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Question· oralPQ 18asked

18 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will reduce the age limit of 23 imposed on a scheme in operation by his Department whereby long term unemployed persons can return to full time third level education and continue to draw unemployment assistance; and if he will reduce the age limit on this scheme to 21.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 1993

18 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will reduce the age limit of 23 imposed on a scheme in operation by his Department whereby long term unemployed persons can return to full time third level education and continue to draw unemployment assistance; and if he will reduce the age limit on this scheme to 21.

Question· oralPQ 14asked

14 Mr. E. Kenny asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will reduce the age limit of 23 imposed on a scheme in operation by his Department whereby long term unemployed persons can return to full time third level education and continue to draw unemployment assistance; and if he will reduce the age limit on this scheme to 21.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 1993

14 Mr. E. Kenny asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will reduce the age limit of 23 imposed on a scheme in operation by his Department whereby long term unemployed persons can return to full time third level education and continue to draw unemployment assistance; and if he will reduce the age limit on this scheme to 21.

Question· oralPQ 12asked

12 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will reduce the age limit of 23 imposed on a scheme in operation by his Department whereby long term unemployed persons can return to full time third level education and continue to draw unemployment assistance; and if he will reduce the age limit on this scheme to 21.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 1993

12 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will reduce the age limit of 23 imposed on a scheme in operation by his Department whereby long term unemployed persons can return to full time third level education and continue to draw unemployment assistance; and if he will reduce the age limit on this scheme to 21.

Question· oralPQ 11asked

18 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will reduce the age limit of 23 imposed on a scheme in operation by his Department whereby long term unemployed persons can return to full time third level education and continue to draw unemployment assistance; and if he will reduce the age limit on this scheme to 21.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 1993

18 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will reduce the age limit of 23 imposed on a scheme in operation by his Department whereby long term unemployed persons can return to full time third level education and continue to draw unemployment assistance; and if he will reduce the age limit on this scheme to 21.

Question· oralPQ 10asked

14 Mr. E. Kenny asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will reduce the age limit of 23 imposed on a scheme in operation by his Department whereby long term unemployed persons can return to full time third level education and continue to draw unemployment assistance; and if he will reduce the age limit on this scheme to 21.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 1993

14 Mr. E. Kenny asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will reduce the age limit of 23 imposed on a scheme in operation by his Department whereby long term unemployed persons can return to full time third level education and continue to draw unemployment assistance; and if he will reduce the age limit on this scheme to 21.

Question· oralPQ 9asked

12 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will reduce the age limit of 23 imposed on a scheme in operation by his Department whereby long term unemployed persons can return to full time third level education and continue to draw unemployment assistance; and if he will reduce the age limit on this scheme to 21.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 1993

12 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will reduce the age limit of 23 imposed on a scheme in operation by his Department whereby long term unemployed persons can return to full time third level education and continue to draw unemployment assistance; and if he will reduce the age limit on this scheme to 21.

Question· oralPQ 8asked

8 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will reduce the age limit of 23 imposed on a scheme in operation by his Department whereby long term unemployed persons can return to full time third level education and continue to draw unemployment assistance; and if he will reduce the age limit on this scheme to 21.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 1993

8 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will reduce the age limit of 23 imposed on a scheme in operation by his Department whereby long term unemployed persons can return to full time third level education and continue to draw unemployment assistance; and if he will reduce the age limit on this scheme to 21.

Question· oralPQ 68asked

68 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Education if she has satisfied herself with the range of modern European languages available in Irish schools and with the level of language proficiency among students in post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

68 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Education if she has satisfied herself with the range of modern European languages available in Irish schools and with the level of language proficiency among students in post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 62asked

62 Mr. Crowley asked the Minister for Education the way in which it is proposed to provide the cash difference between the actual cost of maintaining a student in the various post-primary schools and the current level of capitation grants made available by her Department to the different schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

62 Mr. Crowley asked the Minister for Education the way in which it is proposed to provide the cash difference between the actual cost of maintaining a student in the various post-primary schools and the current level of capitation grants made available by her Department to the different schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 53asked

53 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education if she has satisfied herself with the range of modern European languages available in Irish schools and with the level of language proficiency among students in post primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

