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Primary Schools: Motion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: That is the message being sent to small communities throughout the island today. Perhaps what the Department wants to achieve is that, by sending that message, it will plant the seed of doubt as to the future of the school in the parents, who will then make a choice to send their children to a larger school. The Department can then wash its hands of the decision and blame the parents for...

Primary Schools: Motion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: We should not be surprised because the entire budget seems to be based on ignorance of the value of rural life and rural communities throughout this island.

Primary Schools: Motion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: In the Seanad last night the Minister, Deputy Quinn, commented that he did not see his function as one of visiting schools except where doing so is necessary or appropriate. This is from the Minister of Education and Skills.

Primary Schools: Motion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: I respectfully suggest to the Minister before he proceeds with the implementation of this cut that it is necessary and appropriate to visit the small schools, the gaelscoileanna and the faith-based schools to see what his cut will do to these schools, their communities and the teachers and pupils in them. If it is not appropriate to visit such a school now when is it appropriate? He can...

Primary Schools: Motion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: Last night the Minister, Deputy Quinn, threw many quotes from Shakespeare into his debate, trying to defend his position. I very respectfully point the Minister in the direction of somebody who might be better equipped to talk about small Irish rural schools, the late Bryan MacMahon, the Master himself. The Master has a saying in his book: "A teacher can leave the track of his teeth on a...

Primary Schools: Motion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: Táimid ag iarraidh orthu seasamh suas ar son na gaelscoileanna, stand up for the small rural schools----

Primary Schools: Motion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: We want this Dáil to stand up for small rural schools-----

Primary Schools: Motion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: -----for small communities and give them the chances that the Deputies opposite, through this cut, are giving to the larger communities.

Primary Schools: Motion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: If they will not do it tonight I ask them to get together in a huddle with the Minister like their Labour Party colleagues did and get him to change this rule for the benefit of their and our communities.

Primary Schools: Motion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: I thank my colleague, Deputy Brendan Smith, and all of our colleagues on this side of the House as well as the Deputies on the other side of the House who over the course of the last two days have made some constructive suggestions and contributions on this issue. We have all had the chance to highlight the very important role small schools, gaelscoileanna and schools of minority faith are...

Primary Schools: Motion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2012)

Dara Calleary: I do not hear the Department of Education and Skills advising larger schools and their communities throughout the country to "consider their future" or to "assess their options for amalgamation".

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (31 Jan 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he has considered extending section 481 tax relief to the digital content creation industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5236/12]

Written Answers — State Visits: State Visits (31 Jan 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 90: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has received a report into the Ireland Stand Up meeting held on 18 January 2012; and his views on their request regarding the Vatican Embassy and an invitation to the Pope to visit Ireland for the Eucharistic Congress in June 2012. [4792/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (31 Jan 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 438: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if homes rented under the rental accommodation scheme remain exempt from the non-principal private residence charge. [4873/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (31 Jan 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 467: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the persons responsible for compiling the list of unfinished estates as part of the household charges legislation; the criteria that were used and the reason an estate (details supplied) in County Mayo was excluded from the list despite being unfinished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5536/12]

Written Answers — Irish Prison Service: Irish Prison Service (31 Jan 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 475: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to an incident involving the death of a prison dog at Wheatfield Prison, Dublin, in December 2011; if he will request the Irish Prison Service to place all reports on the incident before the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4789/12]

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (31 Jan 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 476: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of cars within the Garda fleet as of 31 December 2011; if he will provide a numerical breakdown by make, engine cc, number of miles or kilometres on the clock and year of registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4790/12]

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (31 Jan 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 477: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cars allocated to Castlerea Garda station in Roscommon; if he is satisfied that this is an appropriate allocation in view of the location of a prison in the district; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4791/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (31 Jan 2012)

Dara Calleary: Question 612: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive commissioned a report to critically appraise a report on excise carried out by the Revenue Commissioners; the amount the HSE report cost; and, in view of the fact that there are inaccuracies about excise figures in the letter to him accompanying the report, his views on whether the HSE report and letter...

Private Members' Business. Small Primary Schools: Motion (31 Jan 2012)

Dara Calleary: I thought the Minister told us not to divide people.