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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (3 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the revised set of compromise measures on junior cycle reform submitted to teachers' unions for consideration; and the measures being taken to avoid further strike action. [8833/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (3 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 177. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the rent supplement payment amounts vary across the country; if she will provide a breakdown of the current maximum payment, by county; her plans to raise the allowance in County Donegal, in order to make it more equitable with other areas in the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9344/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (3 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 193. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown, by county ,of the number of persons that availed of tax relief under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8817/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Exemptions (3 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process for removing the waivers for those with dyslexia from the junior certificate to leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8769/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Redundancy Payments (3 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding redundancy payments for an external school supervisor (details supplied) in County Donegal, who was made redundant as a result of teachers taking on student supervision responsibilities following on from the Haddington Road agreement; if her Department will provide funding to the school in order to facilitate full...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (3 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be allowed job-share a special needs assistant position, based on the person working 15 hours per week and the person's colleague working 17 hours per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8898/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (3 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 476. 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, and if not, when her Department plans on doing so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8928/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (3 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to allow permanent teachers to make a permanent teacher exchange move, pending approval by the board of management of both schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8929/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (3 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to allow teachers on the temporary teacher exchange programme to count their years on teacher exchange towards panel rights, in the same way as temporary teachers count their years towards panel rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8930/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (3 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will allocate five hours learning support in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9029/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Eligibility (4 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 87. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a review will be carried out by his Department on the stocking rate requirements currently being imposed on a farmer (details supplied) in County Donegal with regard to their current circumstances in order for them to continue to avail of their current payment while the situation is resolved; and if he will make a statement on...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (Revised) (4 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: Is this dealing with primary and preschool education?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (Revised) (4 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: Are the summer works scheme and the minor works grant covered under this programme?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (Revised) (4 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: Deputy O'Brien might take it up. I need to print a copy of the document. I did not have it coming in the door.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (Revised) (4 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: My question will not be a duplicate. The Minister of State can continue.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (Revised) (4 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: My question relates to the provision of guidance services for those who are going on to further education who are developing their skills. The Minister of State might comment on the level of guidance available at different levels within the further education and skills development sector. The ETBs and various bodies such as Intreo would provide some level of guidance, but it is not...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (Revised) (4 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: Would the Minister of State elaborate on what is planned with regard to the integrated guidance service plan? How extensive will that be, how many sectors will it range across and what does Deputy English hope to achieve from it?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (Revised) (4 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister indicated in her contribution that the funding of €25 million to the higher education institutions which was withheld in 2013 and 2014 will be restored. She also indicated there will be no change to the student registration fee in September in respect of the 2015-2016 year, nor in any subsequent years. The increase in student contributions was the main means by which...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (Revised) (4 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: Did the Minister do this recently, such as this year?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (Revised) (4 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: Where have the increased student contributions been going? Have they gone to the institutions or have they been subsumed into the Department?