53 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education if she has satisfied herself with the range of modern European languages available in Irish schools and with the level of language proficiency among students in post primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 46asked

46 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education if she has satisfied herself with the range of modern European languages available in Irish schools and with the level of language proficiency among students in post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

46 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education if she has satisfied herself with the range of modern European languages available in Irish schools and with the level of language proficiency among students in post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 41asked

41 Mr. Barrett asked the Minister for Education the number of school premises vandalised in each of the years from 1990 to 1992 and to date in 1993; the measures being taken by her Department to assist schools in combating the problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

41 Mr. Barrett asked the Minister for Education the number of school premises vandalised in each of the years from 1990 to 1992 and to date in 1993; the measures being taken by her Department to assist schools in combating the problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 40asked

40 Mr. McGahon asked the Minister for Education the number of school premises vandalised in each of the years from 1990 to 1992 and to date in 1993; the measures being taken by her Department to assist schools in combating the problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

40 Mr. McGahon asked the Minister for Education the number of school premises vandalised in each of the years from 1990 to 1992 and to date in 1993; the measures being taken by her Department to assist schools in combating the problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 34asked

34 Miss Harney asked the Minister for Education the action, if any, she intends to take on foot of the result of a recent survey that confirms the disparity of 22 per cent between funding for State schools and funding for voluntary secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

34 Miss Harney asked the Minister for Education the action, if any, she intends to take on foot of the result of a recent survey that confirms the disparity of 22 per cent between funding for State schools and funding for voluntary secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 27asked

27 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Education the action, if any, she intends to take to bring about parity of capitation funding within voluntary secondary schools and State schools in view of the fact that the capitation grant for voluntary secondary schools has remained static at £150 per student for the past five years.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

27 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Education the action, if any, she intends to take to bring about parity of capitation funding within voluntary secondary schools and State schools in view of the fact that the capitation grant for voluntary secondary schools has remained static at £150 per student for the past five years.

Question· oralPQ 24asked

24 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Education the way in which it is proposed to provide the cash difference between the actual cost of maintaining a student in the various post-primary schools and the current level of capitation grants made available by her Department to the different schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

24 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Education the way in which it is proposed to provide the cash difference between the actual cost of maintaining a student in the various post-primary schools and the current level of capitation grants made available by her Department to the different schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 20asked

12 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Education the purpose for which it is now intended to use the premises in Churchtown, formerly used by Loreto Girls National School; whether it is still intended through arrangements with Dublin County Council to make these premises available for communal use, including use by Rathfarnham Concert Band; and if she will give the reason for the change, if any, in her plans in this regard.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

12 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for Education the purpose for which it is now intended to use the premises in Churchtown, formerly used by Loreto Girls National School; whether it is still intended through arrangements with Dublin County Council to make these premises available for communal use, including use by Rathfarnham Concert Band; and if she will give the reason for the change, if any, in her plans in this regard.

Question· oralPQ 19asked

11 Mr. Browne (Carlow-Kilkenny) asked the Minister for Education the progress, if any, that has been made in assessing the suitability of school furniture following the meetings between her Department and the INTO; and if the continued use of flat-top school furniture will have long term consequences for backache in later life.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

11 Mr. Browne (Carlow-Kilkenny) asked the Minister for Education the progress, if any, that has been made in assessing the suitability of school furniture following the meetings between her Department and the INTO; and if the continued use of flat-top school furniture will have long term consequences for backache in later life.

Question· oralPQ 18asked

10 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Education the reason teachers are not entitled to a day's leave to attend the Confirmation of their own child although they are entitled to leave to attend other family occasions; if she will rectify this anomaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

10 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Education the reason teachers are not entitled to a day's leave to attend the Confirmation of their own child although they are entitled to leave to attend other family occasions; if she will rectify this anomaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 17asked

9 Mr. Boylan asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that remedial teachers living or working outside a radius of 30 miles from Dublin city cannot avail of in-service training available in St. Patrick's Teacher Training College Drumcondra, Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

9 Mr. Boylan asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that remedial teachers living or working outside a radius of 30 miles from Dublin city cannot avail of in-service training available in St. Patrick's Teacher Training College Drumcondra, Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 16asked

