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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (9 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has any concerns that progress made over the past decade in attracting our brightest and most qualified young persons to the teaching profession will be eliminated as a result of cuts to qualification allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43051/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (9 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the decision to cut qualification allowances for new teachers in view of the impact that this will have on morale within the teaching profession over the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43237/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes Provision (9 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the entry requirements for FETAC level 5 courses; if he will review them in view of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42846/12]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Correspondence (9 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding a representation submitted to his office dated 28 June 2012 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42924/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Co-operation (9 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the cross border policing policy with respect to a policing matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42957/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (9 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical assessors assessing medical card applications in the primary care reimbursement service in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42910/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (4 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on reports that 50,000 buy to let mortgages are in arrears; the way this is impacting on the overall housing market; his plans to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42307/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (4 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will set out in tabular form the starting salary grade for a newly employed teacher at both primary and post primary level for each year from 2005 to 2012; the available allowances to a newly employed teacher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42521/12]

Philanthropy and the Arts: Statements (3 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: The next speaker is Deputy Kevin Humphreys and he is sharing his time with Deputy Nash.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (3 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress that has been made on marketing the decade of commemorations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41804/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (3 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if payment of the agri environment options scheme has issued to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42138/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foreign Adoptions (3 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding Irish citizens adopting children from Florida in the U.S.A.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42118/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Appeals (2 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the outcome of an appeal for school transport in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41476/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Facilities (2 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of international experts that were involved in a recent report commissioned by the Health Service Executive which looked at mergers in the third level sector; the names of each of the experts involved; if they were paid a fee; if so, the amount each was paid; if they received expenses; the amount of the expenses; the reason for these...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Facilities (2 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount spent on a report commissioned by the Higher Education Authority which looked at mergers in the third level sector; if he will provide a breakdown of the costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41921/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Facilities (2 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he approved the Higher Education Authority's decision to commission a report involving international experts looking at the third level sector; the date on which he gave this approval; the date on which he received a copy of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41922/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Facilities (2 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to publish a report commissioned by the Higher Education Authority which looks at mergers in the third level sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41923/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (2 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has assessed the impact of changes to the provision of guidance counsellors and the effect this is having on guidance counselling services in schools in the 2012/13 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41924/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (2 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether it is fair that teachers are to be disproportionately impacted by the cut to allowances for new entrants to the public service; if he accepts that qualification allowances for teachers are important in terms of ensuring we have a highly educated teaching force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41925/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (2 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers that will be affected by the cuts to allowances for new entrants to teaching in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41926/12]