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Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The situation in respect of this matter is quite nonsensical. The Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív, can be approached by any Member of the House on any occasion.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I will advise the Minister of the issues that have been raised in the House.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Central Bank Bill will be taken in the summer.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Deputy has been given an answer to his question.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Mary Coughlan: There is no date for that legislation.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The heads of the Bill were passed by the Government on Tuesday and it is our intention to have the legislation in the House this session.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The heads of the legislation will be available very shortly.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Mary Coughlan: It is proposed to take No. a10, Merchant Shipping Bill 2009 – motion to instruct the committee, to adjourn at 1.30 p.m. if not previously concluded; and No. 20, Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad] - Second Stage (resumed). It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the following arrangements shall apply in regard to No. a10: the speech of a...

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Mary Coughlan: If a decision is made by the Government to recapitalise the banks next week, it will facilitate time in the House, through consultation with the Whips, to allow for a debate.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2010)

Mary Coughlan: If I am not allowed to answer, then I put the motion.

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (24 Mar 2010)

Mary Coughlan: My Department is considering a number of broad policy issues relating to the recognition process for second level schools. The applications from Educate Together to establish schools at second level in County Waterford and in a number of other locations is being fully examined within the context of the relevant legal, financial and other factors. In view of the range of issues involved, it...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (24 Mar 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 197 and 198 together. My Department is reconfiguring the delivery of support for teachers in light of the current resource allocation. Although the Walk Tall Support Service will no longer exist in its current guise, it is my intention that the support for substance misuse prevention be further integrated into SPHE support. It is widely acknowledged that while...

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (24 Mar 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I can inform the Deputy that all primary and post primary schools have access to psychological assessments either directly through the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS), or through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA), where schools can have an assessment carried out by a member of the panel of private psychologists approved by NEPS, and NEPS will pay...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (24 Mar 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level for the coming school year is the pupil enrolment at 30 September 2009. The staffing schedule for the coming school year was recently published by my Department. The additional posts in the renewed Programme for Government enabled some improvement to be made to the staffing schedule. These...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (24 Mar 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Students currently in receipt of the BTEA or VTOS allowances and the maintenance grant will continue to be eligible for both payments for the duration of their current course provided they continue to meet the terms and conditions of the relevant grant schemes. Students progressing to a new course with effect from 2010/11 will no longer be eligible for student maintenance grants but can apply...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (24 Mar 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the relevant assessing authority, i.e. the applicant's local authority or VEC. Clause 4.4.3 of the Higher Education Grants Scheme states that, "...In the case of a candidate other than an independent mature candidate, the candidate's reckonable income shall be that of the candidate and of the candidate's...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (24 Mar 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Due to industrial action on the part of some staff in the Department of Education and Science, I am not in a position to address details of the case referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (24 Mar 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Applications under the Summer Works Scheme for 2010 are currently being assessed in my Department. Following the assessment process, projects will be selected for funding from all valid and approved applications on a top down basis in accordance with the prioritisation criteria published with the Scheme. In keeping with the timetable published with the governing Circular letter, I expect to...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Mar 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the service in question is one funded by the Health Service Executive and the provision of ongoing supports by this service is a matter for the Health Service Executive.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (24 Mar 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in a Table. EDUCATION EXPENDITURE 2009 (Provisional) â'¬ million Current Capital Total First level Education 3,371 355 3,726 Second level & Further Education 3,266 210 3,476 Higher Education & Research 1,849 201 2,050