Written answers
Wednesday, 15 February 2006
- Department of Education and Science
- School Transport
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will report on the progress to date in 2006 in making buses safer and ending the three for two rule; if additional buses have...
- Post-Leaving Certificate Courses
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a timeframe for the implementation of the McIver report will be drawn up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5733/06]
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many victims of child abuse and organisations that represent them and others who have...
- Computerisation Programme
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has completed the promised audit of information technology hardware in schools; if so, when same will be published;...
- School Discipline
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of students expelled from secondary school for the most recent year for which statistics are available; the number of such...
- State Examinations
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason it is not possible to provide a second opportunity within weeks for students to sit exams in view of the fact that each year...
- Site Acquisitions
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there has been an increase of 34% in post-primary students at a school (details...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has received an application for funding from a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow to enable the school to...
- Literacy Levels
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will develop a national strategy to address low literacy levels, as recommended in the final report of the educational...
- Commercial Marketing in Schools
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the levels of commercial sponsorship in schools such as highlighted by the commercial free education campaign; if there are...
- Disruptive Students
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the task force on student behaviour has recommended legislative changes as part of its proposals; and if she will make a statement on...
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Garda Vetting Services
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when school boards of management will be vetted by the central vetting unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5562/06]
- Psychological Service
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of secondary schools covered by NEPS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5560/06]
- Schools Building Projects
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some schools have had to raise considerable sums to top-up the money allocated to them...
- Literacy Levels
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the key findings of the recently published Succeeding in Reading report; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- School Evaluations
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the level of consultation with school pupils which is entered into by her Department as part of the whole school evaluation; and if she...
- Literacy Levels
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the multi-generational nature of learning and literacy difficulties here, the accompanying problems of low computer...
- Education Welfare Service
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of education welfare officers employed by the NEWB; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5573/06]
- Standardised Testing
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when standardised testing will be introduced at primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5593/06]
- School Transport
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a review of catchment boundaries for school transport will be carried out in view of the huge demographic changes that have occurred...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary school children in school classes of more than 35; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5587/06]
- Third Level Education
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to introduce an aptitude test for applicants to medical education courses; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that...
- Education Welfare Service
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no educational welfare officer assigned to County Mayo, which means that...
- Educational Disadvantage
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the recent report How are our Kids in Tallaght West; if her Department had any meeting specifically...
- Third Level Education
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the promised survey on participation in higher education by socio-economic group based on a census of entrants in 2004 and the...
- School Curriculum
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the proposal by the Irish Primary Principals Network that responsibility for preparation for First Communion and...
- Literacy Levels
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children from poorer backgrounds with significant literacy problems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5575/06]
- Implementation of Legislation
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects all the sections of the Children Act 2001 that are under the aegis of her Department to be implemented; and if she...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the urgent need to provide support for children with special educational needs in second level schools will be addressed; her...
- Disadvantaged Status
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number and the schools in Counties Wicklow and Carlow classified as disadvantaged; the way in which these were selected; her plans...
- Bullying in Schools
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will revise and bring up to date the 1993 guidelines on countering bullying behaviour in schools; and if she will make a...
- School Evaluations
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of whole school evaluations to be completed in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5567/06]
- Psychological Service
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average waiting time for an assessment under the NEPS system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5572/06]
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if final payment has been received on the commitment of the religious congregations to pay €128 million in cash and in kind in the...
- School Evaluations
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the timescale for the publication of the first whole school evaluation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5569/06]
- Commercial Marketing in Schools
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the increasing number of commercial companies that are advertising their products and shops in schools; the action she...
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Garda Vetting Services
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the categories of school staff that are subject to vetting; the timescale for providing for vetting of all categories of school staff;...
- School Staffing
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of males under 30 employed as full-time teachers at primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5553/06]
- School Curriculum
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if driver education will be included as part of the transition year programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5584/06]
- Early School Leavers
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the rate of school completion at second level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5576/06]
- Early Childhood Education
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if expansion of the State's provision of early childhood education is planned under her new proposals on educational disadvantage,...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children with special needs being taught in unsuitable conditions here, such as in toilets, cold corridors and so on....
