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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 second level teachers who are on temporary contracts; the number of these contracts that are for one year or less; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41927/12]

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 second level teachers who are on reduced or part-time hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41928/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (2 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has had any contact with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government regarding recent decisions by a number of county councils not to issue student grants to those whose families have not paid the household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41929/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: World University Rankings (2 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to the most recent World University rankings which showed the universities here have slipped again; the steps he is taking to address the impact that reduced staff numbers and increasing student numbers are having on standards in our higher education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41930/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Reviews (2 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times the implementation body for junior certificate reform has met since it was established; the dates on which the body met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41931/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Postgraduate Enrolments (2 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons studying at postgraduate level in 2012/13; the way this compares to the number that studied at postgraduate level in 2011/12; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41932/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (2 Oct 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her reasons for cutting funding for the education officer in Dublin south east inner city; her plans, if any, to ensure that the work of the education officer over the past 17 years is continued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41331/12]

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Leanaí) 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) - Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Sep 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome the opportunity to speak to the Bill and support the Government's decision to hold a referendum on children's rights on 10 November. I commend the Minister for the work she has done in the past 18 months to bring a constitutional amendment before the electorate. This issue has been on the agenda for a long time and while it is complicated, the ultimate objective of enshrining in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (27 Sep 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Health if he is responsible for decisions taken in relation to individual cuts to the health budget or if decisions taken in relation to individual cuts are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40977/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Status (27 Sep 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in publishing the report by the Independent Review Group on the location of the new National Children's Hospital; when this report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40964/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (27 Sep 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41147/12]

Other Questions: Child and Family Support Agency Establishment (26 Sep 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she remains committed to establishing the new Child and Family Support Agency by early 2013 as stated at the Committee on Health and Children in July 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40681/12]

Other Questions: Child and Family Support Agency Establishment (26 Sep 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she remains committed to establishing the new Child and Family Support Agency by early 2013 as stated at the Committee on Health and Children in July 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40681/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Absenteeism (26 Sep 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a breakdown of the most recent truancy rates for Dublin broken down on an area basis. [40929/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Absenteeism (26 Sep 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a breakdown of the most recent truancy rates broken down on a county basis. [40930/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Consultancy Contracts (25 Sep 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the actual list of the names and addresses of all the external consultees who were consulted in both the Fisher Report and the Fearon Report in relation to the Malin Head Coastal Radio Station, County Donegal, instead of the suggested list as provided previously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40169/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Marine Safety (25 Sep 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the proposed new coastguard station in Killybegs, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40187/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Marine Safety (25 Sep 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the projected costs for the purchase and fit out of the new station proposed by management as part of the coast guard station review which will be built separately from the existing station in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40219/12]

Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: Following all the confusion and messiness this week, does the Government have plans to bring in changes to the student grants scheme? If not-----

Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)

Charlie McConalogue: It is a fair question.