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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (8 Jul 2014)

Damien English: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has completed its consideration of the following motion:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Protection of Young Persons (Employment) (Exclusion of Workers in the Fishing and Shipping Sectors) Regulations 2014,a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (15 Jul 2014)

Damien English: 311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the issue whereby 153 of approximately 660 young adults with an intellectual disability and or autism who leave school receive no further education, training, or day service placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31436/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (15 Jul 2014)

Damien English: 312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the provision of a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31466/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Jul 2014)

Damien English: 313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the provision of additional accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31467/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Jul 2014)

Damien English: 314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the provision of additional accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31468/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (15 Jul 2014)

Damien English: 353. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update of efforts by Government to develop the social enterprise sector following the publication of a Forfás report in 2013 which illustrated that the sector has the capacity to double employment by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31432/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance (15 Jul 2014)

Damien English: 395. To ask the Minister for Social Protection how plans by her Department in respect of the provision of supports for persons that are self-employed, similar to those of PAYE workers, are developing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31433/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (15 Jul 2014)

Damien English: 396. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the recent proposals made by the Carers Association in relation to the contributory State pension entitlement for lifetime family carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31435/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Jul 2014)

Damien English: 397. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the improvements made in relation to domiciliary care allowance can be extended to carer's allowance, carer's benefit and the respite care grant, as recommended by the Carers Association; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31437/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (15 Jul 2014)

Damien English: 681. To ask the Minister for Health if he or the Health Service Executive have plans for surgical correction of exstrophy-episadias complex to be made available to children here; the action parents of children must currently take in order to have such corrective surgery carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31434/14]

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Trade Relations (15 Jul 2014)

Damien English: I thank the Acting Chairman for his kind words. I was in the Gallery of this Chamber only last week thinking I would not mind being in here some day. I did not expect it to happen so soon and in this capacity. It is funny how things turn out. I also thank Senator Power for her warm words. I have enjoyed our time working together on the education committee. No doubt we will still be...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Trade Relations (15 Jul 2014)

Damien English: I thank the Senator and will bring her comments to the Minister's attention. It is important that Ministers of State engage with the Senator and those of her colleagues who have visited Taiwan. Apart from trade, the Senator also mentioned the culture and dancing. Perhaps we could take the matter from there. I will brief the Ministers on her valid arguments, which are worth considering....

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: SOLAS Funding (15 Jul 2014)

Damien English: I thank the Senator for her kind words and look forward to working with her. As she is a colleague from the north east, it is a pleasure to engage with her on this issue during my first official appearance. I hope to be able to work with her on it in future. We must cover many issues. I am sorry, but I missed last week's briefing due to a clash with a meeting of my former committee. I...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Allowances (16 Jul 2014)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 70 and 71 together. The payment of an additional training allowance of €31.80 per week for the long term unemployed was introduced during a period of high employment levels as an incentive for the long term unemployed to participate in former-FÁS training courses. The payment of this allowance was later extended to those persons in receipt of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Funding (16 Jul 2014)

Damien English: SOLAS currently receives a small capital budget which relates to the training centre network formerly managed by FÁS and now transferred to the Education and Training Boards (ETBs). This funding is now allocated by SOLAS as appropriate to the relevant ETBs managing the training centres. While there is no dedicated capital budget for further education (former VEC) programmes a small...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (16 Jul 2014)

Damien English: Under the terms of my Department's Post Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for school transport where they reside not less than 4.8 kilometres from and are attending their nearest education centre as determined by my Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language. While it is the prerogative of parents to send their children to the school of their choice,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Applications (17 Jul 2014)

Damien English: The School Transport Section of my Department has not received an application for school transport for the child referred to by the Deputy for the 2014/15 school year. The Deputy will be aware that children with special educational needs are eligible for school transport if they are attending the nearest recognised: mainstream school, special class/special school or a unit, that is or can be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Applications (17 Jul 2014)

Damien English: Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme a minimum of 10 eligible children residing in a distinct locality, as determined by Bus Éireann, are required before consideration may be given to the establishment of school transport services, provided this can be done within reasonable cost limits. Bus Éireann, which operates the Primary School Transport Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (17 Jul 2014)

Damien English: The change to the minimum number requirement was one of a number of changes derived from recommendations contained in the Value for Money Review of the School Transport Scheme and introduced following a budgetary decision by the previous government. Under the terms of my Department's Primary and Post Primary School Transport Schemes a minimum of 10 eligible children residing in a distinct...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Education and Training Boards (17 Jul 2014)

Damien English: I thank the Cathaoirleach for his kind words. I could become a regular visitor here.