Written answers

Tuesday, 23 November 2004

  • Inquiry into Child Abuse
    Question 411: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason there is a cut off date for claims to the Residential Institutions Redress Board in view of the difficulty faced by many...
  • Capitation Grants
    Question 413: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she intends to raise the level of capitation grants to voluntary secondary schools to bring them in line with other post-primary...
  • Compulsory Retirement
    Question 414: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the recent Government legislation to end the provision of compulsory retirement at the age of 65, she will make...
  • Institutes of Technology
    Question 415: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the proposal to cut four of the courses in the GMIT, Castlebar; the negative effect it will have on...
  • Schools Building Projects
    Question 416: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the application for an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if she will make a...
  • Schools Refurbishment
    Question 417: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will approve capital funding for a school (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Schools Building Projects
    Question 418: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she plans to publish the multi-annual school building programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29700/04]
  • School Staffing
    Question 422: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she envisages that the current backlog of resource teaching will be cleared; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29724/04]
  • Site Acquisitions
    Question 423: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has identified a site for a gaelscoil in Clonmel, County Tipperary; and when such a site will be provided. [29725/04]
  • Special Educational Needs
    Question 424: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary with dyslexia will be allocated a laptop computer. [29726/04]
  • Schools Building Projects
    Question 426: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the application by a school (details supplied) for funding to proceed with a new school building; the next stage...
  • Scoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge
    Question 427: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta cé mhéad páiste a lorg áit i rang na naíonán beag i scoileanna i Leamhcán sna blianta 2002, 2003, 2004, agus an luafaidh sí an...
  • Schools Building Projects
    Question 431: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the stage an application for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal is at under the small schools initiative; and if she will...
  • Special Educational Needs
    Question 432: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the resource help for a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will be continued after 2005; and if she will make a statement...
  • Schools Building Projects
    Question 434: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the much needed extension for a school (details supplied) in County Monaghan will be included in her Department's building programme...
  • Special Educational Needs
    Question 435: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the appeal for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in respect of the person's need for educational...
  • Boards of Management
    Question 436: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans regarding the provision of representation for parents on the boards of management of comprehensive schools; and the timetable...
  • Schools Building Projects
    Question 437: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the school extension proposals for a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; the prospects of these works being...
  • School Transport
    Question 438: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide the reply to Question No. 115 of 14 October 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29820/04]
  • School Staffing
    Question 439: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to an appeal by a school (details supplied) in County Offaly for an extra temporary post; and if she...
  • Schools Amalgamation
    Question 440: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress being made in relation to the amalgamation of the three second level schools in Kildare town; if a decision on the site...
  • Schools Building Projects
    Question 441: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a site for a new vocational school in Athy, County Kildare was purchased in November...
  • Schools Amalgamation
    Question 443: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will clarify her reply to Question No. 133 of 7 October 2004 in relation to the amalgamation of a school (details supplied) in...
  • Third Level Admissions
    Question 444: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reviews and consultations and the organisations and groups with which she is engaged to reassess or alter the system of selection...
  • State Examinations
    Question 445: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the revision of the leaving certificate requirements and curricula being considered by her. [29834/04]
  • School Accommodation
    Question 446: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a permanent site and the provision of an appropriate school building will be secured to serve the needs of a school (details...
  • Schools Building Projects
    Question 447: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal and the architectural and design team have been...
  • School Staffing
    Question 448: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will take steps to ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be appointed to a permanent position as soon...
  • Institutes of Technology
    Question 449: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that institutes of technology have been effectively prevented from promoting the formation...
  • Schools Refurbishment
    Question 450: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the proper procedures were put in place in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; the tests which were carried out...
  • Home Tuition
    Question 451: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if further home tuition hours will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if a decision in this...
  • Schools Building Projects
    Question 452: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will take steps to ensure that the final payment for a project in County Mayo issues to a person (details supplied); and the...
  • Teaching Qualifications
    Question 454: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount spent on the completion of a comparative study on the AMI teacher training course and the courses in the colleges of...
  • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
    Question 457: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to reduce class sizes to fewer than 20 for children under nine in view of the commitment in the programme for Government and...
  • Teaching Qualifications
    Question 458: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if it is her intention to provide full recognition to Montessori teachers who qualify from a college (details supplied) in County...
  • Special Educational Needs
    Question 460: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools which have been and are in the process of having their provision of special needs assistants reviewed; the...
  • Schools Building Projects
    Question 461: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the criteria used to decide that a project at a school (details supplied) in County Donegal is deemed necessary rather than urgent; the...
  • Site Acquisitions
    Question 463: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a site for a new primary school at Ballycullen in west Dublin has been acquired by her Department; the likely timeframe involved...
  • Schools Building Projects
    Question 465: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a Gaelscoil at Clonakilty, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30152/04]
  • Special Educational Needs
    Question 466: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the weighted system for improving the allocation of teaching resources for pupils with special education needs will result...
  • School Staffing
    Question 467: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will investigate the delayed progress at a school (details supplied) in County Donegal and the delay in having an extra teacher...
  • Special Educational Needs
    Question 468: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will approve as a matter of urgency a special needs assistant for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will...
  • Student Support Schemes
    Question 469: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the student support schemes and measures available under the aegis of her Department to assist a third level student of a private...
  • Special Educational Needs
    Question 470: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a computer will be provided to a person (details supplied) on foot of the application made by the principal of this person's...
  • School Closures
    Question 471: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the discussions that have taken place regarding alternative accommodation for pupils given the decision to close a school (details...
  • Educational Disadvantage
    Question 472: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will designate a primary school (details supplied) in the Dublin 4 area as a Dublin inner city school in view of the large...
  • Site Acquisitions
    Question 473: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the demographic and other data used in determining the location of new schools; and if data on planning applications for dwellings is...
  • School Accommodation
    Question 474: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she considered acquiring a hall (details supplied) in Dublin 2 in order to provide future accommodation for students. [30207/04]
  • Schools Refurbishment
    Question 476: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the plans she has to renovate and refurbish a national school (details supplied) in County Cork; the date when works will commence; and...
  • Special Educational Needs
    Question 477: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to a letter (details supplied) regarding the issue of the new weighted system for assessment of special...
  • Suicide Prevention
    Question 478: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the crisis facing teachers in primary and post-primary schools relating to the issue of youth...
  • Special Educational Needs
    Question 479: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether there is a need for behavioural therapists to support primary and post-primary schools in tackling issues of...
  • Suicide Prevention
    Question 480: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to a letter (details supplied) sent to her office on 31 October 2004; the way in which she intends to...
  • Telecommunications Services
    Question 481: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if all circular letters and other such documents are to be sent to all primary schools by post until all schools have access to...
  • Schools Building Projects
    Question 482: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will report on her plans regarding the provision of a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; the...
  • Institutes of Technology
    Question 483: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her proposals to assist Waterford Institute of Technology in rapidly developing its research and development capacity to assist the...
  • Special Educational Needs
    Question 484: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if consideration will be given to sanctioning a special needs assistant for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she...
  • Higher Education Grants
    Question 485: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in County Meath will be given a grant for a two-year degree course in embalming for a college in...
  • Schools Building Projects
    Question 487: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an application under the schools building programme has been made by a school (details supplied) in County Laois; the status of the...
  • Schools Refurbishment
    Question 597: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an application under the schools building programme has been made by a school (details supplied) in County Offaly; the status of the...
  • School Accommodation
    Question 604: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an application under the schools building programme has been made by a school (details supplied) in County Offaly; the status of the...
  • Schools Refurbishment
    Question 611: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an application under the schools building programme has been made by a school (details supplied) in County Offaly; the status of the...

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