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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme (11 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 81. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made to allow a farmer, whose farm holding includes commonage grazing rights, to apply in their own right to the new green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; if he will remove the requirement for any such farmer to apply, in conjunction with at least 50% of other farmers grazing a commonage, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme (11 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 82. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new green low-carbon agri-environment Scheme will open for applications; the closing date for receipt of completed applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6298/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions (11 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the report by the expert group on future options for funding higher education (details supplied) is expected to present its final report to her; the main funding proposals that the expert group has presented to her in their interim report; the future funding options being considered by her Department for increasing the long-term...

Order of Business (12 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: Can the Tánaiste assure us about the development by the Department of Education and Skills of an online database for primary schools? Will the database be used to cut capitation grants or reduce teacher numbers when parents do not consent to the forwarding of PPS numbers and other sensitive information by their children's school to the Department? I have raised this on the Order of...

Order of Business (12 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to refer to the point made by Deputy Finian McGrath on children with Down's syndrome. In light of the Department's announcement that it will not be proceeding with the revised model for allocating special needs teaching hours and resources, will the Tánaiste ensure that as of this coming September children diagnosed with mild, as opposed to moderate, Down's syndrome will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Representations (12 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Student Universal Support Ireland are using a mountain pass, a route which is primarily used during summer as a tourist attraction and would be impassable during winter months, as an acceptable route in its assessment of a student grant application; if she will use her discretion in this particular case in view of the facts; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (12 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Glencullen, County Dublin is not in the catchment area for a proposed school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6458/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (17 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 193. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will continue to provide funding towards school lunches in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6850/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 346. To ask the Minister for Health when a replacement scheme for the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance will be finalised and introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6666/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Assistance Fund (17 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a top-up to the student assistance fund, in view of the fact that it has been reduced from €8 million in the last academic year to €6.6 million in the current year, and that most institutes of higher education have now spent their full allocations of the fund, and are experiencing high additional demand; and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Broadband Service Provision (17 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of broadband in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6701/15]

Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (18 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: Broadly, we will support the passage of the Bill and welcome its introduction into the House. Fianna Fáil has been calling on the Minister to address the inadequate Garda vetting of new and existing teachers in our schools for a long time and we welcome the mandatory vetting procedures provided for in the legislation. We also call on the Minister to follow through on the provisions by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed building project for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 13; if her Department has signed off on the designs for the building project; if the school / vocational education committee have been provided permission to commence the process of securing statutory permissions including planning permission; when...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (18 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 205. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has specific guidelines for local authorities as to the distance that wind turbine developments must be from schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7322/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed building project for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 13; if her Department has signed off on the designs for the building project; if the school / vocational education committee have been provided permission to commence the process of securing statutory permissions including planning permission; when...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (18 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 205. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has specific guidelines for local authorities as to the distance that wind turbine developments must be from schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7322/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (19 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 88. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is not receiving payments for 2014 under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7448/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (24 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 530. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of one-teacher schools that are located within an eight kilometre distance of a school of similar patronage and language of instruction. [7926/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (24 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 531. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when school enrolment figures for the 2014-2015 academic year will be published. [7927/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (24 Feb 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 534. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of two-teacher primary schools that would have lost a second teacher in 2015-2016 but now stand to retain a second teacher on the basis of the changes she announced on 17 February 2015; and if she will provide a tabular breakdown, by relevant county and local authority area. [8014/15]