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Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Kehoe: Question 666: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the funding available for a group who want to start up an Internet cafe and make the facilities available to people with disabilities; the locations where they can receive computer training and training in art; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9813/07]

Written Answers — Íocaíochtaí Deontas: Íocaíochtaí Deontas (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Kehoe: Question 672: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén fáth nach bhfuil deontais á gcur ar fáil do phobail lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht chun áiseanna caithimh aimsire i nGaeilge agus clubanna Gaeilge a chur ar fáil do dhaoine óga, go háirithe i bhfianaise an oiread sin Gaelscoileanna agus Gaelcholáistí atá ar fud na tíre. [9962/07]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Kehoe: Question 682: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the services and facilities available to persons with a hearing disability who wish to phone his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10948/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Kehoe: Question 709: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if there are clerical positions available in her Department (details supplied); if so, when they will become available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9802/07]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Kehoe: Question 719: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wexford is not entitled to receive single farm payment; and if they are entitled to apply through the national reserve. [9928/07]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Kehoe: Question 723: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a decision will be made by Coillte regarding tree planting for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and the reason for the delay in informing applicant of same. [9990/07]

Written Answers — Farm Inspections: Farm Inspections (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Kehoe: Question 726: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the cost of inspections by her Department held on 9 November 2006 in the Connemara and south Mayo region; the number of personnel involved in these inspections, their costs and the cost of the provision of helicopter transport used in these inspections; the number of farm inspectors involved and where applicable the cost of their...

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Kehoe: Question 738: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will reverse the decision not to reclassify spent mushroom compost as an industrial waste under REP scheme 4 rather than as it has always been classified with the chicken and pig manure due to the huge effects it will have on mushroom producers who will incur the significant additional expense of disposing of it when it should...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Kehoe: Question 742: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the services and facilities available to persons with a hearing disability who wish to phone her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10945/07]

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Kehoe: Question 817: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the boards of management of secondary schools have the right to levy non-refundable application fees on families in the event that a child does not get or accept a place in a secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9837/07]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Kehoe: Question 833: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction the re-appointment of a home tuition tutor (details supplied) for 2007-2008 school year, in view of the fact that the child involved is only of pre-school age and has made tremendous progress with the tutor. [9963/07]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Kehoe: Question 909: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the services and facilities available to persons with a hearing disability who wish to phone her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10950/07]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Kehoe: Question 915: To ask the Minister for Defence the services and facilities available to persons with a hearing disability who wish to phone his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10949/07]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Kehoe: Question 924: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to increase the maximum amount payable under the disabled person's grant; if he will means test same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9557/07]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Kehoe: Question 947: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are quite a number of wind farm developments here whose planning permission is soon due to expire and that in virtually all cases the reason that these projects have not yet commenced is due to delays in grid connection offers; if he has proposals to...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Kehoe: Question 958: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding or grants available to a scout club looking to renovate their club house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10269/07]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Kehoe: Question 990: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the services and facilities available to persons with a hearing disability who wish to phone his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10952/07]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Kehoe: I welcome the opportunity to speak to this important motion and thank the Labour Party and its spokesperson on education, Deputy O'Sullivan, for tabling it. During the most recent general election campaign, the then Minister for Education and Science gave a commitment to reduce class sizes. When the current Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Hanafin, was appointed she did not row...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Kehoe: The Deputy had an opportunity to speak and will have another one tomorrow night. A teacher told the INTO meeting in County Wexford that, having taught a class of 30 or 35 pupils in Dublin, he moved to a new Educate Together school in Gorey where he teaches a class of between ten and 20 pupils. This, he said, had made a big difference in terms of teaching and controlling his class and allows...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (20 Mar 2007)

Paul Kehoe: I support the Labour Party motion. I hope the Government will support it when debate resumes tomorrow. We are giving the Government the chance to back up what it has said at the meetings organised by the INTO throughout the State.