- Computerisation Programme
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she shares concern that students here are amongst the least positive within the OECD countries when it comes to attitudes to...
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Detention Centres
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the level of occupancy of each of the detention centres for children on 31 January 2006; if she has satisfied herself that there are...
- Disruptive Students
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the report on student behaviour will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5731/06]
- Proposed Legislation
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects to publish the third level student support Bill; if she intends to revise the method of assessing means in the context...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will investigate the possibility of accelerating the schools building programme with particular reference to the needs of...
- Educational Disadvantage
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of extra money that will be spent to address educational disadvantage in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the...
- School Curriculum
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the pedagogy employed in the XLC project in Waterford; her further views on offering such a pedagogy to children in other...
- Physical Education Facilities
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the physical education grant will be restored to schools in order that they do not have to depend on commercial companies to pay for...
- Educational System
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the main conclusions of the YES consultation process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5579/06]
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Teacher Support Services
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the support services which are available for teachers in view of the high levels of stress among teachers and the numbers of teachers...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has responded to information given to her Department on resource teaching hours lost to schools in disadvantaged areas as a...
- Psychological Service
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of NEPS psychologists employed by the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5571/06]
- Early School Leavers
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children failing to make the transition from primary to secondary schooling; and if she will make a statement on the...
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Education Programmes
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the figure for the number of schools offering the Stay Safe programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5556/06]
- School Staffing
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has an indication at this stage that more men have applied for primary teaching courses as a result of the campaign to attract...
- Youth Services
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to further implement the Youth Work Act 2001 in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5727/06]
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will inform Dáil Éireann of the highest award paid by the Residential Institutions Redress Board, the lowest award and the...
- School Staffing
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress she expects to make in 2006 in implementing the commitment in An Agreed Programme for Government:; and if she will make a...
- Early School Leavers
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Education and Science what she intends to do to ensure that young people who have dropped out of school before taking the leaving certificate have the...
- Education Funding
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department offers grant support to non-profit making groups and organisations that provide extra curricular educational...
- Educational Disadvantage
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action she intends to take following the publication of a report on participation of Travellers in post-primary education which...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in the context of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004, she will ensure that the necessary...
- School Discipline
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the report of the task force on student behaviour will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5554/06]
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which she has examined the effect of high pupil-teacher ratios; her plans to address the issues; and if she will make a...
- School Management
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the rules for national schools will be updated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5747/06]
- Computerisation Programme
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary and secondary schools with broadband Internet access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5592/06]
- Physical Education Facilities
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the failure to allocate funds to provide a sports hall for a college (details supplied) in County Mayo; when the funds...
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Work Permits
Question 172: To ask the Taoiseach the most recent breakdown for the numbers of the workforce who are Irish, from the most recent accession states to the European Union, from elsewhere within the...
- Residency Permits
Question 174: To ask the Taoiseach the most recent breakdown for the numbers of residents in the State who are Irish, from the most recent accession states to the European Union, from elsewhere...
- Consultancy Contracts
Question 175: To ask the Taoiseach, further to Question No. 188 of 7 February 2006, the cost of all services or advice sought or received by his Department in the past seven years from all...
- Department of Health and Children
- General Practitioner Co-operatives
Question 176: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress which has been made in the provision of an out of hours general practitioner service for the north side of...
- Community Care
Question 177: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when it is expected that the primary health care centre in Ballymun will be open for treatment of customers; the intended...
- Medical Cards
Question 178: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a doctor only medical card will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if a response will be...
- Hospital Accommodation
Question 179: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress in providing long stay beds for the care of elderly at St. Canice's Hospital, Kilkenny; if the first phase of...
- Departmental Properties
Question 180: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans in relation to the land and buildings at St. Canice's Hospital, Kilkenny; if applications have been submitted for...
- Health Services
Question 181: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason for the waiting lists for physiotherapy at St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny; her plans to relieve the problem; and...
- Mental Health Services
Question 182: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when it is intended to end the practice of involuntary committal of patients to psychiatric hospitals under the mental...
- Health Services
Question 183: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the residential and non-acute care accreditation scheme that she received from the Irish Health Services...
- General Medical Services Scheme
Question 184: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the reason persons (details supplied) in County Mayo who have been told that they no longer remain on a doctor's list...
