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Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: -----which had been put forward as reform in the Department of Education and Skills under the Labour Party. The minimum wage legislation is a related topic. The national minimum wage is due to increase to €9.15 in January. Will organisations funded by Pobal have their funding increased in order that they can pay the minimum wage-----

Order of Business (9 Dec 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: -----to their workers who will be due that payment in January? I understand Pobal is refusing to pay the funding required in order they can pay the increased minimum wage to workers.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (9 Dec 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 16. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of junior cycle reform; the level of participation of teachers in training for the new curriculum and assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43880/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Health Promotion (9 Dec 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 28. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the challenge by schools (details supplied) in Greystones in County Wicklow to the location of a fast-food restaurant close to their premises on public health grounds; and the progress she has made on the implementation of the Framework for Improved Health and Wellbeing 2013 to 2025. [43881/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (9 Dec 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 30. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the discussions she has had on the inclusion of provisions excluding denominational schools from using a child's religion in selection criteria for schools admissions in the forthcoming schools admissions Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43883/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (9 Dec 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why, under the current staffing schedule, mainstream schools with 15 to 27 teachers require 37 extra pupils to gain or retain a teacher, while schools with more than 27 or fewer than 15 teachers only require an extra 26 pupils to gain or retain a teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43882/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Water Conservation Grant Applications (9 Dec 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 61. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will accept a late application under the water conservation grant, as the person was not aware of the closing date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44354/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Statistics (9 Dec 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the latest data from the State Examinations Commission and her Department on the percentage of school leavers from all 192 secondary level schools with DEIS status who sat the leaving certificate, and the percentage of these who went on to third level education, further education and to do an apprenticeship by name and location of school....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (9 Dec 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question Number 500 of 1 December 2015, the number of primary schools, by county, by ethos and denomination, in tabular form. [44350/15]

Other Questions: Housing Issues (10 Dec 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 9. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the investigation panel to examine the mica issue will be set up and functioning, its terms of reference and when it will report its findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44136/15]

Other Questions: Housing Issues (10 Dec 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Minister of State knows, many hundreds of householders are affected by crumbling houses and defects in the blocks used in those houses. When will the panel to investigate the issue relating to mica be set up and functioning? What are its terms of reference? Importantly, when will it report its findings? Could the Minister of State update the House and assure the many affected...

Other Questions: Housing Issues (10 Dec 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I welcome the announcement that an expert panel is to be established to ascertain what exactly is causing the cracks in the houses, assess what kinds of remedies might exist and establish the number of householders affected. I acknowledge that the Minister of State visited some of the houses that are affected in order to understand the impact of...

Other Questions: Housing Issues (10 Dec 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: I acknowledge that the Minister of State has been in office for a relatively short period. Since he took on his role, he has certainly engaged by visiting County Donegal and inspecting the affected homes. There was a delay prior to this, that is, from the moment the problem was initially raised and when it became clear that something needed to be done to address the matter. A number of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (10 Dec 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 35. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the investigation panel to examine the mica issue will be set up and functioning, its terms of reference, when it will report its findings, the process for those home owners affected by mica to notify the investigation panel with details of their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44135/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (10 Dec 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 100. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in headage payments for 2015 being issued to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44507/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (15 Dec 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 47. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the commitment to provide high-speed broadband to every house and business in County Donegal and the deadline for this; if the Government has failed the people of County Donegal, given that 52% of homes and businesses in the county do not have access to high-speed broadband after this Government's five...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (15 Dec 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 67. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the commitment to provide fibre broadband to every house and business in County Donegal; the deadline for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44831/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance Scheme (15 Dec 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 79. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide compensation measures for home owners in County Donegal to assist with the financial impact of recent flood damage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44682/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (15 Dec 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of a review under the domiciliary care allowance scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45260/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (15 Dec 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 167. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works will grant temporary permission to carry out emergency coastal erosion preventative works in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45317/15]