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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing Appeals Mechanism (10 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 475 of 3 March 2015, if there is an appeal process which the person may take on exceptional grounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10366/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (10 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an application for emergency works submitted on 1 December 2014 by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; if the decision will be a favourable one; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10423/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Salmon Hardship Scheme (10 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 556. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if further payments have issued following the initial payment to the Foyle fishermen as a form of compensation for agreeing to cease salmon fishing on the Foyle; if not, his plans to issue further payments to fishermen who will now agree to cease salmon fishing on the Foyle; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Offshore Exploration (10 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 558. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total estimated value of oil and gas discoveries off the Irish coast; the current tax rate that applies to profits made on these discoveries; if this rate has been reduced in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10124/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disability Support Services Expenditure (11 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full financial cost of implementing the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004, in full; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10600/15]

Order of Business (12 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: With regard to the value for money review of small schools, which the Minister belatedly laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas, I ask that an urgent and full debate on that review be held following the break next week. Despite the announcement by the Minister of a minor row-back, the approach of this Government continues to be one of cuts to small schools and the withdrawal of teachers...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (12 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 176. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in payment being reimbursed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who holds long-term illness eligibility, and paid prescription charges for medicines dispensed in respect of that person's long-term illness conditions, in the period October 2010 to December 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Expenditure (12 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 180. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in payment being issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who holds long-term illness eligibility and paid prescription charges for medicines dispensed in respect of that person's long-term illness conditions in the period October 2010 to December 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10781/15]

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

Charlie McConalogue: 236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of any proposals that have been considered by her Department to introduce a State-funded education or maintenance loan system for third level students from 1 March 2011 to the present date; the content of any expert advice that has been received by her Department on this issue; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (24 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 181. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No.193 of 17 February 2015, the reason a school (details supplied) in County Donegal has received a fixed rate allocation towards school lunches over the past number of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11321/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (24 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 182. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No.193 of 17 February 2015, if extra funding will be allocated to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal to correspond with the increase of pupils at the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11322/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (24 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 777. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for additional accommodation in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal has been granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11394/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (24 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 783. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will allocate five hours learning support per mainstream teacher to a Delivering Equality of Opportunity in School (details supplied) in County Donegal, instead of the four hours' learning support per mainstream teacher that it currently receives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11478/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (24 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 784. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views that it is appropriate to discriminate against those girls who attend an all-girls' primary school in terms of learning support allocation, as an all-girls' school receives four hours' learning support per mainstream teacher, as opposed to five hours' learning support per mainstream teacher for mixed and all-boys' schools; and if she...

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

Charlie McConalogue: 804. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in County Donegal under the patronage of the Church of Ireland will have a two-teacher appointment and retention threshold of 15 students for the 2015-2016 school year in view of the fact that the nearest school with Church of Ireland patronage is ten miles away, while there is a school under the patronage of the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: 805. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if primary schools with Church of Ireland patronage will qualify for the new two-teacher appointment and retention threshold of 15 students for the 2015-2016 school year in the event that there is a school under the patronage of the Presbyterian church located within 8 km and vice versa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11811/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (24 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 817. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to issue a circular to schools outlining her position with regard to plans by the Drink Aware organisation, which is funded by the alcohol industry, to offer programmes on alcohol education in schools; her views that this is an issue on which her Department should be the sole provider of curricular material and programmes; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (24 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 818. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to review the composition of the bord stiúrtha of An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta to ensure that primary and post-primary schools in Gaeltacht areas are represented on the new board; her further views that the bord stiúrtha of An Chomhairle will lack the necessary expertise on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (24 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 991. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications from golf clubs which were successful in each of the past three years in funding rounds for sports capital grants funds; if golf clubs are eligible for funding under the current round of sports capital grants; if a certain amount of funding will be allocated for applications from golf clubs under the current...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Aois Intofachta chun Oifig an Uachtaráin) 2015: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Age of Eligibility for Election to the Office of President) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Mar 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: Fianna Fáil supports the holding of a referendum on this issue. We supported the proposal at the meetings of the Constitutional Convention also, but as part of a wide range of measures to increase diversity and the level of choice available on the ballot paper to the citizen. While diversity and choice are important at election time, the decision by the Government to proceed with this...