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- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (6 Nov 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of educational psychologists working with National Educational Psychological Service; and the number in place each year since its establishment. [47640/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Defence: European Council Meetings (7 Nov 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Defence when he will next attend an EU meeting with his counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48489/12]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Special Needs Education: Discussion with Special Needs Parents Association (7 Nov 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: I thank Ms Dempsey and Mr. Kelly for appearing this afternoon and for sharing their experiences of the special education supports in place and the issues they believe need to be addressed. I commend them on their work, including liaising with parents and working in a collaborative way on their behalf. The area of special needs education has developed significantly in recent years. It has...
- Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: The Minister has responsibility.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: Some 70%.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: There is no chance that the Minister will address them.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: Do not blame the students.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: Some 27,000 have not even been checked by SUSI.
- Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: It had been indicated that the House would hear statements on junior certificate reform today. That will not now happen. When will we have statements on junior certificate reform? We have heard an announcement and seen publicity about reform but we have seen very little detail about how it will be implemented. It is important that we have statements and discuss the matter in the House as...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (8 Nov 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Health when BreastCheck will be extended to women aged 65 to 69 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48929/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Dementia Strategy (8 Nov 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the National Dementia Strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48944/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (8 Nov 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of appeals broken down on a county basis received to date by Student Universal Support Ireland for student grants; the length of time it is taking to assess and make a decision on an appeal in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49196/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (8 Nov 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current waiting time for an application to the higher education grant Student Universal Support Ireland system to be processed; the current waiting time for the processing of appeals to same broken down on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49197/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (8 Nov 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of student grants broken down on a county basis approved to date by the higher education grant Student Universal Support Ireland system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49198/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (8 Nov 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students grants broken down on a county basis that have yet to be approved by the higher education grant Student Universal Support Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49199/12]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes (13 Nov 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans for community employment schemes in Budget 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter [49883/12]
- Education Funding: Motion [Private Members] (13 Nov 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: I move:That Dáil Éireann: agrees that:- the new Student Universal Support Ireland central on-line system for processing student grants is failing abysmally to meet what is required for over 65,000 applications and this is causing undue hardship for third-level students awaiting payments; and - sufficient extra staffing should be supplied immediately to correct this on-going...
- Education Funding: Motion [Private Members] (13 Nov 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: That was the Minister’s second comment on this matter.
- Education Funding: Motion [Private Members] (13 Nov 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: We do not need the Minister absolving himself of responsibility in this matter. Our motion refers to promises made by the Minister to students when in opposition and in the midst of an election campaign. These are similar promises he made on delivering an efficient grants system. The Minister promised he would not increase the student registration fee and, instead, would reduce it from...
- Education Funding: Motion [Private Members] (13 Nov 2012)
Charlie McConalogue: It has never been as bad as this before.