- Health Service Allowances
Question 185: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the timeframe involved following receipt of an application for the domiciliary care allowance; when a decision will be made...
- Disabled Drivers
Question 186: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of disabled car parking spaces available at Tullamore General Hospital; if she intends to increase this number...
- Hospital Services
Question 187: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will not downgrade the Children's University Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin, and if she will support its...
- Health Services
Question 188: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans for the formulation of a national stroke care policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5918/06]
- Community Care
Question 189: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of nursing home care packages promised in 2005 on a county basis; the number of nursing home care packages...
- Pharmacy Regulations
Question 191: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the guidelines which exist to ensure that medical prescriptions are secure and cannot be easily forged in view of the huge...
- Mental Health Services
Question 192: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the figures in regard to persons suffering from depression on an age basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Health Services
Question 193: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the actions or plans her Department has taken to overcome obesity in children; the meetings she has had with the...
- Community Care
Question 194: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive will review a decision not to increase the payment of €5 per week to a person (details...
- Medical Cards
Question 195: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who receives the disability...
- Hospital Services
Question 196: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the proposals she has received from the Health Service Executive to provide a dedicated transport service to Dublin and...
- Child Care Services
Question 197: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on whether the stark lack of playground and congregation facilities for older children and teenagers is causing a...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Code
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason VAT at 21% is charged on the provision of caring services for the elderly. [5823/06]
- Local Authority Staff
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to make it easier for staff to transfer between local authorities and the Civil Service. [5830/06]
- Departmental Offices
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of rented properties currently housing offices of the Department of Social and Family Affairs; the amount his Department has paid out in...
- Tax Code
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason tax refunds which apply to persons whose earned income does not reach a taxable figure, do not apply to earnings on interest or dividend...
- Flood Relief
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Finance if a report on flooding at Ballylongford, County Kerry, is available in his Department following a visit to the village by an Office of Public Works...
- Tax Collection
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of requests for balancing statements made by PAYE taxpayers since 1 January 2005; the number of such requests that have resulted in a...
- National Lottery Funding
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Finance the breakdown of the national lottery funding for each of the past five years that is the total allocated to sport, youth activity, the arts, Irish...
- Site Acquisitions
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Finance if further meetings are required between his Department, the Office of Public Works and Kildare County Council or other bodies or agencies in view of...
- Tax Code
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will arrange for the Revenue Commissioners to issue a refund of DIRT to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12. [6047/06]
- Garda Stations
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Finance the costs to date in 2006, including investigation, assessment, acquisition or other costs, associated with the provision of a new Garda station at...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Electricity Generation
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason the providers of renewable electricity are obliged to pay the public service obligation levy for the...
- Telecommunications Services
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, in view of the fact that Stamullen, a village of 2,500 people in the 01 area, has no Eircom broadband...
- Communications Masts
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if it is allowed to put a Vodafone mast on Richmond Road, Dublin 3; if local residents should be consulted; and...
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- Human Rights Issues
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures which are being taken by the Government at an international level and through membership of European and global institutions to...
- EU Summits
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a document (details supplied) from a meeting of the EU's political and security committee Troika in May 2004, which was...
- Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
- Swimming Pool Projects
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of public swimming pools in the control of the local authorities here; the number planned; and if he will make a statement...
- Sports Funding
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the capital and current spending on dog racing, horse racing and other sports, in the last year for which figures are available; and...
- Swimming Pool Projects
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of public swimming pools that have received capital funding under the lottery grant scheme for each of the past five...
- Sports Capital Programme
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of different sports that have sought capital funding under the lottery grant scheme for each of the past five years; and...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Departmental Agencies
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is intended to relocate the services of Enterprise Ireland, currently located in Glasnevin, Dublin 11 to another site;...
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Parliamentary Party Meetings
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of instances since September 2004 in which he brought officials from his Department to briefings or meetings with...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the FÁS training centre at Jervis Street, Dublin 1 is being downgraded; if planning permission has been sought for a...
- Live Register
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 3.97% of the total on the unemployed live register are from Waterford city...
