• Third Level Fees
  Question 41: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether the abolition of tuition fees has been a positive factor in the significant increase in participation across all...
• Adult Education
  Question 42: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the proposed timeframe for implementing the recommendations of the McIver report which has been accepted in principle by the Government;...
• Departmental Staff
  Question 43: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position within her Department with regard to the implementation of circulars (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
• Special Educational Needs
  Question 44: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the measures that she has taken to ensure the delivery of the extension of the school year through the month of July in the case of all...
• Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
  Question 45: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of applications received by the Residential Institutions Redress Board; the number of payments made; and the amount of the...
• Disruptive Students
  Question 46: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she will take to simplify or streamline the appeals process set out as part of section 29 of the Education Act 1998; and if...
• School Staffing
  Question 47: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress which has been made on the vetting of all school staff to prevent child abuse; and if she will make a statement on the...
• Early School Leavers
  Question 48: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her response to the survey of 2002-03 school leavers carried out by the ESRI which indicated that the percentage of those who left...
• Education Welfare Service
  Question 49: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding allocated to the National Educational Welfare Board for 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13348/06]
• Youth Services
  Question 50: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding allocated towards youth work for 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13331/06]
• Teaching Qualifications
  Question 51: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a recognised teaching qualification is a prerequisite to registration under section 31 of the Teaching Council Act 2001; and if she...
• Medical Education
  Question 52: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the measures she will introduce to allow students from low income backgrounds avail of the increased number of places in view of her...
• School Discipline
  Question 53: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of behaviour support teams which will be established; the location of each team; the number of schools that each team will...
• Higher Education Grants
  Question 54: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she intends to proceed with centralising the operation of the means test for third level grants to an appropriate Department; and if...
• Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
  Question 55: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on concerns expressed by a number of survivors' groups, including the Aislinn Centre, One in Four and Irish SOCA, regarding...
• School Curriculum
  Question 56: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if funding will be provided for the introduction of driver education in schools through the transition year programme in view of recent...
• Special Educational Needs
  Question 58: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that in some cases the professional judgment of educational psychologists is being...
• Whole School Evaluations
  Question 59: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of whole school evaluations completed at primary level to date in 2006; the projected number to be completed over the course...
• School Curriculum
  Question 61: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the revised syllabus for leaving certificate art will be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13184/06]
• Educational Disadvantage
  Question 63: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the cases made by a number of schools that have not been invited to participate in the DEIS scheme that they should be...
• Whole School Evaluations
  Question 64: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when it is envisaged that the first whole school evaluation report will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
• Physical Education Facilities
  Question 65: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools with access to dedicated sporting facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13338/06]
• Multi-Denominational Schools
  Question 67: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will report progress on commitments made to Educate Together; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13521/06]
• Telecommunications Services
  Question 69: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will strengthen the capacity of schools to effectively use broadband and information technology by providing software appropriate...
• School Staffing
  Question 71: 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...
• Educational Disadvantage
  Question 72: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of places available nationally on the Early Start programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13341/06]
• Early School Leavers
  Question 73: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the system which is in place to track the approximately 1,000 children who do not transfer from primary to post-primary school each...
• Schools Building Projects
  Question 74: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the PPP schools announced in 2005 will be offered to market; the number of bundles these schools will be offered in; when it is...
• School Curriculum
  Question 75: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress which is being made in changing the emphasis from the written to the spoken language in the teaching of Irish in schools...
• Educational Disadvantage
  Question 76: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will report on the implementation of the DEIS programme nationwide. [13451/06]
• Schools Building Projects
  Question 77: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the progress being made with the building of the new school buildings for a school (details supplied) in County...
• School Transport
  Question 78: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will report on the roll-out of new buses and progress regarding the implementation of seat belts on school buses. [13447/06]
• Psychological Service
  Question 80: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the areas of the country where primary schools do not have access to psychological assessments directly through the National Educational...
• Schools Amalgamation
  Question 81: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she supports the proposals of the IPPN in its document, New Horizons for Smaller Schools and Teaching Principalship in Ireland, on...
• Psychological Service
  Question 82: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of psychologists employed by the national education psychologist service; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
• Languages Programme
  Question 84: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her response to an EU report that showed Ireland as having the worst record for proficiency in a second language in Europe; if she will...
• School Curriculum
  Question 85: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will amend the rules and programme for secondary schools in respect of the subject requirement for leaving certificate Irish; and...
• Schools Building Projects
  Question 87: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of the Adamstown schools which are planned to be opened within the next two years; when the remainder are planned to be...
• State Claims Agency
  Question 88: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will report on her plans regarding the pursuance of costs following the recent High Court decision on the O'Keeffe case. [13449/06]
• Pupil-Teacher Ratio
  Question 89: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children in junior classes of more than 20; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13323/06]
• Early Childhood Education
  Question 90: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average age at which infants enter primary school for the first time in each county; the number of schools which operate age...
• School Transport
  Question 91: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to upgrade the school transport fleet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13180/06]
• Languages Programme
  Question 92: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress she is making to implement the findings of the steering group established under the auspices of the commission on school...
• Psychological Service
  Question 93: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of national education psychologists employed in each region; the number of vacant posts in each region; and if she will make...
