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Order of Business (22 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Is rud speisialta é seo i gceantar an Teachta Higgins. Beidh mé ag caint leis an Aire, an Teachta Pat Carey, ag éirí as an díospóireacht seo.

Order of Business (22 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: It was published on Tuesday. Second Stage will be a matter for the Whips but we will try to facilitate it this session.

Order of Business (22 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I will have to revert to the Deputy with regard to the second Bill. The Adoption Bill is awaiting Report Stage. The amendments are being worked on and we hope to have it this session.

Order of Business (22 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: We will get a copy of the letter from the Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh, for Deputy Burke. Arising from SI No. 122 of 2010, the commissioners of the Office of Public Works are appointed as the competent authority under the EU floods directive and, on that basis, responsibility within the State is a matter for the OPW.

Order of Business (22 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: It will not be as necessary given that the statutory instrument has been signed. We will get a copy of the letter for the Deputy.

Order of Business (22 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Deputy is referring to a technical reclassification. There are no additional borrowing requirements and our fiscal targets for this year have not changed as a consequence of the statistical information that has been made available by EUROSTAT.

Order of Business (22 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 is in the Seanad. When it is completed, it will come to this House. The Criminal Justice Public Order Bill 2010 is awaiting Second Stage in the House. It will be for the Whips to arrange the details.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2010: First Stage (22 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: No.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (22 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I can confirm that my Department received an appeal for additional funding in respect of an application for additional accommodation from the school authority referred to by the Deputy. Further information was sought from the school authority on this matter and was received earlier this month. Officials in my Department are currently considering the request for additional funding and will...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (22 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 182 and 183 together. The Deputy will be aware that the current difficult economic circumstances have necessitated tough choices to control public expenditure and to ensure sustainability in the long run. In these circumstances, from September 2010, as announced in the Budget, all new applicants who are in receipt of the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA), and...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (22 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Students currently in receipt of the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) and the maintenance grant will continue to be eligible for both payments for the duration of their current course provided they continue to meet the terms and conditions of the relevant grant schemes. Students in receipt of BTEA who are entering or progressing to a new course with effect from 2010/11 will no longer be...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (22 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: It is the responsibility of all employees to ensure that their Certificate of Tax Credits and Standard Rate Cut Off Point is available to their employer. The Certificate sets out the total amount of the tax credits and standard rate cut-off point to which the employee is entitled together with the equivalent weekly and monthly figures. In the case of the person referred to, the relevant tax...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (22 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I can confirm that an application for redundancy has been received by my Department from the Special Needs Assistant referred to by the Deputy. Applications for redundancy are being received on an ongoing basis and are processed in date order of receipt. The application in question will be dealt with as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (22 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that I announced details of the successful applicants under the current Summer Works Scheme on 19 April, 2010. Some 1,490 primary and post-primary schools across the country will benefit from small and medium scale building works this summer under the €122 million investment programme announced. The Planning and Building Unit of my Department will shortly...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (27 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers recently applied to my Department for an additional mainstream classroom. This application is currently being assessed and the school authority will be notified of my Department's decision in this matter in due course.

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (27 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations, including organising the holding of examinations, making arrangements for the marking of work presented for examination and issuing the results of examinations. In view of this, I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (27 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for allocating resource teachers and Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. The NCSE is an...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (27 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that I announced details of successful applicants under the current Summer Works Scheme on 19 April, 2010. 1,490 primary and post primary schools across the country will benefit from small and medium scale building works this summer under the €122 million investment programme announced. The Planning and Building Unit of my Department has recently...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (27 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that I announced details of successful applicants under the current Summer Works Scheme on 19 April, 2010. 1,490 primary and post primary schools across the country will benefit from small and medium scale building works this summer under the €122 million investment programme announced. The Planning and Building Unit of my Department has recently...

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (27 Apr 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations, including organising the holding of examinations, making arrangements for the marking of work presented for examination and issuing the results of examinations. In view of this, I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to...