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Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (27 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister referred to junior certificate reform. Some of the lessons from junior certificate reform should inform the legislation, the amendments we are proposing and the Minister's approach to them. The Minister said one of the unions had accepted junior certificate reform while the other had not. The failure to deliver effective reform dates back to the Government's approach and the...

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (27 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I move amendment No. 13:In page 13, line 33, after “subsection (2)” to insert the following:“, which order shall be made following application from the governing bodies and presidents of each of the constituent colleges and said application shall include a statement that the terms of the merger have been agreed with the staff trade unions”.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Appeals (27 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 73. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of an appeal under the 2015 basic payment scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3297/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (27 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 183. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he provides a scheme to assist in the renovation and modernisation of a private dwelling (details supplied) to make it habitable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3415/16]

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: It is crucial that the Government work with staff representatives and trade unions from the outset when it proposes reform. We have seen the impact of its failure to do so when it proposed other reform measures, specifically reform of the junior certificate examination, when it did not work with all stakeholders and failed from the outset to engage with them and ensure they had an input in...

Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Statements (28 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I commend the many members of the committee on the tremendous effort, commitment and time they had to dedicate to this over the past 18 months. We all know the onerous work responsibilities that are put on us as Deputies and Senators and for the members of the committee to give the time required to hold the hearings and compile the report afterwards is to their great credit. They have done...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospitals Funding (28 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for selecting this Topical Issue on what could be the last day of the Dáil. It is particularly important that we get the opportunity to discuss it because the news that there is no funding planned as part of the capital investment programme for Ramelton Community Hospital, St. Joseph's Community Hospital, Stranorlar and Lifford Community Hospital is...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospitals Funding (28 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for coming to the House to take this Topical Issue debate. However, I must say his response is in no way reassuring and leaves very much hanging in the air the scenario of these three hospitals being downgraded and closed. We need to see a guarantee that these hospitals will receive the funding required to ensure they are approved by HIQA and their beds continue to be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Correspondence (28 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a requested statement can be forwarded urgently to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3636/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (28 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 148. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite an application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the basic payment scheme 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3544/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (28 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in payment being issued to persons (details supplied) in County Donegal under the 2015 basic payment scheme and areas of natural constraint scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3677/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (28 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 248. To ask the Minister for Health when he will lift the moratorium on the employment of dental hygienists, particularly within the north west; the process an interested party should follow in declaring an interest in advance of any upcoming vacancies, or the lifting of the moratorium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3543/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (28 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of one, two, three and four-teacher schools that have lost a teacher, by county and in each year since 2011. [3482/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (28 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for additional accommodation by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3528/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (28 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of classes that are taught in prefabricated accommodation by county and the year in which prefabricated accommodation will be phased out. [3730/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (28 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce a pilot programme to devolve to the annual capital budget to schools to allow them schools to plan for capital projects; and the reasons for not progressing this proposal further, as per the programme for Government. [3731/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Eligibility (2 Feb 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 121. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why a person (details supplied) in County Donegal is not being considered for a placement under the JobBridge scheme; why a farm assist payment is not seen as a qualifying payment under the JobBridge scheme, given that no further entitlements are being claimed in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4147/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (2 Feb 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 228. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the single payment scheme and the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4115/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (2 Feb 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 249. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was refused access to the beef data and genomics programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4341/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (2 Feb 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 250. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the basic payment scheme and the areas of natural constraint scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4362/16]