41 Mr. Barrett asked the Minister for Education the number of school premises vandalised in each of the years from 1990 to 1992 and to date in 1993; the measures being taken by her Department to assist schools in combating the problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

41 Mr. Barrett asked the Minister for Education the number of school premises vandalised in each of the years from 1990 to 1992 and to date in 1993; the measures being taken by her Department to assist schools in combating the problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 15asked

40 Mr. McGahon asked the Minister for Education the number of school premises vandalised in each of the years from 1990 to 1992 and to date in 1993; the measures being taken by her Department to assist schools in combating the problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

40 Mr. McGahon asked the Minister for Education the number of school premises vandalised in each of the years from 1990 to 1992 and to date in 1993; the measures being taken by her Department to assist schools in combating the problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 14asked

8 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for Education the number of school premises vandalised in each of the years from 1990 to 1992 and to date in 1993; the measures being taken by her Department to assist schools in combating the problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

8 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for Education the number of school premises vandalised in each of the years from 1990 to 1992 and to date in 1993; the measures being taken by her Department to assist schools in combating the problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 13asked

68 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Education if she has satisfied herself with the range of modern European languages available in Irish schools and with the level of language proficiency among students in post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

68 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Education if she has satisfied herself with the range of modern European languages available in Irish schools and with the level of language proficiency among students in post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 12asked

53 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education if she has satisfied herself with the range of modern European languages available in Irish schools and with the level of language proficiency among students in post primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

53 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for Education if she has satisfied herself with the range of modern European languages available in Irish schools and with the level of language proficiency among students in post primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 11asked

46 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education if she has satisfied herself with the range of modern European languages available in Irish schools and with the level of language proficiency among students in post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

46 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education if she has satisfied herself with the range of modern European languages available in Irish schools and with the level of language proficiency among students in post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 10asked

4 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education if she has satisfied herself with the range of modern European languages available in Irish schools and with the level of language proficiency among students in post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

4 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education if she has satisfied herself with the range of modern European languages available in Irish schools and with the level of language proficiency among students in post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 9asked

62 Mr. Crowley asked the Minister for Education the way in which it is proposed to provide the cash difference between the actual cost of maintaining a student in the various post-primary schools and the current level of capitation grants made available by her Department to the different schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

62 Mr. Crowley asked the Minister for Education the way in which it is proposed to provide the cash difference between the actual cost of maintaining a student in the various post-primary schools and the current level of capitation grants made available by her Department to the different schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 8asked

34 Miss Harney asked the Minister for Education the action, if any, she intends to take on foot of the result of a recent survey that confirms the disparity of 22 per cent between funding for State schools and funding for voluntary secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

34 Miss Harney asked the Minister for Education the action, if any, she intends to take on foot of the result of a recent survey that confirms the disparity of 22 per cent between funding for State schools and funding for voluntary secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 7asked

27 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Education the action, if any, she intends to take to bring about parity of capitation funding within voluntary secondary schools and State schools in view of the fact that the capitation grant for voluntary secondary schools has remained static at £150 per student for the past five years.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

27 Mr. Cullen asked the Minister for Education the action, if any, she intends to take to bring about parity of capitation funding within voluntary secondary schools and State schools in view of the fact that the capitation grant for voluntary secondary schools has remained static at £150 per student for the past five years.

Question· oralPQ 6asked

24 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Education the way in which it is proposed to provide the cash difference between the actual cost of maintaining a student in the various post-primary schools and the current level of capitation grants made available by her Department to the different schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

24 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Education the way in which it is proposed to provide the cash difference between the actual cost of maintaining a student in the various post-primary schools and the current level of capitation grants made available by her Department to the different schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 5asked

18 Mr. Bradford asked the Minister for Education the way in which it is proposed to provide the cash difference between the actual cost of maintaining a student in the various post-primary schools and the current level of capitation grants made available by her Department to the different schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

18 Mr. Bradford asked the Minister for Education the way in which it is proposed to provide the cash difference between the actual cost of maintaining a student in the various post-primary schools and the current level of capitation grants made available by her Department to the different schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 4asked

7 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education if a recent report prepared for her Department by three economists showed that, in regard to primary and secondary schools, there was a gap of around £16 million between the capitation grants paid by the State and the actual running costs of the schools and that the shortfall was being made up by parents; if she will publish the report; if, in the context of a policy of free education, she will give her views on whether parents should have to make such contributions; and the steps, if any, she intends to take to increase funding to eliminate the need for such contributions.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

7 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education if a recent report prepared for her Department by three economists showed that, in regard to primary and secondary schools, there was a gap of around £16 million between the capitation grants paid by the State and the actual running costs of the schools and that the shortfall was being made up by parents; if she will publish the report; if, in the context of a policy of free education, she will give her views on whether parents should have to make such contributions; and the steps, if any, she intends to take to increase funding to eliminate the need for such contributions.

Question· oralPQ 3asked

3 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education if the figures published in recent newspaper reports of the unit cost study commissioned by her Department for primary and the different categories of post-primary schools for the school year 1988-89 are accurate; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 1993

3 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education if the figures published in recent newspaper reports of the unit cost study commissioned by her Department for primary and the different categories of post-primary schools for the school year 1988-89 are accurate; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 448asked

448 Proinsias De Rossa asked the Minister for Education the number of teachers specially employed to support the integration of children with special needs into mainstream schools at primary level; the number at post primary level; the number of additional teaching posts for this purpose which have been sanctioned for the first time for the 1993/1994 school year and the location of such posts; and if any further such posts are to be filled this year.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 1993

448 Proinsias De Rossa asked the Minister for Education the number of teachers specially employed to support the integration of children with special needs into mainstream schools at primary level; the number at post primary level; the number of additional teaching posts for this purpose which have been sanctioned for the first time for the 1993/1994 school year and the location of such posts; and if any further such posts are to be filled this year.

Question· oralPQ 84asked

84 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Education the grounds on which her Department are entitled to withhold funding from schools on the basis of the admission policies of such schools in the case where the admission policies are based on bona fide educational criteria.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 1993

84 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Education the grounds on which her Department are entitled to withhold funding from schools on the basis of the admission policies of such schools in the case where the admission policies are based on bona fide educational criteria.

Question· oralPQ 80asked

80 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education if she has set any deadline for the publication by second level schools of an admission policy based on fair and objective criteria, which she announced on 12 August 1993; the steps, if any, she will take to deal with the inequality in the education system caused by the continued operation of elite fee paying secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 1993

80 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education if she has set any deadline for the publication by second level schools of an admission policy based on fair and objective criteria, which she announced on 12 August 1993; the steps, if any, she will take to deal with the inequality in the education system caused by the continued operation of elite fee paying secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 36asked

36 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the effects on the level and quality of science research in universities of the major reduction of funding from her Department for this purpose and the comments in the Nature magazine of August 1993 on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 1993

36 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the effects on the level and quality of science research in universities of the major reduction of funding from her Department for this purpose and the comments in the Nature magazine of August 1993 on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 35asked

35 Miss Quill asked the Minister for Education the reason two persons (details supplied) in County Cork who each won University Trí Ghaeilge scholarships on foot of their achievements in the Leaving Certificate examinations in 1993 now find that these scholarships are not being awarded; the steps, if any, that were taken by her Department to resolve the issue since the matter was first brought to attention four weeks ago; the steps, if any, that remain to be taken to redress this situation; the steps, if any, that will be taken to ensure that a difficulty of this nature will not recur in future years; and if her Department has an obligation, in conjunction with the CAO, to create the conditions that will ensure that, when a student wins a scholarship, the student will then be enabled to draw down the scholarship money.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 1993

35 Miss Quill asked the Minister for Education the reason two persons (details supplied) in County Cork who each won University Trí Ghaeilge scholarships on foot of their achievements in the Leaving Certificate examinations in 1993 now find that these scholarships are not being awarded; the steps, if any, that were taken by her Department to resolve the issue since the matter was first brought to attention four weeks ago; the steps, if any, that remain to be taken to redress this situation; the steps, if any, that will be taken to ensure that a difficulty of this nature will not recur in future years; and if her Department has an obligation, in conjunction with the CAO, to create the conditions that will ensure that, when a student wins a scholarship, the student will then be enabled to draw down the scholarship money.

