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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (15 Jul 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 346. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will expedite a work permit application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30939/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme (15 Jul 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 743. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of staff currently employed by the rural transport programme that will be made redundant as a result of restructuring of the programme into 18 transport coordination units; the redundancy packages that will be made available to these staff members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31051/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (10 Jul 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 15. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA Ireland visits to County Donegal in 2013 and quarters 1 and 2 of 2014; the number of confirmed visits for the remainder of 2014; the way his Department is actively encouraging companies to relocate to County Donegal; his plans to increase the level of IDA Ireland grant aid given to foreign direct investment...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Regional Development (10 Jul 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 29. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of the 164 investments won by IDA Ireland in 2013 that came to County Donegal; the reason only 177 out of 13,367 new jobs, or 1.32% of the new jobs created by IDA Ireland client companies in 2013, were created in County Donegal; the plans he and his Department have to ensure a greater portion of the new investment and jobs...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (10 Jul 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that his Department will cover the cost of school transport for students following the closure of their school (details supplied) in County Kerry and subsequent amalgamation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30439/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (10 Jul 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 134. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has not received any payment under the rural environment protection scheme and single farm payment scheme since 2009. [30432/14]

Free Travel Pass: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 Jul 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: The Government could change the situation tomorrow if it wanted to.

Free Travel Pass: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 Jul 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: It is being applied by this Government.

Free Travel Pass: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 Jul 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I join my party colleagues and commend our party spokesperson, Deputy Willie O'Dea, for bringing forward the motion and putting it firmly on the political agenda in advance of the Government making a decision on the review it has commissioned. We all know why there should be genuine concern about Government's review of the free travel scheme. It is based on our experience of what it has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Apprenticeship Training: Discussion (9 Jul 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the delegates for their presentations. Reference was made to models of apprenticeship which have worked very well in other countries, particularly Denmark and Germany. Will the witnesses outline the elements that make those systems work so well but which might not work in this country? In the case of the German model, my understanding is that students separate into streams at age...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (9 Jul 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I read a report indicating that other broadcasters have decided to broadcast the proceedings of the Houses. Will the other channels pick up the UPC broadcast?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (9 Jul 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 398. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the position regarding an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29998/14]

Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Staffing (8 Jul 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister of State for his response. Could he clarify his previous response to Deputy Finian McGrath about the supports children with Down's syndrome can expect this September? As has been rightly pointed out, there was a High Court case in the past couple of weeks involving two families who challenged the Government because their children with Down's syndrome were not entitled...

Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Staffing (8 Jul 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will be issuing a new circular on special needs assistants in view of the recent acknowledgment that the circular issued before Easter was badly phrased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29395/14]

Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Staffing (8 Jul 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: In several of his responses today the Minister of State has indicated that the number of SNAs is higher than it has been in the past. However, the problem is that on the ground, when one goes to any school, the reality is very different. Teachers, principals and parents will tell the Minister of State what they are telling the rest of us, namely, how difficult it is to ensure SNA support is...

Other Questions: Special Education Review (8 Jul 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will be accepting and implementing the recent recommendations of the National Council for Special Education for a new model of allocating teaching resources for students with special educational needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29393/14]

Other Questions: Special Education Review (8 Jul 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: Does the Minister intend to accept and implement the recent recommendations of the National Council for Special Education for a new model of allocating teaching resources for students with special educational needs?

Other Questions: Special Education Review (8 Jul 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I commend the former inspector of the Department of Education and Skills, Mr. Emmet Stack, and his group on compiling this report and for their work on it. It will be crucial that there is proper consultation and that everybody's views are taken on board before deciding how to move forward. The Minister, Deputy Quinn, in his press statement coinciding with the release of the report, struck...

Other Questions: Special Education Review (8 Jul 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: The Irish Primary Principals Network, IPPN, raised some concerns about the employment of teachers with restricted recognition. The IPPN chief executive officer, Seán Cottrell, said, "The proposed profiling of schools will enable those with the greatest level of need to secure the greater resource. However, some schools may lose practically all of their current supports while others may...

Other Questions: School Curriculum (8 Jul 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: In May the Minister, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, announced that he was to invite the teacher unions to direct talks, acknowledging that the work of the working group during the course of the year had led to an industrial dispute between teachers and the Department about how the junior certificate reform programme was to be implemented. The Minister indicated that direct talks would commence...