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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (23 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 531. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to her correspondence (details supplied), if she will provide an update on the situation regarding the qualification allowance; if a decision still has not been made, when she expects a decision to be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24591/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme (23 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 533. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied) regarding the home tuition scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24608/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (23 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has completed the purchase of the site for the new Educate Together national school in Letterkenny in County Donegal; the location of the site; when her Department plans to appoint a design team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24642/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 540. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide figures on net change in the number of national schools between 1 October 2013 and 1 October 2014, in the form of table 2.25 of her Department's statistical report 2012 to 2013; and if she will provide figures on net changes in the number of secondary schools on a year by year basis from 1 October 2010 to 1 October 2014....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (23 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 582. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 419 of 9 December 2014, when the new tenant purchase scheme for local authority houses will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24609/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Services (23 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 643. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to build a new Coast Guard station on the site of the current Malin Head Coast Guard Station in County Donegal; if plans have been developed for building a new station on the site; if so, when he expects to be in a position to give approval for the new building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24570/15]

Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: The next speaker is Deputy Jerry Buttimer, who has 20 minutes, but we will have to adjourn the debate at 7.30 p.m. for Private Members' business.

Credit Unions: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (24 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: Deputy Finian McGrath is sharing time with Deputies Mick Wallace, Michael Fitzmaurice, Richard Boyd Barrett and Maureen O'Sullivan.

Credit Unions: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (24 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I understand Deputies Mary Mitchell O'Connor, Paul Connaughton, Noel Harrington, Martin Heydon, John O'Mahony, Eamonn Maloney, Dan Neville, Patrick O'Donovan, Sean Sherlock and Michelle Mulherin are sharing time.

Credit Unions: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (24 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I join my colleagues in supporting this motion put forward by Deputy Michael McGrath. The number of speakers on both sides of the House having to share time and having such a short period of time in which to make their contributions shows the value of credit unions to communities throughout the country. The large turnout in the Visitors Gallery, both last night and tonight, shows the esteem...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Payments (24 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 20. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has carried out an analysis of the impact of her changes to the farm assist scheme with respect to the effect of income disregards on farmers; if she will reconsider the changes she has made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24634/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Payments (24 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 37. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider reversing the changes she made to the farm assist scheme with respect to income disregards, in view of the fact that it has had a serious negative affect on the income levels of already struggling farming families; the reason she is refusing to carry out an analysis to assess the impact that the changes have made on these...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Expenditure (24 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projected cost of providing school transport for pupils who live in Urris in County Donegal for the new school route from Urris to Buncrana via Clonmany for the next school year 2015-2016; the cost of providing school transport for pupils who live in Urris in County Donegal on the previous school route from Urris to Carndonagh via Clonmany...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: State Examinations Commission: Engagement with Chair-Designate. (24 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome Mr. Burke and thank him for agreeing to take on this role. His background and career will certainly stand him in good stead. He will be able to bring his experience to the scope of the State Examinations Commission's activities and I wish him well in his new role. As he outlined, the State Examinations Commission has a daunting logistical task on its hands every year. It carries...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Charges (25 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's estimates for the amount of extra revenue that will accrue to universities, colleges and institutes of technology in 2016, as a result of the increase in the student contribution fees to €3,000 for free-fee students. [25477/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (25 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department and-or the Higher Education Authority have any plans to facilitate the expansion of student accommodation for students attending higher education institutions, prior to the academic term 2016, in view of the significant rental increases that have taken place in the private rental market in the recent period. [25499/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Student Accommodation (30 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address concerns that the combination of rising rental prices and lack of supply of accommodation for students attending third level institutions will prohibit a large proportion of students from living within a reasonable distance of their campus next year; and her plans to address the lack of supply of student accommodation....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Student Accommodation (30 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Minister knows, there was a crisis in the provision of student accommodation last year and there is a bigger crisis this year. I hope she will be able to update the House on some measures she has taken or what she has done to help to address the crisis and increase supply.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Student Accommodation (30 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: The unfortunate reality is that the Minister, like her predecessor, has taken no action to address and introduce measures to improve the accommodation crisis facing students this summer. We had a crisis in 2013, another last summer and there is an even bigger crisis this year. Leaving certificate students are already in the cities, Dublin and Galway in particular where the crisis is most...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Student Accommodation (30 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: All we hear from the Minister is that she is engaged with the students' unions, the HEA and institutions. She has mentioned that she is aware of some measures they may be taking. Will she enlighten us on what measures they are taking? If she is aware of measures being taken, I would like to know about them. I have no doubt that the students facing an accommodation crisis this summer would...