- Work Permits
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of non-EU nationals that have received work permits in each of the years 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. [6059/06]
- Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Departmental Offices
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress which has been made by his Department in finding suitable alternative accommodation for its local office in Ballymun...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, under the requirement that in order to qualify for the unemployment benefit or assistance a person must be willing and able to...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 228: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason the disability allowance appeal for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was disallowed in view of the fact that...
- Department of Transport
- Public Transport
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to allow for the carriage of bicycles during off-peak periods on the Luas. [5832/06]
- Road Traffic Accidents
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Transport the breakdown for the percentage of deaths and injuries to children in road traffic accidents that occur travelling to and from school. [5834/06]
- Public Transport
Question 232: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to provide extra buses on route 109 specifically from Dublin on Friday evenings to ease overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on...
- Aviation Security
Question 233: To ask the Minister for Transport if all EU states have passed legislation to accept liability for so-called dirty bombs which detonate on their national territory; if not, which EU...
- Road Safety
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Transport the estimate of the typical cost per case to the Medical Bureau of Road Safety in its investigation and analyses of convicted drink drivers. [5940/06]
- Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Community Development
Question 236: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason a centre (details supplied) has not been allowed access to funding under the young people's facilities and...
- Rural Development Strategy
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when he expects Comhairle na Tuaithe to complete its national countryside recreation strategy; when he expects this...
- Road Network
Question 238: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the action he has taken to ensure that the western road corridor will be completed within the timeframe of Transport...
- Department of Agriculture and Food
- Grant Payments
Question 239: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if payment of the full amount of the single farm payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [5848/06]
- Food Safety Standards
Question 245: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if arrangements have been made to search at ports and airports for food products in the possession of people entering here from affected...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Deportation Orders
Question 246: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the request from the students council, staff members and parent teacher association of a school to allow a...
- Child Care Services
Question 247: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a grant will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who has applied for funding for their montessori...
- Criminal Prosecutions
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Question No. 463 of 7 February 2006, if the Director of Public Prosecutions has recommended that the person in...
- Garda Investigations
Question 249: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the investigation into the way in which documents from his Department, relating to Ireland's EU Presidency, were found on...
- Road Traffic Offences
Question 250: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of penalty points awarded for the non-wearing of safety belts for the year 2005 for Garda divisions (details...
- Garda Investigations
Question 251: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the assistance which will be given to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Visa Applications
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he can confirm receipt of an application for a holiday visa by a person (details supplied); the status of this...
- Public Order Offences
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will respond to the issues raised by an association (details supplied) in County Kerry at a meeting on 1 December...
- Crime Levels
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the value of property stolen for each of the years 1998 to 2005, inclusive, and also the value of stolen property recovered...
- Garda Investigations
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received a request regarding the need to open again the investigation into the cause of the Stardust fire; and if...
- Crime Prevention
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he intends to take to control the growing and harvesting of magic mushrooms on State lands. [6039/06]
- Garda Complaints Procedures
Question 257: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason he rejected the request of the Garda Representative Association to permit the Garda Síochána to make complaints...
- International Agreements
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps which are being taken to ensure that Ireland ratifies the 2005 Council of Europe Convention on Action Against...
- Department of Education and Science
- Teacher Training
Question 259: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the costings [i]per capita[/i] regarding the provision of training for physical education teachers; and if she will make a statement on...
- Commercial Marketing in Schools
Question 260: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the current levels of commercial sponsorship in schools, such as highlighted by the commercial free education campaign;...
- School Evaluations
Question 261: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a whole-school evaluation on all primary and secondary schools will be available to the public; and if she will make a statement...
- Disadvantaged Status
Question 262: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the way in which a school, set up in September 2005, can have its entitlement to disadvantaged status established; and if she will make...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 263: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the capital spending on school buildings construction, including siteworks, in the last year for which figures are available. [5825/06]
- School Accommodation
Question 265: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the unsatisfactory accommodation of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and the assistance...
- School Transport
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a bus shelter can be provided (details supplied) in County Offaly to accommodate children waiting for a school bus to travel to a...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 267: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when additional accommodation will be provided for a school (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Grant Payments
Question 269: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there have been further developments following her reply to Question No. 298 of 14 December 2005 (details supplied); and if she will...
