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Other Questions: School Absenteeism (27 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: 9. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to share school enrolment data with the Department of Social Protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45090/14]

Other Questions: School Absenteeism (27 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: Approximately one in six children misses more than 20 days in school each year. We continue to have a significant problem with truancy. Under the law currently, a parent is not legally entitled to receive child benefit unless the child beneficiary is attending school. I want a tie-up between the Minister's Department and the Department of Social Protection whereby we could threaten to...

Other Questions: School Absenteeism (27 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister for her response and I am glad to see that officials from the two Departments are now meeting. That is all well and good in regard to children who are over the age of 16. However, school principals nationally must fill out and return 600,000 letters on a quarterly basis to be issued by the Department of Social Protection to parents asking them to verify that a son or...

Other Questions: School Absenteeism (27 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister for her response. She has hit the nail on the head. The problem is that three Departments are involved - her own Department of Education and Skills, the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and the Department of Social Protection. Everyone is passing the buck and saying it is an issue for someone else. The fact is that one in six children in our schools is missing...

Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: I support Deputy McNamara in his amendment. It makes eminent sense that the register would be available for public inspection. Every other asset register is open to the public, for example, the property register. By all means, if the Minister needs to introduce statutory instruments to clarify how the information is to be presented and made available, he can do so. I hope that he will...

Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: I have listened to the Minister's remarks and propose a solution. The simple solution is for the Minister to return and get the approval of the House for the statutory instrument. It should be written into the legislation that it requires the approval of the House. I acknowledge the Minister's officials will advise him against so doing, as they do in every single Department. However,...

Order of Business (27 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: Every year, families are dragged through the courts at significant cost to the Exchequer because they are trying to get answers about instances of medical malpractice. The Tánaiste will recall the case of baby Mark Molloy, whose parents, Mark and Roisin, needed to go through the courts to get some answers about his death. It was the Portlaoise babies incident, which was exposed by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Review (27 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: 29. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in addressing the specific issues of rural schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45089/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Retention (27 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: 80. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress made to date in attracting alternative employers to take over the employment contracts of a company's staff (details supplied) in County Leitrim who are set to lose their jobs in the coming weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45614/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (27 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: 136. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the care and admission policy of acute psychiatric patients at Portiuncula and Galway University Hospitals in view of the fact that the Health Service Executive has failed to put an appropriate admission system for suicidal patients in place following the closure of St. Brigid's acute psychiatric unit, Ballinasloe, County Galway (details...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (27 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: 165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 178 of 1 July 2014, the number of relief teaching days allocated to teachers on a departmental pension in the latest available figures at primary and post-primary respectively; the steps being taken to reduce this number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45611/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (27 Nov 2014)

Denis Naughten: 215. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 1083 of 4 November 2014, the position regarding plans to dredge the River Shannon at Lanesborough, County Longford, to remove the infestation of Asian clam; the implications for the delay in removing this invasive species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45613/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (2 Dec 2014)

Denis Naughten: 119. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to revise the legislation on the recovery of awards made by the Private Residential Tenancies Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40956/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (2 Dec 2014)

Denis Naughten: 130. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 104 of 17 June 2014 and his commitment to review the reason for the change in the taking in charge process, the reason for the change in the legislation; his plans to amend this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40955/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Amendments (2 Dec 2014)

Denis Naughten: 512. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to revise building regulations to regulate the retrofitting of septic tanks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45963/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (2 Dec 2014)

Denis Naughten: 513. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to revise the planning legislation on the taking in charge of housing developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45964/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Investigations (3 Dec 2014)

Denis Naughten: 18. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress to date on investigations into petrol stretching; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45951/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Investigations (3 Dec 2014)

Denis Naughten: 26. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to curb the practice of petrol stretching; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45952/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (3 Dec 2014)

Denis Naughten: 75. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in publishing the criminal justice (sexual offenders) Bill; if she will confirm the heads of Bill were agreed by Cabinet last December; the progress made since then; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46449/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (3 Dec 2014)

Denis Naughten: 93. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet an organisation (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46473/14]