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Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Property Tax Collection
Catherine Murphy
203. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the reason for situations where a person, liable for property tax, whose sole income derives from a social welfare payment, wishes to have the tax deducted from a weekly income but is prevented from doing so as it would result in that weekly income falling below a minimum essential standard of living and is then forced to pay by other means such as by credit card, which incurs extra charges; if he will explain the way it is considered acceptable by the State to charge low-income persons for local property tax in a single amount while it is not considered acceptable by the State to charge them the same or lower sum in instalments; if he will explain the failures to anticipate this situation in designing the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2461/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
Clare Daly
204. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance the amount his Department spends on an annual basis in payments to consultancy firms (details supplied). [2477/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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European Central Bank
Clare Daly
205. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance the reason he has not taken action under Articles 35:1 and 340 of ECB statutes and initiated the taking of a case to the ECJ seeking clarification of the legality of the ECB's actions in October-November 2010 in forcing Ireland to repay unsecured debts. [2486/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Financial Services Regulation
Luke 'Ming' Flanagan
206. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance if he will call for a full investigation by the relevant authorities into the activities of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2507/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Tax Credits
Michael McGrath
207. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will address an issue raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the one parent family tax credit. [2508/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Financial Services Regulation
Luke 'Ming' Flanagan
208. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that all the required application forms and required details were supplied to the Central Bank by a person (details supplied) at the time an application was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2509/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Company Law
Luke 'Ming' Flanagan
209. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance due to the reported value of debts in a company's accounts, if he will call for a full investigation by the Revenue Commissioners into the accounts of companies (details supplied) as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2511/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Tax Credits
Michael Creed
210. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the situation regarding entitlement to the single parent tax credit where the couple have separated and the mother of the child has remarried and where custody and access are shared by virtue of legal agreement; if he will confirm that the father of the child who remains single is entitled to the credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2522/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Applications
Derek Nolan
211. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if there is a breakdown, by county, of the homeowners who have availed of the home renovation scheme tax break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2537/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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EU Budget Contribution
Michael McGrath
212. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the reason Ireland's 2013 EU budget contribution exceeded the budget day forecast by €300 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2580/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Banking Sector
Michael McGrath
213. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on the early involvement of a strategic or capital market based investor for Permanent TSB as part of its long-term plan to return to market ownership. [2581/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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EU Directives
Michael McGrath
214. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance when he envisages the bank resolution and recovery directive coming into force; the way banks would be recapitalised prior to its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2582/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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IBRC Bonds
Thomas P. Broughan
215. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance if the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government has provided all required information to his Department on bonds held by local authorities with the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; and if he will indicate the status of these bonds. [2588/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Tax Code
Noel Grealish
216. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance if there is a discrepancy in the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 where section 97(2)(b) provides for a deduction in respect of any rate levied by a local authority which is used by the Revenue Commissioners as a reason to disallow the former non-principal private residence charge as a deduction from rental income, whereas section 97(2)(d) states that the cost of maintenance, repairs, insurance and management of the premises is allowed; if any update on the legislation affecting these two sections is planned or in the process of being addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2643/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Tax Credits
Clare Daly
217. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify comments made during discussion on the Finance Bill in relation to changes to the single parent credit to the effect that the higher band would be retained by single fathers, resulting in them losing the credit of €1,650 but not the credit of €840 associated with the higher band, whereas it has now emerged that they will in fact lose both amounting to a very serious cutback for this category of person; and the action he will take regarding same. [2701/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Eligibility
Niall Collins
218. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance the tax relief exemptions available for a purpose (details supplied). [2743/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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NAMA Social Housing Provision
Thomas P. Broughan
219. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the way the special purpose vehicle established by the National Asset Management Agency has resulted in expediting the allocation of suitable units to social housing providers; and the number of units that have been transferred to approved housing bodies and local authorities since the NARPS was established. [2785/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Tax Credits
Clare Daly
220. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the statement made during discussions on the recent Finance Bill that the cuts to the single parent tax credit would not cost the full amount in the first year, as these changes seem to have come into effect immediately. [2806/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Tax Collection
Jerry Buttimer
221. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers earning less than €30,000 per annum; the numbers of which are private or public sector workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2818/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Tax Credits
Jerry Buttimer
222. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Finance the reason a person deemed to be self-employed as they work for their own limited company receives less of a tax credit than other employees of the same company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2819/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Universal Social Charge Exemptions
Jack Wall
223. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare should be exempt from paying the universal social charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2830/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Departmental Records
Pearse Doherty
224. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he is investigating the loss of documents related to the bank guarantee in 2009. [2866/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Departmental Records
Pearse Doherty
225. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the officeholders in the previous and current Government who would have had access to the letters that cannot be found at his Department relating to the bank guarantee in 2009. [2867/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Departmental Records
Pearse Doherty
226. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will carry out a full audit to ascertain if any further document relating to the bank guarantee have been lost. [2868/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Departmental Records
Pearse Doherty
227. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he is confident that all information in his Department that might be relevant to a banking inquiry is still available. [2869/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Departmental Records
Pearse Doherty
228. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the procedures that exist in his Department for the maintenance of sensitive files; if he will review these procedures in view of the loss of documents relating to the bank guarantee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2870/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Voluntary Sector Funding
Catherine Byrne
229. Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Finance the voluntary and community organisations funded by his Department in 2013, or the most recent year for which information is available; and the amount provided in each case and the purpose for which it was provided. [2873/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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European Investment Bank Loans
Pearse Doherty
230. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the amounts Ireland received from the European Investment Bank for each year since 2008; and if he will provide a breakdown by project of what this money funded or part-funded. [2955/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Gaelscoileanna Issues
Peadar Tóibín
231. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is no dedicated office within his Department to support, fund and respond to the demand for Irish-medium education; and the reason much needed resources have not been made available to oversubscribed gaelscoileanna; and the reason the North of Ireland's progress in the development of Irish-medium education cannot be replicated here in order that the educational needs of parents, teachers and students are met. [2653/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Provision
Joe Higgins
232. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has estimated the potential drop out rate by apprentices from courses they have undertaken with FÁS/SOLAS arising from the introduction of fees for those courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2333/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Bullying in Schools
Bernard Durkan
233. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which his Department has monitored incidents of bullying among children or teenagers; if any particular issues have arisen wherein it might be possible to discourage all forms of bullying of young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53794/13]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Departmental Reports
Barry Cowen
234. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the total amount spent since February 2011 on external reports commissioned by his Department including payments from ministerial allowances, broken down by report; if he will provide the details of any consultants employed; the names of each report and their status as published or ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2359/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Provision
Mattie McGrath
235. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse the new fees applicable to trainee apprentices in view of the undue hardship this fee will impose on some of the lowest earners in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2371/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Summer Works Scheme Applications
Tom Fleming
236. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide funding to the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry, to enable them to proceed with their plans to develop a proper facility to replace the current restricted and totally inadequate and cramped play area which is a health and safety hazard for the 111 children attending this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2387/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Schools Building Projects Status
Noel Coonan
237. Deputy Noel Coonan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a building project for a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the timeframe for completion of works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2394/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Proposed Legislation
Patrick Nulty
238. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the education (admissions to schools) Bill; the provision the Bill will make to ensure that all children have appropriate access to State-funded schools; his views on the practice whereby some schools ask for the baptismal certificates of pupils before enrolment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2399/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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School Textbooks Rental Scheme
Michael Lowry
239. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Skills his view on whether it is fair that a school that has commenced a school book rental scheme is excluded from the recently announced book rental grant, even if this scheme is only operational in one class at present; if he will consider extending this to include schools that have a partial book rental scheme; if he will review the case of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary to determine their eligibility for grant aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2405/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Summer Works Scheme Applications
Michael Healy-Rae
240. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for summer works grant in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2406/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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School Guidance Counsellors
Michael Healy-Rae
241. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reverse the decision that was taken in September 2012 to cut school counselling services as this is having a deep and serious effect on our young people who suffer from bullying, self-harm and low self-esteem on a daily basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2414/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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School Textbooks Rental Scheme
Michael McGrath
242. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to an issue raised in correspondence (details supplied) by a primary school principal in Cork City; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2422/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Student Grant Scheme Applications
Finian McGrath
243. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a student grant in respect of a person (details supplied). [2468/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
Clare Daly
244. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount his Department spends on an annual basis in payments to consultancy firms (details supplied). [2475/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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School Textbooks Rental Scheme
Terence Flanagan
245. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in Dublin North-East and Dublin North Central that are availing of the book rental scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2526/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Thomas P. Broughan
246. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the position regarding the review of the visiting teacher service for visually impaired children; and to confirm that the service will not be subject to cuts following the review. [2583/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Schools Building Projects Expenditure
Noel Grealish
247. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that has been spent by his Department on schools building projects in 2012 and 2013; the amount of the five-year capital building project that has been spent to date; the number of schools that are at stage 2A in the schools building programme; the number of schools that are through all planning stages and ready for construction; the number of schools that are awaiting ministerial approval to proceed to construction; if he will list these schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2591/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Summer Works Scheme Applications
Brendan Griffin
248. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a summer works scheme grant will be made available to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2597/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Summer Works Scheme Applications
Brendan Griffin
249. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a summer works scheme grant will be made available to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry. [2598/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Summer Works Scheme Applications
Brendan Griffin
250. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a summer works scheme grant will be made available to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2599/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Thomas Pringle
251. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on reports that autistic children are being confined in withdrawal rooms for extended periods without supervision during school hours; his views regarding guidelines on the use of these rooms being set by the board of management of individual schools rather than at national level; his views on whether this is an appropriate method to deal with children with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2608/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Summer Works Scheme Applications
Brendan Griffin
252. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a summer works scheme grant will be made available to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2635/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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School Textbooks Rental Scheme
Willie Penrose
253. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Skills in the context of correspondence (details supplied), if he will take steps to address the anomaly that has arisen under the recently announced grants for book rental schemes, which excludes schools, which in many areas, promoted and advanced school book rental schemes and which are now disadvantaged because of their enterprise; if additional funding can be secured to enable these far seeing schools to be accommodated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2638/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Student Grant Scheme Appeals
Tom Fleming
254. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a student grant appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2652/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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State Examinations
John O'Mahony
255. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo who had a reader for the junior certificate has been refused one for the leaving certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2702/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Education Grants
Joanna Tuffy
256. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on correspondence regarding an application by a sports club (details supplied) in Dublin 20; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2705/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board
Clare Daly
257. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the costs of the Caranua scheme; the number of employees in the organisation; and if he is open to amendments. [2728/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Schools Amalgamation
Noel Grealish
258. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a meeting took place in January 2013 regarding the proposed amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in County Galway; the persons who were present at the meeting and who they represented; if there were representatives of his Department at the meeting; if there were representatives of the board of management of each school at the meeting; the names of the persons representing each school and their positions therein; if there were representatives of any other organisation at the meeting; the outcome of the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2730/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Summer Works Scheme Applications
Seán Fleming
259. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be approved under the summer works scheme in respect of a project submitted by three schools (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2771/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Student Grant Scheme Appeals
Brendan Griffin
260. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision has been made on student grant appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2795/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Schools Review
Jack Wall
261. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the methodology employed and-or its agencies in measuring intelligence quotient in the context of assessing primary school teaching; if his Department considers that the accepted international methodology involves the bell curve; if his Department's procedures incorporate the bell curve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2801/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
Róisín Shortall
262. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the means assessment used by Student Universal Support Ireland for self-employed persons; the reason net income is not the basis of the eligibility decision; the reason no deduction for interest on borrowings which fund the fixed assets of a business is allowed for in means assessment; the action that can be taken to assist persons (details supplied) who have been denied a grant from SUSI on the ground of their parents’ means, despite their parents being granted financial assistance by the Department of Social Protection due to their limited income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2805/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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State Examinations
Robert Troy
263. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been a recent change in policy for the reasonable allocation scheme. [2810/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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School Textbooks Rental Scheme
Jerry Buttimer
264. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills his proposals for book rental schemes in schools; the reason the scheme is being limited to schools that do not already have a book rental scheme in place; if he will consider extending the scheme so that it supports the initiatives of schools that, through voluntary efforts of teachers and parents, have established book rental schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2816/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Summer Works Scheme Applications
