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Question· writtenPQ 136asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 February 2004
136 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science if an early solution will be introduced for the major problems affecting a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in regard to safety and hygiene; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 135asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 February 2004
135 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Sisters of the Holy Faith have announced the closure of Haddington Road girls' school due to lack of funding; the steps he will take to ensure that the school remains open; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 134asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 February 2004
134 Ms M. Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Science if there is progress with regards to a case (details supplied), in particular with regard to the application for funding for a set-down area outside the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 176asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
238 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on whether a person (details supplied) would be entitled to a full-time permanent contract under the terms of the Protection of Employees (Fixed Term Work) Act 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 175asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
237 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education and Science when schools can expect notification of the results of their applications for resource and special needs assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 174asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
236 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Science when his Department intends to announce the multi-annual framework for the schools building programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 173asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
235 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Science when his Department commenced payment of rent for the Hodson Grammar School, Elphin, County Roscommon; the rent paid in each year since; the contractual agreement with the owners of the school; if the Department is exposed to a liability if the lease is broken; the cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 172asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
234 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Education and Science when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be provided with the resource teaching support that they need; if his Department has received and reviewed all of their psychological reports; and the progress of the application.
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Question· writtenPQ 171asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
233 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Linguistic Institute of Ireland, or Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann, will close as a result of the cessation of funding by his Department from 2004; if he can explain the decision; and if it is justified given that it is Government policy to support the research and development work associated with language and education here.
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Question· writtenPQ 170asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
232 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a decision was taken by the State Examinations Commission to increase the junior certificate examination fee from €75 to €82, nearly four months after schools had informed parents that the €75 fee was the correct fee for the year; his views on the inconvenience to parents who had already paid the original fee for the junior certificate examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 169asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
231 Mr. O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will give details regarding the youth programme of the Irish EU Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 168asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
230 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Science the position of 14 persons (details supplied) awaiting recommendations from their psychological assessments to be implemented; if the resource teaching hours can be sanctioned as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 167asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
229 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Science the position of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow who was assessed by an educational psychologist in December 2002 that recommended an allocation of 3.5 hours weekly with a resource teacher and a full-time special needs assistant; if this can be sanctioned as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 166asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
228 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that grants or tax relief should be available to parents of students with learning difficulties arising from dyslexia who purchase assistive technology for their children where such technology has been recommended by an accredited expert.
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Question· writtenPQ 165asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
227 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that the National Centre for Technology in Education, in the context of its work in the area of special needs and the development of Scoilnet, should be provided with resources to advise and support teachers on the use of software and assistive technology designed to address the needs of students with learning difficulties arising from dyslexia, and should make information on dyslexia available to teachers on its website.
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Question· writtenPQ 164asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
226 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that the National Educational Psychological Service should be provided with resources to advise schools on such matters as implementing screening and early identification programmes and programme planning to support students, parents and teachers in addressing learning difficulties arising from dyslexia, to contribute to the continuing professional development of staff members in a school and to assist in monitoring the effectiveness of interventions implemented in the school.
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Question· writtenPQ 163asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
225 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia, that the number of third level places for the post-graduate training of educational psychologists should be increased in line with projected national needs and the projected needs of the National Educational Psychological Service.
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Question· writtenPQ 162asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
224 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that, where a student cannot study a subject because of a specific learning difficulty arising from dyslexia, schools should make appropriate alternative arrangements.
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Question· writtenPQ 161asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
223 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that, where possible, schools should ensure continuity in the development of expertise and of support services by allocating the same teachers to learning support/resource teaching duties for a period of several years; and what the Department has done to make it possible for schools to allocate teaching staff in this fashion.
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Question· writtenPQ 160asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
222 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that schools should monitor the effectiveness of interventions that are put in place to address the needs of students with learning difficulties arising from dyslexia, in the context of developing and evaluating implementation of the school development plan.
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Question· writtenPQ 159asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
221 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that each primary and post-primary school should involve parents of students with learning difficulties arising from dyslexia in the assessment of their child's leaning needs, inthe development and implementation of an individual learning programme and in making decisions on continuation and discontinuation of support services.
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Question· writtenPQ 158asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
220 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that each primary and post-primary school should identify in the school development plan a named teacher with responsibility for the co-ordination of services for students with learning difficulties arising from dyslexia and other special needs and that this teacher's duties should include the maintenance of records, liaison with parents and with professionals outside the school, liaison between the students' teachers and the maintenance of links between students' primary and post-primary schools.
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Question· writtenPQ 157asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
219 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that each primary and post-primary school should involve parents of students with learning difficulties arising from dyslexia in the assessment of their child's learning needs, inthe development and implementation of an individual learning programme and in making decisions on continuation and discontinuation of support services.
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Question· writtenPQ 156asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
218 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that each primary and post-primary school should incorporate into its school development plan whole-school procedures and strategies for identifying and addressing the needs of students with learning difficulties arising from dyslexia.
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Question· writtenPQ 155asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
217 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that special schools for students with specific learning difficulties, including dyslexia, should be developed as resource centres for special class teachers and resource teachers working with students with learning difficulties arising from dyslexia, through the development of links with local education centres.
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Question· writtenPQ 154asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
216 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that intensive in-career development courses dealing with the identification of learning difficulties arising from dyslexia, differentiated teaching and programme planning and implementation at the individual student level should be arranged for all class and subject teachers on an ongoing basis.
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Question· writtenPQ 153asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
215 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that in-career development courses for learning support and resource teachers dealing with the identification of learning difficulties arising from dyslexia, and the planning and implementation of appropriate interventions, should be provided as a matter of urgency.
