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Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Mattie McGrath
108. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will prioritise the availability of school supports for primary school students with severe dyslexia; if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30301/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Protected Disclosures
Mary Lou McDonald
109. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills his expectations and those of the HEA regarding board members and audit committees handling whistleblowers’ cases in institutes of technology and universities. [30313/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Protected Disclosures
Mary Lou McDonald
110. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a board of an institute of technology or university was not told about a whistleblower’s case, the sanction for the executive or the persons of the college. [30314/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Protected Disclosures
Mary Lou McDonald
111. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the sanctions in place for board members and audit committees of institutes of technology and universities that fail in their duty of care to whistleblowers; the date on which the attention of boards and-or the audit committee was drawn to whistleblowers in these colleges. [30315/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Protected Disclosures
Mary Lou McDonald
112. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in some cases board members and audit committee members are also CEOs of ETBs and are responsible for handling their own ETB whistleblowers and are failing to deal with these matters; if this has occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30316/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Protected Disclosures
Mary Lou McDonald
113. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there have been cases in which the HEA and-or his Department have taken action to date in 2017 against a whistleblower in such cases; and if his Department and the HEA are willing to intervene and remove members of a board for failure to act and protect a whistleblower. [30317/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Protected Disclosures
Mary Lou McDonald
114. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HEA and his Department, by failing to have proper measures in place, are causing risk and reputational damage to colleges and persons; and if his attention has been further drawn to the costs associated with same. [30318/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Higher Education Institutions
Mary Lou McDonald
115. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of his Department's 2015 review of corporate governance in all colleges. [30319/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Protected Disclosures
Mary Lou McDonald
116. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department or the HEA has an oversight role regarding persons who manage whistleblowers in institutes of technology and universities, in view of the fact that they may have also been board members of long standing in ETBs and have failed to manage whistleblowers there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30320/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Protected Disclosures
Mary Lou McDonald
117. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills if senior staff in a college (details supplied) have been proven to have been negligent in their duty of care in protecting a whistleblower or have been proven to be involved in penalising a member of staff of a university or institute of technology under section 12(1) of the Disclosure Act 2014; the sanction for these persons in respect of their jobs; the person or body that enforces the sanctions; if these persons pay for their own legal advisers or if the college pays for legal advice on their behalf; if persons have been held to account for same in an educational organisation; the sanction if a senior official of his Department or the HEA knew or ignored serious matters regarding whistleblowers; and if he will intervene in such matters. [30321/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Protected Disclosures
Mary Lou McDonald
118. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for delays in dealing with serious cases of whistleblowing within colleges; the further reason colleges are not proactive in such cases; if his attention has been drawn to the costs involved and the failure to look after the physical and mental health of persons; his plans to help and reward persons who have stood up to wrongdoing in educational organisations in view of the fact that whistleblowers are not protected by his Department with regard to their future careers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30322/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Protected Disclosures
Mary Lou McDonald
119. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills if whistleblowers who are on sick or stress related leave are paid in full; if not, the reason for same; if educational organisations contact whistleblowers on leave to ascertain their state of health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30323/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Student Grant Scheme Applications
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
120. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reassess the case of a person (details supplied) who has been refused a SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30337/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Student Assistance Fund
Gino Kenny
121. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to begin a phased restoration to 2012 rates of student assistance fund, SAF, to reflect the real costs attached to participation in higher level education here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30344/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Public Relations Contracts Data
David Cullinane
122. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a college has ever hired public relations firms with regard to whistleblowers in colleges; if so, the amount spent on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30347/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Protected Disclosures
David Cullinane
123. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a budget for a whistleblower to defend their good name in view of the fact that they stood up to protect the college reputation and finances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30348/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Mick Wallace
124. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that primary school classes have on average four to five more pupils than those across the EU; his plans to reduce class sizes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30385/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Capitation Grants
Mick Wallace
125. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the capitation grant for primary schools by €20 per pupil, which according to research carried out by an organisation (details supplied) would cost €11.6 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30386/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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DEIS Administration
Mick Wallace
126. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will restore support services for DEIS schools; the measures in place to ensure a maximum class size of 15:1 in DEIS band 1 junior classes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30387/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Teachers' Panel Rights
Mick Wallace
127. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore supply panels of teachers at primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30388/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Kevin O'Keeffe
128. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if SNA hours will be restored to 2017 allocation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if SNA hours for another person transferring to this school will be allocated to ensure that the school can maintain its SNA. [30394/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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English Language Training Organisations
Brian Stanley
129. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has met with representatives of a group (details supplied) who have requested to meet with him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30402/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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English Language Training Organisations
Brian Stanley
130. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the working conditions of English language teachers do not fall under his Department's remit; if so, the reason therefor; the Department under which responsibility for these issues would lie; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30403/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Student Support Schemes
