Written answers
Thursday, 26 February 2009
- Department of Education and Science
- Schools Recognition
Question 11: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta cé na céimeanna a chuirfidh a Roinn i bhfeidhm chun freastal ar éileamh an phobail ar an gcóras Gaelscolaíochta mar uirlis chun an...
- School Enrolments
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his Department has conducted research into the projected enrolment requirements for second level schools in Midleton, County Cork...
- School Staffing
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 614 to 618 of 17 December 2008, the number of permanent teaching posts, contracts of...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 606 and 607 of 17 December 2008, the sums of money spent on hotel accommodation by his...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children with special educational needs who will be without a special needs teacher due to recent cutbacks in that area....
- School Transport
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his proposals to alleviate the plight of families who are unable to pay the recently increased school transport charges of €300; and...
- Fee-Paying Schools
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his Department has been approached, either formally or informally, by any fee-paying schools about the possibility of opting into...
- FÁS Training Programmes
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the discussions he has had with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment regarding a possible re-allocation of the recently...
- School Patronage
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on whether a person (details supplied) is fit to remain as patron of the primary schools in their diocese in view of their...
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when each property was transferred to State ownership in respect of the 64 individual properties, which were included in the indemnity...
- Departmental Reports
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his Department is carrying out a survey on the teaching activities of staff in the university sector; if it has been done by the...
- Industrial Relations
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the discussions between his Department and the various other bodies at the Teachers Conciliation Council have concluded; the outcome...
- Student Support Schemes
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the delay in passing the Student Support Bill 2008 is due to the fact that he no longer considers the proposed system of 33...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 603 and 604 of 17 December 2008, the results of the survey of the 66 local authorities and...
- Student Councils
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the name of each post-primary school which has established a student council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7929/09]
- Teachers' Remuneration
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his Department has been able to integrate part-time teachers onto his Department's teachers payroll system; if the payroll system...
- School Transport
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount his Department spends per annum on the provision of taxis to transport children with special needs; and if he will make a...
- School Accommodation
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on allowing boards of management to re-direct funding from his Department which is used for renting prefabs to secure a...
- School Transport
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of his review of school transport catchment boundaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7756/09]
- School Accommodation
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the forward planning section of his Department has completed identifying the areas in which additional school accommodation will be...
- Early Childhood Education
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his Department is working with charities or bodies to develop or open new early education centres like the one recently opened in...
- Educational Disadvantage
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason he is withdrawing the rural co-ordinator from a school (details supplied) in County Donegal even though it has DEIS status;...
- Public Service Pension Levy
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the proposed public service pension levy will apply to school caretakers and school secretaries even though neither are entitled to...
- Psychological Service
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 240 of 13 November 2008, his views on expanding the role of the National Educational...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1520, 1521, 1522 and 1523 of 27 January 2009, if his Department has signed the formal...
- Language Support Services
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps he is taking to improve the standard of language education and competency for migrant pupils in the primary and post-primary...
- State Examinations
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the State Examinations Commission has had problems recruiting a sufficient number of examiners to conduct the leaving certificate...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 1465 of 27 January 2009, the number of retired officials and inspectors from his Department who...
- School Curriculum
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps he has taken to fulfil the commitment in the programme for Government to provide second level students the opportunity to...
- Youthreach Programme
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the duties and responsibilities assigned to resource staff employed by Youthreach; the pay scales used to pay such staff; the way their...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of his claims that capital school building projects can be re-tendered to get better value for money, the savings produced...
- Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason his Department has ordered a college (details supplied) in County Sligo to reduce the number of students enrolled in the...
- Public Service Pension Levy
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount his Department estimates will be saved by the introduction of the forthcoming pension levy on public sector workers within...
- School Accommodation
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools in each county which are entirely composed of prefabricated buildings; the reason his Department is reluctant to...
- School Curriculum
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on the report of the expert group on future skills needs regarding the level of achievement in mathematics amongst Irish...
- School Management
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the arrangements and procedures which his Department has in place to facilitate small primary schools in rural areas to engage in...
- International Education Programmes
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 475 of 16 December 2008, if the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland has responded to...
- Third Level Courses
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on relaxing, on a once-off basis, the matriculation requirements for students (details supplied) who are repeating their...
- Third Level Fees
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his proposals in relation to the funding of the third level sector; if he proposes the reintroduction of third level fees; and if he...
- Scéimeanna Tógála Scoile
Question 55: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta an bhfuil a fhios aige go bhfuil 60% de na Gaelscoileanna atá bunaithe le 25 bliana fós ag fanacht le foirgneamh buan cé go bhfuil...
