Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

School Funding

Jonathan O'Brien

190. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the top 30 rates of voluntary contributions required by schools here; the names of these schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52750/13]

State Examinations Statistics

Jonathan O'Brien

194. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of fee-paying schools here; and the number of fee-paying schools that offer the leaving certificate applied programme. [52845/13]

State Examinations Statistics

Jonathan O'Brien

195. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of non fee-paying schools here; and the number of non fee-paying schools that offer the leaving certificate applied programme. [52846/13]

Student Grant Scheme Appeals

Jonathan O'Brien

196. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times a student may appeal a Student Universal Support Ireland decision; the steps in the appeals mechanism in total; the point at which an appeal may reach him or his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52858/13]

Special Educational Needs Staffing

Jonathan O'Brien

197. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he intends to review the special needs assistant contract scheme to ensure that all schools are compliant with his Department's circulars. [52872/13]

Job Creation Data

Jonathan O'Brien

243. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created and the number of jobs lost for each year since 2007 in the manufacturing and in the financial services sector; the way these figures are determined; and if the recent figures are in line with the targets set by the Government for these sectors. [53033/13]

Work Placement Programmes

Jonathan O'Brien

255. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection the schools and educational institutions in which JobBridge interns have been taken on and in which they are currently employed since its inception; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52617/13]

Fire Service Issues

Jonathan O'Brien

324. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the development of fire service provision in County Cork; and if there will be an increase in employment in the fire services there during the next year. [52514/13]

Suicide Prevention

Jonathan O'Brien

477. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the funding available for community-based suicide awareness groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52570/13]

Social Welfare Code

Jonathan O'Brien

21. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to expand the back-to-education allowance for all postgraduate courses. [50107/13]

Back to Education Allowance Eligibility

Jonathan O'Brien

76. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection the date on which she will make the back-to-education allowance scheme available to all postgraduate courses. [51118/13]

Youth Unemployment Measures

Jonathan O'Brien

2. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail the increase in youth employment since the Government came into power; and the impact of the Action Plan for Jobs 2013 in getting young persons into employment [50615/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Jonathan O'Brien

10. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the impact departmental budget cuts in 2014 will have on job and enterprise creation agencies and their ability to deliver existing programmes and commitments. [50482/13]

Employment Rights

Jonathan O'Brien

17. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the expected workplace relations legislation will be moved in Dáil Éireann; and the steps taken by the Government to enhance and develop workers’ rights since coming to power. [50483/13]

Employment Data

Jonathan O'Brien

19. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the date by which he expects the rate of employment to return to the pre-crisis levels based on current rates of change. [50485/13]

Employment Data

Jonathan O'Brien

24. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the net increases in employment in the financial services and manufacturing sectors since the Government came to power; and progress towards the targets set for employment in these sectors. [50484/13]

Enterprise Support Schemes

Jonathan O'Brien

26. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail any consideration of reviewing the targets for microenterprise loans and credit guarantee schemes in view of the take-up of these programmes to date. [50481/13]

Momentum Programme

Jonathan O'Brien

64. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the prospective cost of providing travel allowances for participants in MOMENTUM courses who reside a considerable distance from the location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50932/13]

National Internship Scheme Places

Jonathan O'Brien

65. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department does not maintain a record of schools who utilise the JobBridge scheme to employ interns; and from whom his Department acquires the information on the numbers of schools who utilise the JobBridge scheme to employ interns. [50933/13]

Schools Administration

Jonathan O'Brien

66. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a circular for schools regarding the use of tablets or ipads; if he is concerned at the financial impact this will have on families; and his plans to record the number of schools introducing such devices. [50934/13]

Teachers' Remuneration

Jonathan O'Brien

67. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of paying teachers salaries in fee paying schools for each of the past five years. [50935/13]

Student Grant Scheme Delays

Jonathan O'Brien

68. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who have not yet received Student Universal Support Ireland grants for this academic term despite having been awarded same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50936/13]

Ministerial Advisers Remuneration

Jonathan O'Brien

69. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of his special advisers and their salaries. [50937/13]

