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Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Jun 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: -----but I enlighten the Minister of State that the number will now have to be spread more thinly, with 10% additional demand. As with the resource teacher issue, the starting point is admitting there is a cut. If the Minister of State speaks to the parents who were protesting outside the Dáil today, they will tell her that. This morning a number of the organisations concerned had a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Venezuelan Presidential Election (26 Jun 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 27. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied with the European Commission’s attempts to verify the Venezuelan Presidential election result; if he has any concerns relating to the independence of the institutions of the Venezuelan state [30801/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Issues (26 Jun 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he remains committed to the A5 project and will provide specified funding to the route despite the Northern Ireland Executive discussing the diversion of funds set aside for the A5 to other road projects in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31087/13]

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

Charlie McConalogue: What about the 10% increase in demand?

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

Charlie McConalogue: I move:That Dáil Éireann:condemns:-- the deplorable announcement of cuts in special needs assistant supports and resource teacher hours for pupils with special educational needs; and -- the 12% cut in teaching time for special needs children to be implemented for the 2013-14 school year;notes that:-- this reduction comes on top of a reduction of 5% in 2012 and 10% in 2011; and --...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Phil Hogan. I hope the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, will be present for this important debate on an issue that needs to be resolved by the Government. The motion I have moved calls on the Government to take two specific actions. First, it calls on the Government to reverse...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (25 Jun 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 83. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that Health Service Executive home help workers will receive priority consideration for suitable opportunities in hospital services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30019/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Bed Closures (25 Jun 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 135. To ask the Minister for Health when the six closed beds in Carndonagh Community Hospital, County Donegal, will be re-opened, returning the hospital to it's 30 bed capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30018/13]

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

Charlie McConalogue: 252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason resource allocation hours have not been provided to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30217/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Housing Sector Issues (25 Jun 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 421. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the plans, if any he has to change the criteria for buying out houses for voluntary housing groups such as Apex; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30270/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Collection (25 Jun 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 429. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans regarding to penalties accruing on the non principal private residence charge once the new property tax comes in; if he will agree to draw a line underneath the taxes accruing and not continue with the excessive penalties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30663/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (25 Jun 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 590. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a yearly breakdown for the past five years in relation to a hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal; the budgets allocated; the staffing levels and the subsequent allocation of this staff; the number of patients admissions that have been catered for; the number of operational beds; the number of retirements that have taken place;...

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jun 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: That is agreed.

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jun 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: Deputy Harris is sharing time with Deputies Dara Murphy and Buttimer. Deputy Harris has seven and a half minutes.

Order of Business (20 Jun 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: On the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012, I note the Tánaiste is imposing a time limit and guillotining that Bill as well. I might just ask, particularly in light of the comments of the Chairman of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party yesterday, Deputy Charlie Flanagan, where he lamented the approach of the Government in guillotining so many Bills and the entire lack of any...

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: Why will he not apply the same logic and give the same fair treatment-----

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: -----to students who have special educational needs?

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: It defies logic-----

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: -----and it is entirely indefensible.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: In the past the Minister, Deputy Quinn, who is sitting beside the Tánaiste, admitted to mistakes and corrected them.