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Other Questions: Broadband Service Provision (29 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for his reply, but he did not outline a timeline for the roll-out. People outside the main cities are increasingly frustrated because broadband is not being delivered and there is not a realistic timeline for its delivery. As the Minister stated, 52% of households in Donegal will require State intervention in order to have a sufficient level of broadband connectivity,...

Other Questions: Broadband Service Provision (29 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: -----that will not be feasible.

Other Questions: Broadband Service Provision (29 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: The best-case scenario is that it will be 2016 or 2017 before anything starts to be delivered. As such, it will be 2020 or beyond before many regions get proper fibre broadband. This is an unfortunate story to have to tell them while the rest of the country is moving ahead. Little can happen in those areas in terms of developing business or enjoying the types of service for which broadband...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (29 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 17. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is committed to providing fibre connection to every household here; if not, the reasons for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3856/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (29 Jan 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 40. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4143/15]

Order of Business (3 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: When will the report on the value for money review of small schools which has been with the Government for two and a half years be published? The Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, undertook to publish the report following a short review period. The number of one-teacher schools has increased fourfold since consideration of the report commenced. When will it be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (3 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 317. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the criteria blocking young farmers who are under 40 years of age but who have been farming for more than five years from accessing measures under the new CAP programme for young farmers including applying for the national reserve and also for top up entitlements; the reason they are currently excluded; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (3 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the situation facing education and training boards, following the 2014 local elections, who have not reconstituted their school boards of management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4381/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (3 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 526. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a degree course will be recognised by the Teaching Council of Ireland for the purpose of teaching at second level (details supplied). [4617/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (3 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 539. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions her Department has in place for providing transport for students with disabilities who wish to attend the North West Regional College in Derry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4814/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (3 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 544. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will make arrangements for a meeting between her Department's building unit and a delegation from a school (details supplied) in County Donegal to discuss future development plans for a new school building and development of the school campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4923/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (4 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 46. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is introducing a new community employment health care training and development programme for community employment participants in the health sector; when this new scheme will commence; if all those participants who are currently employed on a community employment scheme within this sector will have the opportunity to apply for a place on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (4 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will issue on an appeal in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Waterford to have its concessionary post retained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5026/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Primary Online Database (4 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to withdraw capitation grants to schools for children whose parents object to their information being entered and stored on the primary online database; if so, the statutory basis for that action; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5077/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Primary Online Database (4 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she received express approval from the Data Protection Commissioner for the retention of all the details that are being collected and stored on the primary online database; and if there is a written agreement to this effect between her Department and the Data Protection Commissioner. [5078/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Primary Online Database (4 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff in her Department who have been designated with administrator rights in relation to the primary online database system. [5079/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Primary Online Database (4 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money that has been spent on the primary online database project since its inception. [5080/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Primary Online Database (4 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has hired external experts-consultants to advise them on how best to develop the primary online database; and if so, if she will provide, in tabular form, the details of same and the expenditure incurred. [5081/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Primary Online Database (4 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has instructed schools to collect and submit pupils' details onto the primary online database, even where parents have objected to having their children's details entered onto the database or have not provided express consent to have their children's details entered onto the database. [5082/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: National Strategy and Framework for Higher Education: Higher Education Authority (4 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I join the Chairman in welcoming the HEA CEO, Mr. Tom Boland, and his colleagues, Mr. Costello and Ms Fitzgerald. I thank them for their presentations. At the end of his presentation, Mr. Boland said there were many grounds for optimism, but he said we urgently need to address the unavoidable connections between the funding of higher education and research, the number of graduates, the...