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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hip replacement procedure at Sligo General Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1400/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Action Plan for Jobs (16 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the 2012 targets set for his Department for implementation of the Jobs Action Plan; if he will report on the attainment or otherwise of these targets; the reason targets were not met; the steps he is taking within his Department to create new jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1289/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Signage (16 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline in tabular form broken down by county the amount of money spent by the National Roads Authority on new road signs in 2012, providing details on the nature of the signs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1402/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (16 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received a request from the board, or representatives of SMAE, of Ireland West Airport Knock for a meeting; and when he will be in a position to meet them. [1821/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services (16 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the basis for his assertion that the recent actions in relation to Shannon Airport will have no impact on the operations of Ireland West Airport Knock; if he will outline the safeguards in place to prevent Shannon from targeting Knock Airport for airline routes or passenger business; and if he will make a statement on the...

Further Education and Training: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: When is Fine Gael going to pay for PLC courses again?

Further Education and Training: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: The Minister of State was a PD. He was the party leader.

Further Education and Training: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: Probably. He has been everywhere else.

Further Education and Training: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: I had not wanted to be a teacher up to five minutes ago because, with respect to my colleague, the chairman of the Joint Committee on Education and Skills, there is a lack of understanding of the actual impact of what will happen. I thank Deputy Charlie McConalogue for giving us the opportunity to discuss the issue. This is not about putting 19 people into a classroom where there were...

Further Education and Training: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: Many of them will have to be cancelled-----

Further Education and Training: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: -----because of the way the courses are designed, as some of the 500 people whose jobs will be lost will not be in a position to provide the modules for courses that are currently necessary. This is the big danger. We have heard much, particularly from the Labour Party, about discrimination. This is discrimination. This time last year we were talking about the attack by the Labour Party...

Further Education and Training: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: We have had the usual choir from the Government backbenches about 14 years of nothing happening, but during the time when Deputy Micheál Martin was Minister for Education and Skills this sector was given huge resources and huge independence, which allowed it to be as flexible as it has been.

Further Education and Training: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: That is why it was so responsive. Today the Government will meet at 2.30 p.m. for a special meeting on the jobs action plan. The only thing that will come out of that meeting is headlines and it will be forgotten about again. I said already this morning that I tabled a parliamentary question to each Minister on what their Departments did in 2012 on the jobs action plan. I have received...

Further Education and Training: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: Donogh O'Malley would not have attacked DEIS schools and he would not have attacked those seeking to improve their skills. Let us look at the people who use PLC courses. They are people who are taking a second chance - people who may have been out of employment for some time and have decided to follow all the advice, to improve their skills and gain new ones and see where the demand is....

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the chance to speak on this legislation. Any chance to engage in constituency reform is to be welcomed, as it gives us a chance to examine how we do business. I object to the manner in which part of south Mayo has been discommoded and detached.

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: A lot of things happened during that time. The matter actually went the other way. We look forward to proposing an amendment in regard to that constituency on Committee Stage, to the effect that this substantial number of Mayo people be recognised in the new constituency, which should be renamed Galway West-South Mayo to reflect the large input of Mayo people. I have no doubt that Deputy...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: We need to give recognition to the fact that there will be such a big move from Mayo into Galway. We gained a Taoiseach but lost a Dáil seat.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (17 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that the acquisition of near to maturity loans by the SME Credit Fund established recently by the National Pension Reserve Fund will be done in a manner that does not disadvantage small and medium enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1996/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (17 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo is still awaiting the processing of their higher education grant application; if he will expedite the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2096/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (17 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been denied the higher education grant; if he will have Student Universal Support Ireland re-examine their application with a view to awarding the grant as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2158/13]