Written answers
Tuesday, 12 April 2005
Department of Education and Science
- Special Educational Needs
Question 795: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the special classes being provided by the Celbridge branch of the Dyslexia Association of Ireland at... - Human Rights Issues
Question 796: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the actions which have been taken to implement UN Resolution A/RES/53/243; and the initiatives the Government is undertaking to make... - Deportation Orders
Question 797: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) will be allowed to sit the leaving certificate exams at a suitable location in Nigeria; if she will... - Schools Building Projects
Question 798: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will be made on an application for a school extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she... - School Staffing
Question 800: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the issue of class sizes and staffing will be addressed at a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a... - School Accommodation
Question 802: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide funding for additional permanent accommodation of two classrooms for a school (details supplied); and if she will... - School Staffing
Question 804: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an additional teacher will be provided for a school (details supplied) which has an average staff-pupil ratio of 27:1; and if she... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 806: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the plans in place in her Department to reduce class sizes in primary schools throughout County Clare; and if she will make a statement... - Schools Building Projects
Question 807: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when funding will become available for the new school (details supplied) under the school building programme; and if she will make a... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 808: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the pupil-teacher ratio envisaged in the programme for Government with particular reference to the needs of individual schools... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 810: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if funds will be made available this year to upgrade the toilets at a school (details supplied). [9982/05] - Special Educational Needs
Question 811: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has had a chance to consider the paper read by a person (details supplied) which outlines the results of research on... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 813: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the commitment in the 2002 programme for Government to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio in our schools, the reason the... - Special Educational Needs
Question 814: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [10013/05] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 815: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the inadequate staffing level that exists at a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; if her... - Abuse Allegations
Question 817: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) left college over allegations of abuse; if this third level institution will accept responsibility and... - Grant Payments
Question 818: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when an application for a home tuition grant for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 18 will be sanctioned by her Department. [10063/05] - Special Educational Needs
Question 819: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a special needs assistant support will be provided at a school (details supplied) in County Louth for a person who suffers from... - School Transport
Question 821: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if school transport will be provided for persons (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Accommodation
Question 822: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position of an application from a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow that has applied to the Department to fund the... - Parent-Teacher Meetings
Question 824: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will furnish Department guidelines for parent-teacher meetings in schools in the State. [10084/05] - Teachers' Remuneration
Question 825: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 199 of 10 March 2005, the name of the person who was responsible for the error that caused the... - School Transport
Question 826: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if previous correspondence has been brought to her attention (details supplied); if she will extend the bus route; and if she will make... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 827: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department will use class size rather than pupil-teacher ratio as the measure for staffing levels in each primary school when... - Special Educational Needs
Question 829: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will publish the special needs teacher allocation for primary schools before the end of the academic year; and if she will make... - Schools Building Projects
Question 830: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the proposal to provide a purpose-built gym for a school (details supplied); when the gym will be built and... - School Accommodation
Question 832: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost and value of the proposed second hand prefab for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the estimated cost for installing... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 834: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her proposals for the replacement or refurbishment of a school (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the... - Higher Education Grants
Question 835: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a third level grant application which is under examination in her Department (details supplied) will be determined; and if she... - Special Educational Needs
Question 836: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the right of appeal a person (details supplied) in County Wexford has following a decision of the National Council for Special... - Schools Building Projects
Question 837: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will sanction the acceptance of the tender to begin works in view of a promise made by the Government to provide funding for a... - School Accommodation
Question 838: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will accept the invitation to visit a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; if the officials in her Department will agree... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 839: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the reduction of classroom sizes for a school (details supplied) in County Wexford to deal with the serious... - School Placement
Question 840: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she intends to ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Limerick who attends an all-Irish primary school is enabled... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 841: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a general purpose room, library resource, teaching room, principal's office, storage facilities and multipurpose room will be... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 842: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has received correspondence from a school (details supplied); the steps she will take to ensure that the average size... - Ministerial Travel
