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Other Questions: Third Level Funding (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 12. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the fall in rankings of Irish universities in the recent Times Higher Education university rankings; her plans to proceed with a further 1% reduction in capitation payments to third level institutions in the upcoming budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37963/14]

Other Questions: Third Level Funding (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: My question asks the Minister for her views on the fall by Irish universities in the Times Higher Education, THE, university rankings. It also asks about her plans to proceed with a further 1% reduction in capitation payments to third level institutions in the upcoming budget in light of this fall.

Other Questions: Third Level Funding (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister of State. I wish him well and congratulate him on his appointment. This is his first Question Time, although we have met at a committee. League tables and rankings are not an exact science, but the consistent message coming out is that our colleges have been sliding down a number of the rankings. Last week, Trinity College, Dublin, fell out of the THE's top 100 and...

Other Questions: Site Acquisitions (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I can inform the Minister that the ETB and the schools involved have worked very closely with the local authority to assess previous sites and this site. I am hopeful there would be no delay in the Department's engagement with the local authority because of the amount of joined-up work which has already taken place in Buncrana between the schools, the ETB and the relevant authorities. I...

Other Questions: Site Acquisitions (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 8. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on the provision of funds for the purchase of a site by her Department in Buncrana, County Donegal, for the new three school Crana College campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37961/14]

Other Questions: Site Acquisitions (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: This seeks an update on the progress on the provision of funds by the Department for the purchase of a site in Buncrana, County Donegal, for a new three school Crana College campus. This involved the purchase of the site for the development of the site for the Crana College campus, a secondary school, the Irish secondary school Coláiste Chineál Eoghain, and Buncrana Gaelscoil.

Other Questions: Site Acquisitions (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for the update. I emphasise the importance of ensuring the purchase of the site moves along. In order to develop the campus and ensure progress, the first step is to secure the site. Three schools will be housed in the new site when it is completed. Buncrana Gaelscoil was established in 1999 and now houses 183 students, with the kind co-operation of Buncrana Youth...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Minor Works Scheme Restoration (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 4. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out her views on a permanent restoration of the minor works grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38281/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Minor Works Scheme Restoration (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: What is the Minister's views on the permanent restoration of the minor works scheme given its importance to every primary school in the country?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Minor Works Scheme Restoration (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: Anyone involved in a primary school who has been listening to the Minister's answer will be disappointed that she has not given any assurances in that respect. I hope when it comes to the crunch in the budget on 14 October there will some good news for them in respect of the grant. I was hoping for a response from the Minister to indicate she is aware of the importance of the grant to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Minor Works Scheme Restoration (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I understand that the Minister is not in a position today to give a commitment on the matter. However, I draw her attention to the record of her Government in respect of payment of the grant. Of the three budgets the Government has introduced, the minor works grant was paid in only one, last year's budget. The Minister outlined the rates. This has left a huge hole in the budget of every...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Staffing (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 1. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools with only one mainstream class teacher in the current academic year; the way this number compares with the number of one-teacher primary schools in the academic years 2013-14, 2012-13 and 2011-12; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38280/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Staffing (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I seek information on the number of primary schools with only one mainstream class teacher in the current academic year and how this number compares with the number of one-teacher primary schools in the previous three years, since this Government came into office.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Staffing (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I note the last comment of the Minister, that this puts the situation of small schools "on a more affordable and sustainable basis". There was no reference in the Minister's reply to educational standards, the needs of children or the needs of schools and communities. Instead, it is about money and affordability. That is a disappointing response. It would be remiss of me not to wish the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Staffing (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister's response is very disappointing. She indicated that her policy is to make schools sustainable, but I argue that her policy will make them unsustainable. I question the sustainability of the 40 one-teacher schools this Government has created. The number of such schools has increased from only 11 when this Government came into office. The Government is not making those schools...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Staffing (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: The Government is the same.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Restoration (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 16. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will commit to a permanent restoration of the minor works grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37962/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 84. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was cut in their area aid application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38393/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the progress of a new school building for a primary school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38412/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (7 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied) regarding tuna fishing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37838/14]