- Transition Year Programme
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has plans to make transition year available in all schools; when he expects all schools to operate a transition year programme;...
- School Staffing
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will enable funds to be put in place to ensure that there is sufficient substitution cover to ensure that teachers will be able...
- Aitheantais Scoile
Question 59: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta cén soláthar don chóras Gaelscolaíochta a bheidh san áireamh i gcóras nua pleanála na Roinne do bhunú scoileanna nua i gceantair...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Company Closures
Question 62: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will ensure that a viable solution for a company (details supplied) is sought and not to allow anyone...
- Employment Rights
Question 65: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has received requests from staff at a company (details supplied) for a meeting; if she will meet those...
- FÁS Training Programmes
Question 67: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 19 February 2009, the specific assistance being offered to panel...
- Job Creation
Question 68: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made by Enterprise Ireland in procuring a replacement industry or tenant for a factory (details...
- Business Support Services
Question 69: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will support a matter (details supplied). [8188/09]
- Employment Support Services
Question 70: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [8189/09]
- Department of Finance
- Banking Sector Regulation
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fraud investigations being undertaken into a crisis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Pension Provisions
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of Deputies drawing down a ministerial pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8060/09]
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to date of the construction of the new Bord Iascaigh Mhara Offices in Clonakilty, County Cork; if a date for completion of the building has...
- Banking Sector Regulation
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is correct for a bank or lending institution to change the interest rate charged on an account without clearly and adequately informing their...
- Public Service Pension Levy
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to the application of the public service pension levy to temporary or fixed term contract workers in the public service; if...
- Tax Collection
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) in view of the recent revelations within banking circles and the considerable suspicion surrounding bank...
- Tax Code
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the recent proposal by him to increase the turnover tax on betting shops from 1% to 2%, will not...
- Tax Collection
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Finance when a tax clearance certificate will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim. [8207/09]
- Departmental Staff
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Finance the profile of staff in his Department in terms of professional qualifications with details of the number of staff who have a legal or financial...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Finance the profile of staff in the Office of the Financial Regulator in terms of professional qualifications with details of the number of staff who have a...
- Department of Health and Children
- Health Services
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her proposals to meet the speech and language requirements in all schools throughout the country in 2009 without exception; and if she...
- Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way the bilateral adoption agreement between Ireland and Vietnam is progressing in view of the fact that this agreement was meant to...
- Health Service Staff
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a doctor on reaching the age of retirement should be prevented from continuing public practice, while being allowed to...
- Youth Services
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will commit to minimising the impact of the cuts to the youth service budget on young people and youth services in Cork East; and...
- Infectious Diseases
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps being taken to address the issue of hospital acquired infection; the number of cases in each hospital in the past 12 months of...
- Patient Private Property Fund
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 409 of 27 January 2009, the position regarding the issue of interest owing to long-stay patients;...
- Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 77 of 15 May 2008, the number of offers which have been appealed; the number which have had their...
- Child Care Services
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a grant will be approved in respect of a centre (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Health Service Staff
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the delays in assessing people for supplementary welfare allowance, rent subsidy and mortgage...
- Hospital Services
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have their appointment date brought forward to alleviate their suffering; and if she...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate a matter (details supplied). [8187/09]
- Child Care Services
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that her Department has received an application for capital funding in respect of a child care facility (details...
- Health Services
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will secure a bed for a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon. [8208/09]
- Medical Cards
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the penalty for a person over 70 years of age who does not voluntarily disclose that their income exceeds the limits provided for in the...
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Question 112: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a medical card has issued in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Health Service Staff
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number and function of the principal medical officers employed throughout each of the regions in the Health Service Executive; when...
- Department of Transport
- Departmental Agencies
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Transport the costs under budgetary headings (details supplied) for the coastguard in Leinster for each of the past three years; and if he will make a...
- Park and Ride Facilities
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Transport if funding has been provided for park and ride facilities in an area (details supplied); if he has received an application for funding for a park...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Visa Applications
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the fact that the visa of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford is due to expire on 26 February...
- Registration of Title
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive confirmation as to the registration of their property; the...
- Deportation Orders
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the arrest and imprisonment of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if the full circumstances of...
- Prison Facilities
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost of spending on sports equipment in each prison in 2008; the corresponding figure for balls; and if he will make a...
- Residency Permits
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the decision will be made to allow a person (details supplied) in County Cork to remain in the State. [8185/09]
- Garda Reserve
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people in the past year who joined the Garda Reserve; the number who applied; the number who were called to...
- Residency Permits
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to residency and family reunification in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin;...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to eligibility for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if...
