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Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome the opportunity to speak about the budget. For two parties that prided themselves on their commitment to reform, the lack of detail provided for the Opposition on the budget is surprising. We received little more than a three year projection for expenditure, alongside the tax measures announced by the Minister for Finance. The relevant Departments have not given details of what...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (15 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 77. To ask the Minister for Health the number of outreach paediatric palliative care nurses in the country; the hospitals they are attached to; the number of children under their care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39424/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Administration (15 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason persons under the age of 26 on jobseeker's benefit only receive €100 training allowance on a FÁS training scheme while those under 26 on jobseeker's allowance automatically see an increase of €60, bringing their payment to €160 per week; her plans to bring these people on jobseeker's benefit into line with...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Correspondence (15 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 171. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39425/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (14 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 158. To ask the Minister for Health when a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38898/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Administration (14 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 179. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding medical card holders being charged for routine blood tests by either the general practitioner or the practice health nurse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39053/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (14 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to reinstate the third teacher in a school (details supplied) in County Roscommon, in view of the fact that they currently have an enrolment of 56 pupils the number needed for a three teacher school and in view of the fact that they were only one pupil short, based on last year's enrolment; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the details of the school building projects which have not been included in her Department's five year construction programme, but which were announced for initial inclusion in the building programme and are ready to progress to the final planning stages once funding becomes available; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Staffing (9 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the current staffing levels in Student Universal Support Ireland compared to 2012 and 2013; the breakdown and roles of these staff members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38703/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry Regulation (9 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 267. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on discussions he has had with his counterparts in Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom in respect of the heavy goods vehicle road user levy; if he will ensure that Republic of Ireland hauliers who use the A5 are exempt from the Northern Ireland road user charge that was implemented on 1 April 2014; and...

Agriculture Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: -----will be much lower than it has been for many a year. That will hit farms' bottom lines. This position is not sustainable. If our agricultural sector is to produce and become a larger contributor to the economy, the Minister needs to adopt a different approach to the beef crisis than he has taken in the past year or two.

Agriculture Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I would like to share time with Deputy Ó Cuív.

Agriculture Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I would like to support the motion as proposed by my party colleague, Deputy Ó Cuív. It is a timely motion because the last year has been very difficult for farming - I refer to beef farming, in particular - even though the weather has been more beneficial than it had been for many years. We all know the value of agriculture in general to our economy. It comprises €24...

Agriculture Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: With beef prices-----

Agriculture Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: The price that farmers have been getting for their produce has been decreasing as the cost of producing it has been increasing. As a result, many beef farms across the country are currently producing at a loss, or in many years are not doing much better than breaking even.

Agriculture Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: Absolutely. I am sure the Minister has looked at average incomes across the country. For a number of the last few years, the average farm income in the BMW region has been approximately the same as the level of the single farm payment. The position is slightly different on the east coast, where single farm payments account for approximately 60% of the net incomes of farmers. For the BMW...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Proposed Special Educational Needs Model: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: When I talk to parents and teachers, one thing that seems to come up often is feedback to the effect that there seem to be a higher number of children with special needs and particular learning needs than there were five or ten years ago. This comes up often. I am unsure whether it is being identified more clearly now or what exactly the dynamic is, but I am keen to hear the views of our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Proposed Special Educational Needs Model: Discussion (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank our guests for coming in today to discuss this matter and the work they put into their presentations. In particular, I thank the National Council for Special Education for the work that has gone into these proposals. I would like to follow up the presentations by asking a few questions. Can the representatives of the National Council for Special Education give some more information...

Other Questions: Third Level Funding (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy English, and acknowledge there are many fine universities in the State. I do not wish to suggest in any way that they are not so. However, the amount of funding provided to them is crucial to them being able to maintain the standards they have built up over many years. There has been significant pressure on them, which has been reflected in a number of...

Other Questions: Third Level Funding (8 Oct 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: At the very minimum, will the Government agree to leave that within the system, in order that universities are allowed to try to maintain the standards they built up so well over many years?