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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (11 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 854. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which Naval personnel here have been involved in rescue missions in the Mediterranean over the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32989/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Search and Rescue Service Provision (11 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 855. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the Air Corps and the Naval Service continue to co-operate in air and sea rescue missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32990/17]

Other Questions: School Curriculum (6 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 11. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of the school curriculum at primary and second level to cater for the creation of an education and skills base adequate to meet the requirements of a modern, competitive economy, with particular reference to the maximisation of access to opportunities in the workforce; if the...

Other Questions: School Curriculum (6 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: This question seeks to ascertain the extent to which each stage in the education system dovetails into the next to give the students every advantage in extracting from it the requirements needed to meet the challenges they will face eventually in the workplace.

Other Questions: School Curriculum (6 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister for his reply. I ask further about the degree to which any research takes place on the completion of each stage and induction into the next stage and the degree to which the student is best placed to progress to the following stage and, eventually, to third and fourth level and on into the workplace, whichever is the optimum.

Other Questions: School Curriculum (6 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: Are any comparisons made with other jurisdictions in like-for-like cases? To what extent has information been gleaned from any such comparisons with a view to maximising the benefit from the point of view of the students?

Quarterly Report on Housing: Statements (6 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: I am allegedly not a cross guy either, but I am amused sometimes. I listened with interest to Deputy Ruth Coppinger. She really is a nice person when one gets to know her, but she has some of those crazy Trotskyite ideas that are old-fashioned and do not work, although they have been tried. Poor old Trotsky came to a very sticky end, if anyone wants to dig into the matter.

Quarterly Report on Housing: Statements (6 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: All the Deputies who have spoken have peculiar ways to solve a problem which really requires a simple response. We have to go back to the genesis of the problem about 15 years ago when the Government of the day decided to shift responsibility away from the local authorities and handed it to special housing bodies and the Department of Social Protection. I remember speaking on the issue in...

Quarterly Report on Housing: Statements (6 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: They were camped in tents on roundabouts. It was both strange and extraordinary, but they had no place to go and there were no homes available for them. They could not afford what was available. That is a sad reflection on society. We are in a situation where young people are not in a position and do not have the confidence to aspire to do what their parents did and own a home of their...

Quarterly Report on Housing: Statements (6 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: They cannot buy any house on that income. Writing people off and technically knocking them off the housing list drives them up the wall. Whast is worse is that it drives me up the wall also.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (6 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 44. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the ability of his Department to meet the full requirements in terms of new school buildings and the upgrading of facilities at existing news at primary and second level in all areas throughout the country with particular reference to demographic pressure; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Unfair Dismissals (6 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 66. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the most appropriate action available to a person (details supplied) that is of the view that they were unfairly dismissed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32031/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Collection (6 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent of outstanding property tax due on the home of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32040/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Compliance (6 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance if a solution might be found to facilitate the needs of the Revenue Commissioners and taxpayer in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32049/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Shortages (6 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of education provisions to meet the skill requirements in the areas of science and technology with particular reference to growing and competitive demands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31993/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (6 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which apprenticeships under the various headings are being provided for with particular reference to the need as indicated from the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31994/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (6 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of provisions in respect of school places, teachers and academic staff at primary, second and third level throughout the country; the extent to which potential deficiencies have been provided and are likely to be provided for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31995/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (6 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which special needs teaching requirements are being met throughout the primary and second level education system; if shortfalls have been identified; the procedures in place to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31996/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (6 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which requirements in respect of children with autism are being met in County Kildare with particular reference to persons previously having difficulty in obtaining a school place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31997/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Data (6 Jul 2017)

Bernard Durkan: 114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs teaching posts available throughout primary and second level schools in County Kildare; the extent of the full requirements in this specific area; the provisions likely to be made in response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31998/17]