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Order of Business (23 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: Are there any plans to update the Pyrite Resolution Act in the near future? Is the Tánaiste aware of the problem with many homes in Donegal in respect of mica content in blocks which is causing the homes to fracture and crack? The Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Coffey, visited a number of the homes recently and the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (23 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 13. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to the recent visit of the Minister of State, Paudie Coffey, TD, to a number of homes in County Donegal affected by Mica, the action the Government plans to take to assist affected homeowners; if the Government will set up an expert panel to assess the extent of the problem and the way it can be addressed; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (23 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 15. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the consideration he and his Department have given to the issue of Mica-affected homes in County Donegal; his Department's advice on the way affected householders may be able to proceed in engaging with his Department on this issue; the financial supports available for persons who find themselves in this situation; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Broadband Service Provision (23 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update regarding the provisions of broadband in a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16127/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (23 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a student grant application, whereby the student, who has spent the majority of his life within the Irish education system and is a European Union citizen (details supplied), is being refused a maintenance grant despite his parents gaining citizenship; her plans to prevent this situation from repeating itself in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (23 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to rectify the student grant scheme to allow students, who are under 23 years of age and independent of their parents, to be assessed in their own right (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16163/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (28 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 19. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a progress update with regard to the Government's commitment to provide fibre broadband to every house and business in County Donegal; the deadline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16201/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (28 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 22. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if this Government is committed to providing fibre broadband to every household in County Donegal; if not, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16202/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (28 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 157. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the vacant sites in County Donegal which are available for use or purchase by potential investors and are currently owned by the Industrial Development Agency or Enterprise Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16322/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (28 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 158. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Industrial Development Agency sponsored visits by potential investors to County Donegal in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16323/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (28 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of retired teachers hired by schools at primary and secondary level from 1 September 2014 to 31 December 2014; the number of these hired for a period of five days or less; more than five days; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16321/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (28 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of professional development courses to train English teachers in the new junior certificate cycle assessments and curriculum that have already taken place; the number of English teachers that have attended these courses in total, and as a percentage of the total number of teachers of junior certificate cycle English; the approximate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (28 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; when the school will receive approval to proceed to planning; if she will provide an update on any outstanding matters before the school can proceed to planning stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16360/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (28 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills is she has received a report from Donegal County Council assessing the merits of various sites in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; the steps her Department will take following on from receipt of this report; when her Department expects to make a decision on which site her Department will pursue; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (28 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a reply will issue to her interim response (details supplied); if she will grant access to July provision in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16370/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Facilities (28 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the report she promised on student accommodation will be published; the measures she plans to introduce to address the crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16405/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (28 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in advancing an application for a new school in order to meet the long-term accommodation needs of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal in view of the fact that to date the number of junior infants enrolled for September 2015 is 35% greater than in September 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Funding (28 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount of funding provided by her Department to Donegal Education and Training Board in 2012 to 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16775/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Funding (28 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding provided by her Department to Donegal Education and Training Board in 2012 to 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16776/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Communities Programme (28 Apr 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 446. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if funding is available for a hotel on an island to upgrade its heating system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16256/15]