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Other Questions: Farm Assist Scheme (17 Nov 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: Will the Minister consider reversing the change to the farm assist scheme with respect to income disregards given the serious affect this change has had on the income of farming families and will she update the House on the reason an impact assessment of the affect of these cuts on families in receipt of farm assist has not been carried out?

Other Questions: Farm Assist Scheme (17 Nov 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: One would think from the Minister's response that her stewardship of the Department of Social Protection has led to an improvement for farmers in receipt of farm assist. Unfortunately, her response bears no reflection on reality. When was the last time the Minister set foot on a family farm or the farm of someone who depends on farm assist as weekly income? There are 1,500 farming...

Other Questions: Farm Assist Scheme (17 Nov 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: It is long past time this change, which is having a damaging impact on rural Ireland, was reversed. It effectively sends out the message that farm families, particularly those with small farms, are not wanted in the context of farming our land. I call on the Minister to commit to an impact assessment of this change with a view to reversing it.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme (17 Nov 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 83. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she has analysed the impact the changes to income disregard in the farm assist scheme have had on farmers; if she will reconsider these changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40147/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (17 Nov 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 267. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be issued with headage payments for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40165/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (17 Nov 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 277. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments under the single payment scheme for 2015 will issue to persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40245/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme (17 Nov 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 289. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will arrange for a visual inspection of the land concerned in advance of an oral hearing under the agri-environment options scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal on 26 November 2015, in order to assess the current condition of the rich grassland species area; if the rich species grassland land parcel...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (17 Nov 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 298. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the single payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40567/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies (17 Nov 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 299. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the tenure of a chief executive of an organisation (details supplied) is limited to two terms; the reason for this limit; if he is committed to maintaining this limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40579/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (17 Nov 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 303. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 489 of 3 November 2015, when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the basic payment scheme and under the areas of natural constraint scheme 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40646/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Nov 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 406. To ask the Minister for Health the impact of the human papilloma vaccine on young persons; if the vaccine has had serious side effects on a number of persons; the number of persons affected; his plans to update the warning information provided to young persons who are making decisions on whether or not to have the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40338/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (17 Nov 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure the completion of a new building for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal will be included in her new six--year construction plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40120/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (17 Nov 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure the completion of a new building for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal will be included in her new six-year construction plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40121/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (17 Nov 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure the completion of a new building for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal will be included in her new six-year construction plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40122/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Nov 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new building for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; if the brief formulation report is complete; if not, the timeframe for when it will be finalised; when the tendering process in relation to the design team procurement will be initiated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40123/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Nov 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure the completion of a new building for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal will be included in her new six-year construction plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40124/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Placement (17 Nov 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will receive a place in a secondary school; if not, the reason why; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40163/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Completion Programme (17 Nov 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 530. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new schools that have been constructed and have come into operation in each area, according to their area status under the Pobal deprivation index (Haase and Pratschke 2012), since the last identification of the delivering equality of opportunity in schools scheme's qualifying criteria in schools by the Educational Research...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (17 Nov 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 534. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a reply will issue following an interim response (details supplied) regarding professional development support from the Special Education Support Service for special needs assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40489/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (17 Nov 2015)

Charlie McConalogue: 540. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that an application by a school (details supplied) in County Dublin under the summer works programme is approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40564/15]