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Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: The sooner the better. As I said, it is an unfortunate reflection on the Government that we must address this issue as we head to an election and that the Government has allowed this crisis to develop under its watch over the last five years. Five years ago, the Government was not behind the door in terms of reminding everybody that there was an over-supply of housing. The current Minister...

Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: -----compares to that of the previous Administration. I will clarify the record. Under Fianna Fáil, from 2007 to 2010, 14,500 new social housing units were built, which equates to an average of 107 units per local authority per year. In contrast, what we have seen under the Minister's Government from 2011 to 2014 is 1,252 new units, which is an average of nine units per local authority...

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister has so far failed to answer a key question. How can she ensure that when there is a requirement on IOTs to merge that part of their achievements, namely, increasing participation levels within their regions, will not be eroded by the consolidation of courses? It is a real concern of those in the regions and individual institutes of technology. When they see the structure of...

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: The Fianna Fáil Party supports the idea of introducing technological universities. The discussion of the Bill in the Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills was very useful and the engagement on the part of the Department was good. There is no rationale for the decision to rush the Bill in recent weeks. The Minister did not engage in any real consultation in advance of Committee...

Topical Issue Debate: Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility (26 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: It is exceptionally important that the Minister of State talk to the Tánaiste about the deadline being imposed on farmers for the return of the forms. For example, they are being asked for the first time for a total list of all livestock sold and bought over the last year, bank statements for the last 12 months and also final subsidy tallies from the Department of Agriculture, Food and...

Topical Issue Debate: Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility (26 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: At the outset, I join the Minister of State, Deputy Sherlock, in wishing Deputy Dowds well in his retirement. I was honoured to serve with him on the Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection. He was a fine member of that committee, to which he brought to bear his experience in the education sector. Indeed, he also brought his experience in life and in the community to bear in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Services Programme (26 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 82. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will link the funding provided to groups under the community services programme with the minimum wage so that all such groups will receive increased funding to take account of the increase in the minimum wage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2754/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (26 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 86. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the annual expenditure, the number of recipients and the number of schools under the school meals programme in 2014-15 and in 2015-16. [2781/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Correspondence (26 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 132. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will issue a further reply to an earlier reply (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2773/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Third Level Expenditure (26 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 161. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of the €296.1 million programme for research in third level institutions, cycle 5, announced in 2010 that has been spent to date; if the outturn has been less than €296.1 million, the reason for this. [2895/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (26 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the final balance of the overall payment due has issued to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the 2015 basic payment scheme and the greening scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3157/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (26 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 303. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will allocate funding to a service (details supplied) in County Donegal through Tusla, the Child and Family Agency; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2876/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (26 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 312. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will reconsider the eligibility of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal for a repayment given that prescription charges were applied despite the person being in receipt of a long-term illness card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2737/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Schemes (26 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 387. To ask the Minister for Health when he will finalise and introduce a replacement scheme for the motorised transport grant scheme and the mobility allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3256/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Recruitment (26 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 358. To ask the Minister for Health if a consultant (details supplied) at Sligo General Hospital will be replaced immediately; if not, the impact that this will have on waiting lists; if the HSE National Recruitment Service has advertised the post; the average number of surgeries carried out each week by the consultant in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3062/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (26 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has agreed the purchase of additional lands adjacent to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; the details of this purchase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2698/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Electoral Commission Administration (26 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 408. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools will be used as polling stations in the upcoming general election; her plans to ensure that schools are not used as polling stations and that alternative accommodation is sourced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2736/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Funding (26 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 413. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount she has provided in current funding and bloc grants for education and training board schools in each of the school years from 2011-12 to 2015-16; and the percentage of this funding which was allocated on a per capita basis. [2778/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (26 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 429. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of increasing the per capita recurrent grant to all universities and institutes of technology by 10% in 2016-17; and the cost of restoring the pre-2011 level of recurrent grant per capita to all higher education institutes. [2896/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (26 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 480. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if an area (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive broadband under the national broadband plan; the timeline for this; if not, if any private operators have indicated that they will provide broadband to this area and the timeline for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2703/16]