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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Junior Cycle Reform (28 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will include other subjects such as geography in the context of the review being carried out on the decision to remove history as a core subject in the junior cycle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10081/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Funding (28 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 118. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the value of IDA grants provided to a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2015 to 2018; the purpose for which the funding was allocated; the specific grant scheme headings under which direct funding was granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10048/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (28 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 227. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the social housing provision targets by local authority for 2019, by the target number of direct local authority builds, approved housing body new build, Part V new build, departmentally funded void return, local authority acquisition and approved housing body acquisition; the leasing targets by RAS and HAP in tabular form;...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I welcome the opportunity to speak in this important debate. I start on the issue mentioned by Deputy Martin Kenny, namely, the importance of us putting this debate into context, despite the fact that the Bill we are dealing with is actually quite technical, crossing nine Government Ministers. It is important that we recognise that none of us wants to see Brexit happening and, in...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: At Cork Airport also. In the context of the national planning framework and the aims to rebalance the country in terms of connectivity, I make a strong argument that there should be more support for Shannon Airport. I am sure the Tánaiste and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade would say the same about Cork Airport. It is a real concern in the context of Brexit, particularly...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (27 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the changes made in relation to the basic requirements of masters students that are affected by the rise in basic requirements for access to primary teaching courses can also be applied to mature access students in third-level that are now required to complete their programme and achieve the higher requirements in one academic year; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (27 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce BusConnect to County Limerick; if so, the timescale in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9775/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (27 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 214. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will publish the credit policy in relation to applications for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan fixed rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9773/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Data (26 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of school building works planned and or under construction in the mid-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9054/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (26 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 220 of 20 October 2018, if progress has been made in relation to allocating breastfeeding breaks for SNAs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9336/19]

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: On programme A and with regard to one of the questions raised by the Acting Chairman, as physical education is to become more significant as a subject, has the Minister made a policy decision in respect of PE halls? A number of schools would argue strongly that they have difficulties in providing for the curriculum in the absence of physical facilities. I understood we were to mainly...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: Then my question with regard to whether there is a plan to roll out PE halls to schools around the country in to facilitate the subject of physical education stands. In respect of the figures we were given, I understandably took a look at those which went down rather than up for 2019. One of these is subhead A7, which relates to the salaries, wages and allowances of non-teaching staff in...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: Even increasing the ancillary grants in the meantime while a more extensive solution is-----

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: My questions on the 2.3% reduction for teacher education was not answered. Is this because continuing professional development for junior cycle reform was wound up? What is the reason for the reduction?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is specifically in the documentation under A12 on teacher education.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: This is a really important section, providing for the whole area of apprenticeships, springboard and all the various opportunities for young people to find positive careers. I also welcome the growing number of apprenticeships in general and of female apprentices in particular, as Deputy Catherine Martin mentioned. The Apprenticeship Council has been rolling out new types of apprenticeships...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for the clarification on that. In future, could that be more closely aligned with the budgetary process here, in order that the Minister would not have to go looking for a Supplementary Estimate? On the National Training Fund, NTF, increasing, there is some concern that business is going to have undue influence with regard to that fund because it is going to make a...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: Was the Minister auditioning?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: On subhead C4, about which the Acting Chairman asked, and subhead C5, which is a similar issue, why has funding for the Church of Ireland College of Education and the Marino Institute been reduced? On subhead C11, we interacted with the Minister on the education element of the Brexit Bill, which involved an issue related to student supports and so on. Subhead C13 relates to North-South...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: It was in addition to the Chairman's question.