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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (13 Feb 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 60 of 22 January 2014, the way a person under 23 years of age may prove their estrangement from their family in order to be assessed on their own means for Student Universal Support Ireland grant applications in cases where a social worker will not see them because they are over 18 years, a youth worker or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (13 Feb 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if provision of evidence from a GP will be accepted as evidence of estrangement for the purposes of persons under 23 years of age applying for Student Universal Support Ireland grants based on assessment of their own means. [7209/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (13 Feb 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Student Universal Support Ireland will not accept the same standard of proof that a person under 23 years of age is not residing in the family home and is estranged from their family for the purposes of assessing them on their own means for grants that the Department of Social Protection accepts for assessing eligibility for social...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (13 Feb 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 60 of 22 January 2014, the relevant legislative provision, circular or statutory instrument which stipulates that independent verification of estrangement for assessment of Student Universal Support Ireland applications may only be provided by the persons listed in this reply; if his attention has been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (13 Feb 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that under the Mental Health Act, a general practitioner is considered an approved officer of the Health Service Executive to make a recommendation for a patient to be involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric facility in their capacity as that person's GP; and the reason a person's GP is not deemed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (13 Feb 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason married persons under 23 years of age who reside with their spouse in a separate home from their parents are still assessed on their parents' means for the purposes of Student Universal Support Ireland grant applications. [7210/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (13 Feb 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason persons aged over 23 years who have a gap of a number of years in their education are still assessed on their parents' income for the purposes of a Student Universal Support Ireland grant if they began their third level education when they were under 23 years. [7211/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Data (13 Feb 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 232. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of youth workers employed by the Health Service Executive and their locations. [7200/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Support Services (13 Feb 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 233. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of family support workers employed by the Health Service Executive and their locations. [7201/14]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion [Private Members] (18 Feb 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: I move: That Dáil Éireann:notes— that the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission is an independent statutory body established under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 to provide an independent and effective civilian oversight of policing in this State; — that the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission has a hugely important role in ensuring that...

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion [Private Members] (18 Feb 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: I know that. I did not say the Minister did not publish it; I said it had come into the public domain. I will continue without interruption. What the document shows is that what the Minister said in this Chamber was not the full facts. It is no understatement to suggest that at this point the situation has become a farce and public confidence is on a downward spiral. This must be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying of Children (18 Feb 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 269. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the Net Children Go Mobile study on children’s use of the Internet in Ireland, recent research which found that 22% of children have experienced bullying online; and his plans to address this matter within the school system. [7862/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Election Management System (18 Feb 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 485. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider allocating a minimum of 20% of positions in polling stations and count centres to unemployed persons and ensure it is part of the returning officer's role to do so; if he will ensure that returning officers put in place a more transparent recruitment system which gives unemployed persons an equal...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Election Management System (18 Feb 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 517. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will work with the Department of Social Protection to provide greater opportunities for unemployed persons to avail of work in polling stations and count centres across the State in the forthcoming elections. [8163/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Education Service (18 Feb 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 576. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the education facilities available in each prison here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8130/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sexual Offences (18 Feb 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 582. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to fund another sexual abuse and violence in Ireland report. [8221/14]

Recent Flooding: Statements (Resumed) (19 Feb 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: As the Minister of State is aware, the recent flooding in Cork was pretty bad, but it was not the first time there was flooding in the city. There is a history of flooding, unfortunately, dating back to the very bad floods in 2009 that caused considerable structural damage to a number of buildings and damaged homes and businesses. Cork has long been in the process of planning to build flood...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (19 Feb 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: Does Ms O'Brien recognise that one of the most intractable fees - which is how she described it - is in respect of programme validation? She said that she is seeking to incentivise providers to make applications for validation in one submission. She also said that she is encouraging providers to think strategically about programme requirements over a longer period of time. Mr. Vaughan...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (19 Feb 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: Could it be done as part of the FET strategy or is it a separate piece of work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (19 Feb 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: It was about networking. Ms O'Brien and Ms Doyle referred to networking but it was not a particular question.