Martin Ferris
265. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will prioritise an application for funding under the summer works scheme in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2826/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Schools Building Projects Status
Bernard Durkan
266. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in the determination of whether a school (details supplied) in County Kildare will be included in the schools building programme in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2831/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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School Transport Provision
Brendan Griffin
267. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will authorise the extension of a national school bus route (details supplied) in the mornings, with the agreement of Bus Éireann and the bus operator, to extend this service at no extra cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2832/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Bernard Durkan
268. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which children with special needs continue to receive an adequate degree of services in view of the importance of ensuring that such children are given a reasonable chance in a very competitive climate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2909/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Bernard Durkan
269. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of resources available to his Department to meet the educational requirements of children with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2910/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Schools Building Projects Status
Bernard Durkan
270. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of new school building projects under way; the number of expected starts at primary and second level throughout 2014; the number of extra school places likely to become available in the course thereof; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2911/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Education Standards
Bernard Durkan
271. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which his Department continues to liaise with the business sector with a view to ensuring that the educational system adequately meets the requirements of the workplace with particular reference to the development of the specific skills currently required and likely to be required in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2912/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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School Enrolments
Bernard Durkan
272. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which school place requirements, at primary and second level, have been fully identified to date; if any particularly sensitive areas in this regard have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2913/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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School Curriculum
Bernard Durkan
273. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which the primary and second level curriculum continues to focus on the need to cater for the requirements of modern commerce and industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2914/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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School Curriculum
Bernard Durkan
274. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the transition year programme continues to be used as a way to give opportunities to students to gain useful experience likely to positively impact on their career choice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2915/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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School Patronage
Bernard Durkan
275. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he continues to liaise with smaller denominational urban and rural schools, with particular reference to the need to recognise their ethos and ensure that commitments previously entered into or understandings reached over generations continue to be recognised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2916/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Bernard Durkan
276. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he is satisfied regarding the adequacy of number of special needs teachers and special needs assistants available throughout the educational sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2917/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Bernard Durkan
277. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he continues to be in a position to maintain a reasonable pupil-teacher ratio in all schools throughout County Kildare; if his attention has been brought to particular areas under pressure in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2918/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Bullying in Schools
Bernard Durkan
278. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of reports of various forms of school bullying reported or identified in 2013; the degree to which any new initiatives have been taken to address this issue. [2919/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Schools Building Projects Applications
Bernard Durkan
279. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number and location of applications for new schools from school authorities throughout County Kildare awaiting sanction in his Department, at primary and second level; when he expects them to proceed; the extent to which the requirements as set out by the various school authorities are being met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2920/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Schools Building Projects Applications
Bernard Durkan
280. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number and locations of applications for extension, improvement or upgrading works in respect of primary and second level schools throughout County Kildare awaiting sanction in his Department; the number of school places likely to be affected; when he expects such applications to be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2921/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Schools Administration
Bernard Durkan
281. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills in the context of meeting the requirements as set out by the school authorities at Maynooth Post Primary School, County Kildare, the extent to which the preferred options as expressed by the various school authorities in the area have been borne in mind and accepted by his Department; if the unique nature and seamless structure of education in Maynooth, from primary to third level, is accepted; if due regard will be taken of the need to ensure that the future provisions and structure of second level education in the area reflects the strongly expressed preferred views of the persons as indicated in a local plebiscite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2922/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Schools Administration
Bernard Durkan
282. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if in the determination of the format of the post-primary educational requirements in Maynooth, County Kildare, in respect of school buildings at Maynooth post-primary school, the Kildare-Wicklow Education and Training Board has been made aware of the strongly preferred options by parent groups in the area that the proposed two new school buildings should be amalgamated under a single board of management with a principal and deputy principals, that such management would be responsible for enrolment policy and administration; if his Department or the Kildare –Wicklow Education and Training Board have the primary statutory responsibility in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2923/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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School Textbooks Rental Scheme