- Residency Permits
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to the application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if...
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- Consular Services
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [8190/09]
- Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
- Sports Capital Programme
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he plans to open the sports capital programme in 2009; if he will consider the application from a club (details supplied) in...
- Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Grant Payments
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will ensure that a farm electrification grant is awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and...
- Rural Development
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if there is a training scheme available to assist the reskilling of part-time farmers in view of the change in...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if CLÁR funding will be available in respect of water schemes in 2009; and if a water scheme (details supplied) in...
- Irish Language
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the system being put in place for translating statutory instruments into the Irish language; and if he will make a...
- Official Languages Act
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his proposals to carry out a review of the operation of the Official Languages Act 2003 since its inception; and if...
- Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Civil Registration Act
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position of a stated judgement (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8152/09]
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will provide a breakdown of a social welfare payment that has been awarded in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if there are circumstances at the moment whereby a self-employed person can pay extra PRSI to insure themselves against loss of...
- Employment Support Services
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the incentives in place for persons (details supplied) in Dublin 12 who are anxious to get back to work and off the unemployment...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will review the means assessment system which places a notional income on commercial property; and if she will make a...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when rent support will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...
- Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 173: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his intentions in relation to allowing affordable homeowners an exemption from paying clawback if they wanted...
- Housing Grants
Question 174: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the level of funding provided to each local authority for housing grants to individual households in 2009;...
- Wildlife Habitats
Question 176: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps taken to protect the wildlife habitat on the east coast of County Louth; if his attention has been...
- Election Management System
Question 177: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans for the local and European elections in June 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Noise Pollution
Question 178: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding his proposals to bring in new noise regulations; if he will establish a system whereby...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 180: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the application by a council (details supplied) in County Kerry to improve its...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Telecommunications Services
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the people of Glenbeigh, County Kerry can expect to have broadband; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Agriculture and Food
- Grant Payments
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure that the farm waste management grant is awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason checking of a scheme (details supplied) has been changed in view of the delays it is causing. [8094/09]
- Grant Payments
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, further to Parliamentary Question No. 1363 of 27 January 2009, when a payment will be made in respect of a person (details...
- Departmental Correspondence
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will take steps to have a reply furnished to correspondence (details supplied); and if a comprehensive reply will be...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, further to Parliamentary Question No. 245 of 6 November 2008, the position regarding the audits; and if he will make a...
- Grant Payments
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when agriculture grants will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal. [8137/09]
- Fisheries Protection
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the hardship experienced by the only beam trawler owned on the east coast which has been told that it can only...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the funds paid to date to processors following the pork recall; the funds to be paid; the persons to whom they are to be...
- Afforestation Programme
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if there are proposals to carry out an extensive tree planting programme to reduce carbon emissions, similar to a scheme...
- Installation Aid Scheme
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will confirm that the installation aid scheme is closed to new applicants as stated in the reply to Parliamentary...
- Food Labelling
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the implementation of country of origin labelling will be passed into Irish law; if he has received correspondence from...
- Department of Education and Science
- Student Support Schemes
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding available to a student completing PhD studies at a college of the National University of Ireland; and if he will make a...
- School Accommodation
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when an educational needs assessment will be carried out in respect of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Summer Works Scheme
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the summer works scheme will be reopened for new applications; if those submitted in 2007 will be prioritised; and if he will...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will review the criteria for the appointment of special needs assistants in primary schools; if he will extend the criteria to...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a Romanian national is not treated in a similar manner to other EU nationals for third level college fees and the higher...
- Student Support Schemes
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the millennium partnership fund for supporting third level students is being abandoned; and if he will make a statement on...
- School Staffing
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Galway; the way this school can have the possibility of losing a teacher;...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some county councils are paying higher education grants in respect of Erasmus year...
- School Staffing
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views in relation to a submission (details supplied); if the appeal as stated has been dealt with; if not, when this will occur;...
- Physical Education Facilities
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of plans for a physical education hall in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 12; if his attention has been...
- School Staffing
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on the case of a school (details supplied) in view of his proposal to increase the pupil-teacher ratio; and if he will make...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to the provision of the new school facilities in respect of a school (detail supplied) in County Kildare; and...
- School Accommodation
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will address the ongoing issue of temporary classroom accommodation in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- School Staffing
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will supply the information sought but not contained in his reply to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1602 to 1612, inclusive, of 27...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to the provision of new school facilities at Kill, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he is satisfied that adequate provision has been made to meet the requirements of children with special needs in mainstream and...
- School Staffing
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which he or his Department has been in touch with the authorities in the various schools throughout the country in...
