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Question· writtenPQ 231asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
320 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science the budget allocated to the provision of special needs assistants for the school year June 2004 to June 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 230asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
319 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science the budget allocated to the provision of special needs assistants for the school year June 2003 to June 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 229asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
318 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science the budget allocated to the provision of special needs assistants for the school year June 2002 to June 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 228asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
312 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of special needs assistants employed on a full-time and part-time basis.
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Question· writtenPQ 227asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
311 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science the full extent of the extra facilities required at Naas CBS; the full extent of the recent offer made by his Department to the school authorities; the reason the full needs of the school, as set out by them and agreed with his Department, have not been met; the way in which he proposes to address the situation arising therefrom; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 226asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
310 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Offaly who carried out supervision duties in a school (details supplied) from September 2002 to 26 January 2003 has still not been paid supervision pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 225asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
309 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Science if an institution (details supplied) in County Westmeath has been investigated for abuse of children placed there by the State in the 1940s and since; if so, the outcome of such investigations; the responsibility his Department have taken for the abuse that occurred in this institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 224asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
308 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of educational welfare officers appointed to date; the schools to which they have been appointed; the further appointments that will be made this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 223asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
307 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will review the decision to discontinue the subvention to the French Teachers' Association in Fingal towards inservice courses in August 2004, given that such courses have always been well attended and have been found to be most beneficial to the teachers involved.
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Question· writtenPQ 222asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
306 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will review his decision to discontinue the subvention towards reasonable expenses incurred by course organisers in providing inservice courses for personnel working in primary and post-primary schools.
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Question· writtenPQ 221asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
305 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Science if the audit of special needs assistants service has been completed; the outcome of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 220asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
304 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) is unable to meet the request for places in the school, as there is full capacity under health and safety regulations; his plans to rectify this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 219asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
303 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made regarding the appointment of an assessor of youth work; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 218asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
302 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science his programme and that of his Ministers of State regarding youth work and youth affairs with reference to the Irish Presidency of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 217asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
301 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science if he has received a request to support the post of a national co-ordinator for the YMCA; if his Department had made such support available in the past; if so, if he will give details with regard to cost and length of such support; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 216asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
300 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science if a school bus service can be re-routed for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 215asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
299 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science the criteria which his Department uses for deciding whether home tuition will be made available to children in the autistic spectrum in the pre-school years; and if provision will be made for home tuition in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9.
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Question· writtenPQ 214asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
298 Ms O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Science the amount of money allocated for 2004 under the adult literacy development funds; the amount of this fund which is allocated to adult literacy services throughout the country; the way in which the balance of the fund is to be expended; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 213asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
297 Ms O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Science if extra funds will be allocated to adult literacy services programmes to pay for benchmarking in 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 212asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
296 Ms O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Science when programmes under the adult literacy services will be informed of their budgets for 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 211asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
295 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the venue and location at which the meeting on education, youth and culture scheduled for 28 May 2004, as part of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, will take place; and the proposed agenda for the meeting.
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Question· writtenPQ 210asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
294 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the venue and location at which the meeting on education, youth and culture scheduled for 27 May 2004, as part of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, will take place; and the proposed agenda for the meeting.
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Question· writtenPQ 209asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
293 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the venue and location at which the meeting on education, youth and culture scheduled for 26 February 2004, as part of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, will take place; and the proposed agenda for the meeting.
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Question· writtenPQ 208asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
292 Mr. O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress which has been made with regard to the pension scheme for primary school caretakers who were employed under the 1979 scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 207asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
291 Mr. O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education and Science the primary schools in County Louth that are served by the national educational psychological service; if there are unfilled vacancies for NEPS psychologists in County Louth; and the waiting list in Louth for psychological assessments for schools that are served by NEPS and non NEPS schools.
