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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Treatment of Prisoners (16 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 38. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment’s (CPT) report into prison conditions between 31 May to 13 June 2011 in Spain, which was released on 30 April 2013; which found that some Basque political prisoners were subject...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Resolution Processes (21 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 100. To ask the Minister for Finance if, when banks increase the standard variable mortgage rate on a mortgage that is 90 days or more in arrears, they are automatically assessed to not have provided a sustainable solution to the distressed borrower in the context of the target for banks to have offered at least 20% of their distressed mortgage borrowers sustainable solutions by the end of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (21 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 117. To ask the Minister for Finance the responses he has received from banks following the Mercer Report; the proposals each bank has made to reduce its remuneration by 6-10% including a breakdown of their proposals regarding cuts to each of those earning less than €100,000, of those earning between €100,000 and €200,000, of those earning between €200,000 and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (21 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what will happen to BTEC HND, higher level 6, NQF, courses and the two honours degree programmes, level 8 NQF, which account for over 60% of all programmes delivered in Ballyfermot College, Dublin, should specialised teaching staff be lost to the college as a result of the proposed change to the pupil teacher ratio. [23646/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (21 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether Ballyfermot College, Dublin, which has a world renowned reputation for developing highly specialised and innovative courses at the right level and duration for specified industries, can survive if continually restrained from developing and delivering the types of courses that it has derived so much success from. [23647/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (21 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to fears that highly successful specialised courses that have been developed and run by Ballyfermot College, Dublin, will be jeopardised as a result of the college losing 10-12% of its teaching staff because of the proposed increase to the pupil teacher ratio. [23649/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (21 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason higher education students are ineligible for receiving maintenance grants and not afforded the same rights and privileges as students taking higher education courses in other colleges in the 26 counties. [23648/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Inspections (21 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual budget spent on employing school inspectorates at primary and post primary level; if he will list in tabular form the number of inspectors employed by his Department on an annual basis; and if he will provide a breakdown of their salary scales. [24015/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Inspections (21 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of his Department's annual spend to maintain the school inspectorate system at primary and post primary level. [24016/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Academic Year (21 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration has been given to increasing the academic year to a third semester; and the potential savings to be accrued from implementing such a measure. [24017/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (21 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the savings that would be made if there was an annual salary cap of €100,000 applied to the wages of all teaching staff, third level lecturers and all other personnel employed by his Department. [24018/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (21 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount spent by the State in subsidising third level fees for the 2012/13 academic year. [24019/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Energy Schemes (21 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to fully implement the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan; and the estimated savings should these measures be applied to all school buildings. [24020/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Remuneration (21 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the number of personnel working within his Department and FÁS who received an annual take home pay based on salary and allowances that exceeded €100,000 annually in the 2012/13 academic year. [24021/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff Remuneration (21 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular the number of third level lecturers who receive an annual take home pay based on salary and allowances that exceeded €100,000 annually in the 2011/12 academic year. [24022/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (21 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the number of teachers who receive an annual gross pay that exceeded €100,000 annually in the 2011/12 academic year. [24023/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fee Paying Schools (21 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the amount paid in State subsidies to fee charging schools for the 2012/13 academic year. [24024/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Issues (21 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the amount spent by his Department to provide substitute cover for teachers assessing oral examinations in the 2011/12 academic year. [24025/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (21 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the total number of third level students for the 2012/13 academic year, to include separately the number of Irish students who paid the student contribution fee and the number of Irish students whose student contribution fee was paid by the State via a grant, EU students and international...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (21 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount paid by his Department through student grants to provide for the student contribution fee paid to third level educational institutions for the 2012/13 academic year; and if he will provide the total cost to his Department for subsidising in full third level fees for the 2012/13 academic year including student grants to provide...