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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Orchestras (20 Jun 2019)

Joan Burton: 215. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the timeline for the proposed transfer of the National Symphony Orchestra to the National Concert Hall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25887/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Joan Burton: 9. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee B, social policy and public services, last met; and when it will next meet. [26567/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Jun 2019)

Joan Burton: If I heard the Taoiseach correctly, he said that Cabinet committee B, which is concerned with social policy and public services in Ireland, met most recently towards the end of February and will meet again before the end of June. That is a gap of four months. Public services require constant attention on the part of any competent Government because moving from the period of economic...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Capitation Grants (25 Jun 2019)

Joan Burton: 51. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore capitation grants to the pre-2011 level of €200 per pupil in view of the fact that per-pupil spending at primary level is substantially below OECD and EU averages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26592/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Capitation Grants (25 Jun 2019)

Joan Burton: I wish to ask the Minister about his plans to restore capitation grants to the pre-2011 level of €200 per pupil in view of the fact that per-pupil spending at primary level is substantially below OECD and EU averages and many schools are feeling the pinch with regard to capitation, particularly in areas where parents have lower incomes.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Capitation Grants (25 Jun 2019)

Joan Burton: The Minister should be delighted that so many Deputies are raising the issue of capitation because it is certainly one of the biggest difficulties schools face. The Minister will be aware that many of the costs schools experience, particularly energy, heating and lighting costs, have soared in recent years. I know the Government talks a lot about the cost of insurance but the cost of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Capitation Grants (25 Jun 2019)

Joan Burton: The Minister must be aware that the lack of capitation is actually destructive of the quality of education and service schools can provide, particularly with regard to insurance. I do not know if the Minister has asked his officials to carry out a study into insurance costs for schools or a study into energy costs for schools but both are particularly onerous. If one takes the kind of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youthreach Programme Review (25 Jun 2019)

Joan Burton: I saw a very nice smiling photograph of the Minister with various author-looking types, who I assumed were staff from the ESRI, which produced the recent study on Youthreach. How are Youthreach resources allocated? If a person has had a bad experience in school such that he or she has had to leave it, his or her only option in terms of staying on for more education and training is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youthreach Programme Review (25 Jun 2019)

Joan Burton: I thought the Minister looked lovely. Members can access it on their phones.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youthreach Programme Review (25 Jun 2019)

Joan Burton: When the Labour Party was in government, it successfully and significantly increased retention rates of pupils and students in both primary and secondary schools. The saddest predictor of somebody being poor in later life is if he or she leaves school at an early stage without qualifications. The numbers of those who want to access Youthreach has been falling but they are still significant....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youthreach Programme Review (25 Jun 2019)

Joan Burton: Schools often have children who may have particular special needs or learning requirements that need to be specifically addressed. For instance, a child may be on the autism spectrum and find life difficult in a general school for a variety of reasons. Youthreach participation can be a postcode lottery. It depends on where one lives. What arrangements will the Minister make to deal...

Summer Economic Statement 2019: Statements (25 Jun 2019)

Joan Burton: The Fine Gael Party has been working overtime to rebuild its rather tattered reputation for fiscal prudence and economic competence. This summer economic statement meets neither of those requirements, unfortunately. In fact, rather like last year's summer economic statement, this statement is seeking to present the best possible aspect of the situation we are in. The situation, however, is...

Summer Economic Statement 2019: Statements (25 Jun 2019)

Joan Burton: It is great that a Minister for Finance has the time to write book reviews but can he please this time write an honest summer economic statement or amend this one?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme Review (25 Jun 2019)

Joan Burton: 57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the recent report by the Economic and Social Research Institute on the evaluation of the national Youthreach programme; his plans to ensure early school leavers are tracked, followed up with and offered a place on a Youthreach or other suitable programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26591/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (25 Jun 2019)

Joan Burton: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to return to the principle that teachers would start at point three of their pay scale instead of the first point; his plans to reinstate additional payments to teachers with masters qualifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26594/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (25 Jun 2019)

Joan Burton: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional school places secured in existing schools in Dublin 15 for the provision of autism-specific education for the academic year 2019-20; if existing schools cannot provide the necessary number of places, his plans to ensure children do not go without a school place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26590/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Funding (25 Jun 2019)

Joan Burton: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on OECD figures that indicate investment in education here as a percentage of national wealth is at the bottom end of the league table for wealthy countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26593/19]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2019)

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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2019)

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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jun 2019)

Joan Burton: In speaking about the summer economic statement the Minister for Finance twice said the cost of the social welfare Christmas bonus this year was included in the base. I am rather surprised by that because I certainly cannot find it in the accounts of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. The Minister did not mention the Department’s Estimate but just said...