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Question· writtenPQ 206asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
290 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding funding from the in-career development unit of his Department for Chaplains' Conference; his views on the fact that his Department is not supporting school chaplains in voluntary secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 205asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
289 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science the position on the acquisition of a site for a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 204asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
288 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Education and Science the timeframe for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal in relation to refurbishment and an extension which is currently at architectural planning level to progress to advanced architectural planning which was promised in the Schools Building Programme 2004; the timeframe for this project to go to tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 203asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
287 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Education and Science if a school has a responsibility to keep a younger child in school from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. until the parent is available to pick the child up; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 202asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
321 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the serious problem that teachers who have trained outside the Republic of Ireland have in regard to the requirements of his Department to pass their exams to qualify for full Irish status; his views on the fact that the standard of the exam is far above what is necessary within the classroom and the fact that people who have attended Gaelscoils and hold honours degrees in the Irish language have in the past failed this exam; his further views on the fact that there is no clear syllabus set out for teachers to follow; if he will reconsider this situation and bring in a realistic structure so that teachers who are very necessary to our system and have good qualifications otherwise, are not debarred from school structures and a proper payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 201asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
286 Mr. Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of teacher scarcity, he proposes to review the Scrúdú Cáilíochta na Gaeilge requirement for teachers trained outside the State, to provide a more achievable exam based on the standard of Irish required in the primary classroom; if he will reconsider the five year time limit to ensure continuity of employment and job security for teachers in the system; if he will examine the Irish requirement for non-national resource and special needs teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 200asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
285 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Education and Science when resource hours will be provided for persons attending Killina Presentation Secondary School, Killina, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 199asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
284 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Education and Science when resource hours will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Offaly who attends the Killian Presentation Secondary School, Killina, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 198asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
283 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science the criteria used within his Department to prioritise building proposals which have been approved as necessary; if he plans to publish a ranking of school projects in order that schools know exactly where they stand in relation to the flow of building proposals; and the extent to which he is consulted in relation to the priority listing and the procedures for recording decisions by him to alter the order in which funds are released to projects.
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Question· writtenPQ 197asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
281 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the reason their application was refused; the difference in entitlements to education between persons (details supplied) with refugee status and with residency permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 196asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
280 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science the number and nature of the reports, consultancies or other advisory or PR commissions awarded by his Department in the past five years to those other than established civil servants; the total cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 195asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
279 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of contracts or procurements funded directly or indirectly by his Department during the past seven years in respect of which cost overruns have occurred; the full extent of such overruns; the cause or causes of same; the action taken to prevent a reoccurrence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 194asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
278 Mr. McEllistrim asked the Minister for Education and Science when the building of the Nano Nagle's Special School, Listowel, County Kerry, can proceed to advanced stage.
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Question· writtenPQ 193asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
277 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Education and Science when a personal assistant will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo to enable them to attend playschool and in time to attend primary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 192asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
335 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science if the submission from CABAS, south Dublin, for a school to cater for children with autism will be expedited; and the timescale for the provision of same.
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Question· writtenPQ 191asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
282 Ms O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Science when he expects to make a decision on the application for a CABAS school in south Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 190asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
276 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science if his Department will immediately sanction funding for the CABAS south Dublin project in Shankill; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 189asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
275 Mr. English asked the Minister for Education and Science if, following the enormous success of the CABAS school in Drogheda, he will fast track the decision to put this school and others like it into mainstream funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 188asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
274 Ms Harkin asked the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive the number of resource hours they were allocated following assessment.
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Question· writtenPQ 187asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
273 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will be made on the psychological assessments of the 14 children in Carnew national school, County Wicklow, given that they have been waiting almost a year following recommendations that they be allocated a resource teacher and special needs assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 186asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 February 2004
272 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the State Examinations Commission informed schools in September 2003 that the junior certificate examination fee would be €80; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that in December 2003 the commission informed schools that the fee had been increased to €86 and that this announcement was made after the initially requested sum had been collected from many schools and this obliged schools to contact parents looking for an extra €6; if his attention has further been drawn to the administrative burden this will put on schools and the added cost to families, especially those living in disadvantaged areas.
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Question· writtenPQ 140asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 February 2004
140 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the situation regarding schools (details supplied) in the schools building programme 2004; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that the teachers and children are in totally inadequate sub-standard accommodation and that the local contribution of €25,000 has been raised since 2001; if he will give a firm guarantee that the amalgamation of accommodation will proceed immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 139asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 February 2004
139 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason sports and society officers at Cork Institute of Technology have not been granted a grade 5 position in line with similar posts in other institutes of technology.
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Question· writtenPQ 138asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 February 2004
138 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will give priority to St. Colmcille's junior school for its application for €230,000 from the summer works scheme 2004, which represents only a portion of their actual need; and if the extension building for whichit lodged an application in 2000 will be expedited.
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Question· writtenPQ 137asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 February 2004
137 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science when a visit from the school inspectorate in regard to class sizes will take place as stated by him in regard to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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