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Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: I am glad to hear the Tánaiste welcome the agreement reached in the North. However, the question my colleague, Deputy McDonald, asked was whether the Tánaiste's party and the Government support it, not just welcome it. My question relates to the legislation the Minister of State, Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, indicates he wants to bring before the House in...

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: Will the legislation be enacted before the Government leaves office?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (24 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the funding streams which a school (details supplied) in County Cork may apply to for financial assistance to rectify the problem of dry rot at the school; and how the school should address this matter. [41584/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (24 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the guidelines in place for state-funded universities and institutes of technology which tender for the external delivery of courses. [41463/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (24 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of students attending courses under the free fees initiative being delivered by external private providers, but accredited to state-funded universities and institutes of technology; the names of these courses and awarding institutions; and the funding being given to these external providers for delivering these courses....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Issues (24 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the proven demand for a Gaelcholaíste in north Kildare; that parents are being encouraged to send their children to an Aonad in expectation that the figures from the Aonad enrolments will show a demand; and that the children from north Kildare are already taking up places in Gaelscoileanna outside of County Kildare....

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

Jonathan O'Brien: 498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the difficulties faced by parents in securing school places for children if they reside in a certain area (details supplied) in County Dublin; the options for these parents when students are refused access to a certain school and other schools in this area; her plans to assist these parents. [41562/15]

Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: Will proposed legislation providing for safe injecting centres for drug users be published before the Christmas recess? The heads of the Bill have gone to the Cabinet sub-committee for approval, but can we have a commitment from the Taoiseach that it will be passed by both Houses before the dissolution of the Dáil? It is an important piece of legislation in view of the fact that we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: National Council for Special Education: Chairperson Designate (25 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: I also welcome Mr. Stack and the officials from the NCSE. I have a couple of questions in addition to those asked by Deputy McConalogue. I know Mr. Stack cannot comment on the policy advice - the pre-publication that has been given to the Department - but he may be able at least to indicate whether we have looked at the use of restraints and seclusion rooms as part of that policy advice. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: National Council for Special Education: Chairperson Designate (25 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: I am encouraged by what I am hearing, in particular in respect of assistive technology. There are some dangers with an over-reliance on assistive technology and sometimes people lose sight of that. That is the last thing we want in dealing with a child who uses assistive technology. We cannot be over-reliant on it. We must to try to develop the child's potential in reading and writing as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: National Council for Special Education: Chairperson Designate (25 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: The only issue with there is that everyone agrees that the old model was inequitable and the new proposed model is more equitable. One of the criticisms of the pilot project is that under the new model, some schools will lose resources and some will gain, yet during the pilot project no school lost resources. I am sure Deputy McConalogue will agree with me. The question that will be asked...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: National Council for Special Education: Chairperson Designate (25 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: That is a matter of the result of the implementation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: National Adult Literary Agency: Discussion (25 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: I welcome Ms Bailey and Ms Phelan. I reiterate what Deputy McConalogue has said about the positive impact of the campaign and advocacy work they have been doing for many years. Could they expand a little on the point Ms Bailey made about intensive learning options? We know that the course options available to people are not sufficiently broad. Do we have the infrastructure to provide the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: National Adult Literary Agency: Discussion (25 Nov 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: On foot of the previous presentation, we were talking about special needs education for children. I would imagine that many of the literacy and numeracy issues concern adults with special educational needs. Perhaps I am wrong but I presume a proportion of that population has dyslexia or dyscalculia.

Order of Business (1 Dec 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: On 25 November, I raised with the Taoiseach the issue of supervising injecting centres and I received a response from the Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality, Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin. He outlined that he proposes to include additional heads in the misuse of drugs (amendment) Bill, which is being drafted by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel....

Order of Business (1 Dec 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: Just not important enough.

Rent Certainty and Prevention of Homelessness Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Dec 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: The Minister has not become any less arrogant.

Rent Certainty and Prevention of Homelessness Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Dec 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: That will be tomorrow night.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Expenditure (1 Dec 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 105. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amounts paid to the companies contracted to run each State-owned direct provision centre, from the inception of the system to present, by centre, by contractor and by start and end dates of each contract, in tabular form; and her plans to read this into the record of Dáil Éireann. [42438/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Religious Discrimination (1 Dec 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: 524. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of students not wishing to study religion at a school (details supplied) in County Limerick and related matters. [42667/15]