Written answers
Tuesday, 26 April 2005
Department of Education and Science
- Schools Building Projects
Question 396: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that St. Michael's House and Fingal County Council have been informed by her Department... - Higher Education Grants
Question 397: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 149 of 14 April 2005, the terms of reference for the review mentioned in same. [12751/05] - School Accommodation
Question 398: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will report on the background to her decision to sanction a new school and provide for the expansion of another school (details... - School Access
Question 399: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school can refuse a parent the right to enter the school grounds in the absence of a court order; and if she will make a statement... - Schools Building Projects
Question 400: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the building of a new school for a school (details supplied) County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 401: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will reduce the pupil-teacher ratio in Kildare schools in line with the national average. [12792/05] - School Placement
Question 402: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of pupils seeking school places in Kildare North who have failed to gain places in the school of choice; and the way in... - Special Educational Needs
Question 403: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the arrangements in place at post-primary level for September 2005, specifically for primary pupils with special learning needs who... - Departmental Properties
Question 404: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to her statement to this Deputy in Dáil Éireann that a school (details supplied) in County Mayo would be provided with a site... - Schools Building Projects
Question 405: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount set aside in 2004 for the development of an all-Irish education centre in Ballyvourney, County Cork. [12826/05] - Special Educational Needs
Question 406: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the establishment of a second level class specifically for students with Asperger's syndrome; when it is likely... - School Curriculum
Question 407: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when physical education will be made a leaving certificate examination subject; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12819/05] - Educational Disadvantage
Question 408: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will approve funding to a vocational college (details supplied) in County Wexford under the stay in school retention initiative... - Schools Building Projects
Question 410: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will renew the allocation to a school (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12862/05] - Schools Refurbishment
Question 411: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if further progress has been made on the application for an extension and refurbishment to a school (details supplied) in County... - School Staffing
Question 412: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation regarding an additional teacher for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal from September 2005; and if she will... - Special Educational Needs
Question 413: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason an application for home tuition for a person (details supplied) in County Laois has not yet been sanctioned; if her... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 414: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding progress at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9 following her reply to a previous parliamentary question.... - School Accommodation
Question 415: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will sanction funding for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo now that a site has been identified by the OPW for same;... - School Enrolments
Question 416: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the minimum number of pupils required on 30 September in any given year for a school to remain open. [12995/05] - School Accommodation
Question 417: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects to be in a position to meet in full the accommodation and other requirements at a school (details supplied) in County... - School Staffing
Question 418: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if correspondence (details supplied) has been brought to her attention. [13033/05] - Schools Building Projects
Question 420: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will consider including post-primary schools (details supplied) in any remaining building project allocations for 2005; and if... - Institutes of Technology
Question 421: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to develop the Thurles Campus of Tipperary Institute; the steps she intends to take to ensure that the Thurles campus will... - School Enrolments
Question 422: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the new national school for Naas, County Kildare, will open in September 2005; if parents of pupils in existing primary schools in... - School Funding
Question 423: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 871 of 12 April 2005, if the increase in funding for the school (details supplied) in County... - School Staffing
Question 424: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare was not granted a career break; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Schools Building Projects
Question 425: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the source of funding for the management and maintenance of joint school community sports halls as provided for under the schools... - School Completion Programme
Question 427: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Ballinode college is a second level vocation school with 121 students enrolled at PLC... - School Transport
Question 428: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children from the west Waterford area being transported to schools (details supplied); the cost involved in... - Investigation of Incident
Question 430: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the situation of a person (details supplied); if she will initiate an immediate investigation into... - School Staffing
Question 431: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in County Louth will be allocated an extra class teacher from September 2005; and if she will make a... - Special Educational Needs
Question 438: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if assistance will be given to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 to obtain a place soon in the CABAS school, Kilbarrack, Dublin... - Private Schools
Question 439: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding she will be making available to fee paying schools in this year's budget. [13153/05] - Psychological Service
Question 444: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the serious shortage of child-school psychologists in County Donegal; the plans for increasing the... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 445: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has carried out an evaluation of the pupil-teacher ratio at primary and second level schools throughout the country; if any... - Task Force on the Physical Sciences
Question 446: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action she has taken or intends to take arising from the report and recommendations made by the task force on the physical... - School Accommodation
Question 447: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) in County Limerick is in unsuitable temporary... -
Question 452: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will meet a delegation of teachers and parents from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9 to discuss their urgent need for a... - School Staffing
Question 454: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a school (details supplied) in County Cavan will receive the services of a part-time teacher for the remainder of the year 2004-05... - School Accommodation
Question 455: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress regarding the application for an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a... - Special Educational Needs
Question 456: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 437 of 19 April 2005, the outcome of the talks which took place between her officials and the... - School Services Staff
Question 457: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding made available to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 3 to cover the costs of providing a caretaker. [13330/05] - School Accommodation
Question 458: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason temporary accommodation has not been provided for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if her Department will... - School Services Staff
Question 460: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the post of full-time caretaker for a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be approved; and if she will make a... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 461: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action she will take following receipt of a letter from a group (details supplied) in County Wexford; when she will announce the... - Telecommunications Services
Question 462: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the contractual arrangements which have been put in place to deliver broadband to national schools; and if she will make a statement on... - Schools Building Projects
Question 463: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will fund the provision of a water filter for the main water supply to a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if... - Telecommunications Services
Question 464: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which broadband is available to primary and second level schools throughout the country; if a recent sat lynx dispute in... - Grant Payments
Question 465: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has plans to speed up the payment of higher education of VEC grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13430/05] - Bullying in Schools
Question 466: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of incidents of school bullying reported at primary or second level in each of the past five years; the steps being taken to... - Schools Building Projects
Question 467: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which the objectives set in the school building programme in respect of primary and second level schools in County... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 468: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the second level school in County Kildare which holds the highest pupil-teacher ratio; her plans to address this issue; and if she will... - Health and Safety Regulations
Question 469: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the potential breach of health and safety regulations due to overcrowding at various schools... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 470: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the primary school in County Kildare which holds the highest pupil-teacher ratio; her plans to address this issue; and if she will make... - Schools Building Projects
Question 471: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to build new second level schools in keeping with the requirements as set out by the school authorities throughout County... - Special Educational Needs
Question 473: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects to be in a position to meet in full the special needs or other teaching requirements as set out by the various second... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 477: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number and location of primary schools in County Kildare which are awaiting approval in respect of refurbishment, extension or... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 480: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of extra primary and second level teachers required to bring the pupil-teacher ratio into line with the commitments given in... - Special Educational Needs
Question 483: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if special needs teaching and support in this country compares with best practice in other European jurisdictions; and if she will make...
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