Written answers
Tuesday, 26 April 2005
Department of Education and Science
- Education Welfare Service
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of education welfare officers currently employed by the NEWB; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12933/05] - Third Level Education
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the failure rates for first year science courses at universities and institutes of technology; and if she will make a statement on the... - Teacher Training
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the curriculum in primary education contains a module on the way in which dyslexia is recognised and the way in which to deal with... - Special Educational Needs
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the appeal mechanism for parents who wish to transfer their dyslexic child to a special school in a case in which family psychologists... - Literacy Levels
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the percentage of young persons leaving secondary school with literacy difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Special Educational Needs
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to further special needs requirements at both primary and second level schools throughout the country;... - Psychological Service
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of psychologists employed by the NEPS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12959/05] - School Staffing
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the recent survey undertaken by the ASTI, which showed that work related stress accounted for more... - Schools Building Projects
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the timescale for the allocation of funding to commence construction of an extension of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 20; and if... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children at primary level in classes of more than 35; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12947/05] - Higher Education Grants
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position of discussions with the Department of Social and Family Affairs and the Revenue Commissioners regarding the introduction of... - School Staffing
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of school days taken by unqualified teachers in the latest year for which figures are available; if her attention has been... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 72: 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 which... - Special Educational Needs
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the measures which will be put in place to ensure that the National Council for Special Education can handle the workload involving deaf... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the timescale and the way in which she proposes to respond to the disturbing facts uncovered in the survey recently carried out by the... - School Discipline
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the way in which she intends to tackle growing discipline problems in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12937/05] - Lisbon Agenda
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps being taken by her Department to ensure that the targets set under the Lisbon strategy are achieved; and if she will make a... - Third Level Education
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress which has been made in implementing the recommendations of the OECD review of third level education here; and if she will... - Educational Disadvantage
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children who have participated in the Early Start programme in each year since its inception; the cost of this project for... - School Accommodation
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the way in which she proposes to address the growing problem of adequate provision of school places for children in areas of expanding... - Physical Education Facilities
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she is taking to ensure that all goalposts used in schools are safe, in view of a number of accidents in which temporary or... - Standardised Testing
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received a report from the NCCA recommending that all 450,000 primary school pupils should be tested for literacy and... - Special Educational Needs
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will reconsider her decision to abolish the advisory committee for the deaf and hard of hearing; her views on whether the... - School Text Books
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will take action to prevent publishers of school books from reprinting text books with minor textual changes, forcing parents and... - School Administration
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has considered the recent survey carried out by the Irish Primary Principals Network which found that many principals are... - Computerisation Programme
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a new strategy for introducing information technology into schools will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Management
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to reported proposals from a number of religious orders to establish collaborative trusts to run schools... - Third Level Education
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she intends to take to address the continuing low levels of attendance at third level institutions by young persons from areas... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to bring about an early examination of the pupil teacher ratio at primary and second level schools throughout the country; if... - Public Private Partnerships
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department is planning further PPP schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12938/05] - School Accommodation
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extra supports her Department plans to introduce in view of the long waiting list for parents looking to send their children to an... - Special Educational Needs
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the new system for the allocation of resources to children with special educational needs will be introduced as planned in September... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action she is taking to upgrade schools in County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12747/05] - School Curriculum
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of recommendations of the task force on the physical sciences which remain to be implemented; and if she will make a... - Psychological Service
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of national schools currently covered by the NEPS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12958/05] - Multi-Denominational Schools
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the call from Educate Together for the State to take action to provide real support for the planned... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if any research is currently funded by her Department into biofuels; the plans in place for the next five years; and if she will make a... - School Transport
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects to publish the review of the school transport scheme; if the review recommends that parents of primary pupils will... - Register of Offenders
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the legislation to establish a register of persons considered unsafe to work with children will be published; and if she will make... - Third Level Education