- Physical Education Facilities
Question 270: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a sports hall will be provided for a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- School Curriculum
Question 271: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether basic sign language should be included in the curriculum at all primary schools; and if so, the attempts which...
- School Staffing
Question 273: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an end will be put to the unfair and illogical policy of State payment of private school teachers and public subsidisation of these...
- School Curriculum
Question 274: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an attempt has been made to introduce a more continually assessed system into schools. [5913/06]
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she intends to bring spending on education as a percentage of GDP in line with Nordic countries, which would involve a 25% increase...
- Education Policy
Question 276: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether free education is a right for all; and if so, the measures which have been implemented in making this a reality....
- School Meals
Question 277: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she supports the provision of breakfast and lunch in all primary schools; and, if so, the position regarding same. [5916/06]
- School Staffing
Question 278: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of physical education teachers employed by her Department; the number of places available at Limerick University for...
- Physical Education Facilities
Question 279: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools that have facilities to provide field sports as part of their school complexes; the number that lease or...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 281: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an application has been submitted to her Department for an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; the extra...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 284: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some children with ADHD have lost the support of a classroom assistant after having...
- School Accommodation
Question 285: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received detailed plans or costs in respect of the provision of required facilities at a school (details supplied) in County...
- School Staffing
Question 288: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she intends to improve pupil-teacher ratio at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 289: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress to date in 2006 in advancing the proposals in respect of extra facilities required at a school (details supplied) in...
- School Staffing
Question 290: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress which has taken place to address requests for extra teachers at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare having...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 291: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has studied the stage two submissions in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; when she expects this...
- School Accommodation
Question 294: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the timescale within which she expects to bring all schools here, at primary and secondary level, up to a reasonable standard in terms...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 295: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which pupil-teacher ratios in County Kildare compare with other parts of the country; her plans in this regard; and if...
- Psychological Service
Question 297: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which she intends to meet the psychological assessment needs at primary and secondary level throughout County Kildare;...
- Bullying in Schools
Question 298: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her proposals to identify and address the issue of school bullying at all levels; if she has identified the way in which to deal with...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 299: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress which has taken place since the beginning of 2006 in respect of a project (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 303: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of requests on hand for provision of psychological, speech and language therapy requirements, remedial, resource or other...
- School Staffing
Question 304: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if consideration will be given to appointing a second teacher to the 13 one-teacher schools here; and if she will make a statement on...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 305: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary or second level schools here which have a higher than average pupil-teacher ratio; and if she will make a...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 307: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has issued approval of contract documents in respect of the proposed new school at Ardclough, County Kildare; the timescale for...
- School Staffing
Question 311: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will increase staff numbers at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in anticipation of an increase in the next school...
- Educational Needs
Question 312: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has fully examined and assessed the educational needs at primary and secondary level including special needs in the Kill, Naas...
- School Accounts
Question 323: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if directives or regulations have been issued with regard to auditing of accounts or primary school procedures in place to govern the...
- Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme
Question 324: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of applications received and the number of places provided under the vocational training opportunities scheme in each of the...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Recruitment
Question 326: To ask the Minister for Defence the position regarding the height restriction for females who wish to join the Defence Forces; the changes he has made; the process which has been...
- Public Access Roads
Question 327: To ask the Minister for Defence if his Department has received requests from Kildare County Council for special funding towards the cost of providing sheep grids on all public...
- Waste Disposal
Question 328: To ask the Minister for Defence the reason for the delay in having refuse removed from land owned by his Department. [5905/06]
- Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Public Service Staff
Question 329: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to make it easier for staff to transfer between local authorities and the Civil Service. [5820/06]
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 330: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the level of emission of carbon dioxide here for each of the past five years; the top ten highest producers of...
- Waste Management
Question 332: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends issuing new guidelines to local authorities on waste permits; and if he will make a statement on...
- Road Safety
Question 333: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has received requests from Kildare County Council for special funding towards the cost of...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 334: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department is in receipt of an application from Kildare County Council for funding towards the upgrade...
- Road Network
Question 335: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the correlation between the amount of money provided by his Department to Kildare County Council for...
- Homeless Persons
Question 336: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the criteria used to define whether a person is homeless; the number of nights a person must spend on the...
