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Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013)

Jim Daly: I have a very brief question. It might be better suited to the job activation measures heading. Will I wait until we reach that section? Spending in the region of €100 million a year on job activation measures is a minuscule percentage of the overall-----

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013)

Jim Daly: On activation initiatives.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013)

Jim Daly: Okay.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Jun 2013)

Jim Daly: 103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide improved accommodation to a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30920/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (26 Jun 2013)

Jim Daly: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will issue on an application for emergency works in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30934/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota Applications (26 Jun 2013)

Jim Daly: 210. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for new entrants milk quota in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30999/13]

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2013)

Jim Daly: If I had a euro for every time the word "reform" was mentioned in this House in the past ten days I would be able to repay the national debt. The time for reform has passed and we have to be radical or redundant in this debate. I commend the Government for showing leadership in putting this question to the people. The only way we can bring about reform is by forcing it. I do not hold any...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors Issues (25 Jun 2013)

Jim Daly: 431. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is provision within the regulations which govern the creation of the electoral register to allow for a person that has changed gender and amended their name in the High Court under the deed poll law to reflect that change on the electoral register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30672/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (25 Jun 2013)

Jim Daly: 499. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the agri-environment option scheme payment will be paid for 2011 and 2012 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30077/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases Issues (25 Jun 2013)

Jim Daly: 509. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify whether the BVD compensation scheme will be made available to both suckler and dairy farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30275/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (25 Jun 2013)

Jim Daly: 607. To ask the Minister for Health if the condition Achondroplasia is recognised on the long term illness scheme which qualifies persons with the condition for a medical card under medical grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30670/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Job Creation Issues (18 Jun 2013)

Jim Daly: I thank the Minister for her response. The JobsPlus scheme is a welcome and positive step forward by the Government. In February 2012, responding to a query I raised with him about this issue, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, stated he was considering including in the Action Plan for Jobs a coupon style scheme along the lines I have suggested. The...

Topical Issue Debate: Job Creation Issues (18 Jun 2013)

Jim Daly: I thank the Minister for Social Protection for coming to the House to take this Topical Issue matter. The greatest scourge that the country and the economy face are the 190,000 people who have been unemployed for 12 months or more. For some time I have been concerned about the number of measures the Government is taking to address this problem. I first submitted my proposal, called A...

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

Jim Daly: I have a question on subhead A12, teacher education. Is that in-service education or does it include the training colleges? If it does, what impact are the private colleges having? Is there a budgetary bonus? I understand private colleges such as Hibernia College are training one-third or two-thirds of our teachers. Is that having a budgetary impact and is there a knock-on bonus as a...

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

Jim Daly: Are many of the new building projects taking it up? I am not aware that they are. The Minister said that its provision can be considered but how many of them are actually doing it?

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

Jim Daly: What about the other question on teacher education?

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

Jim Daly: Is the €25 million under subhead A12 for in-service training only or for training colleges as well?

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

Jim Daly: Is it for in-service training only?

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

Jim Daly: I welcome the Minister and Minister of State and their officials to the committee. Looking at the Minister's stewardship of the Department since taking office, I note a number of things to be highlighted. I have used every opportunity I have had to speak on education to commend and recommend the Minister's continued approach to special needs education. To his credit and the credit of the...

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

Jim Daly: In case I was not understood, I wish to clarify my position. I welcome reform wholeheartedly. It is very important in all sectors, but particularly in the case of education. Certainly, reform is required in the special needs area. While I am very supportive of some of the measures advocated in the NCSE report, what I hope is that we can maintain the budget and funding that is there for...