41. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the topics that were discussed at the Conference on Education and Development in Brussels, attended by Minister of State, Deputy Joe Costello; and if he will use his position to advocate for education to be a central theme in discussions on the post-2015 global development framework. [30782/13]
32. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recently released annual report of the UN Secretary General on children and armed conflict, which provides information regarding grave violations committed against children in 22 country situations; his views regarding the high number of persistent perpetrators named in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30763/13]
305. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will investigate the cost benefit analyses that exist in relation to the implementation of applied behaviour analysis; and if his Department has plans to involve parents in training programmes in applied behaviour analysis, either at the point of diagnosis or later. [30841/13]
304. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has plans in place to ensure that professionals trained in applied behavioural analysis are consulted on policy decisions that impact on the implementation of applied behaviour analysis and its monitoring to ensure that international standards are maintained. [30840/13]
303. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to consult with those states in the United States of America that have mandated insurance companies to pay for the treatment of autism that is based on applied behaviour analysis. [30839/13]
302. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that policy decisions regarding the science of applied behaviour analysis for the treatment of autism have been made without consultations with professional bodies representing this science; the circumstances under which it is considered appropriate not to engage with representatives of a professional discipline that has an extensive database of findings showing it to have substantial success in the treatment of autism; and the steps he will take to correct the misinformation on applied behaviour analysis that has led to the closure of schools that functioned as ABA schools. [30838/13]
251. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills when construction work will begin on a permanent school building for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 18; and the projected deadline for the completion of the new building. [30209/13]
248. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if in the case of a two teacher school, principal plus one, the second teacher is entitled to a deputy principal allowance and or special duties post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30189/13]
123. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health his plans for the introduction of a national strategy for a childhood obesity prevention and intervention service; if he has engaged directly or, if not, will engage with the anchors/providers of the W82GO childhood obesity treatment programme at Temple Street Children’s Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30413/13]
98. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the opportunity that will be provided for stakeholders to engage in the process of consultation provided for in the Higgins Report on Hospital Groups; the timeframe and proposed structure of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30412/13]
201. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he will respond to the view that the progressing disability plan for the integrated services model is fundamentally flawed because it is not child centred and the needs of children have not been assessed prior to the plan being put in place. [29447/13]
200. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the reason significant cuts have been made in multi-disciplinary supports for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; the reason these cuts are being made when demand for services are increasing on an annual basis as a result of the rise in the student population at this school; if he will review these cuts in service provision with a view to reversing the downgrading of service provision at the school; if he will provide assurances that there will not be additional losses of services at this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29446/13]
99. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list, in tabular form, the schools in counties Donegal and Leitrim that have yet to receive their full allocation of resource hours for the 2013-14 academic year; the date on which these schools will receive their allocation of resource hours; and if he will give assurances that his Department will not implement cuts to the allocation of resource hours for these schools. [29524/13]
91. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children at a school (details supplied) in County Cork in each of the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. [29445/13]
501. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he will review the multi-disciplinary supports provided at a school (details supplied) in County Cork to ensure appropriate services to meet the needs of the pupils; if he will provide assurances that no further cuts will be made in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29449/13]
500. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the range of multi-disciplinary supports provided at a school (details supplied) in County Cork for each of the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; if he will provide a breakdown of same by discipline, WTE and hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29448/13]
152. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the running costs of Student Universal Support Ireland from its inception to the end of May 2012; and if he will provide a breakdown of these figures and the way they compare to the projected running costs of SUSI, as originally envisaged by his Department when awarding the tender to City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee. [29305/13]
108. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list in tabular form the schools that are to have their prefabs replaced with permanent classrooms as part of the €15 million prefab replacement scheme in 2013/14. [28625/13]
2. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Taoiseach the numbers of students who are currently studying or hold a degree based on the socio-economic groups as defined in the most recent census; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51336/12]
27. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce a specific offence of stalking as has been the case in Scotland and Victoria. [28239/13]
16. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to explicitly recognise stalking as a ground for applying for a safety order. [28240/13]
67. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of units from the National Asset Management Agency housing stock that have been taken under control by local authorities; and the number that are occupied at this moment in time. [27057/13]
34. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a decision has been made on the powers that will be transferred from city and county managers to elected councillors; and when the relevant legislation will be drafted. [28069/13]
270. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will have representatives from Student Universal Support Ireland contact school guidance counsellors to discuss the 2013-2014 grant application process; the reason a guidebook that was published last year has not been re-issued; and his views on whether it is acceptable that guidance counsellors who are tasked with providing advice to students are being curtailed from doing so by the lack of information being provided by the DES. [27029/13]
269. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the difficulties being experienced by students trying to access information on third level grants; the reason they are being re-directed from the Students Universal Support Ireland website to studentfinance.ie which has only general information and nothing about specific course applications and when will the SUSI website be fully operational. [27028/13]
266. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 103 of 28 March 2013, the reason training and supervision in ABA is optional for the teachers of children with autism and is not obligatory, as recommended in the Special Education Support Service: Information on Autism document. [26989/13]
264. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of his Department’s assessment of the suitability of the site proposed for a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [27002/13]
237. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of concessionary mainstream posts he intends to withdraw from schools in the Dublin Central constituency for the 2013/2014 academic year. [26761/13]
152. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the number of households that have registered their compliance for payment of the property tax by the extended deadline, which ended at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, 29 May 2013. [27246/13]
76. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps taken to ensure that project Kelvin is marketed and developed on an all Ireland basis for the benefit of all the communities along the Border. [24459/13]
29. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Jonathan O'Brien den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé sásta, i gcomhthéacs na Straitéise 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge, 2010-2030, struchtúr ardleibhéil a chur ar bun idir na húdaráis agus eagraíochtaí pobail na Gaeilge agus na Gaeltachta, trína bhféadfar moltaí a dhéanamh sula gcuirfear ar aghaidh chuig na hAirí cuí iad. [26258/13]
20. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Jonathan O'Brien den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cathain a bhí an cruinniú deireanach ag an gCoiste Feidhmiúcháin atá freagrach as an Straitéis Fiche Bliain don Ghaeilge, cé chomh minic a tháinig siad le chéile le bliain anuas, cén dul chun cinn atá déanta ag an gcoiste sin; cén teanga oibre a úsáidtear sna cruinnithe [26256/13]
50. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection the remedial action that is taken when companies are found to be abusing the JobBridge scheme; and her plans to stop displacement in employment as a result of the JobBridge scheme. [25726/13]
24. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of savings that would be made if salaries to personnel in her Department were capped at €100,000. [25727/13]
646. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the reason a minor (details supplied) in County Cork was left in the emergency department of the Mercy Hospital in Cork from 3 p.m. on Friday, 10 May 2013, until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, 14 May 2013; the reason this person has still not been allocated to a child and adolescent appropriate mental health service unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25334/13]
535. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will instruct his Department to help locate the remains of the patriot Thomas Kent on the grounds of Cork Prison; if he will work with the Kent family in re-interring any located remains in a more appropriate resting place and that this be done in time for the centenary commemorations of the Easter Rising. [25656/13]
255. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department has in its second language scheme under section 11 of the Official Languages Act 2003, not implemented some of the commitments which were given in the first language scheme, as regards the services which would be available to the public in Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25419/13]
254. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the second language scheme for his Department, under section 11 of the Official Languages Act 2003, was not renewed until recently, particularly in view of the fact that the previous scheme has expired since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25418/13]
253. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the basis on which he intends to withdraw a teaching post from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 3 for the 2013-14 academic year in view of the fact that the school will have in excess of the required 175 pupils to retain their current level of teaching posts. [25417/13]
252. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm if press releases will be released simultaneously in Irish and in English as was outlined in his Department's first language scheme; if his Department will provide a dedicated telephone service to deal with inquiries in Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25416/13]
251. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts being made to secure all outstanding payments owed to teachers who were contracted by the ISM International School, Tripoli, Libya (details supplied); if he will instruct the State Examinations Commission to firmly request that ISM honour the payments of teacher contracts to be paid prior to commencement of the leaving certificate examinations on 5 June 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25415/13]
77. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the numbers of teachers working casual hours or as substitutes who are being paid a rate given to unqualified people, meaning they are paid a daily rate of €115 instead of €159 and where others are being paid the old salary scale instead of the revised scale approved in autumn 2012. [25399/13]
58. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expand on comments he made recently when speaking at Tullamore College, County Offaly, when he said that science would be compulsory if there were laboratories in each of the State's 723 post primary schools; and the measures he intends to take to address this matter. [25398/13]
46. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the reduction in teaching allocation at a college (details supplied) in Dublin 10 will result in the loss of specialised award winning courses; if he will recognise the unique place of the college in Irish education by providing an enhanced allocation to allow the college to develop new programmes; the reason the students of the college need to rely on UK certification; and the reason students attending the college are neither eligible for the same grants as other institutions nor Erasmus and Leonardo funding. [25643/13]
43. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give consideration to amending the home tuition grant for children with autism attending preschool when there is an option so that 20 hours of 1:1 tuition can be allocated 11.25 hours of 1:1 tuition and 13.75 hours of group tuition per week. [25642/13]
52. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the recent report by the National Youth Council entitled Time to go - the Experience and Impact of Emigration on Ireland's Youth. [24467/13]
20. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps taken to create employment to encourage the return of recent emigrants; and the number of jobs created under such schemes. [24466/13]
340. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount paid by his Department through student grants to provide for the student contribution fee paid to third level educational institutions for the 2012-13 academic year; and if he will provide the total cost to his Department of subsidising in full third level fees for the 2012/13 academic year including student grants to provide for the student contribution fee. [24027/13]
339. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the total number of third level students for the 2012-13 academic year, to include separately the number of Irish students who paid the student contribution fee, and the number whose student contribution fee was paid by the State via a grant, EU students and international students. [24026/13]
338. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the amount spent by his Department to provide substitute cover for teachers assessing oral examinations in the 2011/12 academic year. [24025/13]