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- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of postgraduate students in higher education in 2011; and the number of postgraduate students in receipt of a maintenance grant in 2011. [40014/11]
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the qualifying income criteria for new postgraduate students entering higher education in 2012/2013 in order to have their fees paid by the State. [40015/11]
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide further details on the introduction of a capital asset test in 2013; the reason behind this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40016/11]
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: Question 284: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if funding will be provided to community groups in the event of redundancies occurring for employees, in view of the major difficulties that would arise for such groups as they are not-for-profit organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40003/11]
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: That is incorrect.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: Deputy Deering has been given misinformation. The scheme was provided for in Budget 2011.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: Just one second, I will impart some information.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: Acting Chairman, I want to correct the misinformation. This misinformation is not acceptable.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: The Minister suspended it earlier in the year.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: Greencore closed down the sugar industry.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: Greencore closed down the sugar industry.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: The golden share did not have the power to change the decision.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: That is not factual.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: Greencore sold it.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: Talk to Greencore. Somebody should introduce Deputy Deering to Greencore.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: I am glad to have an opportunity to support the motion that has been moved by my party colleague, Deputy Moynihan. He has cogently and strongly outlined the issues that are arising from last week's inherently unfair budget. The 2012 budget contains a series of measures that will have a serious impact on low-income families and vulnerable households throughout the country. Rural Ireland, in...
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: That was the first year the suckler cow scheme was introduced.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: Funding for the disadvantaged areas scheme was reduced but two new income streams replaced that - the suckler cow and sheep grasslands schemes. Spending on them exceeded the reduction in funding for the disadvantaged areas scheme.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: The Minister for Agriculture, Marine and Food cannot spend all the money he has been allocated this year.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: He can get the local authorities to do that with the rate support grant.