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Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (14 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an appeal by a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23534/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 353: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of countries receiving Irish child benefit; the cost involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23535/11]

Written Answers — Invasive Species: Invasive Species (14 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 436: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23536/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (14 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 565: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the family income supplement, which is taken into account for the income threshold regarding eligibility on the local authority housing list, will also be taken into account in the calculation for persons who wish to get a loan from the local authority to purchase a house. [23390/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (14 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 567: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the percentage of employees, in each local authority, that have a mental or physical disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23418/11]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (14 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 827: To ask the Minister for Health if he will grant final approval under the fair deal scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [22688/11]

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Instruction to Committee (21 Jul 2011)

Niall Collins: I propose to share my time with Deputy Finian McGrath.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Instruction to Committee (21 Jul 2011)

Niall Collins: Fianna Fáil will not oppose this motion. I thank the Minister for his statement to the House. He has introduced a number of initiatives which had been discussed on Committee Stage. The initiative regarding placenames is welcome. The Dingle situation was closely followed, especially by those living in the county. A similar but not such a high profile situation occurred in County Limerick...

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Niall Collins: He is above all that now.

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Niall Collins: He will give the Ceann Comhairle a mention at the end.

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Niall Collins: More like buckets and hand grenades.

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Niall Collins: The Deputy can beat that level.

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Niall Collins: We heard the Minister of State the first time. He only needed to say it once.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Jul 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has satisfied herself that the automated service of the back to school clothing and footwear allowance is only making payments to persons who are entitled to them. [21432/11]

Written Answers — Personal Public Service Numbers: Personal Public Service Numbers (20 Jul 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her response to the revelation that there are 7.2 million PPS numbers in issue while the population stands at just 4.58 million. [21433/11]

Victims of Crime: Motion (20 Jul 2011)

Niall Collins: He is dancing on Deputy Naughten's grave.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (20 Jul 2011)

Niall Collins: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss a matter of major public importance, namely, the crisis in agricultural colleges caused by the fact that over 2,000 students have applied for just 850 places. Some 198 applicants are seeking 90 available places at Pallaskenry Agricultural College in County Limerick. Given the importance of the agricultural sector to the...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Jul 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse the decision to reduce the number of special needs assistants at a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [20878/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Schemes: Local Authority Schemes (19 Jul 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 356: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the moneys allocated by his Department to Meath County Council in 2009, 2010 and 2011 under the housing aid for older people scheme, the housing aid for people with a disability scheme and the mobility aid scheme; and if the moneys allocated were to be used to fund grants in the year of the allocations or...

Written Answers — Local Authority Schemes: Local Authority Schemes (19 Jul 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 357: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the guidelines that are in place for the allocation of the housing aid for older people, housing aid for people with a disability and the mobility aid schemes with respect to matching funding from local authorities. [21216/11]