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Question· writtenPQ 731asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
775 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science the extent of the discussions she has had with the relevant primary and second level school authorities at Clane, County Kildare having particular regard to the need to identify the school accommodation and other requirements in view of the current and projected population increases; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 730asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
777 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science if she or her Department have had discussions with all of the school authorities, the local authority and the VEC with the object of determining the precise school accommodation requirements for both primary and second level for the town of Naas, County Kildare; her specific plans to address these issues having particular regard to population expansion in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 729asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
774 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science the discussions she has had with all the relevant school authorities in primary and second level schools in Maynooth, County Kildare with the objective of identifying the precise school place and other facility requirements in the town having regard to current and projected population levels; when she expects these requirements to be met in full; the means by which they will be met; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 728asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
773 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science if her Department have identified the precise school accommodation requirements for the future both primary and second level, at Leixlip, County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 727asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
772 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science when she expects to be in a position to meet in full the projected accommodation and other requirements in respect of primary and second level schools at Kilcock, County Kildare; if it is intended that the necessary funding will be provided in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 726asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
771 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to the provision of permanent site, accommodation and other facilities for a school (details supplied) in Country Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 725asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
770 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science the plans she has in mind to meet the accommodation requirements at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 724asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
769 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of school places available through the various primary and second level schools at Celbridge, County Kildare; her plans to enhance or meet these requirements in full in early date; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 723asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
768 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science her intentions to respond to the request from the school authorities at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in respect of the provision of permanent classroom accommodation; the precise deadline in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 722asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
767 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to the provision of classroom facilities and accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 721asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
765 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science if a further response has been received from the board of management at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare following confirmation by her Department of advancement to stage three; her plans to progress this matter in the next six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 720asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
761 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to provision of extra facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if her Department has received a response regarding proceeding by the school to stage three; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 719asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
760 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which the facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare are adequate to meet requirements; her plans to provide extra facilities there; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 718asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
759 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science when works associated with the provision of extra facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 717asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
766 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application for large scale capital funding by a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; when same is expected to progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 716asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
764 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application for large scale capital funding by a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; when same is expected to progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 715asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
763 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to an application for major capital funding in the case of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; when this application is expected to progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 714asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
762 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to an application for major capital funding in the case of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; when this application is expected to progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 713asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
758 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to the meeting in full of the extra accommodation requirements at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 712asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
757 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to the provision of the new school at Ardclough, County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 711asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
756 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science her plans for the provision of permanent accommodation on site for the proposed new school at Kill, County Kildare; when she expects to finalise these matters and identify a possible date for the completion of the necessary works; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 710asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
755 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science her proposals to meet the site or classroom accommodation requirements in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; her proposed time-scale for the provision of such facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 709asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
754 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Science if the management information framework system has been fully rolled out in her Department; the use being made of performance indicators, the costing framework and management reports provided by this; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 708asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
753 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Science the estimate of the money saved to the Exchequer in 2007 by the use of the management information framework system; the way this saving was made; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 707asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
752 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Science the way a proposal to develop a new gael coláiste in a particular area should be submitted to her Department; and the way such an application would be assessed.
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Question· writtenPQ 706asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
751 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Education and Science if she is satisfied that personal information relating to members of the public held on her departmental databases is safe from hackers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 705asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
750 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Education and Science the steps she has taken to offset the carbon dioxide emissions caused by ministerial travel in her Department; and if none to date, the plans she will put in place on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 704asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
749 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of information technology projects undertaken by or for her Department since 2004 that have been delivered over budget, after their original deadline, on budget, under budget, on their original deadline and ahead of their original deadline; and if she will present the information in tabular readable form.
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Question· writtenPQ 703asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
748 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of databases used by her Department; and the number of these that are wholly and partly operated by external organisations or individuals and operated solely within her Department.
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Question· writtenPQ 702asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
747 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff in her Department that are provided with a blackberry device or similar mobile e-mail equipment.
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Question· writtenPQ 701asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
746 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Science the provisions of the higher education grant scheme in relation to the assessment of means for applicants who are over 18 years of age but living at home with parents; and if basis of the means assessment changes if the same applicant has dependent children of their own.
