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Question· writtenPQ 429asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2006
464 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Science if an application will be approved with her primary building unit for a school (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 428asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2006
463 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Science the action she will take in the case of person (details supplied) in County Galway who has been a special needs assistant for a number of years under the FÁS community employment scheme.
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Question· writtenPQ 427asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2006
462 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will ensure that a place is available in the autism unit for a student (details supplied) in County Cork.
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Question· writtenPQ 426asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2006
461 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether Ireland has the second highest primary school class size in the EU; her proposals to deal with same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 425asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2006
460 Mr. Blaney asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will give her support and approval to a committee (details supplied) in County Donegal in their endeavours to establish a gaelscoil; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 424asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2006
459 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the circumstances outlined in correspondence (details supplied) and the detailed reports already submitted to her Department officials; if she will intervene on this case and appoint an external adjudicator in view of the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 423asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2006
458 Mr. Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will make a statement regarding the higher education grants system of assessment which is in operation since 1983.
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Question· writtenPQ 422asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2006
457 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the difficulties which have arisen in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9 due to the recent rushed and ill-thought out amalgamation, and in further view of the negative impact which the difficulties are having on students and staff, she will accede to the request for additional interim resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 421asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2006
456 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Science further to her refusal to provide data in respect of retention rates for second level schools on an area basis, if she will make these figures available for the education co-ordinators of the area partnerships in order to facilitate their work in respect of education disadvantage; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 420asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2006
455 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new school at Listellick, Tralee, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 419asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2006
454 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the way in which her Department calculates the deployment of special educational resources pupil teacher ratios for primary schools who have mixed classes up to first class and then become a solely girls school, given that differing pupil teacher ratios apply in view of special education circular SP ED 02/05 of August 2005.
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Question· writtenPQ 418asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2006
453 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason for her Department’s decision to allocate differing pupil teacher ratios to boys, mixed and girls schools and disadvantaged schools in relation to the deployment of special educational resources in view of special education circular SP ED 02/05 of August 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 417asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2006
452 Ms O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in County Dublin is eligible for a home tuition grant or other assistance from her Department to pay for the cost of home tuition as they missed over 20 days of school this year, due to illness.
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Question· writtenPQ 416asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2006
479 Ms O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Science if issues relating to the proposed site for a school (details supplied) in County Limerick have been clarified; if the site can be acquired; the expected timeframe in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 415asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2006
451 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Education and Science if the site proposed for accommodating a new Gaelcholáiste and Gaelscoil (details supplied) in County Limerick has been assessed by her Department; if the assessment has proved satisfactory; the steps she is taking to provide permanent accommodation for the Gaelscoil; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 414asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2006
450 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of special language units here; the waiting list for each unit; and the number of hours that children in each unit receive in speech therapy on a weekly basis.
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Question· writtenPQ 413asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2006
449 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science the steps which have been taken to redevelop schools (details supplied) in Dublin 7; when the redevelopment is expected to begin and be completed; the locations where the pupils will be housed in the interim; the expected cost of the temporary accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 412asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2006
448 Mr. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools in the Dublin 24 area which have classes of 20 or more children under nine years of age; if same is in line with a commitment given by the Government that there would be no class of over 20 students for under nines; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 411asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2006
447 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Education and Science the status of the proposal to move the National College of Art and Design from its existing location to a site on the University College Dublin campus; her views on the strong opposition from students and staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 207asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2006
239 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Finance if he has entered contracts for either permanent or temporary accommodation for the decentralisation of the Department of Education and Science to Mullingar, County Westmeath; when he expects these buildings to be occupied; the staffing capacity of such buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 153asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2006
184 Mr. Gregory asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in circumstances where a home parent who is attending third level education has their childcare allowance stopped at the end of May when college term ends, but to retain the child-care place must continue to make the required payments for the three summer months, the allowance will be paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 28asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2006
60 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will be pursuing the issue of extended preschool provision with the Minister with responsibility for Children, in view of the strong emphasis on early childhood care and education recommended by the Combat Poverty Agency in its recent report Day in Day Out Understanding the Dynamics of Child Poverty.
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Question· writtenPQ 19asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2006
81 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people whose back to education allowance was cut over the summer months for each year when the non-payment of the allowance over the summer months was applied by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 18asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2006
53 Mr. Bruton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the decisions that he has made regarding possible payment to claimants whose allowance was cut following the High Court case on the back to education allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 98asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2006
98 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of commitments made four years ago regarding the proposed extension to a school (details supplied) in west Cork, she will confirm that progress will be made and a design team appointed to initiate the architectural planning of the extension.
