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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Issues (2 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 205. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government on behalf of early childhood Ireland, regarding commercial rates which are of serious concern and stress for the services in Ireland in view of the fact that they are levied unfairly and inconsistently on early childhood care and education services and pose a serious threat to the sustainability of a sector that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (2 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 212. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence regarding eviction (details supplied). [41526/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Qualifications (2 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 232. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on a pre-budget submission by Early Childhood Ireland that a training transformation fund should be provided, which would support higher qualifications and continuing professional development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41405/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Qualifications (2 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 233. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on an Early Childhood Ireland proposal that a group of skilled mentors be available to work with clusters of child care services across the country (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41406/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Qualifications (2 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 234. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will ensure that trainers or tutors who deliver child care or education training must have qualifications and experience relevant to the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41407/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Qualifications (2 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 235. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs on behalf of Early Childhood Ireland, if she will adopt a phased approach to the introduction of standards with training and support for the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41409/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (2 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 236. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs on behalf of Early Childhood Ireland if she will ensure data from the inspection report countrywide are located and analysed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41410/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (2 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 237. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs on behalf of early childhood Ireland, if she will develop blueprints with targets and timelines to link funding to quality and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41411/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Inspections (2 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 238. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will include early childhood specialists within inspection teams to build an existing expertise within the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41412/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Inspections (2 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 239. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs on behalf of early childhood Ireland, if she will ensure that services have the right to reply on all inspection reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41413/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs Staffing (2 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 242. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence on behalf of Early Childhood Ireland (details supplied) seeking that special needs assistants be provided to pre-schools to ensure that every child can access a free preschool place in the year before entering primary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41408/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (2 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 274. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a pre-budget submission on behalf of Irish Sport that €1 per person in addition to the funding be channelled into a specific fund to be used exclusively to create employment and fund participation programmes; the three million being directed to job creation with the remaining €1.5 million being used to fund...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (3 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 129. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the Industrial Development Agency continues to ignore County Kerry when it comes to encouraging foreign investors to set up business here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41704/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (3 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: 226. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41562/13]

Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Taoiseach should have forgotten the book launch.

Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: It was a big enough wallop.

Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: Does the Taoiseach have any choice?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council Meetings (8 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: I bought it.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council Meetings (8 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: Who drew up the Seanad amendment?

Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)

Michael Healy-Rae: In light of the result in last Friday's referendum, will the Government review its proposals to break up the local development companies that have served us so well? Will it give the people a say in respect of its proposal to abolish the town councils? The latter have served us and their communities in an excellent fashion.