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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers (19 Feb 2013)

Jim Daly: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 301 of 12 February 2013, if he will confirm the number of students that applied for a higher education grant form the State in 2011; if he will compute the approximate cost of assessing and determining the eligibility of these applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8690/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (19 Feb 2013)

Jim Daly: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of State owned schools that are supplied with mains water; the cost of providing same on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8772/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Rainwater Harvesting (19 Feb 2013)

Jim Daly: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a policy exists within the school buildings unit regarding the provision of rain water harvesting systems in new school builds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8773/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Rainwater Harvesting (19 Feb 2013)

Jim Daly: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has carried out any research and or cost benefit analysis in any school here using a rain water harvesting system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8774/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Computer Coding Classes (19 Feb 2013)

Jim Daly: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is in a position to offer support and assistance to the Coder Dojo movement; if he is will encourage the schools under its remit to be more proactive in promoting the coding classes being run throughout the country on a voluntary basis; if he recognises the value of such a movement to the future educational needs of this country; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Capital Assistance Scheme Funding (19 Feb 2013)

Jim Daly: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any funding available from his Department to assist a community group (details supplied) with the construction of a settlement of eight housing units for elderly persons to live independently [8173/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (19 Feb 2013)

Jim Daly: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 472 of 12 February 2013, if he will compile and present, in tabular form, the cost to each local authority in assessing the means of applicants for the various schemes administered by that local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8691/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (19 Feb 2013)

Jim Daly: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the current deficit of intern places to medical graduates (details supplied) within the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8825/13]

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2013)

Jim Daly: Fáiltím roimh an deis seo labhairt ar an ábhar tábhachtach seo. Táim an-bródúil a bheith mar chuid den Rialtas a raibh in ann an Bille seo a chur os comhair Tithe an Oireachtais. Ní dóigh liom go ndéanfaidh mé dearmad riamh ar an lá stairiúil sin, an Déardaoin seo caite, nuair a tháinig an Taoiseach, an Tánaiste...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Exemptions (14 Feb 2013)

Jim Daly: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm the criteria that was used to compile a list of unfinished housing estates for the purpose of collecting the household charge; if the same list will be used for exemptions from the local property tax to be introduced this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7778/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Digital Literacy: Discussion (13 Feb 2013)

Jim Daly: This was an international study carried out in Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Digital Literacy: Discussion (13 Feb 2013)

Jim Daly: My question is on CoderDojo again. It seems to be the trend that dares not speak its name, because I have not received an answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Digital Literacy: Discussion (13 Feb 2013)

Jim Daly: I was interested in Ms Cosgrave's mention of one in eight ten year olds having a smartphone, but I am unclear as to her subsequent point. She mentioned that she had noticed something about the educational standards or attainment levels of those children. Will she elaborate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Digital Literacy: Discussion (13 Feb 2013)

Jim Daly: Crazy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Digital Literacy: Discussion (13 Feb 2013)

Jim Daly: I reiterate the welcome extended to the delegation from the Department. In respect of Mr. Gallagher's comment, it is all very well to move with the times and engage new media, but I remember how video-conferencing was the buzz word when I was teaching some time ago. I remember taking a lead on it in west Cork. We were engaged in providing special needs education to the islands via...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (13 Feb 2013)

Jim Daly: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 698 of 6 November 2012 if he will provide a further update in relation to this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7761/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (13 Feb 2013)

Jim Daly: To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out the circumstances in which the Health Service Executive withdrew the Alpha/Skrykep hip piece from use in the HSE Southern Region; the steps taken to provide redress and the support for patients who have suffered from this faulty product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7613/13]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (12 Feb 2013)

Jim Daly: To ask the Taoiseach the cost incurred by his Department for assessing means of individual citizens for any reason on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7395/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (12 Feb 2013)

Jim Daly: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost incurred by his Department for assessing means of individual citizens for any reason on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7389/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (12 Feb 2013)

Jim Daly: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost incurred by his Department for assessing means of individual citizens for any reason on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7388/13]