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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: State Examinations Reviews (3 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: Will the Minister provide details of the revised set of compromise measures on junior cycle reform submitted to teachers' unions for their consideration and the measures, if any, she is taking to avoid further strike action?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: State Examinations Reviews (3 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: It is disappointing that the Minister has not achieved a resolution. It is particularly disappointing to see her indicate in the last few days that it is her intention to push on with the reforms, regardless of whether there is agreement with the teaching partners. I welcome the fact that the teaching unions indicated they were not going to proceed with further strike action. However, they...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (3 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding resource teaching hours for children with Down syndrome who have a mild general learning disability; and if she will urgently put resources in place to ensure that children with Down syndrome who have a mild general learning disability will receive the same resource teaching as pupils with a moderate general learning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (3 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the proposal to merge Cork Institute of Technology, County Cork, and Tralee Institute of Technology, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8836/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (3 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the revised set of compromise measures on junior cycle reform submitted to teachers' unions for consideration; and the measures being taken to avoid further strike action. [8833/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (3 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 177. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the rent supplement payment amounts vary across the country; if she will provide a breakdown of the current maximum payment, by county; her plans to raise the allowance in County Donegal, in order to make it more equitable with other areas in the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9344/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (3 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 193. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown, by county ,of the number of persons that availed of tax relief under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8817/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Exemptions (3 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process for removing the waivers for those with dyslexia from the junior certificate to leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8769/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Redundancy Payments (3 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding redundancy payments for an external school supervisor (details supplied) in County Donegal, who was made redundant as a result of teachers taking on student supervision responsibilities following on from the Haddington Road agreement; if her Department will provide funding to the school in order to facilitate full...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (3 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be allowed job-share a special needs assistant position, based on the person working 15 hours per week and the person's colleague working 17 hours per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8898/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (3 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if approval for schools to build additional classrooms, to cater for planned increases in teacher numbers, in September 2015 has been notified to schools, and if not, when her Department plans on doing so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8928/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (3 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to allow permanent teachers to make a permanent teacher exchange move, pending approval by the board of management of both schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8929/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (3 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to allow teachers on the temporary teacher exchange programme to count their years on teacher exchange towards panel rights, in the same way as temporary teachers count their years towards panel rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8930/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (3 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will allocate five hours learning support in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9029/15]

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome the introduction of the Bill to the House. I would like to join with my party in indicating that it and I will support the Bill. The Bill makes the best interests of the child a central consideration in Irish family law and will ensure that decisions regarding children are, first and foremost, in their best interests. It will also ensure that all children are treated fairly...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (26 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence (details supplied) from parents of children with Down's syndrome; her plans to provide children with Down's syndrome with an individualised right to resource teaching hours, outside the general allocation system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8546/15]

Other Questions: HSE Funding (25 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I am very disappointed with the Minister's response because he has not indicated that follow-up funding will be provided for these patients to continue their treatment with the consultant who has already seen them in a private capacity. Under the 2013 outpatient waiting list initiative, which was a previous initiative by the Government to try to address the long waiting lists, more than...

Other Questions: HSE Funding (25 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I agree with the Minister that it is entirely unsatisfactory. However, unlike him, I am not the Minister for Health and if the Minister believes it is unsatisfactory, it behoves him to do something to address it. He indicated to me that these patients are not disadvantaged in any way. That is not the reality. The reason these patients were referred out in the first place was because they...

Other Questions: HSE Funding (25 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 14. To ask the Minister for Health further to Question No. 105 of 11 November 2014, when follow-up funding will be provided for the 550 adults who require general surgery, the 953 patients who require diagnostic testing, the 110 patients who require an outpatient review, and the persons outsourced, under the 2013 outpatients initiative, to have their treatment; if this treatment will be...

Other Questions: HSE Funding (25 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: This is to ask the Minister, further to a previous parliamentary question, when follow-up funding will be provided for the 550 adults who require general surgery, the 953 patients who require diagnostic testing and the 110 patients who require an outpatient review. These patients are part of the 2013 outpatient waiting list initiative. The patients' cases were outsourced from Letterkenny...