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Other Questions: Road Projects Status (18 Feb 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: When will funding be made available for key infrastructural projects in County Donegal, including a new bridge at Cockhill, Buncrana, along the R238 Cockhill Road, the Bonagee link road and the Lifford-Letterkenny road? Will the Minister make a statement on the matter?

Other Questions: Road Projects Status (18 Feb 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for his reply. As he will no doubt be well aware, local authorities have limited funds and depend to a large extent on the Government to progress projects such as the Cockhill bridge scheme. The funding he provides just about allows local authorities to keep up with maintenance, but specific funds from central government must be allocated for projects such as the one...

Other Questions: Road Projects Status (18 Feb 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister has already cut the money for County Donegal by a very significant margin. In the past two years we have seen it decrease. If he could give an assurance that he would not reduce funding to the level to which it has been cut, he might be in a position to proceed with some of the projects mentioned. I know the national finances are in a difficult position, but, equally, there...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (18 Feb 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the length of time a special needs child, who is in a special class in a mainstream school, can stay in a post primary school if they have reached 18 years of age (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7739/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Parliamentary Questions Issues (18 Feb 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 64, 65 and 66 of 5 February 2014, the date by which he expects to be in a position to provide the information; if there is a specific timeframe within which his Department undertakes to answer questions if it is unable to meet the normal parliamentary deadlines; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (19 Feb 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 30. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of times since coming to office he has met with US officials to discuss immigration reform and in particular the plight of the undocumented Irish citizens in America; his plans to meet with US officials on this issue over the next six months; and his view on when reform on this issue will happen. [8089/14]

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

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Chairman and join with her in thanking the three delegations for appearing before the committee and putting in the preparatory work in terms of their presentations and the briefing documents supplied to the committee in advance. The key concern being outlined by ICTU is the potential impact of these fees on the availability of training programmes through the community and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Quality and Standards in Schools: Chief Inspector at Department of Education and Skills (19 Feb 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the chief inspector and his team for coming in today. I accept we are short on time but the chief inspector mentioned that 10% to 15% of lessons were unsatisfactory. I ask Dr. Hislop to elaborate on that. Dr. Hislop also mentioned Irish language competence at primary level. I would appreciate more of his thoughts in that regard. If Dr. Hislop does not have time to answer this...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (20 Feb 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 22. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the State in 2011, 2012 and 2013 of the illegal cigarette trade; the procedures and plans his Department has in place to tackle this growing problem especially in Border counties in view of the fact that a nationwide survey found that 24.5% of cigarettes sold in Letterkenny are illegal compared to a national average of 13%; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Rebate Scheme (20 Feb 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 41. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason fully tax compliant and legitimate transport hauliers who do not purchase diesel using a fuel card or through bulk deliveries are unable to avail of the diesel rebate scheme; the reason the diesel receipts used by the same businesses to claim back VAT cannot be accepted by the Revenue Commissioner for purposes of the diesel rebate scheme; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Outreach Clinics (20 Feb 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 233. To ask the Minister for Health the number of outreach health centres in Inishowen where the Health Service Executive currently fund monthly general practitioners community outreach clinics and if the HSE is committed to funding this service throughout 2014 and for subsequent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8721/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child Care in Ireland: Discussion (20 Feb 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Chairman for the opportunity to speak this morning. I particularly welcome Ms McMonagle from the Donegal County Childcare Committee. It is great to see the committee from my home county doing such good work and presenting that work to us today. I would also like to commend Mr. Gray and Indecon on the report they have prepared. I further welcome the representatives from Start...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Enrolments Data (25 Feb 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools from the September 2013 returns on pupil numbers that fall into the following categories: schools with 85 pupils, 54 or 55 pupils, and 17 to 19 pupils; the number of schools in the September 2013 pupil returns that are in each of the categories 81 to 84 pupils, 49 to 53 pupils, and 12 to 16 pupils, and therefore...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Enrolments Data (25 Feb 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools according to the September 2013 returns falling into the following categories: schools with 85 pupils, 54 or 55 pupils, and 17 to 19 pupils; and the number of schools in each of the categories 81 to 84 pupils, 49 to 53 pupils and 12 to 16 pupils. Those categories would have been subject in previous years to the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Enrolments Data (25 Feb 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I asked the Minister for data on schools under different categories, which would indicate those that are due to lose a teacher or not gain a teacher on the basis of pupil enrolments. It is unacceptable that we are unable to get specific details from the Minister on exactly how many children are in our national schools today. That information was provided to his Department as long ago as 30...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Enrolments Data (25 Feb 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: This is the 21st century.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Enrolments Data (25 Feb 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: How is the Minister able to provide an indicative figure of 34 for schools likely to lose a teacher? How can that particular number be extracted without extracting the other figures? It simply beggars belief. What is the Department doing if it cannot identify the number of students in the system and the number of teachers who will be employed next year? Schools have already lodged appeals...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: State Examinations Reviews (25 Feb 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times and dates on which he has personally engaged in meetings with the teaching partners to discuss junior certificate reform proposals since becoming Minister; the status of progress on implementing the junior certificate reform programme; if he will commit to independent assessment of the new junior cycle student award as...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: State Examinations Reviews (25 Feb 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: Before I speak on this question I want to register my disbelief at the fact that we were not able to get very specific numbers and answers to what I would regard as straightforward questions in response to my first oral question. On this question, I ask the Minister the number of times and dates on which he has personally engaged in meetings with the teaching partners to discuss junior...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: State Examinations Reviews (25 Feb 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: My question specifically asked the number of occasions on which the Minister has engaged with the teaching partners specifically on the issue of junior cycle reform. Junior cycle reform is something which, by and large, my party very much welcomes and had been involved with in the preparation for and the establishment of the working group. However, it is also something to which the Minister...