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Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: That is perfect.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: I have been speaking to teachers about capitation grants, which are based on the number of students in a school. Money is being spent on the capital programme and we are building new schools and replacing prefabs with extensions. Given two schools in the same location, one may be housed in an 80-year-old building, which takes much more to heat and to run and is not energy-efficient, while...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: Yes.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: Did the €3 million that was put into the student assistance fund this year because of the problems with SUSI have to be found elsewhere in the budget and, if so, where?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: It would be good if we can go into the details later.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: The 20% reduction in funding for students with disabilities is listed in the document provided by the Department, which outlines the savings for 2012. It is stated that the relevant measure in this regard was fully implemented but that an additional €3 million was allocated to the student assistance fund in 2012 and 2013 to cover the increased cost. Will the Minister comment on the...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: Is the Minister in a position to provide a figure regarding the net savings it is hoped to achieve through this particular measure?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: The saving of €11.5 million is due to be achieved in 2014. The amount for 2013 is €6.5 million and that for 2012 was €1.5 million. Are these net savings or do they just relate to the adjustment in the staffing schedules? Are teachers being redeployed elsewhere in the system? Is the amount to which I refer the net saving that is going to be achieved on foot of this...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: Would it be possible to obtain a figure in respect of the net saving the Department is hoping to make?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills: Vote 27 - Education and Skills (Revised) (13 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: The yield initially envisaged was 100 posts and some 80 of these have been achieved. Is this due to the redeployment process or is it because teachers are reluctant to move from locations in which they may have family ties, in which they may live or whatever? Why was the full yield of 100 posts not achieved?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (13 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 16. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to explicitly recognise stalking as a ground for applying for a safety order. [28240/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (13 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 27. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce a specific offence of stalking as has been the case in Scotland and Victoria. [28239/13]

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: I am glad Deputies Coffey and Lawlor are present. I listened to their contributions earlier and in every second sentence of his contribution Deputy Lawlor said the clowns-----

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: The comedians? That is fair enough.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: I would not blame the Deputy for using the term because sometimes this place is a bit of a circus and perhaps they are clowns in here. There are puppet masters and puppets and we all know who the puppet masters and the puppets are. I was very interested in Deputy Coffey's contribution. He described this tax as a progressive measure. I do not know what planet he is living on but he is not...

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: -----or is it the person who is looking back at him?

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: Working class people - that is fair enough.

Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Report Stage (12 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: I welcome amendment No. 4, which recognises the importance of retraining and not just training, which is an important addition. Amendment No. 7 inserts into the functions the promotion of equality of opportunity in regard to the provision of further education and training, which is an important addition. It is an issue we discussed on Committee Stage and we did a lot of work with other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Junior Certificate History Curriculum: Discussion (12 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: I welcome the delegations. The HTAI has put its case very well. We also have a concern about this. The association mentioned the class divide in terms of how things have developed in England. The one thing which was not mentioned but which is in the submission is the Department's focus on literacy and numeracy and the importance of history and geography in developing them. There are real...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: NAMA Social Housing Provision (12 Jun 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 67. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of units from the National Asset Management Agency housing stock that have been taken under control by local authorities; and the number that are occupied at this moment in time. [27057/13]