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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (30 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the purchase of a site for the three-school Crana college campus in Buncrana in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25811/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Exemptions (30 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 264. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to exempt those home owners in County Donegal whose houses are affected by Mica from the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26300/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (30 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 417. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Sligo General Hospital has suspended dermatology services in the outreach clinic at Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal; the reason the service was suspended; if he will ensure that the clinics are resumed as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25884/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (30 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will issue a reply to correspondence regarding a school (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason she granted permission to a request by the patron for this school's board of management to be dissolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25770/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (30 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 526. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department will advertise the vacancies created by retirements in the visiting teacher service for deaf, blind and visually impaired children; the reason for the delay in advertising these posts given that the positions have been vacant for over a month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25951/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (30 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 529. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 736 of 16 June 2015, the reason the general allocation model and English as an additional language arrangements for the 2015-16 school year are not based on a school's mainstream classroom posts for the 2015-16 year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25961/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 566. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application made by a school (details supplied) in County Waterford for funding for upgrading its school buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26314/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (30 Jun 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 567. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a final response will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26318/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (1 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 22. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review the criteria blocking young farmers who are under 40 years of age, but who have been farming for more than five years, from accessing measures under the new Common Agricultural Policy programme for young farmers, including being able to apply for the national reserve and for top-up entitlements; the reason for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (1 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 47. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the total number of applications made under the new green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme; the number and percentage of farms with commonage lands which have submitted an application under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26103/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (1 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if 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, is greater than the total cost of providing school transport for pupils who live in Urris on the previous school route from Urris to Carndonagh via...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Mental Health Awareness (1 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her plans to make funding available for support services in primary schools to promote children's emotional well-being, as is available for post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26499/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome all our witness and I commend Senator Moran on behalf of the committee on her work as the rapporteur on this issue. Three of the witnesses, with the exception of IMPACT, are of the view that the role of the SNA should remain as it is. The research that backs that up has been referred to but is there any research that contradicts it in any way? Is there evidence from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: As to the number of applications received from students requesting SNA support, the NCSE mentioned a figure of 24,000 for last year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: What is it so far this year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: Some 5,800?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: That is much lower than-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: What was round one last year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: Roughly the same level?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Role of Special Needs Assistants: Discussion (1 Jul 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: Ms Griffin has stated that 35% of the 8,500 applications were refused last year.