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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Third Level Student Grant System: Discussion with SUSI (19 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: I asked a question on the change with regard to bank details.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Third Level Student Grant System: Discussion with SUSI (19 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: Have changes been made to the way in which colleges are notified?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Third Level Student Grant System: Discussion with SUSI (19 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: My understanding is that the statutory instrument on independent living was issued in March or May this year. Will it cover the next academic year? Surely it is possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Third Level Student Grant System: Discussion with SUSI (19 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: Deputy McConalogue asked whether a statutory instrument on behalf of the Minister would rectify the situation for next year.

Special Educational Needs: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: It is very unfortunate that, once again, we find ourselves discussing this issue. I am the first to recognise that over the last two budgets the Minister has protected the budget for special education under very difficult circumstances. I believe that reflects his personal feelings about the issue and his priorities. However, I will discuss that later, because there is an issue here that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Policy (25 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 98. To ask the Minister for Health the opportunity that will be provided for stakeholders to engage in the process of consultation provided for in the Higgins Report on Hospital Groups; the timeframe and proposed structure of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30412/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (25 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 123. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the introduction of a national strategy for a childhood obesity prevention and intervention service; if he has engaged directly or, if not, will engage with the anchors/providers of the W82GO childhood obesity treatment programme at Temple Street Children’s Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30413/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (25 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if in the case of a two teacher school, Principal plus one, the second teacher is entitled to a deputy principal allowance and or special duties post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30189/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (25 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction work will begin on a permanent school building for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 18 and the projected deadline for the completion of the new building. [30209/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (25 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that policy decisions regarding the science of applied behaviour analysis for the treatment of autism have been made without consultations with professional bodies representing this science; the circumstances under which it is considered appropriate not to engage with representatives of a professional discipline that has an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (25 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to consult with those States in the United States of America that have mandated insurance companies to pay for the treatment of autism that is based on applied behaviour analysis. [30839/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (25 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has plans in place to ensure that professionals trained in applied behavioural analysis are consulted on policy decisions that impact on the implementation of applied behaviour analysis and its monitoring to ensure that international standards are maintained. [30840/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (25 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will investigate the cost benefit analyses that exist in relation to the implementation of applied behaviour analysis; and if his Department has plans to involve parents in training programmes in applied behaviour analysis, either at the point of diagnosis or later. [30841/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Children in Armed Conflict (26 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recently released annual report of the UN Secretary General on children and armed conflict, which provides information regarding grave violations committed against children in 22 country situations; his views regarding the high number of persistent perpetrators named in the report;...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Issues (26 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the topics that were discussed at the Conference on Education and Development in Brussels, attended by Minister for State Joe Costello; and if he will use his position to advocate for education to be a central theme in discussions on the post-2015 global development framework. [30782/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Initiatives (27 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to work with LUAS to allow for passengers to bring their bikes on board at off-peak times and to generally encourage accommodation of cyclists on public transport. [31038/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (27 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of the way the €43.798 million allocated to the Irish Sports Council in 2013 is to be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30948/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (27 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools have the discretion to allocate resource hours to teachers who have no specialised training for teaching children with special educational needs; and if he will clarify the regulations that relate to the supports provided to children with special needs in a mainstream school setting. [31359/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (27 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in a case where a school is over quota if the principal and board of management of that school have the discretion to decide the way resource hours are allocated; is it is view that teachers who have not received specialised training can provide the type of tuition and duty of care that is necessary for children with special needs in a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (27 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason schools are expected to go through the process of applying for an allocation of resource hours which can then be allocated to non-qualified resource teaching staff. [31361/13]