Results 21,641-21,660 of 23,989 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (18 Sep 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 415. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to include a provision in Budget 2014 for the continued education and structured environment for severely disable children over 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38620/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme Expenditure (18 Sep 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 785. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for the insulation installation scheme in terms of whether he plans to reduce funding or discontinue the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37349/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Pension Provisions (18 Sep 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 1069. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for a Garda special pension has been presented to him for his own determination, and if not, the reason it has not been presented to him; the reasons this application for a Garda special pension was initially refused in respect of a person ( details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Retirement Scheme (18 Sep 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 1221. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to implement a further early retirement scheme which will allow older farmers to retire and encourage younger farmers to take over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38397/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tax Reliefs Availability (18 Sep 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 1222. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce further tax reliefs to farmers in budget 2014 to allow older farmers to transfer land to younger farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38398/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (18 Sep 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 1223. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of a review of a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38532/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Budget 2014 Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 1265. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to change the level of funding currently allocated to the family resource centre programme in Budget 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38577/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Down's Syndrome Education Equality: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: I join the Chairman in welcoming our guests, Professor Buckley from the University of Portsmouth, Ms Patricia Griffin from Down Syndrome Ireland and Ms Gina Grant from Donegal Down Syndrome. I will be brief because I know there are many members present who wish to contribute. Will Professor Buckley indicate how supports are provided for children in the United Kingdom and internationally?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: Has the Minister ruled out any of the suite of options?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department has put forward options for saving money in the education budget. It proposes a 10% reduction in special needs assistants, a 10% reduction in resource teachers, removal of the cap on capitation fees which would create significant pressure on one third of schools. I presume the Minister will rule out many of these options.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: I would prefer to hear the Minister say that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: -----many of these options will not be considered rather than hear him skirting around the issue. Some of those options could not be countenanced. The Department's overall headline figure is €44 million. I do not understand why we are discussing €44 million today if the Minister is clear that funding for resource teachers next year will cost an extra €22 million. He...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: I have a final point which relates to savings on stationery expenditure for schools. This issue was discussed in the House by way of parliamentary questions. I ask for the most recent information on this matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: To be clear, that flexibility is available for the schools.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: I suggest that the Department should make it clear to schools that they can buy from local suppliers if the price is right. There is some confusion. This is an important issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department has still not developed any kind of appeals system.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: I am referring specifically to the nearest school rule, which came in last year. There are some situations where a secondary school is stretched beyond capacity while other schools are within capacity and which students are currently attending. Under these rules recently introduced, those students are now being required to go to the school which is over subscribed in order to get free...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: This one would technically not succeed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: In cases like that, the Department would not be spending the same amount of money transporting them to a different school than the school they are currently attending, so the transport costs still arise even though a classroom would also have to be built. I understand that the Department has to be strict in applying a rule, but there also has to be room for common sense. It is a question of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: 2014 Pre-Budget Submission: Department of Education and Skills (17 Jul 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: Will we have an opportunity to go through the Estimates in the format in which they are laid out, for example to discuss them under the headings programme 1, programme 2, programme 3, programme 4 and so on? The Chair is referring to programmes A, B and C, but they do not match the headings in the Estimates.