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Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (18 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 695: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action she will take to address the teaching staffing levels of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal in view of the fact that this school's first mainstream teacher was removed in June 2005 and has only one teacher with 12 children enrolled in September 2005. [28669/05]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (18 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 697: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the provision of school transport for gaelscoileanna with their unique status and services will be more flexible than those of regular English speaking schools. [28671/05]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (18 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 707: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason Bus Éireann refused to issue bus tickets for children returning from a school (details supplied). [28711/05]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (18 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 708: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the proposed extension for a school (details supplied) in the context of the school building and modernisation programme 2005-09. [28712/05]

Child Care Services. (13 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Like my colleague I welcome the opportunity to speak on the question I have put to the Minister for Health and Children. It is clear from the statistics for Tallaght west that it is a unique area with special needs. The area was officially designated decades ago as a County Dublin Areas of Need, CODAN, area in recognition of the difficulties there, and is now a RAPID area. It has not received...

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (11 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 302: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in view of the passing of the first year of the operation of the Luas, he has satisfied himself with the practicability, frequency and size of the service. [27479/05]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (11 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 393: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action she will take in response to the disparity in third level progression highlighted by the recent City of Dublin Vocational Educational Committee report which, among other findings, gave a 60% rate of third level progression for Rathmines as against a 7.8% rate for Finglas. [28019/05]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (11 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 415: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the recent leaving of a child by the side of the road by Bus Éireann, which is now implementing a no-ticket, no-travel policy, the measures she has put in place to ensure that this will not happen again; and her views on the fact that in light of the no-ticket, no-travel policy this is very likely to happen again....

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (11 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 458: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a unit (details supplied) will not be included in those institutions earmarked for redress under the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002. [27850/05]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (11 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 459: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the meaning of a phrase (details supplied). [27851/05]

Irish Ferries: Motion. (11 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: It is undeniable that Irish Ferries is conducting a human resources strategy which is geared towards replacing its Irish crews with eastern European labour. These workers will be paid well below the minimum wage — the figure mentioned is a miserly €3.60 per hour. Irish Ferries has outlined to its staff that failure to take the so-called voluntary redundancy package will lead to a drastic...

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: I support many of the points made by Deputy Shortall, particularly with regard to random testing, my main area of concern. The Bill refers to giving a person the power to oblige employees to provide samples and refers to "reasonable grounds for suspicion". From outside, it seems reasonable to discuss such matters, but as we know the difficulty is that there has been a poisoned relationship in...

School Transport. (11 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she has taken to prevent another child being left on the side of the road, as happened recently in New Ross and was reported widely in the media, due to Bus Éireann's policy of no ticket, no travel. [27828/05]

School Transport. (11 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. A situation whereby a child is left on the side of the road, with the consequent risks to his or her safety, is tantamount to criminality, according to the headmaster of Ramsgrange community school. When does the Minister of State expect the report on this incident to be published? I presume she does not have the details of this particular case but...

Written Answers — UN Reform: UN Reform (6 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the matter of UN Security Council reform following the outcome of the UN 2005 World Summit. [26934/05]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (6 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the proposal for the establishment of a human rights council agreed at the UN 2005 world summit. [26936/05]

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (6 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: My Sinn Féin colleague, Deputy Ó Snodaigh, has outlined our party's concerns about the provisions of this Bill as published. He spoke specifically about the proposals to extend significantly the powers of the Garda, including the proposal to extend the period of detention to up to 24 hours. Further proposed new powers include the power of compulsion of bodily samples without consent and...

The Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act: Motion. (6 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Sinn Féin supports this motion. Immigration and the undocumented Irish are the big issues for the Irish in the US and those associated with Ireland. I appeal to those who are friends of Ireland to support the Kennedy and McCain Bill. There is not a village, town or city in Ireland where people are not affected by this issue. The message coming from this debate is that the Irish people, North...

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: I will withdraw my amendment No. 41. The Minister's amendment has clearly taken on board the concerns we had.

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Motion to Recommit. (5 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: I agree with the previous speakers. What is proposed is unacceptable. I look forward to the Minister's explanation of what is proposed. This legislation was published a number of years ago. We were told on Committee Stage that it had to be rushed through but then it appeared to go into a black hole for 12 months. We subsequently received a series of amendments and we received further...