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Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: Maybe we could get clarification. Last year, his explanation for his ability to introduce a summer works scheme and the minor works grant was that there was unspent capital funding from the previous year. Now, unspent capital funding is being moved into the third level sector.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: Is any funding allocated for it?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: Is there any money earmarked for next year in the 2015 Estimate?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: Is there money clearly earmarked for it for next year? We recently went through a budget and Estimates process. Either money is allocated to it for next year or it is not. Everything was earmarked. Next year, the Minister might find savings somewhere else or take money from another area. However, all the money is currently allocated to something. Has money been allocated for a summer...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: So no money is allocated for it.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: Recently in the Dáil, I asked the Minister about the fact that money is being taken from the schools capital budget and being spent elsewhere. The Minister assured me that it was having no impact on capital spending on education, but when one takes €60 million that could have been used for school buildings and allocates it elsewhere, it very definitely has an impact. The many...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for the update on the junior certificate. I welcome the fact that Mr. Travers has been asked to intervene and try to engage with the Minister and teachers' representatives to see if there is a way towards reaching an agreement with which everybody can be comfortable. It is unfortunate that it has come to this. Had the Government taken a different approach, primarily...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Scheme Eligibility (16 Dec 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 306. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers on farms which have commonage grazing rights but which do not actively avail of their commonage rights to graze stock will be eligible to apply for the new GLAS scheme for the remainder of their farm land which they own outright; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47909/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Scheme Establishment (16 Dec 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 307. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when applications will be open for the new GLAS scheme; when first payments will issue for early entrants to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47911/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (16 Dec 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 309. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of a field inspection under the single farm payment and area aid scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; when payment will issue to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47940/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (16 Dec 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 324. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for opening up the application process to apply for the young farmers reserve for single farm payment entitlements; when the scheme will open; the age restriction for young farmers; if there will be an off farm income limit above which young farmers will not be able to go if they were to qualify for consideration for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (16 Dec 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 439. To ask the Minister for Health if a second consultant neurologist for the north-west region will be appointed at the beginning of 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47917/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (16 Dec 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 553. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools have been asked for 99 year leases by her Department; the purpose of this request; if all voluntary schools have been asked for such leases or just those that received capital funding from her Department in recent years; the oldest capital project where this has been requested; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (16 Dec 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 565. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update regarding her plans for a new post-primary school (details supplied) in Celbridge, County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47948/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Generation (16 Dec 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 634. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will reconsider his Department's approach to a wind energy project (details supplied) and its application for entry to the REFIT scheme in view of the necessity of the scheme's support for the project's viability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48446/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (17 Dec 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide in tabular form, the total number of applications for the 2014 summer works scheme; the number of these which were funded by county; the number of which were not funded by county; the amount of funding sought by each unfunded school; and the nature of the works funding was sought for. [48631/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Expenditure (17 Dec 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total funding allocated to the 2014 summer works scheme; if any of this funding was sourced from an underspend in the 2013 primary and secondary capital works budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48632/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Statistics (17 Dec 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of qualified primary teachers currently unable to find work or under-employed in part-time work; the number of student teachers currently in colleges including private colleges that will be seeking work in coming years; the number of full time positions filled in the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (17 Dec 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers currently employed in second level schools that are surplus to requirements due to not having been redeployed. [48691/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Projects (17 Dec 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 238. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will agree to a request for a meeting (details supplied) with the National Collective of Community based Women’s Network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48627/14]