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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (20 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 523. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the development of the proposed technological university in the south east. [2547/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (20 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 539. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will publish the staffing schedule for primary schools for 2015/2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2695/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 540. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if approval for schools to build additional classrooms to cater for planned increases in teacher numbers in September 2015 has been notified to schools; if not, when her Department plans on doing so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2696/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (20 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 599. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the conversion of Irish driver licences in Alberta, Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2304/15]

Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Motion (21 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: Deputy Ó Caoláin's amendment cannot be moved until amendment No. 2 has been disposed of. It may, however, be discussed in the debate on the motion and amendment No. 2.

Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Motion (21 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I now call on the Technical Group. Deputy Catherine Murphy is sharing time with Deputies Clare Daly and Maureen O'Sullivan.

Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Motion (21 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: If the Deputy could please.

Topical Issue Matters (21 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 21 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputies Fergus O'Dowd, Seamus Kirk, Seán Conlan and Brendan Smith - toxins being dumped into the rivers and lakes of the north east; (2) Deputy Catherine Murphy - the need for a review of school enrolment options in the north...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 36. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 11 November 2014, when follow-up funding will be provided for the 550 adults who require general surgery, the 953 patients who require diagnostic testing and the 110 patients who require an outpatient review and who were outsourced under the 2013 outpatients initiative to have their treatment; if this treatment...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 64. To ask the Minister for Health when follow up funding will be provided for the patients of Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, who were outsourced under the 2013 outpatients initiative and who are still waiting on their follow up treatment; if these patients will have their treatment continued in the hospital to which they were referred under the initiative; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (21 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 127. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an off-farm income limit of €40,000 is being applied to young farmers applying to the national reserve to have their entitlements increased towards the national average when a similar off-farm income limit does not apply to young farmers applying for a 25% top-up on their single farm payment; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (22 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 88. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application was received in April 2014 from a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the beef data programme; if not, if his Department will consider a resubmitted application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3121/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Data (22 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 857 of 14 January 2015, the number of staff in her Department who were responsible for the further education, FE, budget prior to 1 January 2014; the number currently employed in her Department involved in the FE function; the actual value of the FE budget these staff were responsible for prior to January...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Funding (22 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 858 of 14 January 2015, the budget currently administered by education and training boards other than those in category three; her plans to ensure category three ETBs will have full responsibility for these actual allocations that relate to their functional areas; the provision she or SOLAS will make to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Staffing (27 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide schools with ring-fenced resource hours for the employment of those holding a recognised qualification in guidance counselling to enable all schools to provide every student with appropriate guidance as per section 9C of the 1998 Education Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3643/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Staffing (27 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: This question is to ask the Minister whether she has plans to provide schools with ring-fenced resource hours for the employment of those holding a recognised qualification in guidance counselling, in order to enable all schools to provide every student with appropriate guidance, as is their obligation under section 9C of the Education Act 1998. In the budget two years ago, this...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Staffing (27 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: The very point is that by removing the resources, the Minister has removed the discretion of schools to ensure that guidance hours are provided. She has removed the resources and particular funding which had been provided in the past to do so. The Minister has left the responsibility with the schools which means that in order to provide the service, they must cut back other teaching...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Staffing (27 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: Has the Department carried out an assessment on the impact this is having in schools? The Department has an obligation to ensure schools are equipped to provide a counselling service to students. Earlier, I referred to the survey by the Institute of Guidance Counsellors, which outlined the cut to one to one hours in particular. Have the Department and the Minister engaged with schools to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (27 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way she proposes to address concerns that have been expressed regarding the school profiling element of the proposed new special needs model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3644/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (27 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: How does the Minister propose to address the concerns that have been expressed about the school profiling element of the proposed new special needs model?