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Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (19 Apr 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that due to changes in learning support and resource teaching hours, some teachers are receiving travel expenses to travel to schools many miles from their own to make up their hours; his views on whether these changes are costly and unnecessary; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (19 Apr 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review his decision to separate learning support and resource teaching hours in primary schools in view of the fact that some teachers are now receiving travel expenses for travelling to schools to make up learning support and resource teaching hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19494/12]

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (25 Apr 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the rate of single parent households at risk of poverty or social exclusion, which is far higher than the EU-15 average, in view of the cuts to one parent families introduced in Budget 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20952/12]

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (25 Apr 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will commit to protecting one parent families from further budget cuts in view of the sustained attack on these households which has been carried out over the course of successive austerity budgets including Budget 2012; if she will target limited resources towards tackling the high rate of single parent households that are at...

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (2 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that hundreds of unregistered digital installers are advertising the installation of Saorview; if he will consider setting up a register of digital installers to counteract this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21947/12]

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (2 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will set up a register of digital installers in view of the fact that hundreds of unregistered installers are operating at the expense of those who registered their businesses to provide the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21948/12]

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (3 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 38: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the report published on 25 April last by the Institute of Directors in Ireland which found that insufficient consideration is being given to the skills required when appointments are made to State boards, if he will outline the criteria and process by which new members, including the new...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (3 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 52: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the report by the Institute of Directors published on 25 April last which stated that a majority of its directors do not believe that the process of appointments to State boards is fair and transparent; if he will state whether the most recent appointments, including the new Chairperson, to An...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (8 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of form 5A applications that have been received by the Property Registration Authority since 2 November 2011 for the registration of rights of way; the number of these applications that have been dealt with; the number that have been refused; the number granted; the average processing time for each application; and if he...

Written Answers — Debt Resolution: Debt Resolution (8 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way he intends to ensure that the main banks are compelled to engage meaningfully in the proposed Personal Insolvency Arrangement in the Personal Insolvency Bill as they currently have an effective veto over any proposals and there is no independent appeals system proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22612/12]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (10 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on revising the current ban on the commercial fishing of sea bass in Irish waters if research showed that stock levels were at a reasonable level; if he plans to commission research in order to assess stock levels at the present time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23331/12]

Written Answers — Symphysiotomy Report: Symphysiotomy Report (16 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to date regarding the report on symphysiotomy commissioned by the Chief Medical Officer in his Department last year; when the draft report will available for consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24343/12]

Written Answers — Suicide Incidence: Suicide Incidence (16 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Health if, in the context of near epidemic levels of suicide in County Wexford, he will consider allocating funding to a proposal (details supplied) to develop a mental health recovery and support centre in order that it might be set up in the county, as a matter of urgency; his plans to increase mental health spending as a percentage of overall health...

Written Answers — State Banking Sector: State Banking Sector (23 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that in year one the domestic banks are close to or have already reached the expected mortgage losses figure set out by the Central Bank of Ireland in last year's stress test for the period 2011 to 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25653/12]

Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (23 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the ability of the banks to generate their own capital after 2013 in view of the fact that last year's stress tests assumed a quicker path to economic recovery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25654/12]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to the Dáil discussion relating to special educational needs on 19 April 2012, if he will confirm whether the right of parents to appeal the decision of a special education needs organiser in relation to special needs assistants allocation for their child has been removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25925/12]

Written Answers — Exports of Controlled Products: Exports of Controlled Products (7 Jun 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has begun publishing summary data regarding the export of controlled products committed to in the annual report under the Control of Exports Act 2008, covering the period 2008 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27302/12]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (28 Jun 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 30: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will publish his response to the recommendations contained in the Mahon Tribunal report; if the appointment of an independent planning expert (details supplied) means that he will now not proceed with the establishment of an independent planning regulator as recommended by the report of the Mahon...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (28 Jun 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 46: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider an overhaul of the composition of the Building Regulations Advisory Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31204/12]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (3 Jul 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 330: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress that has been made to date in the development of her credible, bankable plan for Scandinavian-style childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31764/12]