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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Curriculum (17 Apr 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: Unfortunately, the Minister, Deputy Quinn, has refused to engage in a meaningful way in advance of publishing his framework for the junior cycle. At the Teachers Union of Ireland, TUI, conference in Galway, the Minister mentioned that this was a personal political project. That is the wrong type of language. He should engage with teachers. According to the evidence, reforms work better...

Other Questions: Schools Mental Health Strategies (17 Apr 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide specialist training in the area of mental health for teachers and principal teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17544/13]

Other Questions: Schools Mental Health Strategies (17 Apr 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: The focus of my question is the pressures and stresses on teachers in the course of carrying out their work and the impact that is having on the mental health of teachers. I accept that mental health is also a serious issue among the student population. The recent Irish Primary Principals Network conference in Citywest highlighted how stress and mental health difficulties are affecting...

Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (17 Apr 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: I join Deputy McHugh in asking that the assessment be done on the demand for dedicated classes and supports within the Crana College development. It is a worthy proposal. There are many gaps in the autism related supports. In my own area of Inishowen there is good work carried out by the centre for autism related education, or iCare, which operates from funds raised and which has no...

Other Questions: School Patronage (17 Apr 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister of State for his response. There is a degree of hypocrisy in making it more difficult for some small schools to operate through changes to the PTR, minor works grant and capitation fees while seeking greater plurality. Undoubtedly there is an issue of how we provide choice to parents but the Minister's approach has been unfortunate. When he entered office, he...

Other Questions: School Patronage (17 Apr 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: It is entirely congruent to link small schools with the plurality issue because many small schools are multidenominational or denominations other than Catholic and provide a choice to parents from that area. It is incongruent of the Minister of State to respond to so many genuine questions by commenting on political theatre. It is a good opportunity to get to the nub of the issues and it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Multilingualism in an EU Context: Discussion with Department of Education and Skills (17 Apr 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome Ms Naughton and her colleagues from the Department of Education and Skills. She outlined the current policies for improving the language capacity of students and the wider population. Significant issues have arisen recently in regard to the foreign language capacity required for some of the jobs that have been attracted to this country. PayPal received particular attention when...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Sale of State Assets (18 Apr 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the recent discussions he has had with the Troika in respect of the sale of State assets and the investment of proceeds from such sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17860/13]

Other Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (23 Apr 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will request the Industrial Development Agency to produce a report into possible reasons for the poor performance in attracting new investments to County Donegal. [18638/13]

Other Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (23 Apr 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister has not answered my question, namely, if he will commission a report on the reason County Donegal has not been attracting its fair share of new investments in the past few years. He has rightly pointed to how well existing IDA Ireland companies in County Donegal have been doing, 14 of which between them employ 2,228 workers, an increase of 400 or 20% in two years. This shows...

Other Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (23 Apr 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: I have a brief question.

Other Questions: Foreign Direct Investment (23 Apr 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: Thank you. Will the Minister arrange for the carrying out of a simple exercise, an assessment of the poor performance in regard to first-time investments? We have seen a number of actions by the Government in recent times which have made it more difficult to attract new jobs to my county. We have seen the Minister downgrade the IDA Ireland office in Letterkenny and remove gateway status...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Dumping at Sea (23 Apr 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 412. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is working on obtaining a report from the British Government on the materials that were dumped off the coast of County Donegal after the issue was raised with him at the British-Irish Assembly last month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18782/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral Divisions Report (23 Apr 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 432. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the review will be completed in relation to reviewing local electoral areas in advance of the local elections in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18534/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (23 Apr 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 637. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the impact that cuts to Health Service Executive Beechpark Autism services are having on schools with ASD classes, particularly in relation to schools in Dublin North Central and Dublin North-East; and if he has any plans to ease the burden on both schools and children affected by these cuts; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (23 Apr 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 637. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the impact that cuts to Health Service Executive Beechpark Autism services are having on schools with ASD classes, particularly in relation to schools in Dublin North Central and Dublin North-East; and if he has any plans to ease the burden on both schools and children affected by these cuts; and if he will make a...

Topical Issue Debate: North-South Road Projects (25 Apr 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: I am seeking an update on the actions taken by the Government so far in reconfirming its commitment to the A5 road project between Derry and Aughnacloy. As the Minister of State knows, this is a project that emanated from the St. Andrews Agreement in March 2007. The British and Irish Governments, with the Northern parties, agreed to joint-fund this project. Unfortunately, due to a court...

Topical Issue Debate: North-South Road Projects (25 Apr 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for his response. I thought it might have included an explanation as to why the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport is not here to take this important Topical Issue. We have not heard any public comment from him, the Taoiseach or the Tánaiste since this project was delayed over a week ago. The least the Minister, Deputy Varadkar, could have done was to come...

Topical Issue Debate: North-South Road Projects (25 Apr 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: No. I am saying we must show leadership and commitment by being partners in this project.

Topical Issue Debate: North-South Road Projects (25 Apr 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: Can the Minister keep to the important point?