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Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (13 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the qualifying income criteria for new postgraduate students entering higher education in 2012/2013 in order to have their fees paid by the State. [40015/11]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (13 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide further details on the introduction of a capital asset test in 2013; the reason behind this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40016/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (13 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 284: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if funding will be provided to community groups in the event of redundancies occurring for employees, in view of the major difficulties that would arise for such groups as they are not-for-profit organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40003/11]

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (14 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to implement the new EU country of origin labelling system for pork, sheep meat, poultry meat and goat meat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39805/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (14 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost to the Exchequer of the VAT reductions announced earlier in the summer; if there was any monitoring to check that the VAT reductions were passed on; if such monitoring is still ongoing; if any action has been taken or is proposed against firms that reduced their charges for a few weeks following the VAT reduction and have since put...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (14 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) who hopes to commence a four year degree course next October and previously did a two year diploma in DIT-VEC, 2004 to 2006, still qualifies for full or partial free fees or full maintenance grants; if the person has an entitlement to all services and grants which are available to a mature student; and...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (14 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify the matter of qualified adult allowance payments to a person on contributory State pension; if the person qualifies for QAA irrespective of income; if the person's spouse's personal income is the only relevant means testing considered and is the spouse assessed with any portion of the spouse's private or total...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (14 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 176: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the Dog Breeding Establishment Act was passed by the Oireachtas; when was it signed into law by the President; the reasons for the delay in the implementation of same; when it is his intention to implement the sections dealing with puppy farms; if he will provide a definitive date for same; and if he...

School Staffing (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: I appreciate the presence of the Minister to reply to this important question. Following budget 2012, guidance provision at second level will be managed by schools from within their standard teacher allocation from next year. We believe this decision will not only lead to the end of the guidance counselling profession but its effect will be felt most by vulnerable and disadvantaged...

School Staffing (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: The ESRI said yesterday in its report, Improving Second-Level Education: Using Evidence for Policy Development, that the removal of guidance counselling in schools will impact most on young students from disadvantaged backgrounds. They are more reliant on advice from their schools, particularly in regard to going on to third level. Better-off households can afford to buy particular guidance...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the additional resources made available to her to establish the child and family support agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40329/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 53: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total allocated budget for his Department in 2011 and the actual outturns in each of his Department subheads at the end of 2011. [40403/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Finance the total allocated budget for his Department in 2011 and the actual outturns in each of his Department subheads at the end of 2011. [40402/11]

Written Answers — Languages Programme: Languages Programme (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the decision to abolish the modern languages in primary schools initiative which has won support and in view of the fact that various studies by recognised agencies including the Royal Irish Academy, the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs and the Council of Europe policy profile have all outlined the importance of...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total allocated budget for his Department in 2011 and the actual outturns in each of his Department subheads at the end of 2011. [40400/11]

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list the names and addresses of schools that will be affected by the proposal to phase the withdrawal of 428 teaching posts allocated to schools under the legacy programmes prior to the roll out of the DEIS initiatives; when this process of reducing teaching posts will commence; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total funding provided for the school transport scheme for 2011; the total funding raised by charges on parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40694/11]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expenditure to date for the school transport scheme for 2011; the expected expenditure by the end of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40695/11]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a project (details supplied) will proceed to construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40696/11]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a project (details supplied) in County Leitrim will proceed to the next stage in view of the fact that there is an urgent need to upgrade existing accommodation and provide additional new permanent accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40697/11]