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Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (5 Dec 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 500: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the ongoing development in the centre of Tallaght with thousands of new apartments constructed and in view of difficulties being experienced elsewhere, she is satisfied that there are sufficient school places for children in the area. [41594/06]

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (29 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the amendments tabled by Deputy Gilmore and the Minister, Deputy Roche. I had a meeting with the manager of South Dublin County Council two weeks before the publication of the first draft register. I expressed my concerns about how the process was progressing in that area. I had received anecdotal evidence that people were not being called to by field workers. I also outlined...

Written Answers — School Management: School Management (28 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she is satisfied with her Department's computer system in relation to recording teacher absences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40196/06]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (28 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will implement the recommendation from the Teachers' Union of Ireland to ensure an additional staff member for every 28 international students. [40197/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 334: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that recipients of the deserted wife's benefit have not been given an increase in their earnings threshold since 1992; and his plans to reform same. [39993/06]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 408: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the consideration given to the Comptroller and Auditor General's report of June 2004, which found that the pilot school building PPP projects were far more costly than the construction of schools by conventional means, before her recent announcement of the construction of more new schools under public private partnership. [40589/06]

School Meals Programme. (28 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools running breakfast clubs; her views on whether such clubs have a valuable role to play in assisting students and supporting children from disadvantaged areas; her further views on their full roll-out in disadvantaged schools and the actions her Department proposes to take to achieve this in conjunction with the...

School Meals Programme. (28 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: I thank the Minister for her reply. We all favour the concept of the breakfast club. Most people to whom I have spoken about it believe it is a good idea. The frustration in many areas surrounds funding, roll-out and the quality of the clubs. Some people believe calling them breakfast clubs is a probably a bad idea and that if they were called Internet clubs and if music was played, it...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (23 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action is he taking to ensure that Irish owned companies are not participating in the erection of the apartheid wall in Israel or in the construction of new roads in Palestinian territories annexed by the Israeli Government. [39468/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (22 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will initiate a comprehensive review of the items to which VAT is applicable to ascertain the scope for introducing new anti-regressive and pro-energy and efficiency measures. [39119/06]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (22 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 389: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the percentage of primary school pupils and secondary school pupils currently being taught in prefabs. [39306/06]

Housing Policy: Motion (Resumed). (22 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: I wish to share time with Deputies Breen, McHugh, Catherine Murphy, Gregory and Cuffe.

Housing Policy: Motion (Resumed). (22 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: I welcome this motion from the Labour Party and am glad it echoes many of the proposals that were set out in Sinn Féin's Private Members' motion at the beginning of this month. These are progressive proposals designed to help solve the housing crisis for many individuals and families. Sinn Féin has called for an all-lreland housing strategy to tackle the crisis. We believe that the right...

Estimates for Public Services 2007: Motion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: I wish to share time with Deputies Gormley and McHugh.

Estimates for Public Services 2007: Motion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: The Government is trying to sell the Estimates package and the Opposition is trying to determine whether it will bring about substantial change for the people. The Government has been in a position to eradicate poverty on foot of the unprecedented generation of wealth over the past decade but it has failed miserably in this regard. While Ireland is one of the richest states in the world per...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (21 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 195: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the status of the visa applications for persons (details supplied). [38500/06]

Written Answers — Dublin Airport Authority: Dublin Airport Authority (21 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 469: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has made representations to the Dublin Airport Authority in view of the concern from people with disabilities over the rumoured moving of the current bus stop outside the arrivals building at Dublin Airport into the short term car park, which would mean that people with disabilities will have further to travel; and if his attention has...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (21 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 519: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the situation in some primary and secondary level schools who cater for school children with visual impairment in the Tallaght and Rathfarnham area who are currently without a visiting teacher as no replacement has been found for the current visiting teacher who is out of work ill; and if she will...

Written Answers — Public Private Partnerships: Public Private Partnerships (21 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 525: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the Government's public private partnership programme; and her views on the way it will affect schools. [38628/06]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (21 Nov 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 577: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the breakdown of all the money received by each local authority from developers under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 as amended in 2002. [38660/06]