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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implementation of Junior Cycle Student Award: Minister for Education and Skills (13 May 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister and his officials for coming here to discuss this topic with us. My party supports junior cycle reform, and the previous Government established the NCCA working group which made the proposals the Minister has developed from there. However, although we strongly support this much-needed project, I take issue with how it has been handled in recent years. It is very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implementation of Junior Cycle Student Award: Minister for Education and Skills (13 May 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: Could I just-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implementation of Junior Cycle Student Award: Minister for Education and Skills (13 May 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: There has been considerable comment on how history will be placed in the new junior cycle. I will comment further later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implementation of Junior Cycle Student Award: Minister for Education and Skills (13 May 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I would like to put a question to the chief inspector on his report and the day we had the discussion on it. He made the point that day that assessment was not one of the strongest points in regard to the set of skills teachers currently have. That was something he particularly referred to in his report. Will he elaborate on that? Does he have any thoughts in regard to where that leaves...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implementation of Junior Cycle Student Award: Minister for Education and Skills (13 May 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I think Dr. Patrick Hillery, when he was Minister for Education, said that it was easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implementation of Junior Cycle Student Award: Minister for Education and Skills (13 May 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I ask the Minister to comment on the issue of assessment from the chief inspector's report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Implementation of Junior Cycle Student Award: Minister for Education and Skills (13 May 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I asked about the €4.5 million budget for next year.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (14 May 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 38. To ask the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical cards that have been taken off persons by the Health Service Executive in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21285/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Provision (14 May 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 51. To ask the Minister for Health to explain the reason there is currently no orthodontic consultants available in Letterkenny General Hospital; when he will appoint a temporary locum to address the urgent situation that has been allowed to develop there with respect to waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21284/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Guidance Counsellors (14 May 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 120 of 25 February 2014, if he sees group work as a means to release guidance counsellors to carry out one-to-one work with children in need of such support; his views on a survey carried out by both the National Centre for Guidance in Education and the Institute of Guidance Counsellors which found that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Water Charges Exemptions (14 May 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he undertook any consultation with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to seek a free allowance for third level students living in the family home with regard to water charges. [21734/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (14 May 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department refused to sanction the enrolment of a 7th junior infants class in the Holy Family School, Swords, County Dublin in September 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21811/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (14 May 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department considered the implications for families with older children already in attendance at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin of the revocation of previously offered places to children due to attend the school because of the Government's refusal to sanction the additional junior infants class; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (14 May 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 139. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the remaining 50% payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal in respect of their 2013 single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21632/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (15 May 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of proposals for the Bonagee link project to provide a new inner relief road and bridge across the River Swilly into Letterkenny; the projected cost of delivering the project; the amount spent to date; his plans for funding it in the immediate future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21587/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (15 May 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide funding in the immediate future to progress the proposals for the Bonagee link project which will provide a new inner relief road and bridge across the River Swilly into Letterkenny; the current status of the proposal; the projected cost of delivering the project; the total spent to date on this project; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (27 May 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 103. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to waive the Government levy for those Setanta policy holders who will have to take out another insurance policy in view of the fact that they have already paid a Government levy on the initial policy with Setanta which now is no longer valid in view of the fact that Setanta has gone into liquidation; his plans to ensure that all Setanta...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland (27 May 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 141. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address the concerns of the Professional Insurance Brokers Association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22961/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (27 May 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 99. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding an Irish registered company trading and employing staff based in the Republic of Ireland but which also has a company registered in Northern Ireland in order to have Northern Ireland registered vehicles (details supplied); if there are difficulties with the legality of such a situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Remuneration (27 May 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 8 May 2014, when his Department will communicate his decision to the person (details supplied) as they have not received any correspondence from his Department as of today; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22155/14]