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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Schools Data (10 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: We are ignoring that. Instead, the Minister is talking about considering having referenda on a Saturday or that the commission should consider it but she, as Minister for Education and Skills, is refusing to grasp this nettle and engage-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Schools Data (10 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: She is. She should engage with the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government and ensure there is real change and a real assessment so that this situation will not arise again.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Schools Data (10 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: That is the situation at the moment.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Holidays (10 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 16. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the number of schools which had to close on 22 May 2015 due to their use as polling stations for the referenda; if she will provide details on the impact this has on lost school days; and if she will agree to liaise with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to draw up a plan to find alternative venues...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Poverty (10 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 23. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the survey by Kellogg's (details supplied) which found that 53% of teachers surveyed noticed children arriving at school hungry at least once a week; if she will provide an update on national policy for mitigating the effects of food poverty on children's education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22027/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (10 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 25. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on recent comments by a person (details supplied) that due to the shortfall of capital and staff investment in the higher education system since 2012, it is not reasonable to expect universities and colleges to accept additional students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22030/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Guidance Counsellors (10 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 26. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address concerns regarding the impact of the removal of the ex-quota guidance counsellor allocation on children from less advantaged backgrounds; and her plans to enhance guidance counselling services to children from disadvantaged backgrounds. [22026/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Costs (10 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the implementation of the Oireachtas Report on Tackling School Costs; if she will commit to putting adequate levels of resources for voluntary secondary schools in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22028/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Appeals (10 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will issue regarding an appeal made by the parents of children living in Urris, County Donegal, who attend or will be attending a school (details supplied) in County Donegal, and who have been advised that their nearest school is now in Buncrana, as Bus Éireann used a route over Mamore Gap when calculating the nearest...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: The next speaker is Deputy Dowds, who I understand is sharing his 20-minute slot with Deputies Conaghan and Costello, who will take five minutes each.

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: It will.

Topical Issue Matters (11 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 27A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputies Sean Fleming, Brian Stanley and Martin Heydon - the future of acute services at the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, County Laois; (2) Deputy Tommy Broughan - the need to allocate funding to the Dublin local...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (11 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 26. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the technical report prepared by his Department in relation to the tests carried out on the concrete blocks which are affected by mica in County Donegal; if he has made a decision on how his Department will assist affected home owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22325/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (11 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 41. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline any considerations he and his Department have given to the issue of mica-affected homes in County Donegal; if he will outline his Department's advice on the way affected householders might be able to proceed in engaging with his Department on this issue; the financial supports there are for persons who...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (16 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 119. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a progress update regarding 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. [23128/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (16 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 135. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the 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. [23132/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (16 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 174. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23138/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance (16 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 183. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal, who has secured a paid internship, will be cut, given that persons who are on the back to education allowance retain their allowance while engaged on a paid internship; if this person will qualify for family income supplement during his internship; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Payments (16 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 228. To ask the Minister for Finance the changes on VAT returns with respect to sales of coal for the periods November-February 2014 and November-February 2015 compared to the period November-February 2013; if any reduction in VAT can be attributed to the carbon tax and the resultant increase in the number of people sourcing their coal from Northern Ireland instead of the Republic due to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (16 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 735. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason her Department has failed to provide additional administrative support to a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; her views on the fact that there is just one member of administrative staff to support a new school that will have approximately 400 students from September 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter....