Written answers

Tuesday, 4 April 2006

  • School Services Staff
    Question 459: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she is satisfied that the pay and conditions of school secretaries and caretakers whose posts are paid through grant-aid to schools...
  • School Staffing
    Question 461: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress which has been made in regard to the detailed review of the position of one-teacher schools with less than 12 pupils...
  • Disadvantaged Status
    Question 462: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason one of the 11 designated disadvantaged schools in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 11 is the only school that has not...
  • Schools Building Projects
    Question 463: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress which has been made in regard to an application by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal for an extension, taking...
  • Special Educational Needs
    Question 464: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has undertaken an assessment of the IQ limits which she has used in her directive for the weighted system of support for...
  • Schools Building Projects
    Question 465: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to introduce flexibility to the 10% contribution scheme required of schools undertaking investment in new facilities in order...
  • Redundancy Provisions
    Question 467: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when her Department expects to be in a position to make a decision in regard to the redundancy entitlement of a special needs assistant...
  • School Accommodation
    Question 468: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the overcrowding at a school (details supplied) in County Meath; her views on the health and safety...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    Question 469: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary gaelscoileanna in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12868/06]
  • Schools Recognition
    Question 470: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the guidelines and conditions a school must meet when seeking continued recognition under section 3 of additional regulations for the...
  • School Management
    Question 472: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the mechanism and the determination of the way in which patronage of schools is determined by her Department; if, once patronage is...
  • Adult Education
    Question 473: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if funding is available from her Department to run night courses through the mechanism of Irish; and if she will make a statement on...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    Question 474: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost to the Exchequer or her Department in regard to the establishment of all primary gaelscoileanna in County Kildare; and if she...
  • Redundancy Provisions
    Question 475: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to redundancy payments for special needs assistants who were laid off; when this payment will issue; the stage...
  • State Examinations
    Question 477: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the proposals that she intends to implement in order to increase the achievement levels of male students in higher level Irish in the...
  • School Services Staff
    Question 479: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will ensure that funding is provided for the appointment of a crossing patrol personnel, lollipop lady to deal with the serious...
  • School Staffing
    Question 480: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the additional resources she plans to give to a school (details supplied) in view of the fact that the school is undergoing rapid...
  • Special Educational Needs
    Question 481: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason she is reducing the grant for the ABA supervisor in a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow when this system has been...
  • School Services Staff
    Question 483: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if extra funding will be provided to voluntary secondary schools for insurance, the wages of secretaries, the wages of caretakers, the...
  • Schools Building Projects
    Question 485: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received correspondence of 24 March 2006 from a group (details supplied) in County Wicklow; her views on the points made;...
  • Special Educational Needs
    Question 486: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the financial breakdown of the amount which has been spent by her Department per year in the past five years on court cases involving...
  • School Accommodation
    Question 488: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the crisis that has developed at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 where over 100 children...
  • Higher Education Grants
    Question 490: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if applicants on a course are considered eligible for the higher education grant (details supplied). [12970/06]
  • Inquiry into Child Abuse
    Question 491: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has had discussions with the State Claims Agency in regard to the case involving a person (details supplied); if the costs of...
  • Schools Building Projects
    Question 492: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in respect of a school building (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • Third Level Building Projects
    Question 495: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the transfer of the Tipperary institute from its location on Frank Drohan Road, Clonmel to the Watson Estate,...
  • Special Educational Needs
    Question 496: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the appeals procedure for allocation of hours for children with special needs in primary schools. [13162/06]
  • Schools Building Projects
    Question 497: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a school (details supplied) in County Laois will be granted two more classrooms as recommended by the Murray report dated...
  • Special Educational Needs
    Question 498: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will respond to correspondence (details supplied) regarding resource hours; and if this person will be granted a proper service....
  • Schools Building Projects
    Question 499: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the information promised to this Deputy further to her response to Parliamentary Question No. 549 of 14 February 2006 will be made...
  • Youth Services
    Question 500: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of applications for the position of assessor of youth work with reference to her response to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 27...
  • Educational Disadvantage
    Question 503: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the way in which the socioeconomic variables as outlined in her response to Parliamentary Question No. 716 of 21 March 2006 were used...
  • School Staffing
    Question 505: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the lack of special resource teachers in a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason...
  • School Placement
    Question 506: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the way in which the parents of 135 children in Littlepace, Dublin 15 are unable to meet their legal obligations under the...
  • Schools Provision
    Question 509: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her proposals to reform her Department to ensure that the provision of schools does not rest on the parents in new communities. [13216/06]
  • Schools Building Projects
