Written answers
Tuesday, 8 November 2005
Department of Education and Science
- School Transport
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review the catchment boundaries for school transport services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32723/05] - School Curriculum
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on introducing driver education into the post-primary curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32763/05] - Youth Services
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will increase the funding available for youth work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32778/05] - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will meet with a person (details supplied) currently on hunger strike outside Dáil Éireann in protest at her refusal to... - Educational Disadvantage
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the timeframe for the allocation of the €40 million to be provided under the DEIS; the amount which will be provided for 2006; and if... - Medical Education
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans for increasing the number of Irish medical graduates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28900/05] - Special Educational Needs
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether some second level schools appear to be referring a large number of students with special educational needs to... - School Transport
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress to date on providing school transport for students living in the Raheen, Mungret and Clarina areas of Limerick who attend... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 125: 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 126: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the percentage of children with special needs attending non-fee paying schools in designated disadvantaged areas compared with those... - School Evaluation
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position with regard to the release of information regarding the way in which schools operate; and if she will make a statement on... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has identified the extent to which a reduction in the pupil-teacher ratio at primary level can benefit the future education and... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to allow mother and baby homes to be covered by the redress board; if there are alternative investigations that could be set... - Teaching Qualifications
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will reform the entry requirements for teacher training in order that Irish is brought into line with English and mathematics;... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of teachers in second level schools in counties Cavan and Monaghan who must to teach more than 30 children in individual... - School Staffing
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she intends to provide a second adult to the 20 one-teacher schools currently in operation here. [32745/05] - Educational Disadvantage
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extra funding she will provide under the DEIS proposals to the schoolbooks for needy pupils grant scheme; when extra funds will be... - Bullying in Schools
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps being undertaken to address the incidence of bullying at primary and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on... - Literacy Levels
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the improved support for pupils with low attainment levels of literacy and numeracy planned for the DEIS action plan will be... - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the activity taking place in each of the properties transferred here under the indemnity agreement with religious congregations; if any... - Teaching Profession
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the initiatives being taken by her to encourage a greater number of males to enter teaching; and if she will make a statement on the... - Special Educational Needs
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the state of progress of the Middletown centre of excellence for autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32757/05] - School Curriculum
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if any reviews have been carried out of transition year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32727/05] - School Meals
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason her Department has not provided schools with guidelines on the types of foods that are available on school premises; and if... - School Curriculum
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to introduce a single science subject for the leaving certificate to encourage more students to follow the science route at... - Psychological Service
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of secondary schools which have access to the National Educational Psychological Service; and if she will make a statement... - Stay Safe Programme
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the percentage of primary schools which have implemented the Stay Safe programme; the number of times this should be carried out; and... - Educational Disadvantage
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the standardised approach to identification of disadvantage planned under the DEIS action plan; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Staffing
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she is satisfied with the interview processes that are used to fill vacant positions at second level schools; and if she will make a... - Education Welfare Service
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average caseload per officer at the National Educational Welfare Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32712/05] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her timescale for reducing class size at both primary and post-primary level to EU norms; when she will implement the undertaking in An... - School Curriculum
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools offering relationships and sexuality education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32721/05] - Multi-Denominational Schools
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the level of funding made available to Educate Together to advance multi-denominational teaching here; and if she will make a statement... - Computerisation Programme
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the support available to schools to implement information technology programmes and to use broadband; and if she will make a statement... - Schools Building Projects
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the number of bundles of schools to be offered to the market as part of the latest PPP school building announcement will be known;... - Early Childhood Education
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has been in contact with the CDI concerning its initiative A Place for Children: Tallaght West; and the Department which will be... - School Accommodation
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the degree to which she proposes to address the issue of overcrowded classrooms at primary and second level schools throughout the... - School Staffing
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many primary schools with high numbers of children with special learning needs have... - Third Level Qualifications
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to proposals from universities here to reduce bachelor of engineering programmes to a three-year degree... - Teaching Qualifications
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if exceptions can be made to the basic requirements for posts in the VEC sector which would allow for the recruitment of a person who... - Teaching Profession
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of males entering primary level teaching for the most recent year for which statistics are available; the number entering... - Departmental Projects
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the renewable energy research projects funded by her Department over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the... - Educational Disadvantage
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the new integrated school support programme will be introduced; when she will announce which schools will be included in the... - School Discipline
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if funding will be provided in budget 2006 to implement proposals expected from the task force on student behaviour in second level... - Physical Education Facilities
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools which have a sports facility on-site or access to a sports facility; and if she will make a statement on... - Educational Disadvantage
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the drop-out rate from schools in poorer areas is a crisis; and the way in which she proposes to address same. [32815/05] - Post-Primary Education
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the fact that for Ireland to fulfil the requirements of the Lisbon Agenda, increased resources are needed for post-primary... - Garda Vetting Procedures
Question 175: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the categories of workers within the educational system that are vetted by the Garda with regard to the risk of child abuse; and if she... - Road Accident Investigations
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the Bus Éireann report on the school bus crash in County Meath will be published; if she will support the giving of as much... - Multi-Denominational Schools
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of multi-denominational primary and secondary schools here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32719/05] - Child Protection
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department monitors the implementation of the Department of Education and Science child protection guidelines for post-primary... - Teachers' Remuneration
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the yearly cost of paying teachers' salaries in fee-paying post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32803/05] - Education Welfare Service
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will report on the current roll-out of educational welfare officers; when the full complement of 300 will be employed; and if... - Post-Primary Education
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if all second level schools will produce an annual school report detailing their activities under a broad range of headings; and if she... - Education Schemes
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has satisfied herself with the support given to young mothers to stay in school or return to education. [31001/05] - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that solicitors charged fees to their clients on top of the costs paid by the Residential... - Youth Services
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the level of funding allocated to the national youth work development plan; the level of funding estimated to implement the plan in... - Education Welfare Service
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a significant increase in funding will be provided to the National Educational Welfare Board in order that it can fulfil its mandate... - Third Level Education
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of recommendations from the OECD report on higher education here that she intends to actively prioritise over the coming 12... - Post-Primary Education
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if substantial extra funding will be provided to raise the amount spent on post-primary education from the current position of 21 out... - Special Educational Needs
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there was a reduction in the amount of money spent by the State on court cases relating to education provision for children with... - School Management
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the percentage of primary school boards of management under the patronage of the Roman Catholic Church that are chaired by a priest;... - School Transport
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of concessionary students being carried on the school transport system; the number carried last year; and if she will make a... - Languages Programme
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to provide for the teaching of languages other than English or Irish in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on... - School Transport
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if it is her Department's policy to refund money paid for school transport where they have been told they are outside the catchment... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary teachers in counties Cavan and Monaghan which have 30 or more children in their classes; if she has satisfied... - Schools Building Projects
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the expenditure of €45 million on 51 sites for new schools in the past five and a half years; her proposals to reduce... - School Inspector Reports
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department will sanction the release of school inspector reports on all schools here; and if she will make a statement on the... - Schools Building Projects
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the evaluation her Department has carried out in advance of her announcement of the public private partnership school building... - Sport and Recreational Development
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to introduce dual use sports facilities in conjunction with local communities to encourage more participation in sport,...
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