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Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: I will leave it at that.

Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: It has been in for the past two days.

Review of Serious Incidents including Deaths of Children in Care: Statements (17 Nov 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister and Whip's office for facilitating my request to hold a debate following the publication of the national review panel's report three weeks ago. I commend Professor Helen Buckley on the work she and the national review panel did in addressing the cases highlighted in the report. I also compliment the work done since the establishment of her office on introducing...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (16 Nov 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total figure for funds he has ring-fenced for the A5 through Northern Ireland to Derry providing access to County Donegal, under the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme 2012 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35091/11]

Vocational Education Committees (16 Nov 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 12: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the particular duties or work that will be assigned to offices that are designated as sub-offices with the proposed re-configuration of vocational education committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34776/11]

Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016: Statements (16 Nov 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Dooley for sharing time. I refer to the capital infrastructural development plan and in particular this Government's commitment to the A5 dual carriageway from the Monaghan border to Derry City linking Monaghan to Donegal and to the north-west region. We have seen in the publication of the Minister's investment plan last week a betrayal of the people of the north west in...

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: It is a requirement.

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (15 Nov 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the changes, if any, that have been introduced by him to the qualifying year for assessing reckonable income for self-employed persons for the maintenance grant and the HEAR programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34087/11]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (15 Nov 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of places available on JobBridge, the national internship scheme in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34134/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (15 Nov 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 298: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an illness benefit appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34241/11]

Written Answers — Ferry Services: Ferry Services (15 Nov 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 370: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the contact he has had with Northern Ireland agencies and his Northern Ireland counterpart in attempting to get the Foyle ferry re-established and subsidised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34063/11]

Written Answers — Ferry Services: Ferry Services (15 Nov 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 371: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made in finding a solution towards the re-establishment of the Lough Foyle ferry service in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34067/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Nov 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 487: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34137/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Nov 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 488: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged area payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34138/11]

Written Answers — Constitutional Amendment on Children: Constitutional Amendment on Children (15 Nov 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 534: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her strategy for communicating with the public in advance of the running of the proposed children's referendum in order to ensure its success in view of the experience of the recent referendum on Oireachtas inquiries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34135/11]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (15 Nov 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 535: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is currently accepting new applications for the childcare education and training support programme; her plans for the programme for the remainder of 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34136/11]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (15 Nov 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 547: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is giving consideration to bringing county child care committees under the direct remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34519/11]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (15 Nov 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 552: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the ability of Irish parents to adopt children from the State of Florida; the number of adoption applications currently at various stages of processing; when she expects those at various stages of the adoption process to be able to complete the adoption process; and if she will make a statement on the...

Mental Health Services: Motion (15 Nov 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: I commend the Technical Group on bringing forward this important motion tonight and on ensuring that mental health issues get the time and the prioritisation in the Parliament that they deserve to ensure we continue to implement the A Vision for Change document and to continue the progress made in recent times. Undoubtedly, a great deal remains to be done. It is often said that the mark or...

Mental Health Services: Motion (15 Nov 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: -----numbers within the county. We are moving into community mental health care. I am aware of a gentleman in his 80s who passed away recently. He entered a mental health care home over 60 years ago and spent his entire life there, from his late teenage years until his death. It is a legacy we have to address and ensure is never repeated. We are going a long way towards doing that but a...