Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

School Staffing

Róisín Shortall

101. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the mainstream staffing for 2013/14 in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11; if he will outline his intentions with regard to subsuming and retaining concessionary legacy teaching posts which form part of the current and future staffing arrangement for this school; and if there is an appeal mechanism to appeal against this decision. [19453/13]

In-service Training

Jonathan O'Brien

102. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if retired principals are being employed by his Department, the vocational education committees or directly by schools or colleges to provide continual personal development in-service training for teachers; and if he will provide in tabular form the money paid to retired teachers providing this service on an individual basis for the past two years. [19468/13]

Public Sector Staff Recruitment

Jonathan O'Brien

103. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if persons who have worked in the education sector and have availed of retirement under the terms of the Croke Park 1 deal are barred from returning in any way to public service or receiving payments for constituency work, training teachers, principals, deputy principals or school/college management in-service training or delivery of continual personal development of any kind. [19469/13]

Student Grant Scheme Applications

Nicky McFadden

104. Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a full Student Universal Support Ireland grant will be awarded to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19484/13]

Office of Public Works Projects

Michael Creed

105. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the delay in concluding an agreement to purchase a site at a location (details provided) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19171/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Sean Fleming

106. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any of his Department’s 2012 capital expenditure allocation was used for current expenditure purposes last year, the amount used for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19220/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Sean Fleming

107. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the month by month profile for his Department's 2013 capital expendiuture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19236/13]

National Procurement Service Savings

Peadar Tóibín

108. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the contrast in price and service between the mandatory Viking contract for stationery consumables for schools and existing community based purchasing groups such as that provided by a company (details supplied) in County Meath.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19303/13]

Public Sector Pensions

Willie O'Dea

109. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there will be an assurance given that no further cuts will be made to the pensions of retired Gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19327/13]

Property Valuations

Ray Butler

110. Deputy Ray Butler asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the entire premises of sporting organisations are being evaluated under the commercial rateable jurisdiction of local authorities in view of the fact that this is leading to excessive financial pressure and potential closures of sports clubs' facilities nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19328/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Sean Fleming

111. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if any of his Department’s 2012 capital expenditure allocation was used for current expenditure purposes last year, the amount used for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19218/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Sean Fleming

112. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide the month by month profile for his Department's 2013 capital expendiuture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19234/13]

Job Creation Data

Peadar Tóibín

113. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created, and jobs sustained, by each county enterprise board for each year since 2007. [19307/13]

Departmental Agencies

Sean Fleming

114. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the Craft Council, which is under the auspices of his Department will be recognised as a cultural body in order to enable craft workers to be included under legislation governing the Arts Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19414/13]

Local Enterprise Offices Remit

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan

115. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason the proposed LEOs are going to be less confusing for businesses; if the limit of 10 employees is maintained for the LEOs; if the LEOs will be able to engage with indigenous companies who employ more than 10 but do not export; if he will confirm that the new LEOs will have an independent evaluation committee based on independent business experts and professionals who chair such committees; if he will explain the reason the current proposal to have county managers or their representatives chair such an expert committee is supportive of achieving economic development and job creation in view of the fact that it is not their area of expertise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19465/13]

Local Enterprise Offices Establishment

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan

116. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which the proposal to maintain in excess of 30 LEOs meets the criteria of reducing the number of quangos in the McCarthy report; the way in which the suggested structure of new enterprise offices based on local authorities reporting to county managers with a service level agreement with Enterprise Ireland, that is, adding the complexity of local authorities, does not in fact create another layer for businesses to deal with; if he will explain the way the proposed new structure and the reporting requirements within it are enterprise focused; and if he will outline the reason start up businesses should see why engaging with a local authority that sets and demands rates is a positive and innovative reform. [19467/13]

Youth Guarantee

Terence Flanagan

117. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to Focus Ireland's proposal to introduce a Youth Guarantee; if she will provide education, training and support for young persons experiencing homelessness; her views on whether it will save costs for the Exchequer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19186/13]

Home Care Packages

Jim Daly

118. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a home care package payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19438/13]

Respite Care Grant

Finian McGrath

119. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will reverse the 19% cut to the respite care grant and actively support the campaign by carers to give carer's a break [19487/13]

Child Benefit Policy

Willie O'Dea

120. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans for the future of child benefit;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19154/13]