Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

School Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

519. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide additional funding in respect of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 20 to allow it to carry out a dyslexia assessment on one of their students. [4554/15]

Teachers' Remuneration

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

521. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to address the anomaly which has deprived 30 or so teachers of just over €3,000 annually since the teaching qualification allowances were discontinued in 2012 (details supplied). [4584/15]

State Examinations

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

530. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will be provided with access to a scribe for the leaving certificate examination in view of the fact they have a condition called dysgraphia. [4768/15]

State Examinations

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

531. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will re-examine the new criteria put in place to be eligible for access to a scribe or word processor in State examinations as the criteria is too stringent and students such as a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 are missing out on this vital service by a mere 1% in the qualifying tests; and if discretion can be applied when a student misses out by such a small margin. [4769/15]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

170. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when his Department will make the tenant purchase scheme guidelines available to local authorities. [4108/15]

Detention Centres Places

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

80. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the lack of beds in juvenile detention centres for juveniles who have been convicted, but have to be discharged due to the bed shortage. [4005/15]

Taxi Regulations

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

140. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the delay in issuing a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W with their taxi identification badge; and when they will receive same. [4012/15]

Social Welfare Benefits

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

98. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of one parent family payment plus a half rate carer's allowance who will be impacted by the lowering of the qualifying age of a child scheduled to take effect in July 2015; and the amount of the weekly reduction from social welfare that they will experience as a consequence. [2938/15]

Social Welfare Benefits

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

99. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of one parent family payment who will be impacted by the lowering of the qualifying age of a child scheduled to take effect in July 2015; and if she will provide a breakdown of the amount of weekly reduction from social welfare that they will experience depending on which payment they transfer onto. [2939/15]

Jobseeker's Benefit Payments

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

189. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 is receiving €90 a week jobseeker's benefit rather than the full amount in view of the fact that their spouse only works 24 hours a week and cannot guarantee overtime payments. [2286/15]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

212. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and when a decision will be made on their case. [2690/15]

Labour Activation Projects

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

216. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if the JobPath contracts with the preferred bidders have been finalised; if not, the expected timeframe for same and the expected date from which social welfare recipients are expected to be referred to the new providers. [2761/15]

Pension Provisions

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

58. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the pension schemes that became insolvent between 25 January 2007 and 25 December 2013 and which availed of the personal insolvency practitioners service; the size of each in terms of number of members; the name of the sponsoring employer; the scale of the deficit in each at the time of wind-up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1049/15]

Prison Building Programme

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

438. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the management and procurement practices in place in the prison service for major building projects in particular procurement, which should be independent and fair to all parties. [1292/15]

Prison Building Programme

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

439. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality regarding the Cork Prison construction project if her attention has been drawn to major additions that have been made to the project specifications, which would have been known prior to the construction tender being awarded and planning permission being sought; the reason for the changes in the plans; if she will list the alterations and if they need additional planning permission; if a delay in the completion of the project will result; her views on the matter. [1293/15]

Prison Building Programme

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

440. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the tender contract award cost for Cork Prison and the current estimate for completing the contract. [1294/15]

Prison Building Programme

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

441. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the tender cost and the name of the successful firm which won the consultancy tender to manage the redevelopment of Limerick Prison and the new Cork Prison. [1295/15]

Prison Building Programme

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

442. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of companies who tendered for the construction and consultancy contracts for the redevelopment of Limerick Prison and the new Cork Prison. [1296/15]

Prison Building Programme

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

443. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the full details of the Limerick consultant's tender award including criteria and so on have been published; her views that the tendering process fully complied with the e-tendering criteria, including that the full scope of contract is advertised at tender stage. [1297/15]

Prison Building Programme

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

444. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the figure on which the contracts were awarded on the Cork and Limerick development projects; the amount paid to date to the consultants' firms; and the estimated final payments for both contracts. [1298/15]