* To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will outline the current practice and frequency of the inspections of childcare facilities across the country to ensure adherence to best practice standards. - Seán Kyne Reply: Pre-school services, including child-minding services, are currently regulated under the [...] Read more »
Parliamentary Question No. 183 on Tuesday, 17th July, 2012
* To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any plans to review the teaching of Irish at secondary level and if consideration will be given to the development of a new subject which would place a greater emphasis on the acquisition of conversational skills; and if he [...] Read more »
Parliamentary Question No. 81 on Wednesday, 11th July, 2012
* To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that schools which have been included in the School Building Capital Programme do not proceed; the three remaining schools (details supplied) in County Galway which have reached Stage 2B but which were not included on the 5 Year Programme [...] Read more »
Parliamentary Question No. 182 on Tuesday, 10th July, 2012
* To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce statutory provisions to require the preparation and operation of safe schools programmes to combat bullying in schools and educational facilities in a holistic and community-centred approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. - [...] Read more »
October completion date for roll-out of 100 MBS broadband in Galway Schools
October completion date for roll-out of 100 MBS broadband in Galway Schools Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources has confirmed to Galway West Deputy Sean Kyne that Galway’s secondary school should have 100 mbs broadband access by October of this year. The information was supplied in a reply to [...] Read more »