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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Open Government Partnership (9 Oct 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 19. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date on which Ireland will join the Open Government Partnership. [42522/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (9 Oct 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that an appeal to Student Universal Support Ireland has been received in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and when he expects a decision to issue on same. [42618/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (9 Oct 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 133. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42683/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (9 Oct 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 160. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a decision has been made on the levy to apply to industry as part of the pyrite resolution process; if he will provide an update on the process; if legislation is needed and ready; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42770/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Reports (9 Oct 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 189. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to publish the details of the review of the national service users executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42619/13]

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is hard to believe that this Government has actually promised in its programme to provide free GP care for all. Its actions have all been in the opposite direction. It has increased the cost of primary care for people on medical cards by increasing prescription fees and for non-medical card holders by raising the drug payment scheme threshold. As this motion points out, it has reduced...

Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Do not worry. Take the time to study it.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Oct 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he and his Department are taking to impress on his Cabinet colleagues the unacceptability of any proposed increase in primary education class sizes and the negative impact such a decision would have on children of all competencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38768/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Statistics (8 Oct 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who sat the leaving certificate applied in 2012; the number of those students who went on to PLC courses this academic term; the number who went to other third level institutes; the number on the live register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42190/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (8 Oct 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of PLC places funded by his Department in each Education Training Board area; and the number of PLC students in each ETB area. [42191/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Development Education (8 Oct 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 132. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views that an educated citizenship is essential for accountability, and therefore it is essential for the success of the Policy for International Development that investment in development education is increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42045/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Issues (8 Oct 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the fact that figures produced by Irish Aid show that about one-third of Irish development assistance is channelled through multilateral channels such as the UN, World Bank and IMF, yet a recent report by the Debt and Development Coalition suggests that no guidelines exists and no Oireachtas debate takes...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Provision (8 Oct 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form, figures for Irish Aid spending on HIV and AIDS, both in Euro terms and as a percentage of total ODA. [42047/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Issues (8 Oct 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that to date many EU countries have persisted in making part of their aid programme conditional on the purchase of goods and services in the donor country, namely tied aid, or in diluting the impact of their aid programme by including costs that, while strictly speaking are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (8 Oct 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the development of a new school (details supplied) in County Meath; if a site has been identified and secured; the outstanding issues which present. [42164/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (8 Oct 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that children of overseas families placed in Ireland, who have no English language skills whatsoever, are being placed in schools with no language support teachers, in classes of between 30 and 35; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38772/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Oct 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the development of a new school (details supplied) in County Louth. [42424/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Directives (8 Oct 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 283. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason Ireland has failed to transpose Council Directive 2010/32/EU known as the SHARPS directive; the date on which this will happen; the sanctions that have been incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42179/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Oct 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 295. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of widowed or surviving civil partner grant applications received by her Department from persons who were not formally married or entered into civil partnership but living together with dependent children over the past three years; the number of instances per year in which such applications were successful; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Reports (8 Oct 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 511. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when creche reports for County Meath will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42163/13]