Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Financial Services Ombudsman Issues

Jack Wall

125. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications made to the Financial Ombudsman and the number of which the Financial Ombudsman recommended should enter into mediation with their banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40532/12]

Financial Services Ombudsman Issues

Jack Wall

126. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Finance the number of requests for mediation refused by the banks when customers had referred their banking issues to the Financial Ombudsman [40535/12]

Banks Recapitalisation

Pearse Doherty

127. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 283 of 18 September 2012, if he will confirm the cost of the acquisition of Irish Nationwide by IBRC. [40581/12]

Banks Recapitalisation

Pearse Doherty

128. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 283 of 18 September 2012, if he will provide a breakdown of IBRC's balance sheet for 2011. [40582/12]

Promissory Note Negotiations

Pearse Doherty

129. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 283 of 18 September 2012, if he will clarify the position regarding the interest on the promissory notes, providing a breakdown of the interest which will be submitted by IBRC or if the interest will be passed on to the Central Bank of Ireland; if he will provide a breakdown of the amount and the way that this will happen; and if any of the interest will eventually be returned to the State. [40583/12]

Tax Code

Seán Kyne

130. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given, in view of the increased challenges a person with a disability faces to obtain employment, to the extension of the revenue job assist tax allowance into a more long term tax allowance which would support persons with a disability in employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40631/12]

Fuel Prices

Michael Healy-Rae

131. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance his views on the cost of fuel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40700/12]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

132. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the plans she has to enable FÁS apprentices complete their apprenticeships when they cannot access work experience and complete the required practical experience; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40368/12]

Schools Building Projects Status

Dominic Hannigan

133. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the purchase of the site for the new permanent Gael Scoil in Ashbourne, County Meath will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40065/12]

Schools Building Projects Status

Dominic Hannigan

134. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the minimum time needed for the planning and construction of a typical eight classroom primary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40066/12]

Schools Building Projects Status

Dominic Hannigan

135. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has confidence that the new permanent school for the Ashbourne Gaelscoil, County Meath will be completed and opened in time for the start of the September 2013 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40067/12]

School Accommodation

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

136. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Skills the recent correspondence he has had with Kildare Vocational Education Committee in relation to the provision of improved second level accommodation at the Curragh Camp; if he has engaged with the Department of Defence on this matter; his strategy for the long term delivery of education at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40074/12]

School Staffing

Brendan Griffin

137. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the replacement of a teacher (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40086/12]

School Transport Provision

Mattie McGrath

138. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary has been refused a school bus ticket; if he will review this matter based on the fact that no bus travels from the area in which they live into the school within their catchment area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40119/12]

Adult Education

Catherine Murphy

139. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if any element of the lifestart project is funded by his Department directly; if so, if he will outline the way it is funded, the locations and the amount of funding provided; if there is scope for any further funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40138/12]

Site Acquisitions

Joe Carey

140. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 31 of 15 March 2012, if he will report on progress on the acquisition of the site as outlined at that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40170/12]

School Breaks Standardisation

Thomas P. Broughan

141. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider reviewing the time-tabling of the primary and post-primary schools' mid-term break to ensure that it doesn't coincide with the annual Halloween celebration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40211/12]

Teacher Training Provision

Michael Creed

142. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify the position regarding the revised arrangements for teacher training and in particular the impact of the announced changes of students currently pursuing or intent on pursuing courses with private teacher training colleges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40224/12]

School Transport Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

143. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the financial assistance available for parents towards the cost of transport when they are living in excess of five kilometres from the nearest primary school or from the nearest school transport pick up point; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40237/12]

Vocational Education Committees Amalgamation

Noel Harrington

144. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the new structures for the proposed vocational education committees; if he will list the designated chief executive officers for each of the committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40350/12]

Student Grant Scheme Applications

Jack Wall

145. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the up to date position regarding an application for an education grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40353/12]

School Textbooks

Terence Flanagan

146. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will deal with the following matter regarding school books; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40360/12]

Schools Building Projects Status

Paschal Donohoe

147. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the position of a school (details supplied) currently on his Department's school building programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40376/12]

Schools Building Projects Status

Paschal Donohoe

148. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his Department is the owner of a property bounded by properties (details supplied); if he will outline his Department's plans for this site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40377/12]

Schools Building Projects Status

Paschal Donohoe

149. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current planning permission for a school (details supplied) has now expired; the plans he has to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40378/12]

Schools Building Projects Status

Michael Colreavy

150. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a definite timescale for commencement and completion of a new secondary school of Ballinamore, County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40508/12]

