence (details supplied) to her Department, that no formal response has been given to the person concerned in relation to this matter in which children with specific learning disabilities are being refused school transport from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter....