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51 records in IE in 2002
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2002
88 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the way in which he intends to address the problem of recruitment and staff retention in disadvantaged schools. [26595/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2002
87 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to claims in the report, An Action Plan to End Education Disadvantage, that schools in disadvantaged areas were at crisis point in regard to attracting and retraining teachers; his plans to act on the calls made in the report for financial and other incentives to keep teachers in areas of disadvantage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26704/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2002
46 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science his plans to give teachers in disadvantaged areas an extra allowance to encourage them to remain in these areas or to take up posts in these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26594/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2002
32 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science his specific proposals to meet the commitment given in An Agreed Programme for Government to implement changes to retention and support policies which will assist schools in areas of significant disadvantage to recruit and retain teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26711/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2002
31 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science if the promised new appeals board for school transport has been established; the membership of the board; the steps being taken to promote public awareness of the board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26710/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2002
30 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason DCU management declined to submit a file containing allegations against a person (details supplied) when asked by a person (details supplied) to do so at the end of a meeting on 9 November 2002. [26616/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2002
29 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science his proposals for meeting the requirements of children with special needs in mainstream education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26785/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2002
28 Mr. F. McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Science if 18,000 children with special needs will receive the maximum service; if he will ensure that there will be no cutback in the educational service; if services to the 6,000 children in special schools are to be protected and developed; and if his Department will adopt a policy of social and educational justice respecting the human rights of all children. [26867/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2002
27 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the reviews which are currently under way or are planned into the provision of resource teachers, special needs and classroom assistants; if he will clarify his remarks regarding such provision here when compared with other countries in the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26868/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2002
26 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on the many requests to his Department from ICON, the Inner City Organisations Network, that a task force on education be established in view of the extreme education disadvantage in Dublin north inner city. [26866/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2002
25 Ms O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Science the implications for teacher numbers and the pupil-teacher ratio of the decision announced in the budget to reduce public service numbers by 5,000 and to impose a freeze on future recruitment; the number of teaching positions which will be affected by these decisions; the way in which it will affect the promised appointment of extra resource teachers and special needs assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26865/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2002
24 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Education and Science the way in which he intends to address the difficulties faced by third level institutions as a result of the cutbacks in the 2003 Estimates. [26864/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2002
88 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the way in which he intends to address the problem of recruitment and staff retention in disadvantaged schools. [26595/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2002
87 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to claims in the report, An Action Plan to End Education Disadvantage, that schools in disadvantaged areas were at crisis point in regard to attracting and retraining teachers; his plans to act on the calls made in the report for financial and other incentives to keep teachers in areas of disadvantage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26704/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2002
46 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Education and Science his plans to give teachers in disadvantaged areas an extra allowance to encourage them to remain in these areas or to take up posts in these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26594/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2002
32 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science his specific proposals to meet the commitment given in An Agreed Programme for Government to implement changes to retention and support policies which will assist schools in areas of significant disadvantage to recruit and retain teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26711/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2002
31 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science if the promised new appeals board for school transport has been established; the membership of the board; the steps being taken to promote public awareness of the board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26710/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2002
30 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason DCU management declined to submit a file containing allegations against a person (details supplied) when asked by a person (details supplied) to do so at the end of a meeting on 9 November 2002. [26616/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2002
29 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science his proposals for meeting the requirements of children with special needs in mainstream education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26785/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2002
28 Mr. F. McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Science if 18,000 children with special needs will receive the maximum service; if he will ensure that there will be no cutback in the educational service; if services to the 6,000 children in special schools are to be protected and developed; and if his Department will adopt a policy of social and educational justice respecting the human rights of all children. [26867/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2002
27 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science the reviews which are currently under way or are planned into the provision of resource teachers, special needs and classroom assistants; if he will clarify his remarks regarding such provision here when compared with other countries in the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26868/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2002
26 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on the many requests to his Department from ICON, the Inner City Organisations Network, that a task force on education be established in view of the extreme education disadvantage in Dublin north inner city. [26866/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2002
25 Ms O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Science the implications for teacher numbers and the pupil-teacher ratio of the decision announced in the budget to reduce public service numbers by 5,000 and to impose a freeze on future recruitment; the number of teaching positions which will be affected by these decisions; the way in which it will affect the promised appointment of extra resource teachers and special needs assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26865/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2002
