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Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (13 Apr 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give a commitment to publish and introduce the Animal Health and Welfare Bill in 2011. [7698/11]

Written Answers — Agriculture Policy: Agriculture Policy (13 Apr 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his priorities for the next three months. [7699/11]

Education and Training: Motion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2011)

Brendan Smith: Yes.

Education and Training: Motion (12 Apr 2011)

Brendan Smith: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that over the last number of years there has been a significant increase in resources allocated to education and training, including: - the increase in primary teacher numbers from 21,000 to over 37,000, with a reduction in the pupil-teacher ratio from 22:1 to 16:1; - the introduction of a wide range of new special education schemes underpinned by the...

Education and Training: Motion (12 Apr 2011)

Brendan Smith: The Minister for Education and Skills has pointed out that there is a clerical error in the motion circulated; the total number of primary teachers should be 31,700, which represents an increase of 51%. In the last month a series of urgent issues has rightly dominated our discussions in this House. However, we should never lose sight of the need to make sure longer term issues also receive...

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (5 Apr 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Gaelscoileanna fully recognised in the school years 1996-97 together with the number of pupils enrolled in the schools and the most recent comparable figures. [6398/11]

Written Answers — School Patronage: School Patronage (5 Apr 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he decided upon a figure of 50% of schools to be divested from the control of the catholic church before the forum on patronage and pluralism has begun its consultations with the relevant stakeholders. [6627/11]

Written Answers — School Patronage: School Patronage (5 Apr 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views whether it is realistic to begin divesting 1,500 schools from the patronage of the catholic church by January 2012. [6628/11]

Written Answers — School Patronage: School Patronage (5 Apr 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered the legal complexities involved in transferring patronage from one patron to another. [6629/11]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (5 Apr 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he proposes to continue with proposals to provide a role for vocational education committees in the provision of primary education. [6630/11]

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (5 Apr 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he plans to proceed with plans to reform the process for recognition of new second level schools. [6631/11]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (5 Apr 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a redundancy payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan. [6874/11]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (31 Mar 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if urgent consideration will be given to the concerns outlined in correspondence (details supplied) and if appropriate measures will be implemented without delay to deal with these issues. [6338/11]

Written Answers — National Carers Strategy: National Carers Strategy (30 Mar 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to develop a carers strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5977/11]

Child Support (30 Mar 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will raise the issue of payment of child benefit in respect of non-resident children at EU level as stated in the Programme for Government [5978/11]

Care of the Elderly (29 Mar 2011)

Brendan Smith: This is the first chance I have had publicly to congratulate Deputy Kathleen Lynch on her appointment as Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children and, similarly, to congratulate Deputy Dinny McGinley on his appointment as Aire Stáit comh maith. In the past decade there has been a major investment in the provision of new facilities for the elderly in County Cavan. That...

Written Answers — Departmental Staffing: Departmental Staffing (24 Mar 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the changes he is proposing regarding the staffing of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5537/11]

Written Answers — Third Level Funding: Third Level Funding (24 Mar 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he plans to begin a review of third level funding as promised in the programme for Government; will the review examine the reintroduction of third level fees; will a graduate tax be considered in that review and will he rule out the introduction of a graduate tax or increased third level fees during the lifetime of this...

Programme for Government (24 Mar 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 7: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his priorities for the next three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5536/11]

Programme for Government (24 Mar 2011)

Brendan Smith: I thank the Minister for his reply in which he spoke about school accommodation and infrastructure in general. Considerable progress has been made in upgrading and providing new accommodation at primary and second level, as well as at third level in institutes of technology, PLC colleges and universities. The Minister's predecessor, the former Tánaiste and Minister for Education and...