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Question· writtenPQ 152asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
214 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that the number of places on in-service courses for learning support and resource teachers should be increased to cater for recent and envisaged expansion of the learning support and resource teaching support services.
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Question· writtenPQ 151asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
213 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that pre-service teacher education programmes at primary and post-primary levels should include input on special education needs, both integrated within general courses and as an area of study in itself, and attention should be given to ways in which class and subject teachers can identify and meet the needs of students with learning difficulties arising from dyslexia.
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Question· writtenPQ 150asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
212 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that the language acquisition and reading methodology courses offered to primary level pre-service teachers should incorporate information on the more systematic and detailed approaches required to teach reading and writing to students with learning difficulties arising from dyslexia.
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Question· writtenPQ 149asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
211 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that educational psychology should be offered in colleges of education as a subject option in primary teacher education programmes leading to the Bachelor of Education degree.
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Question· writtenPQ 148asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
210 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that teaching practice for pre-service teachers at the primary and post-primary levels should include a placement with a trained learning support or special education teacherthat involves programme planning and implementation at the individual student level.
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Question· writtenPQ 147asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
209 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that the Department of Education and Science should draw upon the expertise of approved and recognised voluntary organisations that provide assessment and teaching services for students with learning difficulties arising from dyslexia as new initiatives designed to tackle such difficulties are implemented; and if he will outline the mechanisms in place to allow for this.
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Question· writtenPQ 146asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
208 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that the Department of Education and Science should initiate the setting up of an interdepartmental committee that includes the representatives of the Departments of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Health and Children, Social and Family Affairs, Justice, Equality and Law Reform, and Finance to ensure that the needs of students with learning difficulties arising from dyslexia are addressed in a co-ordinated manner and that administrative and professional boundaries do not hamper the delivery of appropriate services.
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Question· writtenPQ 145asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
207 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that the Department of Education and Science should arrange for the maintenance of a database of students with specific learning difficulties, including dyslexia, who are in receipt of special education services in primary and post-primary schools.
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Question· writtenPQ 144asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
206 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that the Department of Education and Science should commission a review of existing research on the effectiveness of therapies and interventions that have been designed to address the neurological and perceptual capacities of students with learning difficulties arising from dyslexia.
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Question· writtenPQ 143asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
205 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that the Department of Education and Science should commission a study on the operation and effectiveness of the learning support and resource teaching services in post-primary schools, including the nature of provision for students with learning difficulties arising from dyslexia.
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Question· writtenPQ 142asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
204 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that the Department of Education and Science should commission a study to compare the relative effectiveness and appropriateness to the needs of individual students and their parents of the three models of special education provision that are in place for primary level students with specific learning difficulties, including those arising from dyslexia, resource teaching support, enrolment in a special class and enrolment in a special school.
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Question· writtenPQ 141asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
203 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that the Department of Education and Science should provide guidelines to learning support and resource teachers in Gaeltacht schools and Gaelscoileanna on the language through which additional support should be given to students with learning difficulties in those cases in which the language of the home is different from the language of the school.
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Question· writtenPQ 140asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
202 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that the inspectorate of the Department of Education and Science should, as provided for in the Education Act 1998, monitor and report on the implementation by schools of strategies designed to address the needs of students with learning difficulties arising from dyslexia, including learning support and special education services.
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Question· writtenPQ 139asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
201 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that in the context of an increasingly multi-ethnic society, the Department of Education and Science should consider the cultural appropriateness of testing and teaching materials in English for students with learning difficulties.
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Question· writtenPQ 138asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
200 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that the Department of Education and Science should commission the development of assessment and support materials in Irish so the needs of students whose first language is Irish can be effectively addressed.
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Question· writtenPQ 137asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
199 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that the Department of Education and Science should inform examination candidates with specific learning difficulties, including those arising from dyslexia, at least six months beforehand whether their applications for reasonable accommodations have been successful so that schools can be supported in providing appropriate preparation and training.
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Question· writtenPQ 136asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
198 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that the Department of Educationand Science should examine a range of accommodations that might be offered to all students with specific learning difficulties arising from dyslexia in State examinations, including the provision of test papers with enlarged print, and the option of listening to the examination questions on tape.
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Question· writtenPQ 135asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
197 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that in view of recent equality legislation, the Department of Education and Science should refer to the director of equality investigations and the National Disability Authority the practice of appending explanatory notes to the certificates of candidates with specific learning difficulties, including those arising from dyslexia, who are granted certain accommodations in State examinations.
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Question· writtenPQ 134asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
196 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that the Department of Education and Science should sanction learning support posts on a needs basis in recognised private post-primary schools, thereby enabling recognised learning support teachers in such schools to attend in-career development courses in learning support sanctioned by the Department.
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Question· writtenPQ 133asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
195 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that the Department of Education and Science should appoint a national learning support co-ordinator and 50 regional learning support advisers to provide advice and support to schools and learning support teachers at the primary and post-primary levels.
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Question· writtenPQ 132asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
194 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that in order to better meet the needs of students with learning difficulties arising from dyslexia, the Department of Education and Science should expedite implementation of its learning support guidelines, including the provision by a learning support teacher of intensive supplementary teaching to no more than 30 students in any instructional term.
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Question· writtenPQ 131asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
193 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that emerging perspectives on the identification of specific learning difficulties, including current discrepancy based models, should be kept under review and should be adopted as appropriate.
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Question· writtenPQ 130asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 February 2004
192 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the recommendation of the task force on dyslexia that the identification of dyslexia should be based on the phased model of identification outlined in chapter five of the report and should culminate in a review of the student's learning needs by a multidiscliplinary team drawing on the outcomes of ability and achievement tests and on information on the student's response to planned changes in their class and learning support programmes.
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