Question 845: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she travelled abroad for the St. Patrick's Day celebrations; the persons who travelled with her in her official party; the duration... - Site Acquisitions
Question 848: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress in acquiring a site for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15. [10191/05] - Physical Education Facilities
Question 850: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools that have had to use their physical education rooms as general class rooms at the behest of her Department to... - School Discipline
Question 851: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of cases of physical violence or injury by students against teachers reported to her Department in primary and secondary... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 852: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps her Department will take to reduce the pupil teacher ratio in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15. [10201/05] - Schools Building Projects
Question 853: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when her Department will report on the examination of the sites of two schools (details supplied) in County Laois; when a decision will... - Institutes of Technology
Question 854: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will be made on funding phase 1A of the development plan of the Institute of Technology, Tallaght; and if she will make... - School Staffing
Question 855: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review the staffing levels and class supports available for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal in view of the... - Higher Education Grants
Question 859: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will give a breakdown, county by county, in tabular form, of the new awards of higher education grants under socio-economic... - School Accommodation
Question 862: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position on the building extension programme for a school (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement... - Schools Building Projects
Question 863: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position on the extension building programme for a school (details supplied) in County Monaghan; her views on the fact that it is... - School Curriculum
Question 864: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review primary circular 32/03 to amend the PC 32/03 to allow primary school pupils to repeat sixth class in their primary... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 865: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of national school classes in the Dublin 24 area which have 30 or more children in the classes; the number of teachers in... - Schools Building Projects
Question 866: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received an application in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; if her attention has been drawn to the... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 867: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the plans her Department has to address the serious problems being encountered by a school (details supplied) in County Kildare with... - School Placement
Question 868: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the plans she has to address the problems for persons (details supplied) who cannot obtain places for their children at a school. [10290/05] - Schools Building Projects
Question 871: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will confirm that her Department has received an application for a small increase in additional funding, to permit a new school... - School Transport
Question 872: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the plans her Department has to provide safe school transport for persons attending a school (details supplied); and if she will make a... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 873: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she proposes to address the issue of the high pupil-teacher ratio, with particular reference to bringing Ireland into a more... - School Staffing
Question 875: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will approve the appointment of an additional teacher for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a... - School Accommodation
Question 877: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason her Department has refused to approve the allocation of a portacabin for a school (details supplied) in County Roscommon; if... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 878: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether solicitor fees of 20% of the awards by the Residential Institutions Redress Board is an excessive charge; and if... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 879: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) was not granted funding under the summer works scheme. [10333/05] - Schools Building Projects
Question 880: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will grant permission to a post-primary school (details supplied) in County Cork to purchase a site for the development of its... - Higher Education Grants
Question 881: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an education grant application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork to Cork County VEC. [10335/05] - School Libraries
Question 883: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding avenues open to a disadvantaged school (details supplied) in Dublin 8 to establish a school library which would include a... - School Staffing
Question 884: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the plans she has for the reduction of school classes in primary schools in line with the commitment in the programme for Government;... - Higher Education Grants
Question 886: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will change the system of qualification for mature students whereby if they live outside the country in the autumn of the... - School Placement
Question 887: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry has been told that they are living in the catchment area for Killahan national... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 888: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the special circumstances of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 14 in view of the large number of... - Schools Building Projects
Question 889: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools in Mayo which applied for funding under the summer works scheme 2005 and the number which were successful. [10413/05] - Vocational Education Committees
Question 890: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the position of chief executive officer of Clare VEC, which was advertised sometime ago, will be filled; and if she will make a... - Educational Appointments
Question 892: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has plans to appoint an extra teacher to a school (details supplied) in County Limerick. [10421/05] - State Examinations
Question 893: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a reader and spelling waiver will be granted to a person (details supplied) sitting the leaving certificate in 2005; and if she will... - School Staffing
Question 894: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will take steps to ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who has been employed at a national school in... - Capitation Grants
Question 896: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she intends to take to ensure that the primary school capitation grant covers the basic costs of running the schools; if she... - Schools Building Projects
Question 897: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the plans she has for the expansion of existing primary schools in County Louth or the construction of new schools to facilitate the... - Modern Language Teaching
