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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (19 Dec 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Is it expected that the amount will be more in respect of this allocation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (19 Dec 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Therefore, we could be talking about an amount which is worth about €0.5 million to the country.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (19 Dec 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: We would have to apply if that is such to the Cohesion Fund.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: National Council for Special Education: Discussion with Chairman Designate (19 Dec 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: I commend Mr. Stack on taking on the role. His track record in education speaks for itself. He was involved in 2000 in the production of the report on a national support service for special education for students with disabilities. On retirement, it is apt that he is taking on the role of chairman of the National Council for Special Education. If his record as a civil servant is an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (20 Dec 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on a Student Universal Support Ireland grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57368/12]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Warmer Homes Scheme Applications (20 Dec 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding an application to the warmer homes scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57403/12]

Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (16 Jan 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he and his EU counterparts have taken to address escalating ethnic tensions in Mali; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1585/13]

Further Education and Training: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jan 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: I move: That Dáil Éireann: agrees that: — Further Education and Training (FET) is a hugely important sector that provides an important educational pathway for unemployed, disadvantaged learners and second chance learners to access specialist labour focused courses and to secure employment; — the FET sector has a crucial role providing education and training for...

Further Education and Training: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jan 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister of State was not long in forgetting his own record when he got into government.

Further Education and Training: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jan 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister of State's party thought very differently when it was on this side of the House.

Further Education and Training: Motion [Private Members] (16 Jan 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: Which the Minister is now cutting.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Collection (16 Jan 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Finance the mechanism he plans to use to ensure that carbon tax on solid fuels is collected by Northern Ireland based wholesalers of solid fuels selling into the Republic of Ireland market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1636/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Regulatory and Poverty Impact Assessments (16 Jan 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any impact assessment was carried out prior to announcing the two point increase in post leaving certificate schools in Budget 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57816/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (16 Jan 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full impact of the increase in the pupil teacher ratio in post leaving certificate schools in terms of posts lost, reduced number of places and courses cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57817/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (16 Jan 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he will take to ensure that places are not reduced and important specialist courses are not cancelled as a result of the increase in the teacher pupil ratio in post leaving certificate schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57818/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Vocational Education Committees (16 Jan 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish the nature of the reserves that he says are residing with the vocational education committees and which will prevent the €13 million cuts to VEC's in Budget 2013 impacting upon service levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57819/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Jan 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is a difference in the revised sick leave arrangements Circular 0033/2010 between teaching staff and special needs assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57988/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers (16 Jan 2013)

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. [1213/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers (16 Jan 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students broken down on a county basis that have been approved for a student grant by Student Universal Support Ireland and who have begun to receive their payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1214/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers (16 Jan 2013)

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. [1215/13]