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Question· writtenPQ 97asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2006
97 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Education and Science the plans the Government has to increase the staff complement of the National Educational Welfare Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 96asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2006
96 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on reviewing the Education Act 1998 to allow student representatives to sit on school boards of management at second level, particularly in view of the recent controversy in Tullamore; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 95asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2006
95 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will clarify the legal situation regarding the imposition of school rules during junior and leaving certificate exams; if a student can be refused permission to sit an exam in a hall lent by the school to the State Examinations Board; her views on the imposition of punishment measures for breaking school rules that interfere with a student’s ability to sit an exam; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 94asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2006
94 Mr. M. Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason the higher education grant for 2005 and 2006 has not been approved for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and his views on the case.
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Question· writtenPQ 93asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2006
93 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the mechanism available to persons to obtain a refund of college fees involved in their child’s education (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 92asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2006
92 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Science the amount allocated by her Department towards the special rates of maintenance grant in County Westmeath and County Longford for 2004, 2005 and 2006; the number of students in receipt of such grants for 2006, itemised as full, 75 per cent, 50 per cent or 25 per cent recipients; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 91asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2006
91 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Science the amount allocated by her Department for the maintenance grants scheme for students attending PLC courses in County Westmeath and County Longford for 2004, 2005 and 2006; the number of students in receipt of such grants for 2006, itemised as full, 75 per cent, 50 per cent or 25 per cent recipients; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 90asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2006
90 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Science the amount allocated by her Department for the third level maintenance grants scheme in County Westmeath and County Longford for 2004, 2005 and 2006; the number of students in receipt of such grants for 2006, itemised as full, 75 per cent, 50 per cent or 25 per cent recipients; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 89asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2006
89 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Science the steps she intends to take to upgrade secondary schools in County Westmeath and County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 88asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2006
88 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Science the steps she intends to take to upgrade primary schools in County Westmeath and County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 87asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2006
87 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Science if there are special school units comparable to those at primary level available at second level for children on the autism spectrum in County Westmeath and County Longford; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that autism specific educational supports are essential if such children are to fully benefit from second level education; if there are no such facilities, the steps she is taking to address this deficit; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 86asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2006
86 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools and secondary schools in County Westmeath and County Longford that will lose their disadvantaged status post 2007 as a result of the new indicators in the integrated schools support programme envisaged under the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 85asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2006
85 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason she has refused to supply information requested in parliamentary questions in relation to building grants for schools in Dublin south east; her views on whether this impedes an opposition politician’s ability to properly represent their constituents for whom this is a crucial matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 84asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2006
84 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the situation in Belmullet, County Mayo where a school (details supplied) seems to be the only school in the area being excluded from the DEIS scheme; the reasoning behind same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 83asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2006
83 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to an application by a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 82asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2006
82 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Education and Science the cost of employing an additional education welfare officer at the National Educational Welfare Board, including salary, pension and expenses; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 210asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2006
237 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a school accommodation crisis at two schools (details supplied) in County Laois; if her Department have plans to provide funding for additional classroom space at each of these schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 209asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2006
236 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Education and Science when a primary school (details supplied) in County Offaly which applied for a permanent upgrade of facilitates in 1997 will receive the go-ahead on its application; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 208asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2006
234 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of review applications she has received under the review process put in place for primary and second level schools that did not qualify for participation in the schools’ support programme and that regard themselves as having a level of disadvantage which is of a scale sufficient to warrant inclusion in the programme; when she will make public a decision as a result of the review process; the independent person who was to be appointed to direct the operation of the review process; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 207asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2006
235 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has made a decision with reference to an adjournment matter raised by this Deputy on 28 March 2006 regarding the need to recognise a school (details supplied) in County Cork under the DEIS initiative; if she has made further decisions in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 206asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2006
233 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science further to adjournment debate matter of 28 March 2006, if the new identification process has been put in place for primary schools where the level of disadvantage is most dispersed; if so, the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 205asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2006
232 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary school pupils attending schools in each county council and city council area; the number of pupils in each of those areas who are in classes of 30 or greater; the number of pupils in each of those areas who are in classes of 25 to 29; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 204asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2006
231 Mr. Walsh asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will retain an administrative principal for a school (details supplied) in County Cork.
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Question· writtenPQ 203asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2006
230 Mr. F. McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Science if assistance will be given to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if the maximum support will be given to the family with a proper back-up service.
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Question· writtenPQ 202asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 June 2006
229 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of classes in primary schools in County Carlow that have more than 30 students, more than 35 students and the breakdown of the figures.
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