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Education (Amendment) Bill 2015: First Stage (21 Oct 2015)

Jim Daly: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Remit of Ombudsman for Children in School Complaints: Discussion (21 Oct 2015)

Jim Daly: I welcome the Ombudsman for Children, Dr. Muldoon, and his team and thank them for making themselves available. I congratulate Dr. Muldoon on his promotion since I last spoke to him in his office. He will be aware of my strong views on his role with respect to schools and their boards of management. I remind colleagues that it was this week 12 months ago that the joint committee discussed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Remit of Ombudsman for Children in School Complaints: Discussion (21 Oct 2015)

Jim Daly: I would not bet on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Remit of Ombudsman for Children in School Complaints: Discussion (21 Oct 2015)

Jim Daly: I will be as brief as I can. I thank Mr. Walsh and Dr. Muldoon for their responses. I wish to echo what the Chair said and I did not introduce that in my opening remarks. The amount of appreciation across the sector for the voluntary nature of boards of management, the time commitment and dedication from us as parents is enormous. It is voluntary, but the issue I am getting at is that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Remit of Ombudsman for Children in School Complaints: Discussion (21 Oct 2015)

Jim Daly: Ms Ward referred to the office being very effective. My contribution was never to highlight otherwise. It is a very effective office and it has never been my issue or contention that the Office of the Ombudsman for Children is not doing its job. My contention is that it is not responsible for the ills that exist within the education system, but neither is it the solution. That is in no...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Remit of Ombudsman for Children in School Complaints: Discussion (21 Oct 2015)

Jim Daly: Does Dr. Muldoon have the numbers I asked for?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Remit of Ombudsman for Children in School Complaints: Discussion (21 Oct 2015)

Jim Daly: It is not my intention to distort the figures in any way, which I know Dr. Muldoon was not suggesting. The point I was making is that in my view the remit of the Office of the Ombudsman for Children is in many cases too narrow. For a parent to take up an issue with the ombudsman requires him or her to have been seriously aggrieved. Many parents who have been aggrieved never think of taking...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (22 Oct 2015)

Jim Daly: 189. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown of the costs of applying for citizenship; if there are any avenues of assistance available to those who cannot come up with the lump sum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36851/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (3 Nov 2015)

Jim Daly: 302. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the total value of facilities sanctioned by the Irish pillar banks that were offered to private developers for the purpose of site acquisition; the cost of construction and site development works for new dwelling houses to be offered to the market, excluding home mortgage facilities, for each of the past four years; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (3 Nov 2015)

Jim Daly: 406. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the 2015 single farm payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37373/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (3 Nov 2015)

Jim Daly: 632. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is aware that the budgetary decision regarding the second year of the early childhood care and education scheme will effectively exclude all children born between September 2012 and February 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38188/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme (3 Nov 2015)

Jim Daly: 930. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students availing of the home tuition grant in County Cork; the number of these who are at primary level and at post-primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37413/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (3 Nov 2015)

Jim Daly: 931. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the necessary requirements for a voluntary group of parents wishing to set up a new school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37414/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (3 Nov 2015)

Jim Daly: 932. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school places available for children with autism-specific learning challenges within special educational units in County Cork at primary level and at secondary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37415/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Expenditure (3 Nov 2015)

Jim Daly: 1061. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the annual operation costs of delivering domestic water services, excluding capital expenditure, for each of the past five years; the current operation costs under Irish Water; the anticipated operational costs for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37736/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (4 Nov 2015)

Jim Daly: 82. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be finalised regarding a transfer of entitlements for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38516/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (4 Nov 2015)

Jim Daly: 219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options that are available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork who was refused a Student Universal Support Ireland grant on appeal, noting that the person was only over the limit by €25; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38506/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (5 Nov 2015)

Jim Daly: 131. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when applications under the disadvantaged area scheme (details supplied) will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38903/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (5 Nov 2015)

Jim Daly: 160. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on correspondence (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the early childhood and education scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38740/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Administration (10 Nov 2015)

Jim Daly: 251. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the case of persons (details supplied) who applied for the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, who wish to fence a watercourse but cannot, due to the exclusion of an existing watercourse from the mapping system produced by the Environmental Protection Agency, and used in this scheme, if there are other...