Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Sick Pay Scheme

Brendan Smith

356 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will take in to account the concerns of employers as outlined through representative organisations in relation to proposals to impose sick pay costs on employers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Community Employment Schemes

Brendan Smith

357 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of community employment schemes in County Cavan in 2011 and 2012; the number of participants on each scheme; the level of funding provided for each scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Unfinished Housing Developments

Brendan Smith

514 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the level of funding provided to Cavan County Council in respect of improvement works to unfinished housing estates in 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Child Protection

Brendan Smith

108 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills his liaisons with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs regarding putting the Children’s First guidelines on a statutory basis; if this will impact on single teacher schools; if he will put extra staffing resources into such schools when legislation on the guidelines is enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Social Welfare Code

Brendan Smith

180 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will give urgent consideration to the problems outlined in correspondence (details supplied) regarding difficulties facing young persons in relation to homelessness; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Garda Stations

Brendan Smith

264 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question ref. 25744/12 of 23 May 2012, (details supplied) in relation to Whitehall Garda station, Dublin, if he is in a position to reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Departmental Expenditure

Brendan Smith

150 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the expenditure for his Department to the end of June both current and capital; if the expenditure to date is in line with the projected expenditure profile at the beginning of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Teachers’ Remuneration

Brendan Smith

162 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if figures recently provided by him on teachers pay in response to a parliamentary question on 4 July 2012 take into account reductions in public sector pay in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Information Technology

Brendan Smith

7 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation when the Cloud Computing Implementation Group held its most recent meeting; when he expects to receive proposals from the group for his consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34004/12]

School Curriculum

Brendan Smith

72 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to a report from the National Competitiveness Council which questions if changes to the maths curriculum will resolve underachievement in maths; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[34071/12]

School Staffing

Brendan Smith

73 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of resource teacher and learning support posts allocated in each year since 1997, including the number to be allocated for the 2012/2013 school year.
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Special Educational Needs

Brendan Smith

74 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants allocated in each year since 1997, including the number to be allocated for the 2012-13 school year.
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Special Educational Needs

Brendan Smith

75 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants allocated during the 2011-12 school year compared to what was provided for; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Special Educational Needs

Brendan Smith

76 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he or the National Council for Special Education carries out an analysis or provides estimates of the expected number of children with low incidence special needs that will enter primary school over the coming years and the supports that will need to be in place to meet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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School Guidelines on Mental Health

Brendan Smith

77 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in drafting interdepartmental guidelines to establish a framework for addressing mental health in the education system, when the guidelines will be published and if he will ensure that these are applied to primary level as well as post-primary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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School Curriculum

Brendan Smith

78 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider the introduction of a whole-school approach to tackling mental health in education rather than the current curriculum based approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Mental Health Services

Brendan Smith

79 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the specific actions in A Vision for Change relating to education which have been implemented by the Department of Education and Skills since A Vision for Change was published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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School Curriculum

Brendan Smith

80 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider an independent review of social personal and health education and its effectiveness in mental health promotion; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Court Proceedings

Brendan Smith

47 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will bring forward legislation to change the in camera rule regarding the reporting of child protection and welfare cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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School Patronage

Brendan Smith

149 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in relation to a proposal (details supplied); when this application is likely to be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[33001/12]

National Asset Management Agency

Brendan Smith

6 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance the timetable he envisages for the National Assets Management Agency redeeming its bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32707/12]

School Management

Brendan Smith

77 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that every school has a board of management set up as required under legislation; the details of each school that does not have a board of management; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Public Service Contracts

Brendan Smith

12 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is considering streamlining the tendering process for public contracts, in a manner that is consistent with EU rules, so that local Irish firms achieve a greater success rate in winning tenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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School Transport

Brendan Smith

99 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to resolve serious difficulties that have now arisen for many families with new charges for post-primary school transport, changes to school catchment area — nearest school requirement where there has been a pattern of attendance at different post-primary centres from a town and its immediate area where there is no second level school (details supplied) in County Cavan, and where those post-primary centres are roughly the same distance from this town; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that most pupils have already been enrolled at second level and in most instances enrolled in the same school as older siblings; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that these new charges will impose an additional burden on many families on low income; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Local Authority Funding

Brendan Smith

171 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when funding will be allocated to Cavan Town Council, in respect of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[32592/12]

Medical Cards

Brendan Smith

255 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied).
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Road Safety

Brendan Smith

94 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he intends to review the safety standards on our motorway network with particular reference to the provision of rest and refreshment areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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School Management

Brendan Smith

223 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines and supports his Department has offered schools and school boards of management for complying with new procedures set out in section 20 of the Finance Act 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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School Management

Brendan Smith

224 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has issued a circular to schools explaining the implications of section 20 of the Finance Act 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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School Management

Brendan Smith

225 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has requested additional resources and funding from the Department of Finance in order to assist schools and school boards of management in complying with the additional administrative responsibilities for schools outlined in section 20 of the Finance Act, 2011.
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Special Educational Needs

Brendan Smith

237 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the special needs assistant allocation to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9, in view of the complex special needs of the children involved and the difficulties the school will have in coping with reduced resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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