Ciaran Lynch
283. Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Education and Skills the assistance available to a school (details supplied) in County Cork with an existing book rental scheme to enable it to continue the scheme into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2928/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Appointments to State Boards
Patrick Nulty
284. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he will take to ensure that all vacancies of the board of the Standards in Public Office Commission are filled, as a matter of urgency; if he will outline the reason for the delay; if he is aware that SIPO requires its full complement of six board members to investigate allegations under its remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2247/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Flood Relief Schemes Funding
Brian Walsh
285. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funding available under the coastal storm flood damage scheme for Galway city and county to assist in carrying out coastal protection and other repair works; the estimated date of commencement of assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2539/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Coastal Protection Measures
Brendan Griffin
286. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if Kerry County Council will be reimbursed for emergency works it carried out in the mid-2000s to put in place coastal protection works at Inch beach, County Kerry; if he will designate responsibility for this outstanding issue, as the cross-departmental failure to resolve the matter has caused severe financial hardship for Kerry County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2596/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Commercial Rates Exemptions
Clare Daly
287. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an exemption from commercial rates to not-for-profit recording and rehearsing facilities for musicians in order to assist the development of this part of our culture. [2704/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Architectural Heritage
Emmet Stagg
288. Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total outlay to date by the Office of Public Works in Castletown Estate and lands at Castletown, Celbridge, County Kildare, including the original price paid for the house and estate and the subsequent yearly expenditure on preservation upgrading and landscaping. [2750/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Tourism Industry
Emmet Stagg
289. Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons who have visited Castletown House in Celbridge, County Kildare, in each of the past five years; and the income generated by such for the house and estate. [2751/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Architectural Heritage
Emmet Stagg
290. Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the future proposals for the further development of Castletown House and Estate, Celbridge, County Kildare; if it includes proposals to build a perimeter fence for the whole estate; and the estimated cost of such a fence. [2752/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Departmental Reports
Barry Cowen
291. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form the total amount spent since February 2011 on external reports commissioned by his Department, including payments from ministerial allowances, broken down by report; if he will provide the details of any consultants employed; the names of each report and their status as published or ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2366/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Right of Way Issues
Brendan Griffin
292. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if members of the public have the right to walk the banks of a river (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2402/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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State Bodies Data
Thomas P. Broughan
293. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 22 of 9 October 2013, if he will provide an update on the level of rationalisation that has taken place in State bodies; and the status of the mergers of the Valuation Office, the Property Registration Authority, Ordnance Survey Ireland, State Laboratory and the Forensic Science Laboratory. [2407/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Public Service Reform Plan Update
Finian McGrath
294. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will clarify a matter of public service reform (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2418/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Flood Prevention Measures
Brendan Griffin
295. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when works will be carried out to prevent future flooding of an estate (details supplied) in County Kerry located by the Sneem river; if he will provide funding for the work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2442/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Coastal Protection
Tom Fleming
296. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will make emergency funding available for works to repair the breach as a matter of priority and to carry out further repairs and strengthening works to the embankment at Garrane and Reen, Killorglin, County Kerry, in order to prevent further damage to properties, businesses, and so on; if he will assist the community as it can not protect its homes, businesses, farms and properties from tidal flooding; if he will provide a detailed report on the works to be carried out to the Garrane and Reen embankment and the cost for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2452/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
Clare Daly
297. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount his Department spends on an annual basis in payments to consultancy firms (details supplied). [2482/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Coastal Protection
Tom Fleming
298. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will make funding available for coastal protection works at Reenallagane, Glenbeigh, County Kerry as the recent storm-high tide did an alarming amount of damage to the beach and shoreline and homes and private properties are now seriously at risk; if he will take into consideration that the next high tides are forecast for the end of the month or beginning of February; if he will come to the assistance of the community as it cannot protect its homes and properties from tidal flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2532/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Departmental Funding
Brendan Griffin
299. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide funding for repair works on an embankment at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2568/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Departmental Funding
Brendan Griffin
300. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide funding for repair works on an embankment at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry to help prevent flooding of homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2569/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Departmental Funding
Brendan Griffin
301. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide funding for repair works on an embankment at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2570/14]
Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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Coastal Protection
Tom Fleming
302. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will make emergency funding available to repair-strengthen the embankment at Incharee, Glenbeigh, County Kerry, as homes and properties in the area are continuously at risk to flooding; if he will take into consideration that the next high tides are forecast for the end of the month or beginning of February; if he will provide assistance to the community, as it cannot protect its homes and properties from tidal flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2592/14]