Education & Science

Mr. Sargent: Gabhaim buíochas don Cheann Comhairle as deis a thabhairt dom labhairt faoi seo. Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit fosta. I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this matter. Many teaching posts in the special needs education sector are filled by post-primary teachers and untrained personnel.

261. Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science her views on an anomaly in the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, whereby mobile phone base stations may not be installed on educational facilities without planning permission, but may be installed on public or commercial buildings directly adjacent to such facilities without any planning permission; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this is inconsistent not only with the latest recommendations of the UK independent expert group on mobile phones, but with the advice of the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to Dáil Eireann in 2004. [9595/05]

258. Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science the progress on the ITE/The Linguistic Institute of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9592/05]

602. Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Education and Science if she has satisfied herself that refugee and asylum seekers who have been granted residency status are gaining appropriate access to education, in view of the existence of restrictive criteria that hinder such access. [9213/05]

586. Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Education and Science the length of time it will take to produce a new school development in Ballygarvan, County Cork should a site be immediately available. [9070/05]

568. Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in County Limerick, will be one of the schools selected under the school building programme roll-out for 100 schools announced, in view of the fact that the school is closed to pupils and staff due to rat infestation. [8951/05]

543. Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Science if there are grounds for appealing an application for third level grant assistance towards a postgraduate course available in the UK on the basis that a comparable course is not available for study here. [8707/05]

532. Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science the amount her Department paid in 2004 for car mileage expenses; the amount paid to cover rail and bus ticket expenses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8597/05]

175.Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has received a letter from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 4 on the special needs assistant hours for a person at the school; the steps she has taken to address the issues raised in that letter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8405/05]

273.Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the problems being experienced by a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; if she will consider providing additional ring-fenced funding to ensure that local authorities can provide safety crossings at all primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8128/05]