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Jonathan O'Brien

70. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons in his Department earning between €80,000 and €90,000 per annum; between €90,000 and €100,000 per annum; between €100,000 and €110,000 per annum; more than €110,000; and the amount and the job title of each person. [50938/13]

School Enrolments

Jonathan O'Brien

71. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the circumstances and legislation under which a school may be compelled to admit a student. [50939/13]

Student Grant Scheme Applications

Jonathan O'Brien

72. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding Student Universal Support Ireland grants in respect of persons (details supplied). [50953/13]

Equality Issues

Jonathan O'Brien

88. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the advertisement and recruitment procedures for a recent position filled in the professional development services for teachers run by the Dublin West Education Centre, which recently advertised for the position of deputy director organisational affairs (PDST), complied with equality legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51048/13]

Special Education Review

Jonathan O'Brien

92. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the working group established by the National Council for Special Education on its proposal to develop a new model for the allocation of teaching supports for children with special educational needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50480/13]

Industrial Disputes

Jonathan O'Brien

95. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the efforts that are being made to resolve the ongoing industrial relations dispute with the ASTI; if he will provide assurances that his Department’s focus will be on reaching a fair settlement with the ASTI and to resolve the outstanding issues that have arisen from the Haddington Road agreement; and if he will acknowledge that teachers are being increasingly overwhelmed by new initiatives that are being implemented at a time when schools are enduring unsustainable cutbacks in resources and services. [50548/13]

Educational Disadvantage

Jonathan O'Brien

105. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a detailed report on the cross-Border co-operative activities planned for 2014 which will draw on emerging evidence on improvements in learning and the evaluations of DEIS, the action plan of the Department of Education and Skills to combat educational disadvantage, developments in inspection practice, North and South, and a date for possible joint participation in professional development for inspectors. [50109/13]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Jonathan O'Brien

115. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children who have moved from a special needs unit to mainstream education and have sought a special needs assistant but have not been provided with one over the past year. [50105/13]

Schools Administration

Jonathan O'Brien

121. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will introduce legislation to ensure that schools provide to parents a breakdown of the way voluntary contributions are spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50106/13]

Teaching Qualifications

Jonathan O'Brien

126. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details on the collaborative agreement that has been reached by the Marino Institute of Education and the University of Ulster on the provision of assistance and support to students from the Six Counties and Border region wishing to undertake the Scurdú le hAghaidh Cáilíochta sa Ghaeilge and Oiriúnú le hAghaidh Cáilíochta sa Ghaeilge; and the efforts that are being made by his Department to facilitate the delivery of language qualification from TCI to St. Mary’s College, Belfast. [50108/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Jonathan O'Brien

220. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of production and distribution of the booklet sent to parents regarding school uniforms. [50315/13]

Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration

Jonathan O'Brien

223. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that while his Department recognises the working week for special needs assistants as comprising of 28 hours per week, the National Council for Special Education uses the 32-hour standard for a full-time SNA post; that many SNAs are expected to work for the normal school hours in the school that they are working in and be available for a period of time before and after school in order to help with reception and dispersal of children; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that the time they are required in addition to be available is not included in their contract time and that many SNAs are working approximately four hours per week for free as a result; and his plans to rectify same. [50348/13]

Special Educational Needs Expenditure

Jonathan O'Brien

227. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the average cost of employing a special needs assistant. [50377/13]

Teaching Qualifications

Jonathan O'Brien

240. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a qualification criterion for teachers working with pupils with special educational needs. [50600/13]

Third Level Fees

Jonathan O'Brien

243. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the report currently being compiled on practices being operated by individual higher education institutions in charging different rates of fees. [50686/13]

Third Level Fees

Jonathan O'Brien

244. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the needs of children of non EU migrants who are forced to pay high tuition fees and the barriers to education this presents. [50687/13]

Third Level Fees

Jonathan O'Brien

245. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that children of non-EU migrants who have been resident here for a number of years and attending higher education can access financial assistance if necessary. [50688/13]

Third Level Fees

Jonathan O'Brien

246. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that all students in all HEIs are able to reverse their fee status upon obtaining citizenship during their third level education. [50689/13]

