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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (14 May 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has a strategy to help incentivise and promote careers in the hospitality and catering sectors; if she is aware that such careers are particularly important in peripheral and rural areas where other career options may be limited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18941/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (14 May 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures in place for training persons for the hospitality and craft sectors; her plans regarding the advancement of this sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18943/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (14 May 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role and priorities of Fáilte Ireland regarding the development of skill-sets in the tourism industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18939/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (14 May 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has a strategy to help incentivise and promote careers in the hospitality and catering sectors; if he is aware that such careers are particularly important in peripheral and rural areas where other career options may be limited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18940/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (14 May 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reinstate the programme of skills courses with Fáilte Ireland for persons who wish to enter the hotel, catering and tourism industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18942/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (14 May 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures in place regarding the training of persons for the hospitality and craft sectors; his plans regarding the advancement of this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18944/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (19 May 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 356. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for a project (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19603/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board (19 May 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 489. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding a matter (details supplied) in relation to the Private Residential Tenancies Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19520/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Postal Codes (19 May 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 519. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the proposed postal codes; when the post code will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19639/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Pension Provisions (19 May 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 520. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding Electricity Supply Board pensions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19671/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (19 May 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 534. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding that has been awarded to basketball clubs in the Dundalk area, County Louth, excluding schools, in the years 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19406/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (19 May 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 542. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a sports capital grant in respect of a group (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19743/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Data (26 May 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 293. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the number of residential mortgages currently held by entities not regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland; the protections available to mortgages, having been sold to unregulated entities such as a company (details supplied); the actions he will take to make sure such Irish mortgage holders are not paying uncompetitive...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (26 May 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 798. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the Apprenticeship Council will provide a report on proposals for a new way of developing apprenticeships; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19832/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (26 May 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 799. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made to have training in the hospitality sector included in the redesign of the apprenticeship programme under SOLAS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19833/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (26 May 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 865. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the review of the Post Leaving Certificate sector; when the review is expected to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20268/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (26 May 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 901. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the loss of a teacher, from September 2015, in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20609/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (26 May 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 902. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will retain the current teaching complement at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20610/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (26 May 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 937. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce changes to the building regulations as they affect self-built, one-off houses; the time frame he envisages for bringing any such amendments before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19970/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board (26 May 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 953. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding a Private Residential Tenancies Board matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20250/15]