85 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will allocate a full-time equivalent special needs assistant based on the recommendations of their educational psychologist.
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83 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his position with regards to the review process of special needs assistants’ allocated hours whereby the opinion of an educational psychologist can be overruled by a special education needs organiser; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the research and evidence which supports the approach taken to literacy and numeracy education at primary school level; his views that the evidence from the USA and UK that standardised testing has resulted in poorer performance compared with the continuous assessment model as employed in Finland, for example, is significant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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80 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if children with special needs and those whose first language is not English are exempt from standardised numeracy and literacy tests, the way educators are supposed to fulfil the criteria to get the children assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding streams which are available to a school (details supplied) in County Cork to carry out renovation and repair works to its premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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79 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the current accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; his further views that the facilities at this school are appropriate and adequate; if this school will be included in the school building programme for 2012; the date on which that programme will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the funding allocation and pupil numbers for schools (details supplied) for each of the years 2009, 2010 and 2011; the funding that will be made available in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the average class size in schools (details supplied) for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011; his plans to reduce this figure in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of language support teachers employed at schools (details supplied) for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011; his plans to ensure that adequate language and special needs supports are in place in each of these schools in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the pupil-teacher ratio for schools (details supplied) for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011; his plans to reduce the ratio in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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93 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection, further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 17 November 2011, if she will expedite and approve the appeal for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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28 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend the powers of the Criminal Assets Bureau; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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6 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unannounced visits which were made, by the prison visiting committees to each of the prisons, including St. Patrick’s Institution during each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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225 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health his plans to close a home (details supplied) in Fermoy County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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29 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce tougher measures to penalise landlords renting substandard properties; and the measures required to detect this.
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11 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to improve private rental tenants' awareness of their rights.
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425 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which the policing plan for 2012 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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316 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will detail all grant facilities provided by him for individual artists and groups; the funding provided for each for the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; the mechanism by which individual artists and-or groups can apply for such funding; if funding will be protected for 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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125 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
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27 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the Ulster Canal restoration project; the amount of moneys which will be allocated resulting from the recent capital expenditure review; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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24 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way the recently announced plans for public sector reform will affect the role and functions of the Heritage Council; the way he intends to ensure the continued protection and enhancement of our national heritage; if service levels will be maintained and improved; the savings which are expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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228 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline his plans for emergency service provision at Mallow General Hospital, County Cork; the date on which a decision will be made with regard to the future of the emergency department there; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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227 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health if he will outline future plans for service provision at Mallow General Hospital, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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226 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding Mallow General Hospital, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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187 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans to close Cloyne Garda station, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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186 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the future plans for Cloyne Garda station, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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35 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection her view on whether the current scheme of free travel for older persons and those with disabilities both on and off peak times is vital for the social inclusion of these groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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31 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps she will take to allow time spent on JobBridge to count towards the accrual of time for eligibility for the fuel allowance in view of the fact that the costs arising from participation in JobBridge more than swallow up the additional €50 paid and as such the household’s need for the fuel allowance can be just as great as for a person who has been out of paid employment for a similar length of time but remains on jobseeker’s allowance rather than entering JobBridge.
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602 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the efforts he has made to ensure the appropriate selling and marketing of alcohol in pubs, off-licences, supermarkets and in public places; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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603 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health when the national substance misuse strategy will be published; if the steering group developing proposals for inclusion in the strategy are giving due consideration to the alcohol abuse and misuse problem here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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601 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the efforts he has made to ban below cost selling of alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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600 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the efforts he is making to tackle the alcohol and substance abuse problem here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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390 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider extending the visas of US citizens residing here from one year to five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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260 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection the realistic alternatives available to persons when their illness benefit runs out and who are refused invalidity pension as the Department deem them suitable for work even though their doctors do not (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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181 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the financial help currently available to a young person (details supplied) with family commitments to enable them to take up a position offered to them to finish their apprenticeship.
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180 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the financial options available to young apprentices to enable them to finish their apprenticeship when they do not meet the criteria for the internship scheme.
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150 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the financial options available to young apprentices to enable them to finish their apprenticeship when they do not meet the criteria for the internship scheme.
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179 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the redundancy apprentice scheme to enable young apprentices to finish their trade and financed through FÁS has been abolished.
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149 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the redundancy apprentice scheme to enable young apprentices to finish their trade and financed through FÁS has been abolished; if the scheme has been replaced with another similar scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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135 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal for illness benefit will be processed and approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the basis upon which the salary cap of €200,000 was agreed as an appropriate salary ceiling for senior civil servants, Government Ministers and an Taoiseach.
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9 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of constituency and parliamentary staff appointed to Ministers whose salary exceeds their grade ceiling, in tabular form; and if he signed off on these salaries.
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228 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she has taken to ensure appropriate access and supports are in place for those adopted persons wishing to access their personal files, including medical files, relating to Bessborough Centre, County Cork which are being held by the Health Services Executive in St. Stephen’s Hospital, Glanmire, Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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227 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reasons for the delays in adopted persons being granted access to their medical files relating to Seán Ross Abbey, which are being held by the Health Services Executive in St. Stephen’s Hospital, Glanmire, Cork; if appropriate measures will be implemented to shorten these delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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226 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reasons for the delays in adopted persons being granted access to their files relating to Seán Ross Abbey which are being held by the Health Services Executive in St. Stephen’s Hospital, Glanmire, County Cork; if appropriate measures will be implemented to shorten these delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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37 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the possible redesignation of Waterford Institute of Technology to the enhanced status of a technological university.
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22 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the concerns surrounding the failure to implement the teaching of engineering technology and architectural technology, which are two of the four redesigned technology subjects in the engineering and technology syllabus that are supposed to be taught at leaving certificate level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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310 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No 213 of 8 November 2011, if she will expedite and approve an application for rent allowance now under appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) taking into consideration that the current accommodation is not wheelchair friendly, has no downstairs bedroom or toilet facility, cannot be adapted and the local authority is unable to provide suitable alternative accommodation; the action she will take to address the situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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289 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Social Protection the entitlement to social welfare assistance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if she will expedite the claim; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reinstate two teachers whose jobs were suppressed in a school (details supplied) in County Cork; if he will ensure that no further cuts are enforced on the school resources and that no further jobs will be suppressed there; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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