• Pupil-Teacher Ratio
  Question 94: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to fulfil the commitment in An Agreed Programme for Government on class size; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
• Youth Services
  Question 96: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the sections of the Youth Work Act 2001 that have yet to be commenced; the amount that has been made available each year towards the...
• School Evaluations
  Question 97: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of whole school evaluations completed at post-primary level to date in 2006; the projected number to be completed over the...
• Multi-Denominational Schools
  Question 98: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress which has been made by the working party on religious education comprised of Educate Together, her Department and the...
• Special Educational Needs
  Question 99: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the arrangements that have been put in place to address the needs of the 100 children with autism who had their home tuition grants...
• School Staffing
  Question 100: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the low number of teachers who apply for posts as school principal in comparison to the number who apply for ordinary...
• Tuarascáil Ranna
  Question 101: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta an bhfuil tuarascáil Harris ar an Ghaeilge scrúdaithe aici go fóill, cad iad na príomh-mholtaí atá sa tuarascáil, cén uair a...
• Pupil-Teacher Ratio
  Question 102: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the effect the new primary staffing schedule recently announced will have on class sizes for the forthcoming school year; and if she...
• Adult Education
  Question 104: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the consultations which have taken place with the colleges of further education with regard to the implementation of the McIver report...
• School Curriculum
  Question 105: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position with regard to the circulation of books, dealing with drug-related issues, to primary schools; and if she will make a...
• Pupil-Teacher Ratio
  Question 106: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she is in a position to improve pupil-teacher ratios in line with best international practice; and if she will make a statement on...
• Psychological Service
  Question 107: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding allocated to the National Educational Psychologist Service for 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13344/06]
• Vocational Education Committees
  Question 108: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the difficulty vocational education committees are having in accessing the central Garda vetting unit has been resolved; and if she...
• Proposed Legislation
  Question 109: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the legislative response that she will take in response to school discipline problems; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
• School Staffing
  Question 110: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will change the rule whereby a principal teacher in a national school who resigns as principal reverts to the status of the...
• School Discipline
  Question 112: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she proposes to implement in full the recommendations of the Martin task force on student behaviour; and if she will make a...
• School Enrolments
  Question 114: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action she will take to ensure children in west Dublin who have no places for September in national school will be accommodated; if...
• Literacy Levels
  Question 115: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the statistics available for adult literacy; the way in which Ireland compares in an international context; and if she will make a...
• Higher Education Grants
  Question 116: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide the most recent information on the socioeconomic background of persons in receipt of third level grants; and if she...
• School Curriculum
  Question 117: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of individual subject inspections undertaken to date in 2006; the projected number to be undertaken over the course of 2006;...
• Special Educational Needs
  Question 119: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action she will take to ensure second level schools do not shirk their responsibility to admit students who have special needs; and...
• Languages Programme
  Question 121: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding being provided towards language support for non-nationals; if there are plans to increase this figure; and if she will make...
• Whole School Evaluations
  Question 122: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department's inspectorate has completed whole school evaluations and issued same to schools for comment, prior to these being...
• School Discipline
  Question 123: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will be updating the recommendations that issue to all schools with regard to student behaviour and discipline; and if she will...
• Special Educational Needs
  Question 124: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which she expects to be in a position to provide the required level of psychological assessment, speech therapy,...
• Physical Education Facilities
  Question 125: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the level of grant aid available to primary schools to assist in their provision of physical education programmes; and if she will make...
• Early School Leavers
  Question 126: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she intends to introduce statutory recognition of a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
• Adult Education
  Question 127: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position with regard to the National Adult Learning Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13336/06]
• Primary Pupil Database
  Question 129: 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...
• School Curriculum
  Question 130: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of second level schools itemised by type offering music to leaving certificate level; and if she will make a statement on...
• Physical Education Facilities
  Question 131: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department will review the urgent need for a sports hall for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; if her Department's...
• Whole School Evaluations
  Question 132: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there are plans to integrate the green schools programme into the whole school evaluation process; and if she will make a statement...
• Youth Services
  Question 133: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made in the implementation of the national youth work development plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
• Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
  Question 134: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the transfer of properties and money from the religious congregations has been completed in the context of the indemnity agreement;...
• Youth Services
  Question 135: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her proposals to expand the existing youth encounter projects and a group (details supplied) in accordance with a recommendation of the...
• Inquiry into Child Abuse
  Question 136: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the next review of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse will take place; the submissions which will be sought from survivor...
• Site Acquisitions
  Question 138: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to plans to find a suitable site for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; if discussions have been...
• School Discipline
  Question 141: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will begin recruiting staff for the regional behaviour support teams announced following the publication of the task force on...
• School Curriculum
  Question 142: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools offering the junior certificate schools programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13361/06]
• School Services Contracts
  Question 143: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the provision of vending machines will be part of the next round of PPP contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
• Youth Services
  Question 144: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made to date with regard to the implementation of the national youth work development plan; and if she will make a...
• Public Service Charges
  Question 148: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to this Deputy's recent written question in relation to schools in Wicklow, if she will carry out a survey on the impact of...
• School Staffing
  Question 152: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her campaign to attract more men into teaching is successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13525/06]
• Disadvantaged Status
  Question 155: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has restored resource hours as needed to schools in disadvantaged areas who lost teachers and teaching hours due to the...
• Interdepartmental Co-ordination
  Question 156: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the level of interaction between her Department and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment with regard to work-based...

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