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Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (19 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 307: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the qualifications required to become a driving tester or examiner; and if it is normal that a driver should go for their retest with the same tester and on both occasions be accompanied by the same inspector. [3162/12]

Written Answers — Coroners Service: Coroners Service (18 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 165: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of moneys set aside by each local authority for the provision of coroner services; if he will provide a breakdown of the figures per local authority; if he will indicate if this service is subject to tendering; and if so, how often. [2832/12]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (17 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 376: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a certificate of naturalisation will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [2513/12]

Community Employment Schemes (17 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Like Deputy O'Mahony, I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on this issue. I speak on behalf of the 19 schemes, with 326 participants, in my county of Carlow. One of these schemes, the Carlow regional youth service, employs 15 people at present. Last year, five of the seven new participants in that scheme graduated to employment. One went on to retraining and only one went back to...

Community Employment Schemes (17 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Again, I raise the training issue. For participants to progress to employment they must have individual training, as far as possible. If training goes back into the VEC system, as was suggested, the individualisation of training will be lost and the prospect of participants progressing to employment will be lessened.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (12 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date on which the number of road fatalities in 2011 on a county basis will be available; and his priorities to further reduce the national number of fatalities in 2012. [1403/12]

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (12 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the capital sports funding figure for 2012 will be announced; the amount of money that will be available and the criteria for availing of this funding. [1404/12]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (12 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason no special needs assistants have been assigned for this school year for children with behavioural needs; the number of SNA posts that have been retained for future appointments; and if he is satisfied that the learning of other pupils is not being adversely affected by the presence of pupils with major behavioural needs...

Written Answers — Home Tuition Scheme: Home Tuition Scheme (12 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual cost of providing home tuition to students at both primary and secondary level; if he will give a breakdown of the figures for the past five years; the categories of students that are being catered for by the provision of home tuition and the number of teachers involved. [1701/12]

Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (12 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria he will use for the amalgamation of small schools and the amount of money he expects to save by the amalgamation; if these amalgamations will involve capital expenditure on refurbishments and extensions; and the way this cost will compare with the savings achieved in the first place. [1702/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 378: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will have a decision on their appeal for a non-contributory pension; and if she will expedite a response. [41136/11]

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (11 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 1054: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the impact the reduction in VAT has on overseas visitors; and if the reduction in revenue is justified by this change. [1399/12]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (15 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he chose to base the new general allocation model on the number of class teachers in a school and not on the number of pupils in a school; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a two teacher school with 15 pupils will end up with ten hours support as opposed to a four teacher school with 106 pupils only getting...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (15 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a special needs assessment carried out in one county is not acceptable in a school in another county; and the reason for change was moving residence. [40424/11]

Written Answers — Common Agricultural Policy: Common Agricultural Policy (14 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to consult with the stakeholders in the farming industry here in relation to the negotiations on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38944/11]

Written Answers — Common Agricultural Policy: Common Agricultural Policy (14 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his priorities in the negotiations on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38932/11]

Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: Like previous speakers, I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on this Private Members' motion. As a rural TD, I was appalled to read the motion, and particularly the last sentence, where it "calls on the Government to abandon its anti-rural bias and adopt a fair and balanced approach to the budget". Nothing could be further from the truth. Never before has agriculture or...

Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: That is fact. There was no funding for the scheme.

Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: There was absolutely no funding.

Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)

Pat Deering: I also commend the Minister for reintroducing the TAM scheme, which is very beneficial to rural Ireland.