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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (30 Apr 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department is asking the parents of a special needs student (details supplied) in County Westmeath to pay transport costs to a school to undertake a leaving certificate applied course, when no school in the immediate locality is able to provide this curriculum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19040/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (30 Apr 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider reversing the decision to not make an access reader available to a special needs student who will sit the leaving certificate examination in the coming months (details supplied); the reason an access reader was not awarded in the first instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19041/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (30 Apr 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider amending the student grant criteria to ensure that cases (details supplied) do not arise in the future especially when they currently affect a small number of families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19072/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (30 Apr 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 652. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a rural environment protection scheme payment will issue in respect of a person ( details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18975/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (30 Apr 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 656. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the AEOS 2012 and 2013 schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19096/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (17 Apr 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the provision for a new school building (details supplied) in Dublin 16; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18491/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Driver Licensing Service (17 Apr 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the review of the new national driving licence service that took place over the past two weeks (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18408/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Driver Licensing Service (17 Apr 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: 273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Road Safety Authority will consider setting up a national driver licence service sub-office in Inishowen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18432/14]

Ambulance Service: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Apr 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I join my colleagues in commending our health spokesperson, Deputy Kelleher, for tabling this motion and allowing two evenings of debate on what is a critical issue of exceptional importance and concern throughout the country. I am sure the Minister of State will acknowledge this, particularly as a result of the very effective investigative work done by "Prime Time", which highlighted real...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of Technological Universities Bill: Discussion (16 Apr 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I want to hear about elected councils.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of Technological Universities Bill: Discussion (16 Apr 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: Senator David Cullinane referenced a matter that I wish to address, namely, the academic council and its place in the Bill. Professor Norton and Mr. Hannigan mentioned this issue in their initial contributions. Will they elaborate on it? Mr. Boland might also comment on how the council would work, given the reservations of the institutes of technology sector.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of Technological Universities Bill: Discussion (16 Apr 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank all our guests for presenting to the committee today. The one trend running through all the presentations is that higher education funding has been reduced while enrolments have increased. This is happening alongside these reforms in question. Since 2008, there has been a 12% reduction in funding but a 15% increase in enrolments. What assessment has been done of the necessary...

Other Questions: Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility (16 Apr 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister outlined what she had done since she became Minister and, as she will recall, before she became Minister she promised there would no cuts to basic social welfare payments. However, like many other Labour Party promises, that is a promise she broke when it came to the farming community. In successive budgets she reduced the amount of income earned by a farmer in his daily...

Other Questions: Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility (16 Apr 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: Can the Minister give me information on the number of farm families that have taken a reduction in farm assist as a result of the changes she has brought in? Will she give a commitment to revisit this and reverse the regressive changes she has introduced to this scheme?

Other Questions: Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility (16 Apr 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: There are approximately 10,000 farming families overall, and approximately 1,500 of those are in Donegal. The changes the Minister introduced to the income disregard means that for those 1,500 families, their income has been reduced and, as they come up for review, they are being assessed on the basis of an income of 30% less because the Minister has changed the basis from 70% of income...

Other Questions: Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility (16 Apr 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: It is totally unfair. It is affecting 1,500 families in Donegal and 10,000 nationally. It is totally against natural justice and it will drive those farm families off the land.

Other Questions: Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility (16 Apr 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: I ask the Minister to reverse the situation she has introduced and bring about a fair situation-----

Other Questions: Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility (16 Apr 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: -----where they are given some reward and incentive for the work they do daily.

Other Questions: Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility (16 Apr 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: Or not cut, as the Minister has done.

Other Questions: Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility (16 Apr 2014)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister cut the farm assist payments. She is driving people off the land.