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Question· writtenPQ 700asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
745 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Science if a decision has been made regarding the funding for a new site for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 2 and two other all-Irish schools; if she will provide details of this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 699asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
743 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason there are no national educational psychologists assigned to schools in an area (details supplied) in County Dublin; the steps she plans to take to rectify this issue as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 698asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
742 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a course in the adult education centre of a university (details supplied) in County Dublin was cancelled; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 697asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
741 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on the ongoing difficulties being experienced by those persons living here on student visas with regard to enrolling their children in primary schools in their locality; if her attention has been drawn to the inconsistency of this difficulty when set against the Equal Status Act 2000, Article 42.3.1 of the Constitution underlining the right of every child to a primary education and Article 2 of Protocol One of the European Convention on Human Rights; the action she will take to deal with and alleviate this inequity; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 696asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
740 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science the reasons for the diminution of the millennium fund, a source of funding for third level education for those from impoverished backgrounds; if replacement funds are earmarked to perform a similar task; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 695asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
739 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has received the Arts Council report on the arts in education; when she will make it available to the public; her views on its recommendations; when she will commence the process of its implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 694asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
738 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on declaring the village of Clonberne, Ballinasloe, County Galway a common catchment area for buses taking children to schools (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there are all sorts of complications which mitigate against the children of many families who want to go to the school of their choice but because of an outdated system for determining catchment area boundaries cannot do so and that this area has had huge school bus problems in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 693asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
737 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Education and Science if it is possible for her Department to acquire a site for educational purposes by compulsory purchase order; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 692asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
736 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on the situation whereby local authorities are levying water charges at different rates throughout the country on schools which receive capitation payments from her Department at a uniform rate and where an element of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is imposing these charges on her Department’s schools which have received no funding to provide for these charges; if the Government will provide for schools water charges directly from Exchequer funding in the context of the schools annual capitation grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 691asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
735 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new national school at Ballyea, Darragh, Ennis, County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 690asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
734 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will extend a comprehensive drug and alcohol awareness programme within the confines of the present SPHE programme to transition and senior cycle in all second level schools here; if this could be done on the model of the Teaching Advisory Council on Alcohol and Drug Education in England; the teaching resources or packs she will publish for teachers who teach drug and alcohol awareness; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 689asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
733 Deputy Beverley Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Science when she will allow senior trade examinations as there are many people who sat senior trade examinations in the past but need to complete a section of their senior trade subject in order to complete all compulsory sections; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 688asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
732 Deputy Beverley Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Science the provision for education she has made with regard to a child (details supplied) in County Mayo.
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Question· writtenPQ 687asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
731 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason the National Adult Education Learning Council was disbanded in 2003 only a year after it was established without an explanation and the review of the council was never made public; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 686asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
730 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the decentralisation programme for her Department to date; the number of staff due to decentralise to each identified location; the number who have decentralised to each location to date; the number of staff within her Department who have indicated a wish to decentralise to each of the identified locations to date; the number of staff from other Departments who have indicated a wish to decentralise to each location identified for her Department’s decentralisation to date; the timeline for further decentralisation from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 685asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
729 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Science the cost on a yearly basis for transport hire of any kind for her transport and that of her staff for each year since 1997 to date in 2007; the reason for such hire; if tenders were sought; the locations brought from and to; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 684asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
728 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the decentralisation programme in each agency under the aegis of her Department to date; the number of staff in each agency due to decentralise to each identified location; the number who have decentralised to each location to date; the number of staff within each agency who have indicated a wish to decentralise to each of the identified locations to date; the number of staff from other Departments or agencies who have indicated a wish to decentralise to each location identified for her Department’s agencies decentralisation to date; the timeline for further decentralisation of agencies under the aegis of her Department.
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Question· writtenPQ 683asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
727 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of specialist staff due to decentralise to each identified decentralisation location for her Department and its agencies; the number who have decentralised to each location to date; the number of specialist staff within her Department who have indicated a wish to decentralise to each of the identified locations to date; the number of specialist staff from other Departments who have indicated a wish to decentralise to each location identified for her Department’s decentralisation to date; the way it is intended to deal with any shortfall in specialist staff wishing to decentralise; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 682asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2007
725 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the details of a particular circumstance applying at a national school (details supplied) in County Limerick; if she has examined the claims therein; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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