Written answers
Tuesday, 30 March 2004
Department of Education and Science
- Schools Building Projects
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has satisfied himself with the operation of schools constructed under the public private partnership system; if he has further... - Early School Leavers
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views in relation to the stay-in-school retention initiative; if his attention has been drawn to the considerable concern at the... - Lisbon Agenda
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made by his Department in pushing forward the Lisbon agenda during Ireland's Presidency of the European Union to date; and... - Physical Education Facilities
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there are plans to carry out studies regarding the availability of and participation in physical education during school hours, or... - School Transport
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will clarify who holds responsibility for the safety of pupils waiting for school transport, either within the school grounds or... - Educational Administration
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reasons behind his Department's call for more modern, corporate management as opposed to the present system of governing bodies for... - Research Funding
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he intends to establish a new agency for research funding along the lines of that recently proposed by the Higher Education... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of persons who have made compensation applications to the Residential Institutions Redress Board at the latest date for... - Special Educational Needs
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the resources and structures he has put in place at second level to provide appropriately for the education of children with special... - School Discipline
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on reports by the INTO that its members were reporting significantly more problems regarding discipline in the classroom in... - Teachers' Conferences
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will be attending the teachers' conferences in 2004. [9809/04] - Site Acquisitions
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps he intends to take to ensure that land for future school developments is earmarked for such development when new housing... - Transition to Second Level
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to a recent report by the ESRI on the difficulties facing pupils transferring from primary to secondary... - School Placement
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the case of a number of families in Limerick city who have been unable to get a second level school place... - School Staffing
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will consider the pressing concerns of St. Mary's BNS, Haddington Road, Dublin, for a full-time learning support teacher for its... - Teaching Qualifications
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of recent statements from the INTO, he has plans to drop the requirement for teachers trained outside the State to pass the... - Racism in Schools
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to recent comments by the Chairperson to the National Consultative Committee on Racism and... - Insurance Costs
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the financial hardship caused to schools by rising insurance costs; and if he will consider... - School Transport
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the outcome of the review being conducted by his Department into the cost of school transport services; and if he will make a statement... - Schools Building Projects
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on the fact that the €31 million allocated under the summer works scheme is sufficient to address the dilapidated state of... - Employee Assistance Scheme
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, in view of the commitment given by his Department in the Programme for Competitiveness and Work, the reason he has failed to... - Special Educational Needs
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of applications for special educational resources that were received by his Department prior to 31 August 2003; the number... - Insurance Costs
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans to address rising insurance costs for schools; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the INTO have stated that... - Education Reports
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when he plans to implement the recommendations of the McIver report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9801/04] - Computerisation Programme
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools across the country that will benefit from Government plans to provide broadband Internet access; the timeframe... - Further Education
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the level of resources allocated to further education colleges for 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9668/04] - Educational Disadvantage
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the broad review of initiatives to tackle disadvantage under way in his Department; and if he will make a... - Computerisation Programme
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the provision of computers for students at secondary level in this State is well below... - Linguistics Institute of Ireland
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position with regard to the liquidation of the Linguistics Institute of Ireland and the continued use of the library resource; and... - Montessori Teachers
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on whether it is unfair and unjust to fully qualified Montessori teachers working in national schools to be regarded and paid... - School Management
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the level of funding to be allocated by his Department towards the training of members of school boards for 2004; and if he will make a... - Third Level Fees
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action he intends to take to stop universities and third-level institutions withholding exam results from apprentices who have yet... - University Privatisation
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his position on the privatisation of third level universities in view of the current OECD review of third level education. [9808/04] - Education Welfare Service
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of education welfare officers recruited to date in 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9692/04] - Educational Disadvantage
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on whether, if the aim of the National Educational Welfare Board is to provide a service to the most disadvantaged and most... - School Staffing
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the total number of primary teachers; the number of males and females; the age profile in ten year intervals with reference to males... - Education Issues
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the address to the recent Irish Primary Principals Network by a UCD professor, that education is... - School Discipline
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to reports from the ASTI on the growing number of students involved in binge drinking which is having a... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he intends to reopen negotiations with religious congregations to increase their contributions arising from the deal struck between... - Higher Education
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the precise reasoning behind the recently established financial review of Ireland's seven universities being conducted by the Higher... - Child Care Services
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the allocation to be made to vocational educational committees for the provision of child care services; and if he will make a... - Education Reports
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will report on the progress to date in implementing the recommendations of the McIver report. [9802/04] - Schools of Music
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he is now in a position to proceed with the construction of a new Cork School of Music; and if he will make a statement on the... - School League Tables
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the consultations he has had in regard to changes he is considering to the ban on publishing school league tables. [9805/04] - Higher Education
Question 175: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will expand on comments he made at UCD in February 2004 that universities must be made more accountable to the taxpayer; if this... - Site Acquisitions
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he intends to consult the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government with a view to amending legislation in order... - Departmental Funding
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount allocated towards the provision of IT equipment in primary and secondary schools for 2004; the amount allocated in 2000,... - School Accommodation
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on the practice that has emerged in Swords, County Dublin, whereby parents hoping to enrol their daughters in a local school... - Bullying in Schools
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an anti-bullying strategy will be introduced on a mandatory basis for all schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Third Level Fees
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the recent protests by apprentices around the country, he plans to review the requirement on them to pay the €223... - Suicide Incidence
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to recent comments by the chief executive of Educate Together that young male suicide and high levels... - Special Educational Needs
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will report on the recruitment of special education needs organisers by the National Council for Special Education; and if he... - Educational Projects
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if permanent recognition will be granted to Tralee Educate Together national school, Collis-Sandes House, Oak Park, Tralee, County... - Medical Education
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his Department still plans to make medicine and other allied health professions a postgraduate qualification; and if his Department... - Schools Building Projects
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action he is taking to upgrade primary schools in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9722/04] - School Transport
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to safety belts for children on school transport provided by, or contracted by his Department, especially in... - School Curriculum
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his reaction to a recent INTO report, teaching religion in primary schools; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the INTO... - Third Level Charges
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the financial crisis being faced by the State's universities due to the series of Government funding... - Education Reports
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the consultations he has had with stakeholders with regarding to implementing the McIver report; and if his attention has been drawn to... - Education Schemes
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on whether ongoing confrontation with the teachers' unions is beneficial to the interests of the educational system, parents,... - Further Education
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to recent comments from the general secretary of the Irish Vocational Education Association that the... - Third Level Education
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on the recent fall-off in numbers applying for third-level places through the Central Applications Office; if he is... - School Staffing
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on recent reports that a growing number of primary schools cannot get applicants for teaching principalships when they are... - Special Educational Needs
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the full extent of the requirements in terms of psychological assessment, resource, remedial or special needs teachers throughout the... - School Transport
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if it is possible to end the three for two rule for transporting school children before 2008; and if not, the factors which prevent... - Further Education
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for his decision to cap PLC student numbers for the 2004-2005 school year. [9803/04]
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