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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
125. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the discussions he has held regarding the ceasing of funding for Eagraíocht na Scoileanna Gaeltachta Teo from the end of December 2013 which provides support and advice to schools in Gaeltacht regions; and his plans to address the situation. [42189/13]
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]
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]
114. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the set up costs and ongoing administrative costs per year associated with the microenterprise loan scheme. [42624/13]
113. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the low levels of take up of the microenterprise loan scheme, if he will consider bringing forward the fundamental review of the programme. [42623/13]
112. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the findings and recommendations of the external review of the partial loan guarantee scheme; and if he will make public the full review. [42622/13]
111. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the take-up of the partial loan guarantee scheme and microenterprise loan scheme for each year that it has been in operation. [42621/13]
21. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the code of practice for adjudication under the Construction Contracts Bill will be published. [42521/13]
267. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a study carried out by the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board on teacher absenteeism; his views on the finding of the report which indicated that the average rate of absenteeism was 3.4%; and the way these findings compare with other similar studies that he may be aware of carried out by other relevant authorities across the State. [42527/13]
266. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department collates figures for teacher absenteeism in primary and secondary schools; and the way this information is collated and the headline results generated. [42526/13]
210. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of any projects or programmes initiated by his Department which were ended or abandoned before completion; the costs and duration of each of these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41959/13]
201. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the proposed spring 2014 standardised tests in literacy and numeracy for second level second year students are on schedule to be carried out; and if his Department is confident that these tests, which are an integral part of his strategy for literacy and numeracy, will be conducted for English literacy, litearthacht sa Ghaeilge, numeracy and Uimhearthacht. [41878/13]
90. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of retired or non-serving teachers or school principals or deputy principals who have been appointed to work with his Department to roll out the new junior cycle reforms; the years in which the retirees took up retirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42188/13]
61. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has carried out an impact analysis on increasing the pupil-teacher ratio in primary and post-primary schools. [42471/13]
58. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons circular 045/2013 has not been placed on a statutory footing. [42470/13]
25. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance if he will instruct the Central Bank of Ireland to listen to and forward on its comments on the rest of the Anglo Irish Bank recordings to which it has access to the Garda and Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement. [41510/13]
35. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the continued widespread human rights abuses by the Bahraini regime; the recent announcement of an Arab Court of Human Rights to be based in Bahrain when it is established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41159/13]
23. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way his Department is implementing commitments it has entered into as part of the International Aid Transparency Initiative processes. [41149/13]
309. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs promoted by the Industrial Development Agency that require a foreign language to native speaker level for each year since 2007. [40678/13]
308. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs promoted by the Industrial Development Agency in customer care, international sales and research and development for each year since 2007. [40677/13]
307. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs promoted by the Industrial Development Agency for which a salary is in excess of €150,000 per year. [40675/13]
306. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the jobs lost in Industrial Development Agency client companies for each salary band from €20,000, in bands of €10,000, for each year since 2007. [40674/13]
297. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total salary cost for each Department for the most recent five years for which data is available. [40679/13]
276. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will meet the group Right to Peace around the issue of statutory redress services for survivors of institutional abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40785/13]
275. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he believes the 2012 Act establishing the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund contains the requisite powers to allow the RISF board to continue funding annually renewable life-skills courses for qualifying former residents of institutions commenced under the authority of the former Education Finance Board, the dissolved body, but not completed or renewed due to depletion of funds at that board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40784/13]
274. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money transferred from the former Education Finance Board to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund on the establishment day; if he will explain the way funds have been expended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40783/13]
273. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if all 15,000 names and addresses of former residents of institutions who received awards at the Residential Institutions Redress Board have been transferred to the RISF board; if he will state the precise date of the data transfer and format or formats used for the transfer and explain the reason such data transfer appears to have occurred before any applications have been considered by the RISF board; if he will provide assurances regarding the security of the data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40782/13]
272. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which funds from the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund will be released to survivors of institutional abuse; and if the board has the requisite powers to refund former residents of institutions who have expended personal funds on health and other services stipulated in the Act before or since the establishment day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40781/13]
271. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the salary being paid to the chief executive officer of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund board will be deducted from the €110 million RISF. [40780/13]
270. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund board has determined the range of approved services within four classes of service stipulated in the Act, that is, mental health services including counselling and psychological support, health and personal social services, education services and housing services; the criteria by reference to which it will make decisions in respect of applications to those services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40779/13]
269. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a progress report on the work of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund board to date including costs and expenses claimed by each member. [40778/13]
268. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider directing the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund board to hold meetings on a series of consecutive days until it has resolved outstanding issues. [40777/13]
267. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his view on whether it is sufficient that the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund board meets once a month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40776/13]
266. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of hours the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund board has met since it was formed this year. [40775/13]
146. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach the proportion of overall employment which is accounted for by public service employment for the most recent five years for which data is available. [40676/13]
124. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he has taken to investigate the effects of allowing private operators to compete for routes with Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann on overall service and its social obligations. [40910/13]
56. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to address the waiting lists for orthodontic services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40054/13]
32. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to address the waiting lists for rehabilitation services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40053/13]
33. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of the ERF and EIF funding allocated to Ireland that has been spent and the amount remaining. [39752/13]
21. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria for selecting eligibility for funding via the ERF and EIF funding mechanism. [39753/13]
948. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his attempts to address the needs of those who entered into shared ownership schemes with councils but have seen their financial circumstances change, while being unable to claim rent supplement for the part of their home that they rent from the council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38284/13]
457. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the delay in ensuring that the Garden of Remembrance, Dublin, is wheelchair accessible; the date on which the Journey of Light Memorial Project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38253/13]
407. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to amend the system of paying salaries of teachers in fee-paying schools. [38570/13]
398. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total cost per annum to the supervision and substitution scheme in the education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38409/13]