Parliamentary questions

Hospital Services

Seán Crowe

429. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason a pregnant person in Dublin is given an anomaly scan and a similar patient outside the city, and its hinterland, is not catered for in the public health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40241/12]

Traveller Accommodation

Seán Crowe

70. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason that, out of a total Department spend of €6 million in respect of Traveller specific accommodation, Dublin City Council was awarded €50,000. [39075/12]

Teaching Council of Ireland

Seán Crowe

411. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify, whether under existing legislation, a teacher who is not registered with the Teaching Council, if the Department is obliged to pay for their services from September onwards. [38222/12]

Teachers' Remuneration

Seán Crowe

432. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers accessing each of the common basic pay scales at primary and post-primary level. [38440/12]

Teaching Contracts

Seán Crowe

433. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the Department has conducted a cost benefit analysis that would accrue from increasing teaching hours from the current ceiling of 22 hours per week; and the implications this would have for maintaining and lowering pupil ratios in primary and post-primary schools. [38441/12]

Teaching Contracts

Seán Crowe

435. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of retired teachers who are to be redeployed from September 2012 onwards, on a temporary capacity, to cover teachers on maternity or sick leave. [38463/12]

Residential Institutions

Seán Crowe

452. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the Christian Brothers are planning to donate land they own at Summerhill in Nenagh, County Tipperary, as part of an arrangement with his Department to compensate the survivors of residential abuse. [38769/12]

Residential Institutions

Seán Crowe

453. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if it is possible for his Department to help facilitate a partnership arrangement between the Christian Brothers and Nenagh Town Council in order that land owned by the former at Summerhill Nenagh, County Tipperary, may be developed to provide essential amenities which would include three GAA pitches and a running track for public use. [38770/12]

Subsidised Private Schools

Seán Crowe

459. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the annual amount paid in State subsidises to minority faith based fee-paying schools here, on a school by school basis. [38895/12]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Seán Crowe

460. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the annual wage scale paid to senior FÁS staff earning in excess of €80,000 per annum based on the one to six grading system. [38900/12]

Ambulance Service Provision

Seán Crowe

1713. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the way in which the Health Service Executive cutbacks will impact on ambulance stations in Tallaght, Swords and Maynooth; and the way changes to the new roster to be introduced in September, including the number of ambulances on call, compare with the service available in September 2011. [38169/12]

Oideachas Tríú Leibhéal

Seán Crowe

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D’fhiafraigh Seán Crowe den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén maoiniú atá curtha ar fáil le haghaidh oideachais tríú leibhéal sa Ghaeltacht ag Roinn na Gaeltachta sna cúig bliana seo a chuaigh thart; cé mhéid a bheidh le fáil an bhliain seo chugainn.
[35031/12]

Arts Funding

Seán Crowe

43 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to publish data relating to public spending which would indicate the contribution made by the arts to combating poverty and exclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35431/12]

Fee Paying Schools

Seán Crowe

112 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent on State subsidies to private fee paying schools in 2011/2012; the projected amount that will be paid to private fee paying school for the 2012/2013 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35850/12]

School Staffing

Seán Crowe

169 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if it is now the responsibility of school boards of management to submit to the Department of Finance the yearly accounts of persons who are employed by the school but not paid by his Department; and if the boards of management will be liable for penalties resulting from the submission of inaccurate accounts.
[35247/12]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Seán Crowe

171 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a detailed explanation for the increase in the pupil-teacher ratio at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35269/12]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Seán Crowe

172 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether it is acceptable to notify a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22 of changes to their pupil teacher ratio on 26 June giving them less than three months to make the necessary arrangements for the 2012-13 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35270/12]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Seán Crowe

173 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that during the 1990s a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22 was acknowledged as catering in the main for pupils who were multiply disabled and as a result was informed to alter their pupil teacher ratio accordingly to 6:1; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35271/12]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Seán Crowe

174 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the pupils attending a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22 should in the majority of cases be classified as multiply disabled as they experience physical and learning disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35272/12]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Seán Crowe

175 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the definition of multiply disabled currently in operation by the National Council for Special Education to ensure that the definition in operation fully meets the needs of all pupils who have multiple disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35273/12]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Seán Crowe

176 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the decision to increase the pupil teacher ratio and consequent cuts in teaching staff at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35274/12]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Seán Crowe

177 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the increase in the pupil teacher ratio and consequent cuts in teaching staff at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22 will have detrimental impact on the education of the pupils concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[35275/12]

Maternity Benefit

Seán Crowe

239 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will initiate a review into the entitlements for maternity benefits currently available to students who, despite having the correct number of PRSI credits, are ineligible for the payment of maternity benefits; and her view on whether the current qualifying criteria for availing of maternity benefits acts as a barrier for many mature students wishing to upskill by availing of higher education and training.
[34591/12]

Enterprise Support Services

Seán Crowe

11 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of seed capital scheme certificates applied for by clients of Enterprise Ireland and the number issued.
[33865/12]

Enterprise Support Services

Seán Crowe

16 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will promote the seed capital scheme by Enterprise Ireland.
[33866/12]

Child and Family Support

Seán Crowe

25 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has received the final report from the Task Force established to look at setting up the new Child and Family Support Agency; if it will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33337/12]

Children and Family Services

Seán Crowe

49 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the distinct budget that has been allocated to the management and reporting structure being put in place in children and family services; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[33336/12]

School Staffing

Seán Crowe

173 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown, by name and location, of the 32 small schools that will lose a teacher in September 2012 as a consequence of the budget measures.
[33430/12]

Public Sector Pensions

Seán Crowe

35 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of civil servants in receipt of pensions between €10,000 to €20,000; €20,001 to €30,000; €30,001 to €40,000; €40,001 to €50,000; €50,001 to €60,000; €60,001 to €70,000; to €70,001 to €80,000; €80,001 to €90,000; €90,001 to €100,000; and in excess of €100,000.
[32370/12]

Public Sector Pay

Seán Crowe

39 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form, the number of civil servants in receipt of an annual salary between €10,000 to €20,000; €20,001 to €30,000; €30,001 to €40,000; €40,001 to €50,000; €50,001 to €60,000; €60,001 to €70,000; to €70,001 to €80,000; €80,001 to €90,000; €90,001 to €100,000; and in excess of €100,000.
[32371/12]

Sport and Recreational Development

Seán Crowe

120 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his expectations for Ireland in the London Olympics; the programmes in place to ensure maximum Irish success at the games; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32083/12]