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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Facilities (28 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the report she promised on student accommodation will be published; the measures she plans to introduce to address the crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16405/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (28 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in advancing an application for a new school in order to meet the long-term accommodation needs of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal in view of the fact that to date the number of junior infants enrolled for September 2015 is 35% greater than in September 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Funding (28 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount of funding provided by her Department to Donegal Education and Training Board in 2012 to 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16775/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Funding (28 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding provided by her Department to Donegal Education and Training Board in 2012 to 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16776/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Communities Programme (28 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 446. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if funding is available for a hotel on an island to upgrade its heating system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16256/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta Properties (28 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 501. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the vacant sites in County Donegal which are available for use or purchase by potential investors and are currently owned by Údarás na Gaeltachta; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16322/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta Properties (28 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 502. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of Údarás na Gaeltachta sponsored visits by potential investors to County Donegal in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16323/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (28 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 506. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding is available for a hotel on an island in a Gaeltacht area in order to upgrade its heating system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16255/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (28 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 509. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding streams available to a prospective project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16675/15]

Order of Business (23 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: Are there any plans to update the Pyrite Resolution Act in the near future? Is the Tánaiste aware of the problem with many homes in Donegal in respect of mica content in blocks which is causing the homes to fracture and crack? The Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Coffey, visited a number of the homes recently and the...

Statute Law Revision Bill 2015: Second Stage (23 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome the introduction of the Statute Law Revision Bill 2015. I commend the staff who worked on the Bill because, undoubtedly, much research is involved in going back through the Statute Book and assessing what needs to be included and what needs to be revoked. It is a fine piece of work which will be welcomed by many who have to work with the Statute Book on a daily basis. The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (23 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 13. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to the recent visit of the Minister of State, Paudie Coffey, TD, to a number of homes in County Donegal affected by Mica, the action the Government plans to take to assist affected homeowners; if the Government will set up an expert panel to assess the extent of the problem and the way it can be addressed; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (23 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 15. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the consideration he and his Department have given to the issue of Mica-affected homes in County Donegal; his Department's advice on the way affected householders may be able to proceed in engaging with his Department on this issue; the financial supports available for persons who find themselves in this situation; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Broadband Service Provision (23 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update regarding the provisions of broadband in a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16127/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (23 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a student grant application, whereby the student, who has spent the majority of his life within the Irish education system and is a European Union citizen (details supplied), is being refused a maintenance grant despite his parents gaining citizenship; her plans to prevent this situation from repeating itself in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (23 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to rectify the student grant scheme to allow students, who are under 23 years of age and independent of their parents, to be assessed in their own right (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16163/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Future Funding of Higher Education: Expert Group (22 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome our guests and thank them for taking the time to make their presentation on this key issue. Will Mr. Cassells give us a general overview of the group's timeline and what it hopes to achieve? Of what will the remaining stages of its work consist and when will it be completed? When can we expect to see the final report? Were reports undertaken before the working committee was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Third Level Student Grant System: Union of Students in Ireland (22 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I join with the Chairperson and other colleagues in welcoming Ms Hoey and Mr. Stitt. I thank them for their comprehensive presentation and for identifying what they believe are appropriate solutions. We should forward it to the Department and seek costings for the various USI proposals. The issue of independence always jumps out at me. I have come across a number of such cases with...

Other Questions: State Examinations (22 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 11. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary school teachers who have participated in the new round of training for junior certificate reforms; her plans for implementing junior certificate reforms; if she will agree to fresh talks with teacher unions to address outstanding issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15508/15]

Other Questions: State Examinations (22 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I am asking the Minister for an update on junior certificate reform, with specific reference to the impasse that has resulted from the handling of this issue by the Department of Education and Skills. In particular, I would like the Minister to update us on the uptake by second-level teachers of the recent professional development courses that were provided by the Department.