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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 384. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the Student Universal Support Ireland application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35513/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Alternative Energy Projects (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 16. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way his Department can assist the development of biomass and wave energy power stations here; if any actions are planned by his Department in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35061/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of an special needs assistant application for a child ( details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35606/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research Funding (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has written to any of the research funding agencies under the aegis of his Department concerning the progress of any individual application for funding; and if he has guidelines in place for such circumstances. [35607/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons he is refusing to give any information in view of the fact that the review is now complete by the Information Commissioner regarding his Department's qualification the Secondary School Teacher's Drawing Certificate, issued to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W who met the conditions for this particular certificate in 1972 and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister and his officials for this presentation. The material provided to the committee is very useful as it gives breakdowns in expenditure and savings. This is a welcome engagement. Looking at the menu of potential cuts to save €44 million, one can see they will hurt and impact on education services. Does the Minister have a breakdown of the impact of the additional...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: Can I ask about the Minister's last comments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister indicated that €22.5 million could be the cost in regard to the resource teachers. Will he break down how that cost will come about? Does it apply to 2013 or 2014? Those 500 teachers who were held back for the autumn period will now be employed from September, so there will obviously be a cost from September to December. What is that cost? What is the current...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: That is to bring the 500 forward to September.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: There will be a demand for teachers to be provided in the autumn. I presume they will start when they are allocated so where are we at-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: At the same time last year, some 500 would have been held back. At the start of this year, the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, held 500 back for expected demand in the autumn. What the Minister has done is to bring those 500 forward to meet existing demand, as such, when the NCSE had held those 500 back for a demand it expected in the autumn. It would be fair to assume that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: That is the 500 the Minister has brought forward.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: What about the 500 who may be required to meet new demand?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: Okay. I make the point that extra teachers will be needed in the autumn to meet the new applications that are coming in from students who will start school and also for those who missed the February deadline and who are currently in the system awaiting allocation. Without some clarity as to how many additional teachers over and above the cap will be available this autumn to meet that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: The €51 million was allocated for 2013. What does that include?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: Have savings been accrued since the agreement was signed? What needs to happen before savings are accrued?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: I accept the Minister's point that the schools are the employers, but the Department is the payer. If the Department was to take a tough line with a school that had notified it of employing a retired teacher and require the school to provide an explanation of what effort it had made to find a new teacher in search of work, more could be done. I accept that a circular has been issued, but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: Yes. It relates to the two points that have been discussed. The Minister indicated that the cost to the Department of resource teachers this autumn would be €7 million. Does that amount cover them being employed from 1 September or later in the term?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: The amount does not relate to resource teachers starting on 1 September or in October or November, but to the additional demand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: It is not clear. Given the fact that the 500 posts have been moved forward, the cap will be reached as of 1 September.