Results 181-200 of 1,218 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Sandra McLellan

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (30 Nov 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 29: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce tougher measures to penalise landlords renting substandard properties; and the measures required to detect this. [37752/11]

Written Answers — Criminal Assets Bureau: Criminal Assets Bureau (1 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend the powers of the Criminal Assets Bureau; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37928/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (1 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Social Protection, further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 17 November 2011, if she will expedite and approve the appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38135/11]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (6 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the pupil-teacher ratio for schools (details supplied) for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011; his plans to reduce the ratio in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38710/11]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (6 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of language support teachers employed at schools (details supplied) for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011; his plans to ensure that adequate language and special needs supports are in place in each of these schools in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38712/11]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (6 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average class size in schools (details supplied) for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011; his plans to reduce this figure in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38713/11]

Written Answers — Capitation Grants: Capitation Grants (6 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the funding allocation and pupil numbers for schools (details supplied) for each of the years 2009, 2010 and 2011; the funding that will be made available in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38711/11]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (6 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the current accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; his further views that the facilities at this school are appropriate and adequate; if this school will be included in the school building programme for 2012; the date on which that programme will be published; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (6 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding streams which are available to a school (details supplied) in County Cork to carry out renovation and repair works to their premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38717/11]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (6 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if children with special needs and those whose first language is not English are exempt from standardised numeracy and literacy tests, the way educators are supposed to fulfil the criteria to get the children assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38715/11]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (6 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the research and evidence which supports the approach taken to literacy and numeracy education at primary school level; his views that the evidence from the USA and UK that standardised testing has resulted in poorer performance compared with the continuous assessment model as employed in Finland, for example, is significant; and if...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (6 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his position with regards to the review process of special needs assistants' allocated hours whereby the opinion of an educational psychologist can be overruled by a special education needs organiser; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38718/11]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (6 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will allocate a full-time equivalent special needs assistant based on the recommendations of their educational psychologist. [38720/11]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (6 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a suitable site has been identified for new accommodation in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork; when building work will begin there; the date on which the new accommodation will be ready to move into; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38719/11]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (6 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will detail the staffing levels at schools (details supplied) for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011; the number of staff who took maternity leave during that period; the number of maternity leave posts which became available during that period; the number of maternity leave posts that were filled in that period; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (6 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he has taken to increase the efficiency and minimise duplication of function of the agencies operating under his aegis since coming into office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38722/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review an application for back to school allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38319/11]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (6 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider providing more information on the speeding fines issued to motorists for example proof of the exact speed the car was travelling in view of the fact that currently all that is given is the registration plate of the vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38316/11]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (7 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 55: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason there is no legislation to cover housing transfers from one local authority to another; his plans to amend the current legislation to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39115/11]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (7 Dec 2011)

Sandra McLellan: Question 56: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason a person on supplementary benefit does not meet the criteria to apply for social housing; the steps he will take to rectify this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39118/11]