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Order of Business (20 Oct 2010)

Paul Kehoe: I will try not to be out of order-----

Order of Business (20 Oct 2010)

Paul Kehoe: -----but I have tried to raise this issue on a number of occasions. I have submitted it for discussion on the Adjournment debate and have tabled parliamentary questions, but I have yet to have my voice heard. I refer to funding for special needs assistants. On Saturday, 9 October, I attended a march in Enniscorthy.

Order of Business (20 Oct 2010)

Paul Kehoe: I would appreciate if you could give me a hearing, a Cheann Comhairle. I attended a march along with more than 300 parents in Enniscorthy. The parents are concerned about their children's education.

Order of Business (20 Oct 2010)

Paul Kehoe: I have tried the parliamentary question route on numerous occasions, but cannot get an answer from the line Minister. Last week and the previous week I submitted the matter for consideration for the Adjournment debate.

Order of Business (20 Oct 2010)

Paul Kehoe: I applied again yesterday. I have applied for the past 2.5 weeks and have been refused.

Order of Business (20 Oct 2010)

Paul Kehoe: Can you give me some information on how I can get an answer to a question of such concern to parents and their children, a Cheann Comhairle?

Order of Business (20 Oct 2010)

Paul Kehoe: Could I get some indication from you, a Cheann Comhairle, that if I stayed with the Adjournment, I might get an opportunity?

Order of Business (20 Oct 2010)

Paul Kehoe: Could I say that you might look favourably at it, if I put it forward again?

Order of Business (20 Oct 2010)

Paul Kehoe: I will have to persist each morning if I do not get some form of-----

Loan Guarantee Scheme: Motion (Resumed). (20 Oct 2010)

Paul Kehoe: I very much appreciate the opportunity to contribute to the debate and I thank Deputy Perry for tabling the motion. I am surprised and disappointed that a man of the calibre of the Minister of State would support the Government amendment because I always thought he was an honourable man. The second paragraph of the amendment states, "notes the intensive work underway within the Government...

Special Educational Needs (20 Oct 2010)

Paul Kehoe: It is with regret I must raise such a matter in the Dáil. I am referring to the review carried out earlier this year by the Department of Education and Skills of the allocation of special needs assistants, SNAs, to special units in primary and post-primary schools. As a result of the review, a primary school in my constituency, St. Senan's in Enniscorthy, has lost seven SNAs, five from its...

Special Educational Needs (20 Oct 2010)

Paul Kehoe: I will conclude on this point. When replying, the Minister of State will give the Government's standard reply. I know that cutbacks must be made, but I would rather that the Department of Education and Skills save money on costs in other areas and not hit the front line service provided by SNAs. Children should be given every opportunity to have a proper education.

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (20 Oct 2010)

Paul Kehoe: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department will fund the public information campaign on the switch over to digital terrestrial television; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37875/10]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (20 Oct 2010)

Paul Kehoe: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) [38012/10]

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Paul Kehoe: The Minister is backing around a corner instead of going forward.

Written Answers — Nursing Education: Nursing Education (21 Oct 2010)

Paul Kehoe: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the person who sets the course criteria for a course (details supplied); the options available to persons who have not passed their leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38243/10]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (21 Oct 2010)

Paul Kehoe: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38220/10]

Macro-Economic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (27 Oct 2010)

Paul Kehoe: On a point of order, can we suspend until the Taoiseach's script arrives in the Chamber?

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (27 Oct 2010)

Paul Kehoe: Question 356: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the rights and entitlements of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38749/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Oct 2010)

Paul Kehoe: Question 405: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); when a decision will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38452/10]