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Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Some 70%.

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: There is no chance that the Minister will address them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (8 Nov 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Health when BreastCheck will be extended to women aged 65 to 69 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48929/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Dementia Strategy (8 Nov 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the National Dementia Strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48944/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (8 Nov 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of appeals broken down on a county basis received to date by Student Universal Support Ireland for student grants; the length of time it is taking to assess and make a decision on an appeal in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49196/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (8 Nov 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current waiting time for an application to the higher education grant Student Universal Support Ireland system to be processed; the current waiting time for the processing of appeals to same broken down on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49197/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (8 Nov 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of student grants broken down on a county basis approved to date by the higher education grant Student Universal Support Ireland system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49198/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (8 Nov 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students grants broken down on a county basis that have yet to be approved by the higher education grant Student Universal Support Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49199/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Special Needs Education: Discussion with Special Needs Parents Association (7 Nov 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Ms Dempsey and Mr. Kelly for appearing this afternoon and for sharing their experiences of the special education supports in place and the issues they believe need to be addressed. I commend them on their work, including liaising with parents and working in a collaborative way on their behalf. The area of special needs education has developed significantly in recent years. It has...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: European Council Meetings (7 Nov 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Defence when he will next attend an EU meeting with his counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48489/12]

Topical Issue Debate: Student Grant Scheme Payments (6 Nov 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister of State for his response, which he made in a calm manner. No amount of sweet talking will change the reality students are facing. The Minister of State outlined that 18,000 decisions have been made on the 66,000 applications, with 9,000 refused and 9,000 people informed that the grants they applied for will be paid. Not all of the 9,000 have been paid. I resent how...

Topical Issue Debate: Student Grant Scheme Payments (6 Nov 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister will send back 40%.

Topical Issue Debate: Student Grant Scheme Payments (6 Nov 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Is it nonsense? It would suit the Minister of State better to sort out the problem.

Topical Issue Debate: Student Grant Scheme Payments (6 Nov 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: It was never as bad as it is now.

Topical Issue Debate: Student Grant Scheme Payments (6 Nov 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: More staff should have been brought in to deal with it.

Topical Issue Debate: Student Grant Scheme Payments (6 Nov 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for ensuring this very important topic was put on the Dáil's agenda. At the outset, I will refer to what the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, said when he launched the new central grants authority, SUSI, on 12 June last. He told us the process is quick and easy, that students did not have to decide on their college course before...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Application Numbers (6 Nov 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in the current suckler cow welfare scheme that have herds of 10 or less cows, of between 20 and 11 cows, of between 30 and 21 cows and between 40 and 31 cows and of between 60 and 41 cows and greater than 60 cows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48254/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Equipment Scheme Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when processing will commence of all outstanding applications under the dairy equipment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48255/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision on a student grant application will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47444/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (6 Nov 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons students who take out UK loans in order to fund themselves at college in England are refused student grants by Student Universal Support Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47613/12]