Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

School Equipment

Robert Dowds

102. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will examine publishing material suitable for classroom posters as pdf files for free download in order to assist schools with managing costs. [51414/13]

School Patronage

Michael McGrath

103. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills in respect of the choice of patron body for a planned new school (details supplied) in County Cork, if he will provide details of the assessment process that has been undertaken to date by his Department; for each applicant body, the number of confirmed expressions of interest from prospective parents of pupils at the school; the position regarding the patronage decision; when he expects to make an announcement on the matter; when he envisages this new school will be enrolling pupils; the status of this project on his Department's schools building programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51426/13]

School Transport Appeals

Bernard Durkan

104. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the recent refusal of appeal for school transport in the case of the child of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51447/13]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

105. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 is not eligible to receive a full student grant. [51486/13]

Schools Building Projects Status

James Bannon

106. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the extension to a school (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51487/13]

Departmental Staff Allowances

Patrick O'Donovan

107. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons an allowance is not paid to persons that fill a co-ordinator's post on a temporary basis in adult education. [51523/13]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Tom Fleming

108. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an award of full 100% non adjacent rate maintenance grant, plus 100% fees and student contribution issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51526/13]

State Examinations

Pat Breen

109. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has been refused a spelling waiver; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51536/13]

Quality and Qualifications Ireland Accreditation

Stephen Donnelly

110. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the application process for access to ACELS recognition is opening only for a temporary period; the way a language school can obtain ACELS recognition outside of those dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51591/13]

School Enrolments

Simon Harris

111. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of primary school places in an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow for the school year starting September 2014; the number of parents that have not been offered any school place in the locality; the amount of school places available in the locality; the actions he intends to take and if his Department has met with local schools to discuss this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51677/13]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Michael Healy-Rae

112. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an assistive technology application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51701/13]

Schools Building Projects Administration

Michael McNamara

113. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department encourages boards of management in receipt of funding for devolved projects to provide information on the successful tender to unsuccessful tenderers; if he will clarify whether issues of commercial sensitivity apply to freedom of information requests that relate to tendering processes which have been completed; if so, for how long after the process has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51743/13]

Schools Building Projects Administration

Michael McNamara

114. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department discouraged a board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Clare in receipt of funding for devolved projects to provide information on the successful tender to unsuccessful tenderers. [51744/13]

Schools Building Projects Administration

Michael McNamara

115. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm whether his Department was involved in a tender process this year carried out by a board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Clare which received funding for a devolved projects, specifically whether his servants or agents advised that a tender could not be accepted. [51745/13]

Irish Language

Peadar Tóibín

116. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills the facilities available from his Department to help English language primary schools provide an Irish language stream within their school. [51770/13]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Róisín Shortall

117. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the supports provided by his Department to the Dyspraxia Association of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51804/13]

Schools Building Projects Status

Patrick O'Donovan

118. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a new school extension in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51854/13]

School Funding

Seán Kyne

119. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views regarding VEC-funded schools and voluntary religious schools, whether VEC schools have a distinct advantage in terms of State funding to the detriment of voluntary religious schools; if he accepts that this is having a negative effect on schools being able to attract pupils equally particularly in areas which have schools in close proximity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51864/13]

School Enrolments

Seán Kyne

120. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if recognition and extra supports are provided or can be provided for schools which do not have selective entrance policies such as entrance exams and interviews compared with neighbouring schools. [51865/13]

School Staffing

Seán Kyne

121. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether there is a critical number of teachers required to fulfil the full curriculum in secondary schools and if he acknowledges that the future survival of a secondary school in a rural location could be endangered where teacher numbers fall below a critical level. [51962/13]

Departmental Correspondence

Charlie McConalogue

122. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51965/13]

Valuation Office

Peter Mathews

123. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the backlog in the Valuations Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51295/13]

Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure

Brian Stanley

124. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the company (details supplied) awarded the contract to carry out Wicklow's River Dargle flood defence scheme has gone into examinership and has proceeded to close down operations; while it appears that the company has received payment, many of the subcontractors have not been paid; if Wicklow County Council is responsible for payment to subcontractors and their employees; the persons now responsible for the completion of this important project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51452/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Terence Flanagan

126. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of officials in his Department who receive the cost of club membership fees, including sports clubs and professional bodies, as part of their contract of employment; the total cost per year to his Department of paying these fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51370/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Terence Flanagan

127. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department pays for any of its employees to receive third level qualifications; if so, the annual cost for each of the past five years; if the employee will receive a financial bonus as a result of receiving this qualification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51384/13]

Public Sector Pensions

Martin Heydon

128. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the terms of the public service pension reduction; the timeframe it remains in place; if it is paid by both public servants and civil servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51407/13]

Labour Court Recommendations

Charlie McConalogue

129. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will implement the Labour Court recommendation for community employment scheme supervisors and assistant supervisors; the reasons this has not been implemented to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51553/13]

Public Sector Pensions Data

Olivia Mitchell

130. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total annual cost in 2012 of public service pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51758/13]

Freedom of Information Remit

Joanna Tuffy

131. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will include semi-State bodies such as Coillte and Bord na Móna in the Freedom of Information Bill 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51765/13]

