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Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (11 Jan 2012)

Brendan Smith: Question 211: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the impact on schools in County Leitrim on a school-by-school basis of the decision to withdraw supports from earlier disadvantage programmes and schemes that predate DEIS in tabular form. [41335/11]

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (11 Jan 2012)

Brendan Smith: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the impact on schools in County Tipperary on a school-by-school basis of the decision to withdraw supports from earlier disadvantage programmes and schemes that predate DEIS in tabular form. [41336/11]

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (11 Jan 2012)

Brendan Smith: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the impact on schools in County Waterford on a school-by-school basis of the decision to withdraw supports from earlier disadvantage programmes and schemes that predate DEIS in tabular form. [41337/11]

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (11 Jan 2012)

Brendan Smith: Question 214: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the impact on schools in County Wexford on a school-by-school basis of the decision to withdraw supports from earlier disadvantage programmes and schemes that predate DEIS in tabular form. [41338/11]

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (11 Jan 2012)

Brendan Smith: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the impact on schools in County Wicklow on a school-by-school basis of the decision to withdraw supports from earlier disadvantage programmes and schemes that predate DEIS in tabular form. [41339/11]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (11 Jan 2012)

Brendan Smith: Question 253: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a building project was approved for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; when the approval issued; the details of the new or refurbished accommodation to be provided; when the project will proceed to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1384/12]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (11 Jan 2012)

Brendan Smith: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when new accommodation will be provided for a school (details supplied); when the project is likely to proceed to construction stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1385/12]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (11 Jan 2012)

Brendan Smith: Question 320: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the efforts he has made to secure the employment of the existing work force at a factory (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1392/12]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (11 Jan 2012)

Brendan Smith: Question 321: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the efforts made by the State's industrial development agencies to support the retention of employment at a factory (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1393/12]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (11 Jan 2012)

Brendan Smith: Question 322: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if all the State's labour relations agencies are assisting in the resolution of a dispute at a factory (details supplied) in view of the need to secure existing employment at this facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1394/12]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (11 Jan 2012)

Brendan Smith: Question 967: To ask the Minister for Health the level of services provided at the minor injuries unit, Monaghan General Hospital; the proposals he has to restore the services to their former level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1383/12]

Job Losses (12 Jan 2012)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing my colleague, Deputy Ó Caoláin, and me to raise this issue. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Richard Bruton, to the Chamber to respond to the debate. I also welcome John Regan of SIPTU and several members of the Lagan Brick workforce who are in the Gallery for this discussion. The town of Kingscourt has a catchment area comprising parts of three...

Job Losses (12 Jan 2012)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister for his reply. He indicated that he is hopeful there will be a successful conclusion to the negotiations at the Labour Relations Commission. The successful conclusion of those negotiations would see a resumption of employment for the workforce at Lagan Brick in Kingscourt. These people want to return to gainful employment in a business in which they have worked to...

Written Answers — Capital Expenditure: Capital Expenditure (12 Jan 2012)

Brendan Smith: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his reaction to recent reports of criticism from the European Commission over the front loading of capital spending cuts in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1570/12]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (12 Jan 2012)

Brendan Smith: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a circular will issue to schools in respect of the employment of career guidance counsellors following the changes announced in budget 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1802/12]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Jan 2012)

Brendan Smith: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken to deal with concerns outlined by doctors in the north east in relation to delays in processing medical card applications and also the reduction in out of hours services which occurred some months ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1803/12]

School Guidance Counsellors (17 Jan 2012)

Brendan Smith: I move: "That Dáil Éireann: — confirms that schools are legally obliged to provide guidance and that the provision of 'appropriate' guidance is a statutory requirement under the Education Act 1998; — recognises that the budgetary decision to include guidance provision in the standard allocation is an effective increase in the pupil/teacher ratio at post-primary level; — condemns the...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (17 Jan 2012)

Brendan Smith: Question 46: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken at an EU level to raise the massacre of anti-regime protesters in Syria over the past year; the measures the EU has taken and is considering in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2387/12]

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (17 Jan 2012)

Brendan Smith: Question 71: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if North-South co-operation is being adversely affected by budgetary cuts; if North-South relations will be adversely impacted as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2321/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jan 2012)

Brendan Smith: Question 88: To ask the Taoiseach the total allocated budget for his Department in 2011; and the actual outturns in each of his Department subheads at the end of 2011. [2141/12]