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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Exchequer Savings (16 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projected annual savings that are to be made from cutting the Gaeltacht grant for teachers delivering the school curriculum through the medium of Irish; the teaching through Irish allowance and the island allowance. [34832/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on his plans to overhaul the school admissions policies and the way he intends to bring to an end the practice of Irish-medium schools prioritising the enrolment of pupils from Irish-speaking families at primary and second level. [34836/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks Rental Scheme (16 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being made by his Department to ensure that all resource material and relevant text books relating to the school curriculum at primary and post primary level are made available to teachers and pupils. [35272/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education (16 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to concerns raised by the National Activity Planning Group that physical education will be downgraded from 180 hours to 100 hours over the three years of the junior certificate curriculum; and what are his plans for PE at post-primary level. [35372/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme Applications (10 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 43. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the target for drawing down from the Mircoenterprise Loan Fund and the Credit Guarantee scheme for the coming year. [33510/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme Application Numbers (10 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 58. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of the value of the take up of credit guarantees as a percentage of the maximum value of €150 million for last year and the target drawn down of guarantees for the coming year. [33511/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Rates (9 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 64. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will guarantee the current rates of child benefit as a universal payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33251/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (9 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 113. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the recommendation by the National Youth Council that her Department develop a strand within the youth guarantee scheme to support young persons with limited qualifications who are long-term unemployed; and her plans to act on this recommendation. [33250/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (9 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in a case where a post-primary school is over quota if the principal and Board of Management of that school have the discretion to decide the way learning support and resource teaching hours are allocated; his Department's circular/policy document that School Boards of Management must adhere to when allocating resource hours to mainstream...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (9 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of his decision to maintain the level of resource hours to those allocated in 2012/2013 the reason a college (details supplied) in Dublin 1 is receiving less resource hours for the new academic year starting in September 2013. [33072/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Poverty (4 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 24. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will set out and provide details on the process for the selection of the sites, programmes, interventions, and supports to be provided under the new area based approach to the child poverty initiative in 2013. [32593/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Issues (4 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 57. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she will take to address the deficiencies in social work provision in Health Service Executive North Lee area; her plans to implement the recommendations arising from the Ombudsman for Children's Investigation of April 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32594/13]

Equal Status (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (3 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: There is no sign of it coming out of the committee. There is no urgency around it. If this Bill does not meet the Government's standards and is to be rejected here, then that is unfortunate. The challenge, however, is for the Government to bring forward its own legislation to ensure that budgets are fairly analysed and an impact analysis is done. If that type of legislation had been in...

Equal Status (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (3 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: Tonight, we saw Labour's version of equality, that being sharing the same speech two nights in a row so that both speakers might make the same statement. I will cite some of the arguments made last night by the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, and again tonight in the same speech given by the Minister of State, Deputy Sherlock, for not supporting our Bill. One of the reasons given...

Equal Status (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (3 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: It does not need help from us. We are concerned with proposing constructive solutions and working with Deputies to try to better the lives of Irish citizens. This Bill is an attempt to do so. Instead of focusing on what Government Members perceive to be drafting issues, why do they not sit down and work with us on its positive aspects and allow it to move on to Committee Stage where we...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: I move amendment No. 11:In page 5, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: "3. Where the court grants an order of possession the court shall provide for a stay of at least six months where there are adults living in the property and of at least nine months where there are children resident in the property.".

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: I move amendment No. 12:In page 5, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: "3. Where a possession order is granted by the court to land which is the principal private residence of the mortgagor the mortgagee assumes full liability for all debts relating to the mortgage on that property and agrees not to pursue the mortgagor for any outstanding liabilities on that mortgage.".

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: I move amendment No. 13.In page 5, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: "3. Where a possession order is granted by the court to land which is the principal private residence of the mortgagor the mortgagee assumes full liability for all costs related to the repossession of the property and any costs related to the subsequent sale of the property.".

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: I move amendment No. 10:In page 5, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: "3. Where the court grants an order of possession the court shall instruct the mortgagee to abide by the full terms of any tenancy agreement in place with respect to the property and for the mortgagee to assume the full responsibilities of the landlord as stipulated in that tenancy agreement.".This amendment...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: I move amendment No. 9:In page 5, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “3. In any proceedings brought by a mortgagee seeking an order for possession of land to which the mortgage relates in a case to which this section applies the court, when making its decision whether to grant a possession order shall consider:(a) whether a mortgagee has fully complied with the Central...