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Order of Business (19 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: When will the Constitution day take place?

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (14 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the meetings he has held with representatives of the trade unions and employers in the past three months. [20304/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the changes he has made in the staffing of the units transferred to his Department. [20303/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (14 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 255: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made to date with the Department of Finance in lifting the moratorium on Teagasc hiring extra staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20534/11]

Written Answers — Third Level Courses: Third Level Courses (14 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to deal with the 700 applicants who have been turned away by agricultural colleges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20536/11]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (13 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 20: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any contact with the Department of Health in relation to the plight of Irish trained doctors in Bahrain; his views on whether it would be useful for the Department of Health to engage with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland on this matter in view of the influence the RCSI has in Bahrain; and if...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (13 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 46: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had direct communication with the Bahraini authorities regarding the human rights situation in Bahrain. [20081/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20248/11]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has a contingency plan in place for any emergency legislation that may be required arising out of the pending Supreme Court appeal challenging the powers of the Health Service Executive to assess and respond to allegations of third-party abuse under section 3 of the Child Care Act 1991, while a criminal prosecution is...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of bus routes and students that will be affected by the proposed increase in the minimum number of students needed to provide a school bus service under the primary school transportation scheme from seven to ten; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19703/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19554/11]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 287: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of weeks on which he has had newspaper advertisements in newspapers in County Donegal to advertise the application process and closing date for the rural broadband scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19706/11]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the efforts he has made to publicise nationally the process for applying for the rural broadband scheme and the end of July closing date. [19707/11]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 289: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if any household or business currently unable to receive broadband speeds of higher than 0.3 megabytes per second will be eligible to apply for a broadband service under the rural broadband scheme. [19709/11]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 290: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there will be a minimum threshold set for broadband Internet speeds less than which households and businesses will become eligible to apply for the rural broadband scheme. [19710/11]

Written Answers — Child Welfare and Protection: Child Welfare and Protection (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 372: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for the establishment of a dedicated child welfare and protection agency as promised in the programme for Government. [19980/11]

Order of Business (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: The Taoiseach might clarify for us when the Cloyne report will be published and also whether he intends to extend the remit of the Murphy commission to other dioceses, which was the position his party took in Opposition.

Child Abuse (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister has answered the question on a couple of occasions but I am still not clear. Will the proposals she will bring forward at the end of the week include mandatory reporting? The Sunday before last, an article in The Sunday Times contained details of what the measure will involve. There is the option of dismissal procedures being taken against nurses and teachers if they fail to...

Child Protection (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide further information regarding her plans to bring legislative proposals to Government putting the revised Children First guidelines on a statutory footing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19978/11]

Child Protection (12 Jul 2011)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for her response. It is not clear from the Minister's reply whether she is planning on introducing mandatory reporting with specific penalties alongside her proposals to put the Children First guidelines on a statutory footing. What plans is she drawing up to ensure the changes she is proposing will be resourced in a way that will allow the system to operate properly? I...