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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Apprenticeship Training: Discussion (9 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: One of the recommendations is the development of the pre-apprenticeship programmes. Could we have some information on what is being proposed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Review of Apprenticeship Training: Discussion (9 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: Will it focus on literacy and numeracy?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Administration (10 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 44. To ask the Minister for Finance if when a person pays his or her local property tax by instalment through An Post, the €1 charge per transaction is retained by An Post or if it is passed on to the Revenue Commissioners. [30486/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that teachers are allowed to refuse a child the use of assistive technology in a classroom even where it is recommended by a NEPS psychologist; and if he will indicate the circular in which this rule is set out [30416/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the circulars governing use of assistive technology in both primary and secondary schools. [30417/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the training available to teachers on assistive technology in the classroom. [30418/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the compulsory training available to teachers on assistive technology in the classroom. [30419/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered introducing a circular that will ensure children are allowed to use assistive technology in the class where it is recommended. [30420/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has examined the potential for allocating assistive technology to children rather than to a school in order that children may be permitted to bring a device home in the evenings, in the summer and when they transition from primary to secondary school. [30421/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disability Support Services (10 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of any discussions his Department has had with private colleges regarding the provision of disability support services, including those contracted to provide Springboard courses on behalf of the State. [30422/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disability Support Services (10 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of private colleges contracted to provide Springboard courses; and the number of these colleges that have no disability support service. [30423/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Leasing Charges (10 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 11 March 2014, the amount of moneys reimbursed to his Department during each of the past ten years after the cessation of charging leases on a school. [30441/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (10 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has reconsidered the NCCA proposals on CSPE in order to ensure that all students receive civic education during their time in school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30446/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (10 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 100. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a guarantee that the free travel pass will not be removed from those in receipt of disability allowance and other disability-related payments. [30424/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Administration (10 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 101. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has considered making video guides to assist people with filling in application forms for payments such as domiciliary care allowance. [30425/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (10 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the minimal bus allocations to Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30426/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Quality and Qualifications Ireland Accreditation (15 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: I congratulate the Minister on her appointment to the Department of Education and Skills. I look forward to working with her over the remaining term of this Dáil to try to further education provision to our citizens. It is a huge task and there are many pressing issues. I am sure the Minister will have a very busy summer reading the portfolio, particularly with a number of immediate...

Topical Issue Debate: Quality and Qualifications Ireland Accreditation (15 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: l completely agree with the Minister on the last point that learners from very disadvantaged communities must be assured that the courses in which they partake are delivered to the highest quality. I have no issue with that. As for QQI itself, I have no issue with it either. When the legislation in regard to it was going through the House, all parties supported it. It has a very valuable...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of reinstating the SOLAS training allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31654/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Bodies (15 Jul 2014)

Jonathan O'Brien: 275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the make up of the proposed Apprenticeship Council; the exact number of members; and the organisation they will represent. [30755/14]