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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (22 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 20. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps taken to create employment to encourage the return of recent emigrants; and the number of jobs created under such schemes. [24466/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Emigration Data (22 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 52. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the recent report by the National Youth Council entitled Time to go - the Experience and Impact of Emigration on Ireland's Youth. [24467/13]

Leaders' Questions (23 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: I would like to raise with the Tánaiste the growing concern on the delivery of mental health care provision, which is having a profound impact on some of our most vulnerable citizens, particularly young people. A recent report by the Inspectorate of Mental Health Services found that children and teenagers needing psychiatric care are being denied admission to facilities while beds...

Leaders' Questions (23 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: I thank the Tánaiste for his reply. He mentioned the 414 posts due to be filled and said that as of April 383 of them had been filled. When is it hoped the full allocation of posts will be completed? Also, it does not take into account retirements within that sector; therefore, I would be interested in knowing the net figure. The Tánaiste mentioned the issue of suicide. I am...

Order of Business (23 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: Tomorrow is Friday, lads. I ask the Tánaiste about the child benefit proposals contained in the Mangan report. There are concerns about some of the comments made by various Ministers. The Tánaiste said there will be no change and the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Quinn-----

Order of Business (23 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: The Minister, Deputy Quinn, has expressed an opinion that some of the savings could be used to provide a second preschool year.

Order of Business (23 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: The social welfare reform Bill. When will a decision be made on the proposals being considered by the Minister for Social Protection? Can the Tánaiste give a commitment that, prior to the making of a decision, the Mangan report can be discussed by the House, time permitting, before the summer recess?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (28 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 43. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give consideration to amending the home tuition grant for children with Autism attending preschool when there is an option so that 20 hours of 1:1 tuition can be allocated 11.25 hours of 1:1 tuition and 13.75 hours of group tuition per week. [25642/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Further Education and Training Programmes Provision (28 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the reduction in teaching allocation at a college (details supplied) in Dublin 10 will result in the loss of specialised award winning courses; if he will recognise the unique place of the college in Irish education by providing an enhanced allocation in order to allow the college to develop new programmes; the reason the students of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (28 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expand on comments he made recently when speaking at Tullamore College, County Offaly, when he said that science would be compulsory if there were laboratories in each of the State's 723 post primary schools; and the measures he intends to take to address this matter. [25398/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (28 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the numbers of teachers working casual hours or as substitutes who are being paid a rate given to unqualified people, meaning they are paid a daily rate of €115 instead of €159 and where others are being paid the old salary scale instead of the revised scale approved in Autumn 2012. [25399/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (28 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being made to secure all outstanding payments owed to teachers who were contracted by the ISM International School, Tripoli, Libya (details supplied); if he will instruct the State Examination's Commission to firmly request that ISM honour the payments of teacher contracts to be paid prior to commencement of the leaving certificate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language Issues (28 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm if press releases will be released simultaneously in Irish and in English as was outlined in his Department's first Language scheme; if his Department will provide a dedicated telephone service to deal with enquiries in Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25416/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language Issues (28 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the second language scheme for his Department, under Section 11 of the Official Languages Act 2003, was not renewed until recently, particularly in view of the fact that the previous scheme has expired since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25418/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language Issues (28 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department has in its second language scheme under Section 11 of the Official Languages Act 2003, not implemented some of the commitments which were given in the first Language scheme, as regards the services which would be available to the public in Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25419/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (28 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the basis on which he intends to withdraw a teaching post from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 3 for the 2013/2014 academic year in view of the fact that the school will have in excess of the required 175 pupils to retain their current level of teaching posts. [25417/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commemorative Events (28 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 535. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will instruct his Department to help locate the remains of the patriot Thomas Kent on the grounds of Cork Prison; if he will work with the Kent family in re-interring any located remains in a more appropriate resting place and that this be done in time for the centenary commemorations of the Easter Rising. [25656/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times (28 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 646. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a minor (details supplied) in County Cork was left in the emergency department of the Mercy Hospital in Cork from 3pm on Friday the 10 of May, 2013, until 8pm on Tuesday the 14 of May, 2013; the reason this person has still not been allocated to a Child and Adolescent appropriate Mental Health Service Unit; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Remuneration (29 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 24. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of savings that would be made if salaries to personnel in her Department were capped at €100,000. [25727/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Administration (29 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the remedial action that is taken when companies are found to be abusing the jobbridge scheme; and her plans to stop displacement in employment as a result of the jobbridge scheme. [25726/13]