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Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Central Bank of Ireland Investigations
Michael McGrath
81. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of each of the separate investigations currently under way by the Central Bank of Ireland into the banking collapse; the subject matter being investigated; if he will provide an update in respect of each investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32531/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Bank Guarantee Scheme Administration
Michael McGrath
82. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money held by the then Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland at 30 September 2008 in respect of the deposit guarantee scheme for banks and building societies; and to specify the amount currently being held by the Central Bank of Ireland in respect of the same scheme. [32532/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Economic Data
Michael McGrath
83. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on the recent fall in GDP; the actions the Government will take to arrest the decline in output; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32534/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Bond Redemption
Michael McGrath
84. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if sales have taken place to date by the Central Bank of Ireland of the portfolio of Irish Government bonds it holds which replaced the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation promissory notes; the total value of such transactions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32608/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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State Bodies Mergers
Catherine Murphy
85. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the merger of the National Centre for Technology in Education with the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment in order to integrate ICT education and further aid the number of students opting for ICT courses at third level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32500/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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School Accommodation
Gerry Adams
86. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) in County Louth has proposed to integrate an autism unit into its school and that a prefabricated building has been in place for some time; the reason the service has not yet been established in this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32309/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Student Support Schemes Issues
Robert Troy
87. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider that there is little point in the Government fully accepting the recommendations of the Fottrell report, committing to increasing medical student numbers, investing the time and resources in establishing the GEM programmes and then making no provision to support students who will be returning to education driven by a passion to pursue a career in medicine (details supplied). [32329/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Schools Building Projects Administration
Paudie Coffey
88. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Education and Skills the date by which tenders have to be submitted to his Department for the construction of a new school (details supplied) in County Waterford; if a work schedule and completion date for the construction of the school will be published; if he will appoint a project co-ordinator to ensure adequate liaison and progress on the project between his Department and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government which is providing funding for a public library on the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32334/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Emergency Works Scheme Applications
Pat Breen
89. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding emergency funding in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32336/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Special Educational Needs Services Provision
Michael McCarthy
90. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for an ASD unit, English speaking, for primary school children in the west Cork area. [32363/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Student Grant Scheme Appeals
Patrick O'Donovan
91. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an appeal made to Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32369/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Special Educational Needs Staffing
Martin Ferris
92. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants who will be allocated to primary and secondary schools in County Kerry from September 2013; the comparable figures for 2011 and 2012; if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the number of special needs assistants per school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32374/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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School Accommodation
Willie O'Dea
93. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received the application for capital funding in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Limerick requesting urgent repair of the school facilities; if he will fast-track the application in view of the fact that the architect's report has found the school building to be dangerous; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32376/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Special Educational Needs Staffing
Charlie McConalogue
94. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of hours a permanent special needs assistant in a primary school is required to work on a weekly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32377/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Special Educational Needs Staffing
Charlie McConalogue
95. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills whether the total number of hours a permanent special needs assistant in a primary school works is inclusive or exclusive of tea breaks and lunch breaks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32379/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Special Educational Needs Services Provision
Noel Harrington
96. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the special needs assistant allocation for a child (details supplied) in County Cork currently receiving full-time assistance will be maintained for the upcoming year, as it is due to be halved, which will have adverse consequences for their learning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32386/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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School Staffing
Jonathan O'Brien
97. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the number of release days from full-time teaching duties afforded by his Department to teaching principals; his plans to increase these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32393/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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School Management
Jonathan O'Brien
98. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the training that was provided for members of boards of management at primary and post-primary level; the funding his Department provided for this training; the evaluation of this training that has been undertaken by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32394/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Jonathan O'Brien
99. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce the average class size in primary schools in Ireland, which according to OECD Education at a Glance 2013 is the second highest of EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32395/13]
Wed, 3 Jul 2013
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School Staffing
Jonathan O'Brien
100. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list in tabular form the number of assistant principal posts and special duties posts in primary schools in March 2009; the number of assistant principal posts and special duties posts in primary schools in September 2009; the number of assistant principal posts and special duties posts in primary schools in September 2010; the number of assistant principal posts and special duties posts in primary schools in September 2011; the number of assistant principal posts and special duties posts in primary schools in September 2012; the number of assistant principal posts and special duties posts in post-primary schools in March 2009; and the number of assistant principal posts and special duties posts in post-primary schools in September 2009. [32396/13]