The following motion was moved by Deputy Charlie McConalogue on Tuesday, 13 November 2012:That Dáil Éireann: agrees that:- the new Student Universal Support Ireland central on-line system for processing student grants is failing abysmally to meet what is required for over 65,000 applications and this is causing undue hardship for third-level students awaiting payments; and - sufficient extra staffing should be supplied immediately to correct this on-going problem so that student grants can be issued by Christmas;recognises that third-level students are facing year-on-year increases in their registration fees which are unfair and unjust in light of a promised reduction in these fees; and calls on the Government to:- refrain from further cuts to the education budget and increases in third-level registration fees; - ensure that all children who require Special Needs Assistants are provided with them; - reinstate the Career Guidance Teacher provision; and - preserve funding to Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools programme schools.

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