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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Managing Back to School Costs: Discussion (8 May 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: I join the Chairman in welcoming our guests and I thank them for their presentations. I also thank them for offering suggestions as to how the Government might take some action to assist in alleviating the problem that exists. There is an onus on the committee to take this matter up with the Minister directly and to ask that the Department take more decisive action to adopt some of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale (8 May 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 10. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money the he estimates it can raise from the sale of the Coillte forest crop, net of expenses including funding the Coillte pension fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21493/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (8 May 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money spent to date broken down between EU funding and national funding under each heading of the current 2007-2013 Rural Development Plan; the allocation for the programme under each heading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21472/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Expenditure (8 May 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount his Department has spent to date on the A5 dual carriageway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21713/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (7 May 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 101. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update in the Defence Forces mission in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21307/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Personal Debt (7 May 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 139. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that a well regulated debt management advice sector can provide assistance to persons with personal debt difficulties who do not qualify for the reliefs set out in the Personal Insolvency Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21262/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Personal Debt (7 May 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 140. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that his plans to regulate the debt management advice sector prohibits misleading advertising, ensures reasonable charges and appropriate protection for client funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21263/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Deontais Caipitil Gaeltachta (7 May 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 240. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht mar gheall ar an chúnamh caipitil a chuireann an Rannóg Áiseanna Pobail agus Teanga ina Roinn ar fáil, cad é luach na ndeontas a ceadaíodh in 2011, agus é miondealaithe contae ar chontae; agus cad é luach na ndeontas a ceadaíodh in 2012, agus é miondealaithe contae ar chontae. [21084/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Act (7 May 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 293. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered giving authorisation to persons other than solicitors and accountants who pass relevant exams to act as personal insolvency practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21264/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (7 May 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 402. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will make pirfenidone readily available for sufferers of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; or if his Department will consider providing funding to sufferers of IPD so they can avail of pirfenidone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21459/13]

Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Amendments from the Seanad (2 May 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister of State and welcome the consideration of the Minister in both the Dáil and the Seanad. I have no issue with the amendments coming back from the Seanad and, overall, it is quite a good Bill that I am happy to support.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insolvency Service of Ireland Application Numbers (2 May 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 36. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the expected numbers of person availing of the Personal Insolvency Services under the three mechanisms in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20786/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Spatial Strategy (1 May 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 26. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way he plans to address the impact of the removal of the gateway designation for Letterkenny/Derry as a result of the decision to abandon the National Spatial Strategy. [20297/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Spatial Strategy (1 May 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 48. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if an assessment was carried out on the impact of the removal of the gateway designation for Letterkenny/Derry in advance of the decision to abandon the National Spatial Strategy. [20298/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing Appeals Mechanism (1 May 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made on the appeal regarding a teacher allocation in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20648/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Transmission Network (30 Apr 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 117. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the North-South electricity interconnector will be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20226/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Rainwater Harvesting Systems Provision (30 Apr 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide funding to schools who wish to install a rainwater harvesting system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20040/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Issues (30 Apr 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Down syndrome children in mainstream primary education; the classification of these children in the intellectual disability spectrum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20242/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Issues (30 Apr 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: 242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details his Department has with regard to the number of Down syndrome children who began primary school with a mild intellectual disability who were subsequently migrated to moderate intellectual disability during their primary school education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20257/13]

Other Questions: Irish Language (25 Apr 2013)

Charlie McConalogue: Yes, after Deputy Kitt.