School Health and Safety Issues

Jonathan O'Brien

247. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that schools complete structured maintenance and risk management plans and his Department implements regular inspections to ensure compliance. [50691/13]

Schools Refurbishment

Jonathan O'Brien

248. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools who suffered from flood damage during each of the past three years. [50692/13]

National Internship Scheme Administration

Jonathan O'Brien

324. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently engaged in teaching internships through JobBridge; the number who have completed teaching internships through JobBridge; the number of those who have completed JobBridge teaching internships and subsequently entered full-time employment in a teaching position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50470/13]

Rent Supplement Scheme Administration

Jonathan O'Brien

406. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to ensure rent supplement addresses the needs of those who share custody of their children with a partner on a 50 50 basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50643/13]

Back to Education Allowance Eligibility

Jonathan O'Brien

117. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection the circumstances under which a person may retain his or her social welfare payment while receiving back to education allowance. [49680/13]

Small and Medium Enterprises Supports

Jonathan O'Brien

174. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken to address the issue of small and medium enterprise debt and the need to increase credit to the SME sector. [42597/13]

Information and Communications Technology

Jonathan O'Brien

239. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that currently require children to use ipads or tablets, or that will require them to do so from September 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49100/13]

Educational Tours

Jonathan O'Brien

240. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the departmental criteria governing foreign trips run by schools for students. [49101/13]

Youth Guarantee

Jonathan O'Brien

310. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons in County Cork who are expected to avail of education or training or employment under the youth guarantee scheme; the funding allocated to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49010/13]

School Management

Jonathan O'Brien

62. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools not in compliance with Departmental circulars regarding school opening hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48438/13]

Special Educational Needs Staffing

Jonathan O'Brien

63. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the anomaly where special needs assistants are paid for contracted hours during official school time but whose working day may start approximately 15 minutes before or after this official school time begins and ends. [48439/13]

Teaching Qualifications

Jonathan O'Brien

141. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the qualifications needed for a person to teach a FETAC course. [48227/13]

Student Support Schemes Issues

Jonathan O'Brien

148. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse the decision of Student Universal Support Ireland which has refused to pay the contribution fee in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who was enrolled in a social work degree in USI, having previously moved back to his parents' house due to ill-health; if he feels that it is sufficient that grown adults are refused education funding based on their parents' incomes when they are not guaranteed that their parents will fund a course; the options open to students in those circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48312/13]

Respite Care Services

Jonathan O'Brien

479. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of respite beds available in Cork city in 2013; the number available for dementia sufferers in 2013; the number of applications made for respite and a breakdown of the number of applications made in respect of dementia sufferers in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48231/13]

Penal Policy Review Group Report

Jonathan O'Brien

93. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Penal Policy Review Group’s report on penal policy will be published. [45968/13]

Proposed Legislation

Jonathan O'Brien

99. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when we can expect to see the regulatory impact analysis relating to the Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011. [45969/13]

Exports Data

Jonathan O'Brien

106. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach if he will detail the value of exports as an percentage of GDP, to the north of Ireland, Britain, America, Germany, France, Japan or others for each of the past five years. [45698/13]

Fiscal Policy

Jonathan O'Brien

151. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance if he will identify both the cyclical element and structural element of the fiscal deficit. [45699/13]

Fiscal Policy

Jonathan O'Brien

152. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance his plans to resolve the cyclical element of the fiscal deficit. [45700/13]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Jonathan O'Brien

272. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse the decision of Student Universal Support Ireland not to pay the contribution fee in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45637/13]

Third Level Admissions Reform

Jonathan O'Brien

291. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times during each of the past four years representatives of the NUI group of universities have met to discuss the matter of A level and applied A level subjects recognised for the purposes of matriculation in these institutions; the departmental guidelines governing this practice; his plans to require NUI admissions officers to meet with representatives from the Department of Education in the North regarding the range of A level and applied A level subjects available there and the impact this has on prospective applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46056/13]

Schools Building Projects Status

Jonathan O'Brien

307. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding available for phase two of a school (details supplied) in County Meath; when this phase of the school will be completed and ready for use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46358/13]

