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Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (14 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify the matter of qualified adult allowance payments to a person on contributory State pension; if the person qualifies for QAA irrespective of income; if the person's spouse's personal income is the only relevant means testing considered and is the spouse assessed with any portion of the spouse's private or total...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (14 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 176: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the Dog Breeding Establishment Act was passed by the Oireachtas; when was it signed into law by the President; the reasons for the delay in the implementation of same; when it is his intention to implement the sections dealing with puppy farms; if he will provide a definitive date for same; and if he...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (13 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline by county the name and address of each primary school whose staffing schedule may be adjusted due to his decision to introduce phased adjustments from 2012-2013 to staffing schedules for one, two, three and four teacher schools. [40008/11]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (13 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that will be affected in 2012 by the decision to introduce phased adjustments from 2012-2013 to staffing schedules for one, two, three and four teacher schools. [40009/11]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (13 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will elaborate on his statement that the adjustment to the staffing levels for one, two, three and four teacher schools is a measure that is being phased in to encourage small schools to assess their options for amalgamation.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40010/11]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (13 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way he will ensure that all second level students have access to career guidance and counselling services following the announcement in budget 2012 of the withdrawal of ex-quota career guidance counsellors to schools, and given that section 9 of the Education Act requires that second level students receive appropriate guidance;...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (13 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the level of guidance counselling in schools will now be entirely a matter for school management; if schools will be required to have a certain level of guidance counselling following decisions taken in budget 2012 on guidance provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39937/11]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (13 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views that guidance will now be just an add-on to a teacher's subject teaching and that separate guidance posts will no longer be advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39938/11]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (13 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the effect of the decision to withdraw ex-quota career guidance counsellors to schools on the pupil-teacher ratio as post primary level. [39940/11]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (13 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has taken into account the impact on subject choice at post-primary level following his decision to withdraw ex-quota career guidance counsellors from post-primary schools in budget 2012. [39941/11]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (13 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that no other member of school management or teaching staff apart form those that are fully qualified guidance counsellors will be allowed to provide guidance to students following decisions taken in budget 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39942/11]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (13 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views that only qualified guidance counsellors should provide counselling services to students and that this should remain the case following the decision taken in budget 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39943/11]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (13 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has any concerns that the profession of career guidance counsellors will no longer exist following decisions taken in budget 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39944/11]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (13 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of second-level schools that have career guidance counsellors ex-quota at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40004/11]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (13 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his guidelines document on the implications of 9C entitlement to appropriate guidance is still in force or if he intends to issue a new circular to schools on the matter. [39936/11]

Written Answers — Third Level Courses: Third Level Courses (13 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the effect there will be on specific postgraduate qualifications in guidance following his decision to withdraw ex-quota career guidance counsellors from post primary schools in budget 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39939/11]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (13 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide further details on his announcement that a capital assets test will be introduced in 2013 allowing certain capital assets as well as income to be assessed as part of all higher education grant scheme applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39997/11]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (13 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason behind his decision to reduce the allocation for the fund for students with disabilities by 20%; and his views that this will have a negative impact on the number of students with disabilities who go on to or stay in higher education. [40011/11]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (13 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of funding available for students with disabilities in 2011; and the level of funding that will be available in 2012. [40012/11]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (13 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students with disabilities who attended higher education in 2010 and in 2011; and the number of students who availed of the fund for students with disabilities in 2010 and 2011. [40013/11]