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Third Level Courses (24 May 2012)

Brendan Smith: They have an obligation to assist people who have relevant qualifications and need an opportunity to get experience in the financial services sector. If such people are given a chance to participate in the labour market, they will contribute handsomely to our economy in the future.

Third Level Courses (24 May 2012)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister.

School Accommodation (24 May 2012)

Brendan Smith: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposal to provide additional permanent accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; if this application will be reviewed in view of the urgent need to provide much needed accommodation and in view of the growth in the pupil enrolment of that school over recent years; and if he will make a...

School Accommodation (24 May 2012)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister for his reply. The four other schools in that area, thankfully, have had new accommodation in recent years. The capacity of each of those schools is being maximised.

School Accommodation (24 May 2012)

Brendan Smith: I will outline some facts which are very relevant to this school. The population of Virginia increased by 31% between 2006 and 2011.

School Accommodation (24 May 2012)

Brendan Smith: From 2003 to 2012, the school enrolment has doubled, reaching 380. Since last September, 81 pupils have joined that school, the largest enrolment ever. There has been massive expenditure on temporary accommodation and it is now at the stage were some of the prefabs need to be replaced with additional accommodation. The project was included, as the Minister knows, in the 2011 school...

School Accommodation (24 May 2012)

Brendan Smith: To give one other example, 52 new local authority houses have been built and are about to be allocated. I know from my constituency work that many young people will be moving into the area with families, which we welcome. In a county that was ravaged by emigration in the past, I am particularly proud of the fact there has been huge growth in population in recent years throughout County...

School Accommodation (24 May 2012)

Brendan Smith: We come from a poor area, not from Deputy Naughten's rich pasturelands of south Roscommon. The issue of the GIS is one on which we need to be careful, as I know from speaking to many of the local people in Virginia. The Minister met Fr. Dermot Prior, the chairperson of the board of management, and the principal, Mr. Peadar Quealy. The board of management, the parents association and the...

School Accommodation (24 May 2012)

Brendan Smith: We would be very glad of that. Hopefully, the application can be reviewed with a view to making progress to construction stage as soon as possible.

Religious and Sexual Discrimination (24 May 2012)

Brendan Smith: I attended a briefing in Leinster House when Senator Averil Power published the legislation and the representative groups there were very appreciative of the work that had been done. Also, the Minister announced at the teachers' conferences last Easter that he would bring forward the legislation on an all-party basis and this was warmly welcomed. I appeal to the Minister to ensure the...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (24 May 2012)

Brendan Smith: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposal to provide additional permanent accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; if this application will be reviewed in view of the significant increase in pupil numbers at the school in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25882/12]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (24 May 2012)

Brendan Smith: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the effect of changes to the staffing schedule in one, two, three and four teacher schools on minority faith schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26035/12]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (24 May 2012)

Brendan Smith: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that the proposal to provide additional permanent accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Cavan will be progressed without further delay in view of the growth in enrolment in that school and the over reliance on temporary accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26039/12]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (24 May 2012)

Brendan Smith: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a capital works application submitted by a school (details supplied) in County Limerick in 2007. [26061/12]

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (24 May 2012)

Brendan Smith: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his attention has been drawn to the serious concerns of turf cutters in counties Cavan, Longford and Westmeath who have turbary rights in the general Lough Sheelin area; the efforts being made to address adequately such concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26038/12]

Written Answers — Third Level Institutions: Third Level Institutions (6 Jun 2012)

Brendan Smith: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects to receive a report from the Higher Education Authority on a proposal for funding the higher education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26792/12]

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (6 Jun 2012)

Brendan Smith: Question 179: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to address skills shortages in the area of languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26793/12]

County Enterprise Boards (7 Jun 2012)

Brendan Smith: There has always been cooperation between the local authorities and the county enterprise boards and an exchange of staff between them. Generally the county manager has been the chairman of the county enterprise board. In my county, the county enterprise board has been very successful but the value of the boards has never been properly recognised. There are enterprises from my county that...

County Enterprise Boards (7 Jun 2012)

Brendan Smith: That is the impression people have.

Job Creation (7 Jun 2012)

Brendan Smith: Traditional manufacturing is an area in urgent need of assistance, with the increase in VAT in the last budget, in particular, creating immense difficulty for certain enterprises. Yesterday a provisional liquidator was appointed to Flair International in Bailieborough, County Cavan, a company which manufactures quality bath and shower screens. This development endangers the jobs of the 52...