Schools Building Projects Status

Jonathan O'Brien

308. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which the gym in a school (details supplied) in County Meath will be signed off on by the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46359/13]

Schools Building Projects Status

Jonathan O'Brien

313. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that as of 9 October 2013 a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary has been granted full planning permission for the refurbishment, demolition and erection of new classrooms; that the design team is now working towards its completion of stage 2b; the date on which funding will be allocated for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46389/13]

Information and Communications Technology Issues

Jonathan O'Brien

324. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a community college (details supplied) in County Dublin is requiring parents to purchase Apple iPads and e-books for their children from next September at considerable expense; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that parents have reported that if children do not comply with this they should move to another school; if he believes it is appropriate that schools place this expense on parents; and his plans to prevent schools from acting in such a manner in the future. [46495/13]

School Transport Provision

Jonathan O'Brien

327. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures used by his Department to ensure that money spent on school transport is used solely for this purpose. [46684/13]

School Transport Availability

Jonathan O'Brien

328. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to put all school bus routes online. [46685/13]

School Transport Provision

Jonathan O'Brien

329. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the methods used by his Department to decide which school bus routes to pay for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46686/13]

School Transport Provision

Jonathan O'Brien

330. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the dates on which his Department first recorded names and addresses of children it transports on school transport. [46687/13]

School Accommodation

Jonathan O'Brien

332. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the number of children currently being educated in prefabricated buildings per school; the number of prefabricated buildings per school in each county here, and specifically in the Dublin 22 area; and his plans to replace these prefabricated buildings with new school buildings. [46692/13]

Special Educational Needs Services Provision

Jonathan O'Brien

333. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to commence section 10 of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004, while extending the provision to address the situation of any child left without a school place for whatever reason. [46717/13]

North-South Implementation Bodies

Jonathan O'Brien

382. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the funding provided to InterTradeIreland by his Department for the most recent five years for which data is available. [45692/13]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Jonathan O'Brien

383. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the recommendations or agreements reached to enhance co-operation and limit competition between Invest NI and Industrial Development Agency Ireland with respect to attracting inward investment. [45693/13]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Jonathan O'Brien

384. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his assessment of the potential savings to be made through an island-wide job creation and growth strategy. [45694/13]

INTERREG Funding

Jonathan O'Brien

385. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of matched funding provided to the 16 Interreg enterprise projects under the European Interreg IV Programme by his Department, by the EU, by the NI Executive, and by Intertrade Ireland. [45695/13]

INTERREG Funding

Jonathan O'Brien

386. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide the detail of the aims, outcomes, budget and geographical location of the 16 interreg enterprise projects funded through the European Interreg IV Programme. [45696/13]

Exports Data

Jonathan O'Brien

387. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the levels of employment generated by exports to the north of Ireland, Britain, America, Germany, France, Japan or others for each of the past five years. [45697/13]

Adoption Issues

Jonathan O'Brien

986. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if an Irish accredited agency has been approved by CARA to work on adoptions in India; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45776/13]

Health and Social Services

Jonathan O'Brien

1181. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the assessment he has made, as a result of the implications of population or census results and analyses for Cork city, regarding the provision of health and social services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46724/13]

Community Development Initiatives

Jonathan O'Brien

35. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether there should be a process of adequate consultation with representatives of the community sector and the communities they serve before there is any further progress on the establishment or work of local and community development committees and socioeconomic committees. [44810/13]

Regeneration Projects Funding

Jonathan O'Brien

44. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way 2014 funding for regeneration projects will be allocated; and the progress in the major regeneration schemes across the State. [44846/13]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Jonathan O'Brien

59. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the level of cross-Border work being undertaken by agencies under the aegis of his Department; the way in which relationships between arts, heritage and language bodies can be strengthened by his Department; the steps he will take to that end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44243/13]

Abbey Theatre

Jonathan O'Brien

69. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Jonathan O'Brien den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta ós rud é go bhfuil deireadh leis an seimineár idir na húdaráis agus na heagraíochtaí pobail maidir le dul chun cinn na Straitéise 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge 2010-30 anois, an ndéanfaidh sé an struchtúr riachtanach ardleibhéil, áit a ndéanfar na moltaí sula gcuirfear ar aghaidh chuig na hAirí cuí iad, a bhunú idir na húdaráis agus na heagraíochtaí pobail Ghaeilge agus Ghaeltachta; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [44230/13]

