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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (11 Mar 2014)

Brendan Ryan: 153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the enrolment procedures that are used by State-funded schools for students entering transition year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11966/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (11 Mar 2014)

Brendan Ryan: 154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures that are in place at departmental level to ensure fair enrolment policies are in place in State funded schools for students entering transition year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11967/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (11 Mar 2014)

Brendan Ryan: 155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his position in relation on the transition year programme; if his Department believe in the universality of transition year; if so, the way his Department promotes this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11968/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (11 Mar 2014)

Brendan Ryan: 156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any studies have been conducted by his Department regarding the benefits for students who undertake transition year versus those who go straight from the junior certificate into the senior cycle. [11969/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (11 Mar 2014)

Brendan Ryan: 353. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which councils were notified that contracts regarding the delivery of water services infrastructure not signed before 31 December 2013 could not proceed and would become the responsibility of Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11823/14]

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (13 Mar 2014)

Brendan Ryan: In the short time available to me, I wish to focus on the emerging housing crisis which needs to be top of the Government's agenda. I know that the Minister of State, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, is aware of the extent of this problem and is taking measures to tackle the it head on. However, I believe there is a lack of recognition around the Cabinet table of the extent of the crisis, which is...

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (13 Mar 2014)

Brendan Ryan: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (25 Mar 2014)

Brendan Ryan: 346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 153 and 154 of 11 March 2014, if his Department applies or ensures any fairness measurement to the clear procedures regarding the way places are allocated to students for transition year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13476/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (25 Mar 2014)

Brendan Ryan: 643. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the roll out of the housing assistance payment scheme as announced in July 2013; the time frame for when this scheme will be rolled out; if he will provide any other relevant details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12892/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Establishment (25 Mar 2014)

Brendan Ryan: 664. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which local authorities were notified that contracts regarding the delivery of water services infrastructure, which were not signed before 31 December 2013, could not proceed and would become the responsibility of Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13149/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (25 Mar 2014)

Brendan Ryan: 687. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will detail all the moneys collected from private residential housing developers in lieu of those developers not providing Part V social and affordable housing; the way that money was collected; the amount of money that was collected; if he will provide the answer by breakdown of every local authority for the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (25 Mar 2014)

Brendan Ryan: 1224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has considered releasing additional funds to the local authority involved to complete the Narrow Water Bridge project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14070/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (25 Mar 2014)

Brendan Ryan: 1225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the proposed Narrow Water Bridge project; the efforts his Department has been making to assist in the completion of the project with the Northern Irish authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14071/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (25 Mar 2014)

Brendan Ryan: 1281. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the proposed Narrow Water Bridge project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14069/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (1 Apr 2014)

Brendan Ryan: 515. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the Health Service Executive's review of the ambulance service in Dublin, particularly in the context of a leaked HSE document that details the HSE plans to take back the ambulance service from Dublin city fire brigade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14794/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Initiatives (1 Apr 2014)

Brendan Ryan: 621. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the DART line to Donabate, County Dublin; if any costings have been done towards this goal; the long-term plans for extending the DART to Balbriggan, north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14789/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (8 Apr 2014)

Brendan Ryan: 447. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of marked Garda squad cars that are based in Balbriggan Garda station in north County Dublin; his plans for more marked squad cars to be added to the Balbriggan fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16407/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Leadership in Schools: Discussion (9 Apr 2014)

Brendan Ryan: Mr. Ward, on behalf of the Department, said the standard of leadership and a good learning environment are key. He also mentioned improvement was needed in policy development and planning into the future. An important element in some aspects of that is "whenever resources allow". On behalf of NAPD, Mr. Byrne mentioned five recommendations and the need for the three Rs, namely, reform,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland Accreditation (15 Apr 2014)

Brendan Ryan: 264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to delays in FETAC issuing final certificates to persons who completed courses in healthcare; if he will provide an explanation for this delay; and if his Department will expedite the issuing of outstanding final certificates. [17928/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (15 Apr 2014)

Brendan Ryan: 637. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress and location for the proposed primary care centre in Balbriggan, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17843/14]