Schools Building Projects Status

Michael Colreavy

151. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied) and its application for an extension; if the status has changed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40509/12]

Teacher Recruitment

Regina Doherty

152. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the initiatives and opportunities that will be coming on stream to give hope to newly qualified teachers as they leave college and seek employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40575/12]

Departmental Staff Data

Regina Doherty

153. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department still grants leave of absence; and if not, the reason this is not considered as a neutral cost saving exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40594/12]

Redundancy Payments

Regina Doherty

154. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) whose special needs assistant contract was discontinued has been told they will not be issued with a P45 or redundancy payment until next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40604/12]

School Funding

Anne Ferris

155. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the breakdown per private school of the State subsidy for the past 10 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40614/12]

Institutes of Technology Issues

Seán Kyne

156. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the strategic partnership recently formed by Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Letterkenny Institute of Technology and the Institute of Technology Sligo as an attempt to achieve technological university status. [40626/12]

Bullying in Schools

Seán Kyne

157. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to the offer from the anti bullying campaign to provide training in combatting and preventing bullying to teachers and school staff free of charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40627/12]

Student Support Schemes Issues

Seán Kyne

158. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the budgetary amount allocated to the student assistance fund which provides emergency financial support to students in order that they can continue their studies will be maintained this year. [40628/12]

School Accommodation

Peter Mathews

159. Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any plans to build or relocate a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40696/12]

Teacher Redeployment

Finian McGrath

160. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the special national subsidiary panel in respect of a person (details supplied) [40732/12]

State Bodies Expenditure

Paschal Donohoe

161. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline if it is still the intention of his Department to merge the Forensic Science Laboratory into the State Laboratory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40197/12]

Land Swaps

Joe Higgins

162. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will make available from the Office of Public Works all details, including maps, of a land swap between the OPW and Wexford Borough Council; and if he will confirm that this land swap was the same as had been originally arranged in 1992/1993 (details supplied). [40315/12]

Public Procurement Contracts Tenders

Seamus Kirk

163. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the impact which the managed Print Services Framework will have on 300 Buisnesses which are excluded from the tendering process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40552/12]

Public Sector Reform Review

Patrick O'Donovan

164. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if privilege days still exist in the civil service; if so, if these privilege days date back prior to independence such as a day off to celebrate the Sovereign's birthday and Empire Day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40130/12]

Departmental Staff Data

Regina Doherty

165. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department still grants leave of absence; and if not, the reason this is not considered as a neutral cost saving exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40601/12]

Employment Rights Issues

Seán Crowe

166. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation his plans to introduce new legislative changes in view of the recent High Court judgement involving a migrant worker (details supplied) that was described by the presiding Judge as appalling exploitation and where weaknesses and lack of protections in the Employment Permits Act were highlighted. [40305/12]

Departmental Expenditure

Patrick O'Donovan

167. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he is able to determine if his Department or any of the other Government agencies under his remit such as Enterprise Ireland or the Industrial Development Agency have paid for former Government members to undertake courses in the United States of America. [40089/12]

Credit Guarantee Scheme Applications

Pearse Doherty

168. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the actual launch date of the temporary partial credit guarantee scheme which he announced in April 2012; the number of applications received to date under this scheme; and the total value of loans advanced under the scheme. [40280/12]

Credit Guarantee Scheme Applications

Pearse Doherty

169. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation in relation to the temporary partial credit guarantee scheme if he will provide an overview of marketing initiatives undertaken to notify and inform the target audience about the scheme [40281/12]

Credit Guarantee Scheme Applications

Pearse Doherty

170. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation in relation to the temporary partial credit guarantee scheme the expected annual value of the contract with a company (details supplied) for the oversight, management and operation of the scheme; and in relation to the tendering process and appointment of the company, the total number of tenders submitted. [40282/12]

Departmental Agencies Issues

Peadar Tóibín

171. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide the size and strength of the Industrial Development Agency mission to Australia in terms of funds, personnel and offices. [40296/12]

County and City Enterprise Boards Funding

Finian McGrath

172. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the support and advice he can offer to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [40320/12]

Consumer Protection

Patrick Nulty

173. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he has met a delegation from the Consumers Association of Ireland to discuss their funding problems; and if there are any plans for a follow up meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40372/12]

Consumer Protection

Patrick Nulty

174. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if the Consumers Association of Ireland has made an application for funding for 2012 or 2013; if his Department has evaluated same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40373/12]