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School Transport. (25 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Does the bus driver have overall responsibility for safety on the bus and is the decision with him or her or with the area depot manager? One hears stories about drivers being pressurised to drive buses to areas where they are uncomfortable or when they know there are faults. Is the Minister of State aware of any children being left behind owing to the new changes in regulation? If so, are...

Written Answers — Middle East Peace Process: Middle East Peace Process (24 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the representations that he has made to his EU member state counterparts to convince the Council to take concrete steps to persuade the Israeli authorities to genuinely renounce violence, recognise Palestine's right to exist and accept previous agreements and obligations to bring about a just and lasting peace. [19646/06]

Written Answers — Human Trafficking: Human Trafficking (24 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will request further meetings with his counterparts from countries other than Poland, Latvia and Lithuania including, for example, Romania and Belarus to discuss tackling human trafficking and supporting the victims of human trafficking. [19651/06]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (24 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 174: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the future of six community based youth projects in Donegal comprising of approximately 4,000 young people and up to 1,000 adult volunteers, is at serious risk due to the lack of mainstream funding; and the timeframe for the roll-out of the Youth Act 2001 in Donegal and the...

Drug Abuse: Motion. (23 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Members are trying to steer the Minister of State in the right direction.

Drug Abuse: Motion. (23 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: I move: That Dáil Éireann, recognising the many diverse and profound problems for individuals and for society caused by the misuse of drugs, both legal and illegal; affirms: —the right of children, young persons, adults, families and communities to be protected from the harmful effects of drugs and associated crime; —the right of all to be educated about the damaging effects of the...

Drug Abuse: Motion. (23 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: I come from an area of Dublin that has suffered massively over the past few decades from the problem of drugs in society. In Tallaght and across south-west Dublin and surrounding areas, I have seen at first hand the devastation that it wreaks on communities. I have witnessed family, friends and neighbours succumb to its devastating impact. I have attended too many wakes, houses and funerals....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (18 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on extending the back to education allowance to those in low income employment in view of the fact that the economy here is becoming increasingly more knowledge based and that Ireland needs a larger amount of upskilling of the workforce here. [18912/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (18 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 505 of 4 April 2006, the way in which the person was judged to have made sufficient progress in the special class to warrant only temporary resource teacher support in the mainstream class despite the fact that they struggled in a small class setting; the reason the SENO did not consult with...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (17 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an assessment will be carried out to determine whether workers are being denied adequate toilet breaks by employers in view of the fact that such actions by employers, which have been encountered in other jurisdictions, can result in potentially serious health problems for workers. [18343/06]

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (17 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he will introduce to increase worker involvement in health and safety risk management in view of the fact that worker involvement is recognised as being key to sensible health and safety management strategies. [18342/06]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed). (17 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: More than a quarter of primary school pupils are taught in classes of more than 30 pupils. This is unacceptable in one of the richest countries per capita in the world. Deputy O'Connor mentioned St. Mark's senior school in my constituency, which caters for children from 47 different countries with varying levels of English. The average class size is 30 pupils. These class sizes are unfair on...

Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: There has been a broad welcome for the new legislation recently published by the Minister. I acknowledge the fact that a number of the issues I had previously raised at the Joint Committee on Education and Science in September 2004 have been addressed in this Bill, such as attempting to create a more even development between the IT and university sectors. I hope the legislation will be...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (16 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the evaluation report will be published and made available regarding the successful cocaine pilot project run by CARP in conjunction with St. Dominic's in Tallaght, Dublin 24. [18051/06]

Written Answers — Drugs Awareness Programme: Drugs Awareness Programme (16 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 135: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the efforts which have been made to ensure that information on drug abuse is made available in a range of languages to cater for Ireland's multi-cultural society. [18060/06]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (16 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 463: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the effectiveness of the drug prevention education programmes in our schools here; if they have been rolled out to all schools; her plans to revise these programmes based on findings of international best practice. [17846/06]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (16 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the urgent need for the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children to take measures to reduce the number of patients on trolleys in this State, which currently stands at 209 people. A total of 12 patients are lying on trolleys today in Tallaght Hospital in my constituency. In a wealthy...

National Drugs Strategy. (16 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Does the Minister of State accept there is a crisis throughout the country with regard to drugs, which is the message that seemed to come from the Garda Commissioner at the conference? Does he accept we need to roll out services to deal with that crisis? Unfortunately, as in the past, young people are coming forward to look for help but services are not available in country areas. Will the...

National Drugs Strategy. (16 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: Why are people coming to Dublin to ask for help for their children? It is because the services are not available locally.

National Drugs Strategy. (16 May 2006)

Seán Crowe: The services are based in Dublin. They need to be rolled out in other areas.