    Question 510: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the timeframe for completing her Department's planning process relative to a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if the...
  • Educational Disadvantage
    Question 511: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the timeframe for consideration of the appeals relative to the DEIS initiative; if a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will...
  • Schools Building Projects
    Question 513: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views regarding the proposal for an extension at a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; when the decision will be made; and...
  • Equal Opportunities Employment
    Question 514: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department is meeting the agreed national target figures for employment of persons with a disability; her views on whether that...
  • Schools Amalgamation
    Question 515: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if agreement has been reached on the forum which the amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in Dublin 9 will take; if design teams...
  • Higher Education Grants
    Question 516: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the date upon which she proposes to publish the scheme for third level grant assistance for 2006-2007; and if she will make a statement...
  • Religious Education
    Question 518: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the phasing out of preparation for religious sacraments, that is, Holy Communion and Confirmation as referred to by the...
  • School Completion Programme
    Question 519: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent of the school completion programme countrywide; if she will provide a progress report on this programme; and if she will...
  • Higher Education Grants
    Question 520: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Question No. 583 of 14 February 2006, if she will supply data on the socio-economic background of persons in receipt of...
  • Multi-Denominational Schools
    Question 521: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will report on progress to date on commitments made to Educate Together in respect of extra funding for new schools, the working...
  • Education Databases
    Question 522: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects to put in place a comprehensive database of primary school pupils based on PPS numbers; and if she will make a...
  • Vocational Education Committees
    Question 523: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she intends to introduce statutory recognition for a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • Psychological Service
    Question 524: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress which has been made in increasing the number of national education psychologists for the mid-west region; the number...
  • Special Educational Needs
    Question 525: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the measures which have been taken to ensure that the extension of the school year through the month of July is facilitated for a class...
  • School Transport
    Question 526: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will furnish a reply to correspondence (details supplied); if she is satisfied that the service is complying with the terms of...
  • Physical Education Facilities
    Question 527: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the new school sports hall built by the vocational educational committee in the grounds of a school...
  • State Examinations
    Question 528: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will confirm a newspaper report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13415/06]
  • Physical Education Facilities
    Question 529: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she proposes to allocate funds for a sports hall at a school (details supplied) in 2006; if her attention has been drawn to the fact...
  • Schools Building Projects
    Question 530: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when works will commence at a college (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13427/06]
  • School Accommodation
    Question 547: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost of renting prefabricated buildings in 2005; and the breakdown of such costs on a county basis. [13526/06]
  • Schools Building Projects
    Question 548: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost, on average, of site acquisition per hectare for new school developments; and the breakdown of the highest cost paid on a...
  • School Staffing
    Question 550: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when extra teaching staff will be appointed, having particular regard to the local demographics at a school (details supplied) in...
  • Schools Building Projects
    Question 551: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she or her Department have received stage 2 submission from a school (details supplied) in County Kildare regarding its school...
  • School Accommodation
    Question 553: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the relocation of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare to extend its capacity to 1,000 pupils; and if...
  • Schools Building Projects
    Question 554: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position on the application for a new building at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement...
  • School Staffing
    Question 558: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the allocation of extra teaching staff at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
  • School Accommodation
    Question 560: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects the quality and extent of school buildings to be brought up to the required standard in terms of extra space and...
  • School Staffing
    Question 561: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects to meet in full the requirement in respect of special needs teachers and assistants in all schools here with...
  • Schools Building Projects
    Question 563: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the degree to which school places and facilities at primary and second level are available in Clane, County Kildare to meet...
  • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
    Question 564: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to bring pupil-teacher ratios into line with commitments entered into at the 2002 general election at primary and second...
  • Special Educational Needs
    Question 566: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the delay in the matter of the commissioning of a project (details supplied) in County Kildare; if her Department has...
  • School Accommodation
    Question 567: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the progress to date in regard to the application for extra facilities at a school (details supplied) in County...
  • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
    Question 568: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children in primary school classes of over 30 pupils and in what counties; and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Redundancy Payments
    Question 569: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the arrangements which are being made to pay redundancy to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [13571-06]
  • Post-Leaving Certificate Courses
    Question 570: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funds with which she intends to implement the McIver report; the timeframe for fully implementing the recommendations; and if she...
  • Capitation Grants
    Question 571: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she is satisfied that the capitation grant of €133 per pupil is sufficient to cover the basic costs of running a primary school;...

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