Written answers
Tuesday, 25 April 2006
Department of Education and Science
- Special Educational Needs
Question 751: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans to ensure that Irish sign language is given official recognition by the Government; and if she will make a statement on the... - Higher Education Grants
Question 752: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has plans to centralise administration of the third level grants scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14597/06] - Disadvantaged Status
Question 754: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the effect the loss of disadvantaged status will have on school development planning in view of the fact that the planning was based on... - Bullying in Schools
Question 760: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the role of her Department in response to bullying amongst staff members in a vocational educational committee school; the action which... - School Curriculum
Question 762: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if information relating to nutrition and healthy eating appears on the curriculum for secondary school students; if there are plans to... - Schools Refurbishment
Question 763: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) in Dublin 4 is currently planning its refurbishment; if... - Grant Payments
Question 764: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the grants applied for to her Department by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6; the response of her Department to these... - Schools Building Projects
Question 800: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be included in the building and modernisation programme during 2006; if not,... - Youth Services
Question 801: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects to publish a report on the review on the provision of youth information; the cost of the report; the financial... - Schools Building Projects
Question 802: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a project (details supplied) in County Kildare is likely to advance to planning and construction phases; and if she will make a... - School Records
Question 805: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 is provided with records of their school attendance. [14365/06] - School Transport
Question 807: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action she intends to take regarding the lack of a child protection policy for children with special needs who are transported to... - Special Educational Needs
Question 808: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the assistance that will be given to persons (details supplied) in County Carlow. [14408/06] - School Services Staff
Question 809: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person who holds a director's post in a school of 1,000 students (details supplied) in Dublin 17 is not entitled to a... - School Enrolments
Question 810: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will confirm that her Department has received an application for funding from a school (details supplied) in County Longford,... - Higher Education Grants
Question 811: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the post-graduate courses which are fully paid for by the State under the higher education grants programme; if she will increase the... - Third Level Fees
Question 812: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to reintroduce third level fees; if any discussions have taken place with senior officials in her Department and the third... - State Examinations
Question 813: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of prolonged delays encountered during leaving certificate re-checks which often result in a genuine student not receiving... - Official Engagements
Question 815: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the details of her travels abroad for the St. Patrick's Day celebrations; the people who travelled with her in their official party;... - Special Educational Needs
Question 816: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the circumstances in which her Department will contribute towards the cost of extra tuition for children with dyspraxia; and if this... - Schools Building Projects
Question 817: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the work completed to date and planned for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24; the cost of the works; the expected completion... - Special Educational Needs
Question 818: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if adequate resources will be provided for all children with disabilities in second level education; and if she will make this a... - School Transport
Question 820: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare will not be facilitated with school transport in September 2006; and if she will... - Adult Education
Question 824: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress which has been made in the allocation of the funding set aside following the recommendations of the McIver report on... - Disadvantaged Status
Question 825: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the grants which are available through her Department that might be appropriate to a project (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if... - Student Representation
Question 827: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she intends to appoint a student representative to the Grangegorman Development Agency or the Docklands (Rail) Development... - Special Educational Needs
Question 829: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the assistance which is available to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who suffers from dyslexia and will be sitting the... - Schools Inspectorate
Question 831: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the measures her Department has taken to monitor teacher performance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14697/06] - School Curriculum
Question 832: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the regulations that govern the amount of time which is to be devoted to the teaching of religion in primary schools; and if she will... - Special Educational Needs
Question 833: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the age at which educational services are available for persons with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. [14713/06] - School Enrolments
Question 837: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the timeframe within which she expects to receive reports on one teacher schools with fewer than 12 pupils enrolled on 30 September... - Special Educational Needs
Question 838: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason no special school units comparable to those at primary level are available at second level for children on the autism... - Irish Exemption
Question 839: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the criteria which are applied in granting an exemption from having to sit Irish as a compulsory subject in the leaving certificate to... - Student Support Schemes
Question 842: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will eradicate variations in the way that local administrations administer the student assistance fund and the millennium... - Part-time Students
Question 843: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will abolish part-time fees or phase them out over time to widen access to education; and if she will award financial supports... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 848: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of pupils in each of the different class size ranges 0-9, 10-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40 and over for schools... - Educational Projects
Question 849: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a group (details supplied) has had to cut back art workshops in its refuges; and if... - Special Educational Needs
Question 850: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if, in view of the circumstances of the case... - Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 851: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of pupils in infant classes for schools (details supplied). [14830/06] - Special Educational Needs
Question 852: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details attached) in County Donegal is unable to have the help of a classroom assistant and who may have to leave... - Higher Education Grants
Question 853: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Offaly is not entitled to a grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - School Accommodation
Question 855: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if temporary classroom accommodation will be provided to a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary for the coming school year,... - Bullying in Schools
