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Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second and Subsequent Stages. (16 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. With the Chair's indulgence, I thank the Minister, her staff, the school principal and members of NEPS who weighed in recently in the Firhouse area. While we spoke earlier about mistakes that have been made, in a tragedy such as this one, all the resources came together, which shows we have the ability. The same was true in the case of the...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (15 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the recent report How are our Kids in Tallaght West; if her Department had any meeting specifically relating to the report; the new measures, sanctions or proposals she proposes to introduce in response to the considerable problems highlighted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5789/06]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (15 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, in view of the recent report How are our Kids in Tallaght West, and its findings, particularly on the scale of educational disadvantage uncovered, the role her Department is playing in the co-ordination of the State's response to the considerable problems outlined in the report. [5790/06]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (15 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 271: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether basic sign language should be included in the curriculum at all primary schools; and if so, the attempts which have been made to realise this situation. [5910/06]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (15 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 272: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if modern Irish republican history will be introduced into the school curriculum here. [5911/06]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (15 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 273: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an end will be put to the unfair and illogical policy of State payment of private school teachers and public subsidisation of these schools in general. [5912/06]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (15 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 274: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an attempt has been made to introduce a more continually assessed system into schools. [5913/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she intends to bring spending on education as a percentage of GDP in line with Nordic countries, which would involve a 25% increase in education spending over the next three years. [5914/06]

Written Answers — Education Policy: Education Policy (15 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 276: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether free education is a right for all; and if so, the measures which have been implemented in making this a reality. [5915/06]

Written Answers — School Meals: School Meals (15 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 277: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she supports the provision of breakfast and lunch in all primary schools; and, if so, the position regarding same. [5916/06]

Music Education. (15 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: His recent performances might get him re-elected.

Written Answers — House Prices: House Prices (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 203: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he intends to take to tackle house price increases. [5332/06]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 212: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a review will be carried out of the implementation of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to assess the degree of compliance of landlords with its provisions and with a view to amending its provisions to address the deficiencies in the Act with regard to security of tenure for tenants. [5333/06]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 565: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to a delay in school funding for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5157/06]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 588: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the recommendations from the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment review of maths teaching at second level will be made public. [5692/06]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 589: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the concerns being expressed in the teaching sector regarding the new maths being taught in schools here which has been described as abstract and may be alienating pupils; and her views on whether a more practical syllabus would result in more students taking honours maths. [5693/06]

Written Answers — Irish Textbooks: Irish Textbooks (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 590: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the difficulty experienced in some schools getting suitable textbooks for the syllabus, including maths and sciences; the way in which she proposes to overcome these difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5694/06]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 591: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the pressures on laboratory time from the increased number of compulsory experiments due to changes in the junior certificate curriculum, which means that in reality pupils lose out on class time as the teacher must tidy up after experiments; and her proposals to introduce laboratory technicians in...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 592: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, in view of the gender imbalance among the teaching profession, the new outreach measures she plans to introduce to encourage more males into the profession. [5696/06]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 593: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she is satisfied with the roll-out of science laboratories for schools; and the number of schools still awaiting facilities. [5697/06]