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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (28 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the numbers of teachers working casual hours or as substitutes who are being paid a rate given to unqualified people, meaning they are paid a daily rate of €115 instead of €159 and where others are being paid the old salary scale instead of the revised scale approved in Autumn 2012. [25399/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (28 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being made to secure all outstanding payments owed to teachers who were contracted by the ISM International School, Tripoli, Libya (details supplied); if he will instruct the State Examination's Commission to firmly request that ISM honour the payments of teacher contracts to be paid prior to commencement of the leaving certificate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language Issues (28 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm if press releases will be released simultaneously in Irish and in English as was outlined in his Department's first Language scheme; if his Department will provide a dedicated telephone service to deal with enquiries in Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25416/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language Issues (28 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the second language scheme for his Department, under Section 11 of the Official Languages Act 2003, was not renewed until recently, particularly in view of the fact that the previous scheme has expired since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25418/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language Issues (28 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department has in its second language scheme under Section 11 of the Official Languages Act 2003, not implemented some of the commitments which were given in the first Language scheme, as regards the services which would be available to the public in Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25419/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (28 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the basis on which he intends to withdraw a teaching post from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 3 for the 2013/2014 academic year in view of the fact that the school will have in excess of the required 175 pupils to retain their current level of teaching posts. [25417/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commemorative Events (28 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 535. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will instruct his Department to help locate the remains of the patriot Thomas Kent on the grounds of Cork Prison; if he will work with the Kent family in re-interring any located remains in a more appropriate resting place and that this be done in time for the centenary commemorations of the Easter Rising. [25656/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times (28 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 646. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a minor (details supplied) in County Cork was left in the emergency department of the Mercy Hospital in Cork from 3pm on Friday the 10 of May, 2013, until 8pm on Tuesday the 14 of May, 2013; the reason this person has still not been allocated to a Child and Adolescent appropriate Mental Health Service Unit; and if he will make a statement on the...

Order of Business (23 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: Tomorrow is Friday, lads. I ask the Tánaiste about the child benefit proposals contained in the Mangan report. There are concerns about some of the comments made by various Ministers. The Tánaiste said there will be no change and the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Quinn-----

Order of Business (23 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: The Minister, Deputy Quinn, has expressed an opinion that some of the savings could be used to provide a second preschool year.

Order of Business (23 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: The social welfare reform Bill. When will a decision be made on the proposals being considered by the Minister for Social Protection? Can the Tánaiste give a commitment that, prior to the making of a decision, the Mangan report can be discussed by the House, time permitting, before the summer recess?

Leaders' Questions (23 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: I thank the Tánaiste for his reply. He mentioned the 414 posts due to be filled and said that as of April 383 of them had been filled. When is it hoped the full allocation of posts will be completed? Also, it does not take into account retirements within that sector; therefore, I would be interested in knowing the net figure. The Tánaiste mentioned the issue of suicide. I am...

Leaders' Questions (23 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: I would like to raise with the Tánaiste the growing concern on the delivery of mental health care provision, which is having a profound impact on some of our most vulnerable citizens, particularly young people. A recent report by the Inspectorate of Mental Health Services found that children and teenagers needing psychiatric care are being denied admission to facilities while beds...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (22 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 20. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps taken to create employment to encourage the return of recent emigrants; and the number of jobs created under such schemes. [24466/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Emigration Data (22 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 52. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the recent report by the National Youth Council entitled Time to go - the Experience and Impact of Emigration on Ireland's Youth. [24467/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Resolution Processes (21 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 100. To ask the Minister for Finance if, when banks increase the standard variable mortgage rate on a mortgage that is 90 days or more in arrears, they are automatically assessed to not have provided a sustainable solution to the distressed borrower in the context of the target for banks to have offered at least 20% of their distressed mortgage borrowers sustainable solutions by the end of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (21 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 117. To ask the Minister for Finance the responses he has received from banks following the Mercer Report; the proposals each bank has made to reduce its remuneration by 6-10% including a breakdown of their proposals regarding cuts to each of those earning less than €100,000, of those earning between €100,000 and €200,000, of those earning between €200,000 and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (21 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what will happen to BTEC HND, higher level 6, NQF, courses and the two honours degree programmes, level 8 NQF, which account for over 60% of all programmes delivered in Ballyfermot College, Dublin, should specialised teaching staff be lost to the college as a result of the proposed change to the pupil teacher ratio. [23646/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (21 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether Ballyfermot College, Dublin, which has a world renowned reputation for developing highly specialised and innovative courses at the right level and duration for specified industries, can survive if continually restrained from developing and delivering the types of courses that it has derived so much success from. [23647/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (21 May 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to fears that highly successful specialised courses that have been developed and run by Ballyfermot College, Dublin, will be jeopardised as a result of the college losing 10-12% of its teaching staff because of the proposed increase to the pupil teacher ratio. [23649/13]