24 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Education and Science the way in which he intends to address the difficulties faced by third level institutions as a result of the cutbacks in the 2003 Estimates. [26864/02]
Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 11 December 2002
Amendment put.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2002
37 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for spending cuts in his Departmental budget for 2003, particularly in education, research and advisory services, development aid and on-farm investment; if he will seek the reversal of these cutbacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25962/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2002
37 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for spending cuts in his Departmental budget for 2003, particularly in education, research and advisory services, development aid and on-farm investment; if he will seek the reversal of these cutbacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25962/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2002
7 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Education and Science his views on proposals for the national youth work development plan, 2002-06, by the national youth work advisory committee; the actions he intends to take in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21868/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2002
6 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Science his proposals to meet the commitment given in An Agreed Programme for Government, to further expand adult literacy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21751/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2002
4 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Education and Science his plans to make the stay safe child abuse prevention programme mandatory on all schools. [21913/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2002
3 Ms O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the operation to date of the National Educational Welfare Board; the number of staff employed and the services being offered by the board; if his attention has been drawn to reports of a recent court case where it was stated that a troubled boy facing charges could not be returned to mainstream education due to the fact that the board had no staff; and the procedures in place to check the attendance of primary and secondary pupils. [21911/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2002
2 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Science if the funds gained by the 69% increase in college registration charges constitute an additional investment in education; if it is merely a mechanism to compensate for cuts in funding from tax revenue; if funding from registration fees or the possible reintroduction of third level fees will be ring fenced for investment in education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21914/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2002
5 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Science the action he intends to take to ensure that more suitably qualified teachers are employed in primary schools in view of a recent report by the INTO that almost 10% of teachers do not have a recognised primary teaching qualification. [21915/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2002
1 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Education and Science the way in which he intends to ensure all primary school children are taught by fully trained and qualified teachers. [21912/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2002
337 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will enter into negotiations with his colleagues, the Ministers for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Education and Science, with a view to dramatically addressing the urgent need for custodial or care places for juveniles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18393/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2002
257 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of additional occupational therapy, speech therapy and physiotherapy training places announced by him and by the Minister for Education and Science in May 2002 to commence in autumn 2002 which have been provided and have commenced training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17929/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2002
241 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science his estimate of the average index of inflation between the last quarter of 2001 and the last quarter of 2002 in the cost of employment goods and services which make up his Department's expenditure. [18424/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2002
240 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science the adjustments which he plans to introduce in the last quarter of 2002 in order to bring the overall spending for the year in line with the moneys provided in the Estimates. [18417/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2002
239 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science the amount of money that remains available to his Department from the voted spending allocation agreed in the Revised Estimates 2002, to spend in the last quarter of 2002 for capital spending and for current spending; and the way in which this compares with the amount spent for current and for capital purposes in the last quarter of 2001. [18410/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2002
238 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Education and Science the stage the building and upgrading of a school (details supplied) in County Wexford is at; and if his attention has been drawn to the condition of this school and to the fact that this school was to be brought up to standard by the end of 2002. [18376/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2002
237 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Education and Science the stage an application for building works at a school (details supplied) in County Wexford is at; when the building will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18375/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2002
236 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Education and Science if additional hours of teaching of a learning support resource teacher on a one-to-one basis can be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [18374/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2002
234 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the acquisition of a suitable site for the provision of a new facility for Ballytarsna national school, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18358/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2002
233 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Education and Science when free primary school transport will be provided for a disabled pupil who is confined to a wheelchair and has failed to locate a wheelchair-accessible taxi to go to a school (details supplied). [18325/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2002
232 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will attend to matters for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 12. [18290/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2002
231 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science the programmes in place to ensure primary school teachers receive training in teaching of special needs pupils who are in mainstream education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18262/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2002
230 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if he intends to provide a special needs class in the Naas town area of County Kildare to cater for special needs pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18261/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2002
229 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will explain the reason for the delay in providing a laptop computer to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18260/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2002
228 Mr. Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will find a suitable secondary school placement for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 who has verbal dyspraxia; the role his Department can play in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18258/02]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2002
227 Mr. Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Science his aims and objectives regarding the provision of special needs education for primary and secondary school students; the legislation proposed to deal with this issue; the legislative rights of students in relation to such education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18256/02]