Results 16,241-16,260 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (24 Oct 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to implement the commitment in An Agreed Programme for Government on class size; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34099/06]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (24 Oct 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 335: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an application for a capital grant under the equal opportunities child care programme will be decided in relation to a creche (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34005/06]

Written Answers — National Health Strategy: National Health Strategy (24 Oct 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 418: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures she and her Ministerial colleagues will take to address the growing problem of obesity here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34532/06]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (24 Oct 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 522: To ask the Minister for Transport if he with his Ministerial colleagues will take the opportunity arising from the delay in the arrival of open skies to allocate the necessary resources to implement the Mid West Tourism and Economic Development Plan, which once implemented will prepare the region for open skies when final agreement is reached between the US and EU; and if he...

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (24 Oct 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 581: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when her Department will complete its review of allocations to vocational educational committees under co-operation hours with other institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34017/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 Oct 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 638: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will revise the criteria under which students with dyslexia qualify for resource assistance to include those who score at the third precentile or above in order to include children who need such assistance to progress in school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34521/06]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (24 Oct 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 633: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason an extra teacher has not been appointed to a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34516/06]

Written Answers — Children's Health: Children's Health (24 Oct 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 637: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the measures she and her Ministerial colleagues will take to address the growing level of obesity in school children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34520/06]

Written Answers — Home-School Liaison Scheme: Home-School Liaison Scheme (24 Oct 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 641: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of people employed by her Department in Limerick City in the home school community liaison scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34559/06]

Written Answers — Education Welfare Service: Education Welfare Service (24 Oct 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 642: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of education welfare officers assigned to Limerick City; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34560/06]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio. (24 Oct 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: I accept the point the Minister made when she said that parents should make provision when they are moving. However, I saw the television clip involving two school principals in Newbridge. They said that they have been demanding more capacity for their pupils for years, so the issue is not just about parents failing to make provision for their child a month before they move. Has the...

Literacy Levels. (24 Oct 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: The National Adult Literacy Agency has stated that only 7% of those with literacy difficulties are actually participating in literacy programmes. I acknowledge the good work that has been done on adult literacy, but there is a need to expand it to include more people. The programme is broadcast at 1 p.m. on Sunday and at midnight on Tuesday. Are there any plans to broadcast adult literacy...

Sexual Health and Relationships. (24 Oct 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether the sex education provided in schools is adequate for the pressures of modern life in the context of the recent report, Irish Study of Sexual Health and Relationships; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34296/06]

Sexual Health and Relationships. (24 Oct 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: I accept there is sex education in schools but is it adequate considering the findings of this study? The average age for first sexual experience for Irish people is now 17 so we can assume most people are sexually active while they are still at school. Women who have sex before the age of 17 are 70% more likely to have an unplanned pregnancy and three times more likely to experience an...

Sexual Health and Relationships. (24 Oct 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: We live in an age where young people are bombarded with images on the Internet and in magazines. Would the Minister consider whether the message from schools is strong enough to counter the messages coming from the society young people must deal with now?

Literacy Levels. (24 Oct 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the measures that will be put in place to improve literacy levels in disadvantaged areas in view of the failure to reach the target of halving the number of primary pupils with literacy difficulties by 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34297/06]

Literacy Levels. (24 Oct 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: The report last September of the Comptroller and Auditor General on educational disadvantage shows that from 1998 to 2004 the gap in literacy levels between children in disadvantaged schools and those in ordinary schools widened. Children in disadvantaged schools are, therefore, having greater difficulty with literacy. The Minister has introduced DEIS since then but one of the points made...

Literacy Levels. (24 Oct 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: What about measuring?

Literacy Levels. (24 Oct 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: Schools lost teachers.

Literacy Levels. (24 Oct 2006)

Jan O'Sullivan: They have.