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Topical Issue Matters (21 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 21 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputies Fergus O'Dowd, Seamus Kirk, Seán Conlan and Brendan Smith - toxins being dumped into the rivers and lakes of the north east; (2) Deputy Catherine Murphy - the need for a review of school enrolment options in the north...

Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Motion (21 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I now call on the Technical Group. Deputy Catherine Murphy is sharing time with Deputies Clare Daly and Maureen O'Sullivan.

Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Motion (21 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: Deputy Ó Caoláin's amendment cannot be moved until amendment No. 2 has been disposed of. It may, however, be discussed in the debate on the motion and amendment No. 2.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 36. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary 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 and the 110 patients who require an outpatient review and who were outsourced under the 2013 outpatients initiative to have their treatment; if this treatment...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 64. To ask the Minister for Health when follow up funding will be provided for the patients of Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, who were outsourced under the 2013 outpatients initiative and who are still waiting on their follow up treatment; if these patients will have their treatment continued in the hospital to which they were referred under the initiative; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (21 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 127. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an off-farm income limit of €40,000 is being applied to young farmers applying to the national reserve to have their entitlements increased towards the national average when a similar off-farm income limit does not apply to young farmers applying for a 25% top-up on their single farm payment; and if he will make a...

Junior Cycle Reform: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: Deputy Quinn was very fond of it.

Junior Cycle Reform: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: He invited all and sundry along for show-time and told them how it was going to be. Despite the fact that there had been widespread agreement on the proposals that had been worked out with many people, Deputy Quinn said they would go forward a different way and told everybody to row in behind and follow him so he could make his legacy. Our situation is emblematic of some of the approaches...

Junior Cycle Reform: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: Had this approach been taken, it would have given the Minister, the previous Minister and the Government much credit in the bank to engage appropriately with teachers as to how the 40% that was to be awarded in the schools would be structured and rolled out. However, the Minister never got to this stage because she was immediately in conflict. Instead of working with partners, they became...

Junior Cycle Reform: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I do not doubt it.

Junior Cycle Reform: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: This time last year, I proposed that the then Minister, Deputy Quinn, delay the implementation instead of going forward with English. Had he delayed it until the following September, the new Minister could have started English alongside science and used the interim period to try to get agreement with the teachers. She could have used the benefit of the fact that she was a new Minister to...

Junior Cycle Reform: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this very important issue and glad to see it getting a proper hearing for it in the House. I commend Sinn Féin on putting the matter down for discussion. I emphasise that Fianna Fáil favours very much reform of the junior certificate and achieving it in partnership with teachers. If one looks at how this came about, a great deal of work was...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (20 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 207. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 15 October 2014, the reason persons under the age of 26 on jobseeker's benefit only receive €100 training allowance on a FÁS training scheme while those under 26 on jobseeker's allowance automatically see an increase of €60 bringing their payment to €160 per week; her plans to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (20 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 291. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of a review in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal regarding their agri-environment options scheme application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2442/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (20 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 298. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the disadvantaged areas payment scheme 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2554/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Plan (20 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 308. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of questions/queries asked of his Department by the EU Commission with regard to the draft rural development plan he has submitted for consideration; if the number of queries made by the Commission exceeds the number of queries from the Commission to the previous RDP submitted for approval under the outgoing CAP...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Registration of Nurses (20 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 447. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with all of the parties concerned regarding the increase in the registration fees for nurses and midwives with a view to bringing the matter to a satisfactory conclusion; if he will ensure that no nurse is effectively de-registered until this matter is resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2700/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (20 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 523. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the development of the proposed technological university in the south east. [2547/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (20 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 539. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will publish the staffing schedule for primary schools for 2015/2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2695/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 540. 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; if not, when her Department plans on doing so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2696/15]