Question 899: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will take steps to ensure that legislation intended to curb bogus language schools here does not have the effect of preventing... - School Transport
Question 900: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will release the school transport report finalised last year; the plans she has to increase the charges associated with school... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 901: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the circumstances at a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; the timeframe for reduction of... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 902: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will make a statement regarding the grant application for a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [10485/05] - School Staffing
Question 904: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will take urgent steps to address the concerns of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and if she will make a statement on... - Schools Building Projects
Question 905: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [10521/05] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 906: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the sections of her Department based outside Dublin which will be moved to other non-Dublin locations under the decentralisation... - Higher Education Grants
Question 907: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork did not qualify for a higher education grant. [10543/05] - Early School Leavers
Question 908: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on correspondence from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9 regarding the stay in school retention initiative; if funding... - Education Welfare Service
Question 910: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the assistance her Department will give to the parent of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [10551/05] - Fairtrade Products
Question 911: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the campaign to have Fairtrade products widely available and used; her views on the objectives of... - Schools Building Projects
Question 912: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position with regard to plans to construct a new community college at Croom, County Limerick. [10570/05] - Educational Projects
Question 913: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a full evaluation of the Walk Tall and On my Own Two Feet programmes has been carried out; the main findings of this evaluation; and... - School Transport
Question 915: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a decision will be made on a school transport service (details supplied) in County Cork. [10614/05] - School Accommodation
Question 916: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the shortage of school places in the Mullingar area for pupils wishing to commence primary school or... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 917: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to a national school (details supplied) in Dublin 4 which has a split class in which there are 13... - School Capital Programme
Question 920: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount spent from the school capital programme on primary schools in County Wexford in 2004; and if she will make a statement on... - Special Educational Needs
Question 921: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of applications for special needs assistants submitted to her Department from primary schools in County Wexford in 2004; the... - Student Councils
Question 924: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her proposals to encourage the development of student representative councils for post-primary schools; and if she will make a... - Third level Courses
Question 926: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of third level places provided for speech and language therapy students per year; her proposals to address the shortage of... - Adult Education
Question 927: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she proposes to implement the McIver report on adult education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10657/05] - School Placement
Question 928: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) will be allocated a place in a school in Dublin 8; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10659/05] - Grant Payments
Question 929: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the grants and other financial assistance awarded by her Department in each of the past three years to men's organisations and groups... - School Staffing
Question 931: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a need to maintain a full-time resource teacher at a school (details... - Psychological Service
Question 932: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there are pupils attending a school (details supplied) in County Dublin who have had... - School Staffing
Question 935: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application for a full-time resource teacher for Travellers for a school (details supplied) in County Clare; when the... - Higher Education Grants
Question 936: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will review the decision not to approve a degree course for grant purposes for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and if... - School Staffing
Question 937: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when resource hours will be sanctioned for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [10757/05] - Special Educational Needs
Question 938: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will advance proposals submitted to her Department by parents to establish a class for children with Asperger's syndrome at a... - School Placement
Question 939: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the enrolment of a person (details supplied) at a school in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 940: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether 2500 additional trained teachers will be required to bring class sizes in primary schools in line with the... - School Curriculum
Question 941: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 156 of 17 February 2005, when it is anticipated that the National Council for Curriculum and... - Schools Building Projects
Question 942: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if and when funding for school building and budget will be authorised for a school (details supplied) for children with autism which... - Special Educational Needs
Question 943: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will continue to receive two and a half hours resource teaching at a school (details... - Departmental Bodies
Question 944: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the annual fees paid to each chairperson and director in each statutory board under the remit of her Department. [10884/05] - Schools Building Projects
Question 945: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average cost of new two teacher schools, built over the past three years. [10914/05] - Special Educational Needs
Question 946: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a one to one resource teacher will be available to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [10915/05] - Schools Building Projects
Question 947: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action her Department proposes to take to upgrade a school (details supplied) in Dublin 20. [10916/05] - School Enrolments
Question 948: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the notification which was received from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform regarding the 20 non-national families... - Special Educational Needs
