Results 1,641-1,660 of 2,698 for speaker:Paul Gogarty

Written Answers — Early School Leavers: Early School Leavers (24 Oct 2006)

Paul Gogarty: Question 597: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the rate of dropout from schools in County Meath compared with other counties; the plans in place to address this problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34307/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 Oct 2006)

Paul Gogarty: Question 598: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of VAT paid by primary schools in the last year for which figures are available. [34308/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 Oct 2006)

Paul Gogarty: Question 599: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of VAT paid by second-level schools in the last year for which figures are available. [34310/06]

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

Paul Gogarty: Question 600: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number and type of posts of responsibility which currently exist at both primary and second level; the average allowance for such posts at each sector; if new posts are being planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34312/06]

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (24 Oct 2006)

Paul Gogarty: Question 601: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the current cost for operating the leaving certificate applied course both from a teaching and examination point of view. [34313/06]

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (24 Oct 2006)

Paul Gogarty: Question 602: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost of supervising exam halls for leaving and junior certificate exams each year; if this cost is borne by schools or directly by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34314/06]

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (24 Oct 2006)

Paul Gogarty: Question 603: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost of examining leaving and junior certificate exam papers each year; the number of students who have taken these exams over the past five years; the average cost per exam per student; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34315/06]

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

Paul Gogarty: Question 604: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to review sex education in schools following the publication of recent surveys on sex and sexuality among young Irish people, in view of evidence of wide scale support from parents for better sex education within a social context at both primary and second level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34316/06]

Written Answers — Capitation Grants: Capitation Grants (24 Oct 2006)

Paul Gogarty: Question 605: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the current capitation grants to primary and second level schools; the reason these grants have not kept up with the rate of inflation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34317/06]

Written Answers — Third Level Education: Third Level Education (24 Oct 2006)

Paul Gogarty: Question 606: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of additional places being provided for Irish medical students in 2007 to 2010; the cost to the State for funding each student; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34318/06]

Written Answers — Traveller Education: Traveller Education (24 Oct 2006)

Paul Gogarty: Question 607: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the last time an analysis was carried out regarding outcomes from the current investment in Traveller education; if there are plans for a review; if such a review would be carried out in consultation with Traveller representative groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34319/06]

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (24 Oct 2006)

Paul Gogarty: Question 608: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average or statutory salary for a classroom assistant in a primary or second level school. [34320/06]

Written Answers — School Services Staff: School Services Staff (24 Oct 2006)

Paul Gogarty: Question 609: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average or statutory salary for a school secretary. [34321/06]

Written Answers — One-Teacher Schools: One-Teacher Schools (24 Oct 2006)

Paul Gogarty: Question 610: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the location and number of one teacher schools at both primary and second level. [34322/06]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (24 Oct 2006)

Paul Gogarty: Question 611: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation in relation to planning permission by developers and conditions being imposed for the provision of school sites; if a precedent exists outside of strategic development zones; if discussions have been held with the Department of the Environment Heritage and Local Government regarding changes in legislation; and if she...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (24 Oct 2006)

Paul Gogarty: Question 612: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the plans in place to enforce the recent recommendations by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, with regard to education, that state, for example Article 59 b, to ensure that budgetary allocations are also directed at improving and upgrading school buildings, recreational equipment and facilities, and sanitary conditions in...

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

Paul Gogarty: Question 613: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will apologise for her Department's slow response to educational need in rapidly growing areas of east Meath, such as Laytown, Bettystown and Mornington; the meaning of her comments on the radio that parents were the cause of the problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34325/06]

Written Answers — Schools Funding: Schools Funding (24 Oct 2006)

Paul Gogarty: Question 614: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the structures regarding the allocation of funding and resources to primary and second level schools; if there are any regional structures in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34326/06]

Written Answers — Model Schools: Model Schools (24 Oct 2006)

Paul Gogarty: Question 615: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of model schools currently in operation; the specialties these model schools cover; if any new model schools have been set up in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34327/06]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (24 Oct 2006)

Paul Gogarty: Question 616: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an analysis has been carried out in relation to value for money in building new schools; the cost of a new temporary classroom in 2006; the cost of a permanent classroom in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34328/06]