Question 856: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will meet a person (details supplied) in order that he can make a presentation to her on a method of addressing bullying in... - School Staffing
Question 857: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the situation regarding the withdrawal of staff at a school (details supplied) in County Galway will be reviewed; and if she will... - Site Acquisitions
Question 858: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 23 November 2005, if officials in her Department have considered a site regarding an... - Special Educational Needs
Question 859: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason resources for special needs children attending a school (details supplied) in County Limerick have been progressively... - Schools Building Projects
Question 860: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she intends to take to upgrade primary schools in County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14936/06] - School Staffing
Question 870: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when school principals will receive information regarding the implications for schools not invited to participate in the new programme... - Schools Building Projects
Question 872: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the process by which a band rating is assigned to an application in relation to a school and the procedure which follows this... - Computerisation Programme
Question 874: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the assistance available from her Department to replace and upgrade school computers and software in a primary school in a... - School Staffing
Question 875: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the breakdown of primary school class sizes for each county, showing in each case the number of pupils in classes of 19 and under,... - Higher Education Grants
Question 876: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review the third level grant application of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a... - School Accommodation
Question 877: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made towards the provision of suitable accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if the review is... - Special Educational Needs
Question 880: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on proposals for a pilot scheme to be set up in a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary for the summer of 2006 for... - School Staffing
Question 881: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will expedite a response to an application made by a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny to the primary staffing... - Special Educational Needs
Question 882: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the necessary services will be in place in a secondary school (details supplied) in County Tipperary to facilitate a first year... - School Attendance
Question 883: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; if the relevant section of her Department has taken action... - School Transport
Question 884: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of school buses in the fleet which are fitted with seat belts; the number of school buses which do not have seat belts for... - Higher Education Grants
Question 885: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount allocated by her Department for the higher education grants scheme for 2006, 2005 and 2004; the number of students in... - Teaching Qualifications
Question 890: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 26 January 2006, if she will re-examine her reply; the regulations for recognition as a... - School Staffing
Question 891: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the turmoil that will ensue at a school (details supplied) in County Galway by the proposed... - Special Educational Needs
Question 893: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the assistance her Department or its agencies will offer a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11 to address an issue; and if she will... - School Transport
Question 894: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school bus is encroaching into the catchment area of a school (details supplied) in... - Property Transfers
Question 895: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to plans by University College Dublin to sell lands at Lyons Estate, Ardclough, County Kildare; if the... - Psychological Service
Question 896: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the scope of National Educational Psychological Service to cover Youthreach centres will be extended. [15246/06] - Telecommunications Services
Question 897: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if Youthreach centres will be included in the broadband for schools initiative. [15247/06] - Departmental Funding
Question 899: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount allocated by her Department towards training and development through agencies; and if she will make a statement on the... - School Staffing
Question 900: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the employment of a person (details supplied) in County Clare at a primary school in County Tipperary; if the... - Teaching Qualifications
Question 902: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason her Department has not recognised the Queens University Belfast degree of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin.... - School Accommodation
Question 903: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the short, medium and long-term measures her Department is undertaking to deal with the schools accomodation crisis in the Dublin 15... - School Staffing
Question 904: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the procedures for the vetting of all school employees; if the procedures will impact on staff appointments for the upcoming 2006-07... - School Transport
Question 905: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to review the operation of the post-primary school transport scheme, with particular reference to boundaries of catchment... - National College of Art and Design
Question 906: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action she will take with the authorities at the National College of Art and Design, Thomas Street, Dublin, to consider the... - Departmental Correspondence
Question 907: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Question No. 192 of 23 March 2006, if she will update Dáil Éireann on the progress to date; and if she will make a... - Schools Building Projects
Question 908: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans for a new secondary school (details supplied) in Dublin 15, in view of the large and growing population increase in this... - Special Educational Needs
Question 909: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to ensure that speech therapy services are provided to school children in a school setting without the necessity for... - Teaching Qualifications
Question 910: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on making the scrúdú cáiliochta sa Ghaeilge available on a twice-yearly basis to applicants; and if she will make a... - Special Educational Needs
Question 911: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the additional staffing resources which have been introduced into primary and post-primary schools in the past five years to take... - School Accommodation
Question 917: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if all second level schools in County Kildare are adequately equipped for the teaching of science subjects; the schools not so... - Schools Building Projects
Question 918: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary and second level school projects she has approved or advanced to the next or final stages of development since... - School Enrolments
Question 920: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the boards of management of the six national schools in Naas agree a common enrolment policy which will see the use of the new... - Schools Building Projects
Question 921: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the way in which the project for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare will be progressed, in view of the fact that the school... - School Accommodation
Question 925: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has concluded the assessment of the long-term accommodation needs of a new national school (details supplied); the... - Departmental Staff
Question 927: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has sought legal advice from outside legal advisers; and the fees paid to each such legal adviser in 2004 and 2005....
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