Written answers
Wednesday, 15 February 2006
Department of Education and Science
- School Transport
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will report on the progress to date in 2006 in making buses safer and ending the three for two rule; if additional buses have... - Post-Leaving Certificate Courses
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a timeframe for the implementation of the McIver report will be drawn up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5733/06] - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many victims of child abuse and organisations that represent them and others who have... - Computerisation Programme
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has completed the promised audit of information technology hardware in schools; if so, when same will be published;... - School Discipline
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of students expelled from secondary school for the most recent year for which statistics are available; the number of such... - State Examinations
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason it is not possible to provide a second opportunity within weeks for students to sit exams in view of the fact that each year... - Site Acquisitions
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there has been an increase of 34% in post-primary students at a school (details... - Special Educational Needs
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has received an application for funding from a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow to enable the school to... - Literacy Levels
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will develop a national strategy to address low literacy levels, as recommended in the final report of the educational... - Commercial Marketing in Schools
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the levels of commercial sponsorship in schools such as highlighted by the commercial free education campaign; if there are... - Disruptive Students
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the task force on student behaviour has recommended legislative changes as part of its proposals; and if she will make a statement on... -
Garda Vetting Services
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when school boards of management will be vetted by the central vetting unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5562/06] - Psychological Service
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of secondary schools covered by NEPS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5560/06] - Schools Building Projects
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some schools have had to raise considerable sums to top-up the money allocated to them... - Literacy Levels
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the key findings of the recently published Succeeding in Reading report; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Evaluations
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the level of consultation with school pupils which is entered into by her Department as part of the whole school evaluation; and if she... - Literacy Levels
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the multi-generational nature of learning and literacy difficulties here, the accompanying problems of low computer... - Education Welfare Service
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of education welfare officers employed by the NEWB; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5573/06] - Standardised Testing
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when standardised testing will be introduced at primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5593/06] - School Transport
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a review of catchment boundaries for school transport will be carried out in view of the huge demographic changes that have occurred... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary school children in school classes of more than 35; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5587/06] - Third Level Education
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to introduce an aptitude test for applicants to medical education courses; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that... - Education Welfare Service
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no educational welfare officer assigned to County Mayo, which means that... - Educational Disadvantage
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the recent report How are our Kids in Tallaght West; if her Department had any meeting specifically... - Third Level Education
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the promised survey on participation in higher education by socio-economic group based on a census of entrants in 2004 and the... - School Curriculum
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the proposal by the Irish Primary Principals Network that responsibility for preparation for First Communion and... - Literacy Levels
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children from poorer backgrounds with significant literacy problems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5575/06] - Implementation of Legislation
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects all the sections of the Children Act 2001 that are under the aegis of her Department to be implemented; and if she... - Special Educational Needs
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the urgent need to provide support for children with special educational needs in second level schools will be addressed; her... - Disadvantaged Status
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number and the schools in Counties Wicklow and Carlow classified as disadvantaged; the way in which these were selected; her plans... - Bullying in Schools
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will revise and bring up to date the 1993 guidelines on countering bullying behaviour in schools; and if she will make a... - School Evaluations
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of whole school evaluations to be completed in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5567/06] - Psychological Service
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average waiting time for an assessment under the NEPS system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5572/06] - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if final payment has been received on the commitment of the religious congregations to pay €128 million in cash and in kind in the... - School Evaluations
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the timescale for the publication of the first whole school evaluation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5569/06] - Commercial Marketing in Schools
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the increasing number of commercial companies that are advertising their products and shops in schools; the action she... -
Garda Vetting Services
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the categories of school staff that are subject to vetting; the timescale for providing for vetting of all categories of school staff;... - School Staffing
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of males under 30 employed as full-time teachers at primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5553/06] - School Curriculum
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if driver education will be included as part of the transition year programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5584/06] - Early School Leavers
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the rate of school completion at second level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5576/06] - Early Childhood Education
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if expansion of the State's provision of early childhood education is planned under her new proposals on educational disadvantage,... - Special Educational Needs
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children with special needs being taught in unsuitable conditions here, such as in toilets, cold corridors and so on.... - Computerisation Programme
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she shares concern that students here are amongst the least positive within the OECD countries when it comes to attitudes to... -
Detention Centres
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the level of occupancy of each of the detention centres for children on 31 January 2006; if she has satisfied herself that there are... - Disruptive Students
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the report on student behaviour will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5731/06] - Proposed Legislation
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects to publish the third level student support Bill; if she intends to revise the method of assessing means in the context... - Schools Building Projects
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will investigate the possibility of accelerating the schools building programme with particular reference to the needs of... - Educational Disadvantage
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of extra money that will be spent to address educational disadvantage in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Curriculum
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the pedagogy employed in the XLC project in Waterford; her further views on offering such a pedagogy to children in other... - Physical Education Facilities
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the physical education grant will be restored to schools in order that they do not have to depend on commercial companies to pay for... - Educational System
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the main conclusions of the YES consultation process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5579/06] -
Teacher Support Services
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the support services which are available for teachers in view of the high levels of stress among teachers and the numbers of teachers... - Special Educational Needs
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has responded to information given to her Department on resource teaching hours lost to schools in disadvantaged areas as a... - Psychological Service
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of NEPS psychologists employed by the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5571/06] - Early School Leavers
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children failing to make the transition from primary to secondary schooling; and if she will make a statement on the... -
Education Programmes
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the figure for the number of schools offering the Stay Safe programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5556/06] - School Staffing
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has an indication at this stage that more men have applied for primary teaching courses as a result of the campaign to attract... - Youth Services
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to further implement the Youth Work Act 2001 in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5727/06] - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will inform Dáil Éireann of the highest award paid by the Residential Institutions Redress Board, the lowest award and the... - School Staffing
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress she expects to make in 2006 in implementing the commitment in An Agreed Programme for Government:; and if she will make a... - Early School Leavers
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Education and Science what she intends to do to ensure that young people who have dropped out of school before taking the leaving certificate have the... - Education Funding
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department offers grant support to non-profit making groups and organisations that provide extra curricular educational... - Educational Disadvantage
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action she intends to take following the publication of a report on participation of Travellers in post-primary education which... - Special Educational Needs
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in the context of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004, she will ensure that the necessary... - School Discipline
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the report of the task force on student behaviour will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5554/06] - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which she has examined the effect of high pupil-teacher ratios; her plans to address the issues; and if she will make a... - School Management
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the rules for national schools will be updated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5747/06] - Computerisation Programme
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary and secondary schools with broadband Internet access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5592/06] - Physical Education Facilities
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the failure to allocate funds to provide a sports hall for a college (details supplied) in County Mayo; when the funds...
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