Michael Healy-Rae
131. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding mental health counselling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30416/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Student Assistance Fund
Michael Healy-Rae
132. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding phased restoration of SAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30418/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Student Grant Scheme
Michael Healy-Rae
133. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding postgraduate grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30419/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
Michael Healy-Rae
134. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding adjacency rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30420/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
Michael Healy-Rae
135. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30421/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Student Support Schemes
Michael Healy-Rae
136. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding student support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30422/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Michael Healy-Rae
137. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding student fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30423/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Third Level Costs
Michael Healy-Rae
138. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a grant for mandatory Gaeltacht courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30424/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Third Level Charges
Michael Healy-Rae
139. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the student contribution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30425/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Departmental Funding
Paul Kehoe
140. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is funding available from his Department for general purpose rooms and PE halls; if not, his plans to offer funding at a future time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30434/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Teacher Exchange Scheme
Alan Kelly
141. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the five year rule for primary school teachers temporarily swapping jobs still stands; if there have been cases to the contrary; and if so, if he will list them and the reason they have been treated differently. [30480/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Passport Services
Martin Heydon
142. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding processing times for passports, both renewals and new applications, in view of the fact that it is now coming into the busy holiday period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30252/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Departmental Agencies Data
Jack Chambers
143. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if all agencies under his aegis have an up to date tax clearance certificate; the agencies which do not have an up to date tax clearance certificate; the reason they do not have a tax clearance certificate in each case, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30287/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Consular Services Provision
Catherine Connolly
144. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 142 of 4 May 2017, the measures taken to assist the person in expediting their appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30339/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Passport Services
Catherine Murphy
145. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which a naturalised person (details supplied) who was given a passport with an incorrect previous nationality can correct the official document upon renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30396/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Middle East Issues
Seán Crowe
146. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to recognise the state of Palestine further to the motion passed unanimously by Dáil Éireann on 10 December 2014 calling on the Government to recognise same; and the timeline for Ireland's recognition of the state of Palestine. [30508/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Brexit Negotiations
Seán Crowe
147. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his meeting with Michel Barnier, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator on 20 June 2017; and if he is requesting special status for Northern Ireland within the EU in his meetings with his EU counterparts and EU Brexit negotiators. [30509/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Middle East Issues
Seán Crowe
148. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Israeli Government Ministers have called for an increase in the number of illegal Israeli settlers in the occupied Syrian Golan by 100,000 over a five year period; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that in 2016 the Israeli Government approved the construction of 1,600 new illegal colonial settlement units in the Golan; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that due to discriminatory housing policies, Syrians are forced to build without permits risking fines and the full or partial demolition of the building in order to meet their housing needs (details supplied); if he will raise this issue with the Israeli Government; and the steps he is taking to ensure that the EU is raising these and related issues with the Israeli Government through its current political dialogue and will do so during the EU Israel Association Council meeting if it takes place later in 2017. [30510/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Commercial Rates Exemptions
Michael Moynihan
149. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address the anomaly in the Valuation (Amendment) Act 2015 whereby an exemption is provided for community sports clubs but other community organisations such as theatres are not eligible for a similar exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30364/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Naturalisation Certificates
Bernard Durkan
150. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to amend a certificate of naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) who had their previous nationality incorrectly recorded on their certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30210/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Departmental Agencies Data
Jack Chambers
151. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if all agencies under his aegis have an up to date tax clearance certificate; the agencies which do not have an up to date tax clearance certificate; the reason they do not have a tax clearance certificate in each case, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30290/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Garda Civilian Staff Recruitment
John Curran
152. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the three vacancies in the Garda internal audit unit have been filled to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30326/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Garda Deployment
John Curran
153. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the particular sections the two retired gardaí who have been contracted to work with the titles of temporary senior administrative assistant have been assigned to work in; the specific roles they have been tasked to carry out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30335/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Garda Strength
Catherine Murphy
154. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons per garda in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017, by division, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30371/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Garda Youth Diversion Projects
Catherine Murphy
155. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of children referred to the Garda youth diversion program by county in each of the years 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of juvenile liaison officers by county for the same years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30379/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Garda Youth Diversion Projects
Catherine Murphy
156. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda youth diversion projects by county and-or divisional basis in each of the years 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30380/17]
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Naturalisation Certificates
Catherine Murphy
157. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the process a person must undertake to correct the nationality on a certificate of naturalisation that they were issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30395/17]