Special Educational Needs Services Provision

Jonathan O'Brien

179. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork whose parents have applied for a place for them in Scoil Aislinn on Boreenmanna Road, Cork, as it is the only school that would be able to deal with their needs; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that they are currently in SOLAS in Carrigaline which they are due to finish in June of this year and they cannot attend another special needs school because they do not have a learning disability; if he will ensure that this person gets a place in Scoil Aislinn school in September; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44263/13]

Housing Regeneration

Jonathan O'Brien

352. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any progress in his Department in endorsing the social, economic and environmental plan produced by the rapid area implementation teams in the northside of Cork city under the city north-west regeneration scheme and in funding the recommendations outlined in the SEEP; his views on whether regeneration has to be more than bricks and mortar and whether the issues raised in the SEEP are vital for a community undergoing significant transformation in the years ahead. [44367/13]

HSE Funding

Jonathan O'Brien

481. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the funding for Cork local drugs task force has been cut by €453,148, 23%, since 2008, which has seriously impacted the organisation's capacity to deliver drug and alcohol services; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that further reductions will lead to many services ceasing to operate; if he will commit to ensuring their funding is maintained at current levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44126/13]

Labour Market Issues

Jonathan O'Brien

34. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection the role of the new labour market council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43373/13]

Social Welfare Schemes

Jonathan O'Brien

50. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection the formal training qualifications that participants on Gateway will obtain during their participation. [43372/13]

Unemployment Data

Jonathan O'Brien

1. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach the number of young persons who have been unemployed for over one year. [42599/13]

Employment Data

Jonathan O'Brien

2. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach the percentage of full-time and part-time workers in employment; and the similar percentages for additional net jobs created since this Government came to office. [42581/13]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme

Jonathan O'Brien

76. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Residential Institutions Redress Board's transfer of personal data to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board under section 24 of the 2012 Act, strictly to determine whether a person is eligible to make an application to the board and for no other purpose, is being disregarded by that board in so far as it has published, in the minutes of its 9 July 2013 meeting, information indicating that it intends to use the personal information received for informing its criteria and for other purposes, which amounts to misuse of the personal information referred to at section 24(2)(3) of the 2012 Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43493/13]

Freedom of Information Remit

Jonathan O'Brien

78. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if minutes from meetings of the boards of managements of schools are subject to FOI requests; the legislative provision governing this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43529/13]

Special Educational Needs Staffing

Jonathan O'Brien

83. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants working with pupils in mainstream primary schools, mainstream secondary schools, and schools for children with special needs; the number of students they worked with for each of the past five years. [43553/13]

IDA Jobs Data

Jonathan O'Brien

100. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the total number of jobs promoted by the Industrial Development Agency relating to the field of customer support for each year since 2007. [43015/13]

IDA Jobs Data

Jonathan O'Brien

101. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the jobs promoted by the Industrial Development Agency relating to the field of customer support, as a percentage of total jobs promoted by the IDA for each year since 2007. [43016/13]

Youth Employment Initiative

Jonathan O'Brien

156. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps she has taken to increase the number of young persons in employment since the Government came to office; and the impact these have had on the actual number of young persons employed. [42598/13]

Nursing Home Services

Jonathan O'Brien

421. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he will provide information regarding the Leinster Private Nursing Home in Pembroke Street Dublin 2, a private nursing home which operated on Pembroke Street in the 1960s and 1970s; if the Eastern Health Board took over the said private nursing home; the year in which it was taken over; and if he will provide details of its purchase by the health authority. [43316/13]

Action Plan for Jobs

Jonathan O'Brien

21. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the impact of the loss of graduates to emigration on the Action Plan For Jobs. [42578/13]

Action Plan for Jobs

Jonathan O'Brien

44. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on whether the lack of employment and career development is a key determinate of emigration; and the steps he will take to tackle the issues. [42579/13]