Results 7,661-7,680 of 8,652 for speaker:Seán Crowe

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (31 Jan 2007)

Seán Crowe: Question 1452: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the 1,200 extra teachers recommended in the McGuinness Report in 2002 will be delivered. [1092/07]

Written Answers — School Discipline: School Discipline (31 Jan 2007)

Seán Crowe: Question 1453: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will put the necessary resources in place to fully implement the recommendations of the Task Force on Student Behaviour. [1093/07]

Written Answers — School Discipline: School Discipline (31 Jan 2007)

Seán Crowe: Question 1648: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will propose new measures to tackle pupil misbehaviour in view of recent TUI research that found that one in five teachers reported unacceptable threatening and intimidating behaviour by students on a weekly basis. [2074/07]

Written Answers — Literacy Levels: Literacy Levels (31 Jan 2007)

Seán Crowe: Question 1454: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on adopting the highly successful Cuban teaching method Yo Sí Puedo or yes I can literacy programme here in view of the literacy problems in this State. [1094/07]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (31 Jan 2007)

Seán Crowe: Question 1521: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether applied behaviour analysis is the most effective intervention for children with autism; and if she will give a commitment to ensure that all children with autism here receive evidence based interventions. [1358/07]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (31 Jan 2007)

Seán Crowe: Question 1551: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average class sizes for both primary and secondary level. [1616/07]

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (31 Jan 2007)

Seán Crowe: Question 1553: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on making training in recognising autistic spectrum disorder part of the professional training of all frontline education professionals. [1633/07]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (31 Jan 2007)

Seán Crowe: Question 1554: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation regarding the All Ireland Autism Centre for Excellence at Middletown; and her views on the need for an all Ireland legislative framework to ensure the strategic delivery of services from Middletown across the island of Ireland. [1634/07]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (31 Jan 2007)

Seán Crowe: Question 1642: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a chief executive has been appointed for the All Ireland Autism Centre for Excellence at Middletown. [2038/07]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (31 Jan 2007)

Seán Crowe: Question 1588: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the most up to date information her Department has in relation to the prevalence of autistic spectrum disorders here; and if she will proactively support an all-Ireland study of island wide prevalence of ASDs. [1728/07]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (31 Jan 2007)

Seán Crowe: Question 1600: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if, in the context of promoting inclusion of children with special needs in mainstream schools, she will intervene to ensure that the current teaching arrangement in the school is maintained as recommended by the person's psychologist....

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (31 Jan 2007)

Seán Crowe: Question 1650: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the predicament of a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and the action she will take to resolve the situation. [2077/07]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (31 Jan 2007)

Seán Crowe: Question 1702: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the regulations that private bus operators have to adhere to in order that they be allowed provide a bus service for school going children. [2580/07]

Health Bill 2006: Second Stage (24 Jan 2007)

Seán Crowe: The Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, talked tough in her statement when she published the Bill last month. She said we were getting tough on standards and on enforcing standards and that an independent organisation with teeth was being created. As someone who meets every week people who have experienced the unfairness and the lack of proper resources in our health services, I...

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (14 Dec 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress regarding the proposals for supporting lone parents; and when he envisages that new proposals will be brought before Dáil Éireann. [43252/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Dec 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether the increase in the back to school clothing and footwear allowance reflect the true costs of sending children to school. [43253/06]

Public Transport: Motion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2006)

Seán Crowe: If one does not own a car in Dublin, one's options in employment, shopping, education and social opportunities are severely limited. People will only leave their cars at home if public transport is an attractive alternative. Due to failed transport policies by this and other Governments, owning a car is no longer a luxury but a necessity for many people. The 20% of households without cars...

Social Welfare Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2006)

Seán Crowe: I support the amendment. People with disabilities are a specific low-income group that experiences disproportionate rates of unemployment and poverty. Specific measures are necessary in order to assist many people with disabilities. Deputy Penrose spoke of the cost of disability payment. I understand the Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities and the National Economic and...

National Drugs Strategy. (13 Dec 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the details of the most recent British-Irish Council ministerial meeting regarding the sectoral group on the misuse of drugs; and the situation regarding all-Ireland co-operation on the issue of tacking cocaine abuse. [42862/06]

National Drugs Strategy. (13 Dec 2006)

Seán Crowe: One of my questions related to the Citywide survey on cocaine. It confirms what the Minister of State has said, namely, there is clearly a growth in drugs use. The 2004 survey found that 14% of projects reported seeing clients with what they described as problematic cocaine use. However, 62% of projects are now reporting such problematic cocaine use. Two years ago, 92.6% of projects...