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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Statistics (18 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of individual primary schools and secondary schools where the number of English as an additional language teacher was above three; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36976/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the list of Gaelscoileanna that have opened since 2008. [36977/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Strategy Implementation (18 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 1238. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the future need for preschool and crèche services to meet the national quality standards as outlined in Síolta, the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36909/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (18 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 1399. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed report outlining the dental check-up services provided to children in each of the Health Service Executive clinics in the State; and the efforts he will make to ensure an improved and consistent service across all centres. [37699/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions (19 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That is a very fine place to start.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Detention Centres (19 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 2. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the transition from St. Patrick's Institution to the Oberstown campus, including management and governance structures, staffing, training and rostering arrangements at Oberstown; if her attention has been drawn to the need to provide a specialist unit for highly disruptive detainees; her plans to incorporate this in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Detention Centres (19 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is good news that we are at the stage at which work is ready to get under way at the Oberstown site. I welcome the Minister’s indication that she intends to introduce legislation to merge the three existing child detention schools into a single legal entity. At what stage is the preparation of this legislation? When will the appointment of the campus manager be made? I raised...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Child Detention Centres (19 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister rightly refers to Oberstown as a secure campus, but there have been incidents when the word "secure" would hardly apply. Individual detainees have been able to virtually close down a whole section of the existing structure with the threat of violence against the care staff in that complex. These are very serious matters where staff and other detainees in the entities on that...

Other Questions: Foster Care Provision (19 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: What was the duration of the recent recruitment campaign? I am assuming, from the way in which the Minister referred to it, that it has come to an end, but it is not clear when it was launched. Is a common methodology employed in the various local areas which operate the recruitment effort or what degree of commonality is there among them? Is it possible to establish out of the recent...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Dáil Reform (24 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 147. To ask the Taoiseach his plans to implement the commitment in the Programme for Government to amend Standing Orders so that written Parliamentary Questions have to be answered within a certain number of days even during the Dáil recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39452/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Communities Abroad (24 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 152. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recommendations in the National Youth Council of Ireland’s report on emigration Time to Go; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39451/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (24 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the deadline for applications for resource hours; if a special educational needs organiser has been in contact with the child development team for the diagnosis for a child (details supplied) in County Cavan in view of the fact that the deadline for application for resource hours is pending; the action that can be taken to ensure the diagnosis...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (24 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he will take to address the problem of returning Irish emigrants having to pay non EU fees at third level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39465/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (24 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the practice of refusing a refund of fees paid from students who drop out of third level courses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39727/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (24 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 323. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications that have been approved under the JobsPlus scheme to date; the numbers of applications relating to those unemployed between 12 and 24 months and those unemployed for more than 24 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39458/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (24 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 324. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for those under 25 years of age that have been approved under the JobsPlus scheme to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39459/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (24 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 319. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the terms of reference and membership of the Interdepartmental Group on the Youth Guarantee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39454/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (24 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 320. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she expects the Interdepartmental Group on the Youth Guarantee to finalise their work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39455/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Numbers (24 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 321. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons aged 18-19, 20-21, 22-24 broken down by county who are in receipt of jobseeker's allowance, jobseeker's benefit or who are signing on for credits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39456/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Numbers (24 Sep 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 322. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons aged 18-25 who have applied for a jobseeker's benefit or jobseeker's allowance and were unsuccessful and or ineligible for a payment in the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39457/13]