Sale of State Assets

Lucinda Creighton

132. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number of staff within his Department or NewERA who have been working on the sale of Bord Gáis Energy; the total cost to his Department for any third party service that was engaged in the context of preparation for the sale of Bord Gáis Energy; if he will publish any third-party reports advising on the sale of Bord Gáis Energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51772/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Terence Flanagan

133. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of officials in his Department who receive the cost of club membership fees, including sports clubs and professional bodies, as part of their contract of employment; the total cost per year to his Department of paying these fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51368/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Terence Flanagan

134. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his Department pays for any of its employees to receive third level qualifications; if so, the annual cost for each of the past five years; if the employee will receive a financial bonus as a result of receiving this qualification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51382/13]

Foreign Direct Investment

Paudie Coffey

135. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total percentage breakdown of foreign direct investment that has been made in the cities of Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford in the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51485/13]

Trade Missions Expenditure

Lucinda Creighton

136. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 285 of 19 November 2013, the date on which the total costs of these trade missions will issue; if he will provide a list of the contracts signed and announced on each mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51494/13]

Trade Missions

Seán Kenny

137. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans regarding a trade mission to Russia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51564/13]

Work Permit Appeals

John O'Mahony

138. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when a decision will be made on an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) who has sought an extension to a work permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51601/13]

Work Permit Criteria

Bernard Durkan

139. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will set out the procedure to be followed to regularise their position in the case of non-EU nationals employed here, in some instances for up to ten years, occasionally employed by State agencies and meeting their statutory requirements in respect of PRSI, income tax and all other obligations but due to lack of work permit or updated residency status are now being informed by their employers which have been contacted by the Revenue Commissioners to the effect that they must cease employment notwithstanding the fact that many such persons hold pivotal positions in the workforce, have made a major contribution to society and continue to do so; if in such circumstances their situation can be urgently examined with a view to regularisation of their position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51680/13]

Redundancy Payments

Jack Wall

140. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the mechanism available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to obtain information regarding a former employer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51703/13]

Enterprise Support Services Provision

Paudie Coffey

141. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the supports that are available for social enterprises (details supplied) that are upskilling persons and providing produce for local businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51827/13]

Enterprise Ireland Funding

Martin Ferris

142. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if two companies (details supplied) in County Cork received any grant funding from Enterprise Ireland, and the amount they received in total. [51844/13]

Intellectual Property Management

Dara Calleary

143. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the commencement of intellectual property based derivatives trading by IPXI, Chicago, in June, the actions being taken vis-à-vis the report entitled Feasibility Study for Making Ireland a World Centre for Managing and Trading in Intellectual Property January 2013; when this report will be published; the main conclusions and actionable recommendations of the report; when these recommendations will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51877/13]

Copyright Legislation Review

Willie Penrose

144. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will confirm, having received a copy of the report prepared by the copyright review committee, which he established in 2011 that he has assessed the recommendations therein, including the draft Bill attached thereto; when he proposes to bring forward appropriate legislation to implement the said recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51953/13]

Media Mergers

Seán Kyne

145. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress of legislation to deal with media ownership which will promote diversity and prevent monopolies; if he has had discussions with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources on the matter; and when such legislation will be introduced into the legislative process. [51959/13]

Social Welfare Benefits

Mary Lou McDonald

146. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports that are available to support the return to work including covering the costs associated with respect to returning to work in the self-employed sector of persons who have been out on long-term sick leave. [51792/13]

Defined Benefit Pension Schemes

Michael McGrath

147. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that the views of existing pensioners are taken into account in finalising the new priority order for defined benefit pension schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51292/13]

Community Welfare Services

Catherine Murphy

148. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if the introduction of the Intreo service is intended to dispense with the role the community welfare officer currently plays; the number of offices that have been closed since the scheme was introduced; the number she plans to close and the time frame she is working to; where the staff have been deployed to; the way emergencies are to be handled in the absence of a CWO; if consideration has been given to the additional administrative burden elsewhere within her Department where assistance in making applications assisted in avoiding incorrect or inappropriate applications; what provision has been made to cover the travel costs of those who must travel to larger population centres; the estimated saving; under what heading will savings be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51302/13]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Brendan Griffin

149. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on the review of an invalidity pension application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51317/13]

National Internship Scheme Placements

Joanna Tuffy

150. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection the way her Department defines job displacement in relation to JobBridge. [51320/13]

Labour Activation Measures

Joanna Tuffy

151. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection further to approximately 2,400 jobseekers who have had penalty rates applied to their payments for failure to accept offers of education, training or employment, if any of these penalties related to the JobBridge scheme; and if not, if she will provide a breakdown of specific training schemes and education schemes which featured in this list. [51321/13]

National Internship Scheme Placements

Joanna Tuffy

152. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Social Protection further to the waiving of the six month cooling-off period allowing an employer to take on another intern immediately if the previous intern was employed by the host organisation or another company, if the internship should be fully completed, that is, for its full six or nine-month duration, for this to take place; and whether an intern is hired several months after his or her internship has ended but prior to the six-month cooling-off period if the original host organisation takes on another intern or must the intern be hired within a certain timeframe for the waiving of the cooling-off period. [51322/13]