Question· oralPQ 34asked

34 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education the number of voluntary secondary schools which refused entry to applicant students in 1992 on the basis of the students' performance in entry tests; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 1993

34 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education the number of voluntary secondary schools which refused entry to applicant students in 1992 on the basis of the students' performance in entry tests; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 33asked

33 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education if she has received a submission from the Parents for Integration Association in support of the parents' case for the integration of mentally handicapped children into orthodox primary schools; the number of additional teachers and staff appointed from September, 1993, for integration purposes; and the extra resources allocated specifically for this purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 1993

33 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education if she has received a submission from the Parents for Integration Association in support of the parents' case for the integration of mentally handicapped children into orthodox primary schools; the number of additional teachers and staff appointed from September, 1993, for integration purposes; and the extra resources allocated specifically for this purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 26asked

36 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the effects on the level and quality of science research in universities of the major reduction of funding from her Department for this purpose and the comments in the Nature magazine of August 1993 on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 1993

36 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the effects on the level and quality of science research in universities of the major reduction of funding from her Department for this purpose and the comments in the Nature magazine of August 1993 on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 25asked

35 Miss Quill asked the Minister for Education the reason two persons (details supplied) in County Cork who each won University Trí Ghaeilge scholarships on foot of their achievements in the Leaving Certificate examinations in 1993 now find that these scholarships are not being awarded; the steps, if any, that were taken by her Department to resolve the issue since the matter was first brought to attention four weeks ago; the steps, if any, that remain to be taken to redress this situation; the steps, if any, that will be taken to ensure that a difficulty of this nature will not recur in future years; and if her Department has an obligation, in conjunction with the CAO, to create the conditions that will ensure that, when a student wins a scholarship, the student will then be enabled to draw down the scholarship money.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 1993

35 Miss Quill asked the Minister for Education the reason two persons (details supplied) in County Cork who each won University Trí Ghaeilge scholarships on foot of their achievements in the Leaving Certificate examinations in 1993 now find that these scholarships are not being awarded; the steps, if any, that were taken by her Department to resolve the issue since the matter was first brought to attention four weeks ago; the steps, if any, that remain to be taken to redress this situation; the steps, if any, that will be taken to ensure that a difficulty of this nature will not recur in future years; and if her Department has an obligation, in conjunction with the CAO, to create the conditions that will ensure that, when a student wins a scholarship, the student will then be enabled to draw down the scholarship money.

Question· oralPQ 24asked

84 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Education the grounds on which her Department are entitled to withhold funding from schools on the basis of the admission policies of such schools in the case where the admission policies are based on bona fide educational criteria.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 1993

84 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Education the grounds on which her Department are entitled to withhold funding from schools on the basis of the admission policies of such schools in the case where the admission policies are based on bona fide educational criteria.

Question· oralPQ 23asked

80 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education if she has set any deadline for the publication by second level schools of an admission policy based on fair and objective criteria, which she announced on 12 August 1993; the steps, if any, she will take to deal with the inequality in the education system caused by the continued operation of elite fee paying secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 1993

80 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education if she has set any deadline for the publication by second level schools of an admission policy based on fair and objective criteria, which she announced on 12 August 1993; the steps, if any, she will take to deal with the inequality in the education system caused by the continued operation of elite fee paying secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 22asked

34 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education the number of voluntary secondary schools which refused entry to applicant students in 1992 on the basis of the students' performance in entry tests; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 1993

34 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education the number of voluntary secondary schools which refused entry to applicant students in 1992 on the basis of the students' performance in entry tests; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Question· oralPQ 21asked

448 Proinsias De Rossa asked the Minister for Education the number of teachers specially employed to support the integration of children with special needs into mainstream schools at primary level; the number at post primary level; the number of additional teaching posts for this purpose which have been sanctioned for the first time for the 1993/1994 school year and the location of such posts; and if any further such posts are to be filled this year.

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 1993

448 Proinsias De Rossa asked the Minister for Education the number of teachers specially employed to support the integration of children with special needs into mainstream schools at primary level; the number at post primary level; the number of additional teaching posts for this purpose which have been sanctioned for the first time for the 1993/1994 school year and the location of such posts; and if any further such posts are to be filled this year.

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