Question 950: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if any assessment has been carried out of the effectiveness of the policy of integration of special needs pupils into mainstream... - School Staffing
Question 951: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received a request from a school (details supplied) for a special needs teacher; if the criteria for such a post has been... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 952: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the pupil-teacher ratio at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare now stands at... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 958: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will give consideration to an application under the SWS for badly-needed fencing at schools in the Dublin 10 area (details... - School Accommodation
Question 959: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will give consideration to an application from a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Staffing
Question 960: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department will appoint an extra full-time classroom teacher to a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will... - Schools Building Projects
Question 962: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will give urgent priority to the proposal by the County Kildare VEC to build a new community college in Athy; and if she will... - School Accommodation
Question 969: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount allocated to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare for the provision of temporary accommodation; and when the prefab... - Schools Building Projects
Question 972: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction the invitation of tenders for the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in 2005; and... - Schools Recognition
Question 976: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if permanent recognition of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare has been sanctioned; and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects
Question 977: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the urgent need to address the provision of a covered walkway at a school (details supplied) in... - Special Educational Needs
Question 978: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if sanction will be given for the appointment of a part-time or full-time learning support teacher at a school (details supplied) in... - School Staffing
Question 979: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the areas of greatest shortages in terms of teacher numbers in the second level system. [11152/05] - Student Support Schemes
Question 980: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has satisfied herself with the operation of the grants scheme for third level education; if her attention has been drawn to the... - Schools Building Projects
Question 981: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position on the long promised extension to a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Staffing
Question 984: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if extra teaching staff will be allocated to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare based on the class size and number of pupils... - Schools Building Projects
Question 985: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding extra facilities required at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she expects the project to... - School Accommodation
Question 994: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if extra temporary accommodation required by a school (details supplied) in County Kildare is in place in addition to its accommodation... - Schools Building Projects
Question 995: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the classroom extension at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare is on target to be completed in the latter half of 2005;... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 1001: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will be made in relation to an application for a major refurbishment project by a school (details supplied) in County... - Schools Building Projects
Question 1002: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school extension at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare is on target to complete in the latter half of 2005; and if she... - Site Acquisitions
Question 1013: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position on site acquisition to meet the requirements of alternative or new school facilities at a school (details supplied); if... - Schools Building Projects
Question 1015: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when works will commence at a college (details supplied) in County Kildare regarding roof repair and conversion works; and if she will... - Site Acquisitions
Question 1016: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the acquisition of a site for a new national school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if her attention has... - Special Educational Needs
Question 1017: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to the extra facilities and funding for the Saplings project; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Institutes of Technology
Question 1018: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if following the formal endorsement by the Cabinet on 22 April 2005 of the review and recommendations of the OECD on third level... - Schools Building Projects
Question 1019: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the way in which she expects to meet the enrolment need of parents in the Sallins, Naas, Kill areas of County Kildare at primary and... - School Enrolments
Question 1023: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools in the State; the number of classes in these primary schools; the number of these classes that have 25... - School Staffing
Question 1024: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received an application from a school (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the need to retain the existing quota of... - Special Educational Needs
Question 1025: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if under the new circular for special needs (details supplied) specific learning disability, borderline mild general learning... - School Accommodation
Question 1026: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8 several classes with up to 30 pupils have... - Schools Building Projects
Question 1027: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if consideration has been given to building a replacement school for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8 to alleviate overcrowding... - School Accommodation
Question 1030: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether it is not cost effective to continually add a prefab a year to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8 as has... - Special Educational Needs
Question 1035: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) will not lose any of the services of its special needs assistants, resource teacher or learning support... - School Staffing
Question 1037: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) draws its children from an area designated as... - School Services Staff
Question 1040: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) in Dublin 10 has no full-time secretarial support and... - National Lottery Funding
Question 1041: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of lottery funding advanced to date on a yearly basis to projects outside this State; the number of such lottery grants on...
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