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she intends to increase the number of places available for persons applying for a higher diploma in education course; and if she... - Ministerial Appointments
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the circumstances surrounding the recent appointment of the former Secretary General at the Department of Health and Children to the... - School Curriculum
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received the further report from the NCCA on changes to the structure and content of the leaving certificate examination; if... - Schools Building Projects
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the measures which exist to provide additional funding for schools that are not located in RAPID areas but which cater for a sizeable... - Higher Education Grants
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason her Department is still not able to supply figures for the academic year 2002-03 of the socioeconomic breakdown of new... - Teacher Training
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the ratio of male to female primary school teachers at entry level to the teaching profession; the way in which she will tackle the... - Early Childhood Education
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the Early Start programme will be extended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12952/05] - Third Level Education
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has given assurances to the third level sector that funds raised independently will not be taken into account when making... - Suicide Prevention
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has satisfied herself that there is a sufficient educational and awareness programme in schools on depression and suicide; and... - Educational Disadvantage
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the main points of the proposals to combat educational disadvantage which she outlined to the INTO conference; when recruitment will... - Early School Leavers
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children who leave school before sitting the junior certificate examination for the most recent year for which statistics... - Schools Building Projects
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation regarding funding at a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13128/05] - Children Act
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the sections of the Children Act 2001 for which her Department has responsibility and which have been brought into operation; the... - School Accommodation
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the recent closure of a national school (details supplied) in Limerick which had to close as a... - Early School Leavers
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children who fail to make the transition from primary to secondary school annually; and if she will make a statement on... - School Staffing
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to two schools in the Tallaght area in which 54 nationalities are represented, which are not designated... - School Curriculum
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools offering the full relationships and sexuality module at secondary level; and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department sees a school (details supplied) in Dublin 1 playing any education role in future; and if funding will be made... - Literacy Levels
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if it is intended to publish the report, Literacy and Numeracy in Disadvantaged Schools; if the report found that in some schools up to... - School Curriculum
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has considered the inaugural report by the Irish Language Commissioner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12962/05] - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the findings of the report of the Committee of Public Accounts into the redress scheme for victims of institutional abuse;... - Psychological Service
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has satisfied herself with the roll out of the NEPS particularly outside the greater Dublin area; the areas of difficulty and... - State Examinations
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the call made by the National Parents Council for the abolition of the €90 fee to sit the junior... - School Enrolments
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the provisions she is putting in place to cater for the projected increase in the student population in the years ahead; if she will... - Interculturalism in Schools
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she is taking to assist schools in catering for the increasingly diverse cultural and ethnic nature of the pupil base,... - Garda Operations
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has discussed with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law the reported entry of gardaí into classrooms to seize children... - Institutes of Technology
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she intends to transfer funding responsibility for the institutes of technology sector away from her Department to an independent... - Teacher Training
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she intends to bring the Irish language entry requirements for primary teaching courses into line with those for English and... - Educational Welfare Service
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average number of cases allocated to each educational welfare officer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12934/05] - Schools Building Projects
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new building at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement... - Health and Safety Inspections
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools at primary level and secondary level inspected by the Health and Safety Authority in each of the past five years;... - Academic Accreditation
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position with regard to academic accreditation for long-term volunteers in social and paramedical work being advanced; and if she... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will set out a timetable for meeting the commitment on class sizes given in An Agreed Programme for Government within the... - Literacy Levels
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the percentage of children who leave primary school with literacy difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12974/05] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the serious concern expressed at the recent INTO conference at existing class sizes; if she will... - Teaching Qualifications
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether the time allocated to physical education on teacher training courses should be increased; and if she will make a... - School Curriculum
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether a complete and thorough examination of the teaching of Irish at primary and secondary school should take place;... - Bullying in Schools
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the initiatives that she is taking to tackle bullying at primary and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Physical Education Facilities
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to ensure that children have access to play and physical education facilities in inclement weather conditions; if there is a... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she intends to finalise the institutions to be added to the list under the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002; and if she...
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