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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Nov 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to date to tackle the salaries and allowances paid to senior academic staff in third level institutions; and if savings can be made in this area. [33685/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Research: Departmental Research (9 Nov 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has carried out any research comparing the pay of academic staff here with international academic staff; and if any significant differences exist in salary scales. [33686/11]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (9 Nov 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding will be provided to deal with flooding problems in an area (details supplied) or if the Office of Public Works will carry out necessary drainage work. [33538/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 Nov 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current and capital expenditure profile for his Department up to the end of October 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33420/11]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (8 Nov 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of special needs assistants employed in schools at the end of October 2011; when it is proposed to make further appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33421/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (8 Nov 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will ensure that an application for funding will be finalised and approved without further delay in respect of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33419/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (8 Nov 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 405: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan has been requested to submit a map that was already submitted with the single farm payment application last May; the reason for the delay in finalising this application in view of the fact that they have submitted the map a second time; when payment will issue; and...

Written Answers — Eating Disorders: Eating Disorders (3 Nov 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has made a submission to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland on TV advertising and its impact on children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32496/11]

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (3 Nov 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if further consideration will be given to the concerns outlined by a group (details supplied) in the preparation of the legislation to establish the statutory fund in view of the fact that those concerns were outlined at a meeting in his Department on 22 July 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32658/11]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Nov 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the proposed building project for a school (details supplied) in County Cavan will proceed to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32659/11]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Nov 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the proposed building project for a school (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32660/11]

Social Welfare Code: Motion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2011)

Brendan Smith: I compliment my colleague Deputy Barry Cowen on putting forward this constructive and important motion. As Deputy McEntee said, this is an important issue. I wish to refer to the comment made by my colleague, Deputy Dara Calleary, with regard to the exorbitant licence fees paid to RTÉ on behalf of taxpayers. There is plenty of room to reduce that subsidy to an organisation where outrageous...

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (2 Nov 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the widespread concerns of students on the postgraduate diploma in education course due to it being changed from level nine to level eight when the students had already started week eight of their course; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that students were not consulted or informed...

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (26 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 20: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will ensure that the North-South Ministerial Council will organise meetings as requested (details supplied); if this issue will be pursued as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31737/11]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (26 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to concerns raised regarding the temporary pension scheme levy (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31741/11]

Summer Works Scheme (26 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for accepting this item for discussion this afternoon and I appreciate the attendance of the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, to respond to it. I sought this debate due to the urgency of the issue. The principal and secretary of the board of management of St. Mary's boys national school in Belturbet, Mr. Padraig Martin, has appealed the...

Summer Works Scheme (26 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: I appreciate the Minister's concerns about this application. This school has a higher than usual number of children with special needs so those concerns exist for all of us. I am aware from my constituency and elsewhere that the summer works scheme has been exceptionally successful. However, there is a contradiction in the terms of the scheme. Section 2 states that an application for...

Summer Works Scheme (26 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (25 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will commit to appointing a new dedicated national co-ordinator for the leaving certificate applied programme following the recent retirement of the national co-ordinator for this programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31381/11]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (25 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure the views and request of a local community are acceded to in the designation of an area as part of the catchment area for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31581/11]