809. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to avail of the opportunity of the introduction of a new postcode system here to assist retailers selling goods online by allowing the postcode system be harnessed for the prevention of online fraud, as happens in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38050/13]
808. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on plans to roll out a national postcode system; the benefits of such a system; the anticipated cost of the introduction of postcodes; the timeline for the delivery of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38049/13]
370. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills his response to a recent study showing that a county (details supplied) has the highest number of children per classroom in the country; the actions he will take to rectify this matter and reduce class sizes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38073/13]
369. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a new secondary school (details supplied) in County Wicklow will have a specific facility, unit and-or classrooms for students with special educational need to assist in ensuring that they can be educated in their own community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38072/13]
368. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of any investment by his Department in school extensions, new school buildings or prefab replacement in an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow in each of the years 2011, 2012 and to date 2013; if he will provide a breakdown of these projects by school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38071/13]
367. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of any investment by his Department in school extensions, new school buildings or prefab replacement in an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow in each of the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; if he will provide a breakdown of these projects by school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38070/13]
366. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of any investment by his Department in school extensions, new school buildings or prefab replacement in an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow in each of the years 2011, 2012 and to date 2013; if he will provide a breakdown of these projects by school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38069/13]
365. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of any investment by his Department in school extensions, new school buildings or prefab replacement in an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow in each of the years 2011, 2012 and to date 2013; if he will provide a breakdown of these projects by school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38068/13]
364. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on his Department's engagement with a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow in terms of finding a location for a new school building that is satisfactory to the school community; if his Department is considering any new location based on concerns expressed by the school community regarding the proposed site; the timeline for the delivery of this new school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38067/13]
363. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the policy advice on special needs education that he received from the National Council for Special Education; if an implementation or consultative group has been established to consider this report; the membership of this group; the timeline for it to carry out its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38066/13]
362. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has met with representatives of the Union of Students of Ireland as the representative body of many third level students here to hear their views and experiences of the challenges being faced by students and to ascertain their thoughts on the future of third level education here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38065/13]
361. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether the State Examinations Commission's assertions that errors which appeared on State exam papers this year were attributable to a reduction in staff resources and experience in the State Examinations Commission; if he has discussed this matter with the chairperson of the commission; his views on whether such errors are acceptable; the actions that will be taken by his Department and the commission to rectify this issue for future State exams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38064/13]
360. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts he is making to reduce the cost for parents of children beginning school and children returning to school after the summer holidays; the progress that has been made; the measures or plans he would like to see in place in advance of the next school year to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38063/13]
359. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on plans to deliver a new school building for a school (detailed supplied) in County Wicklow; the current status of the project; when construction will commence; when the project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38062/13]
358. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the current status of plans to provide a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; when this project will go to construction; when it will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38061/13]
357. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding his Department has provided to increase classroom capacity, provide school extensions or build new schools at both primary and secondary level in an area (detailed supplied) in County Wicklow in each of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013, broken down for each school or school project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38060/13]
356. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on plans for a new second level school for an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow; the status of the patronage process; when he expects patronage to be awarded; when he expects a site to be identified for this school; the timeline for the delivery of this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38059/13]
355. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the delivery of a new second level school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; the investment his Department is making in the provision of this new school; the timeline for construction and delivery of this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38058/13]
354. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding plans to replace prefabs at a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow with permanent classrooms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38057/13]
353. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the current status of a planned extension for a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; the number of additional classrooms and other facilities this extension will provide; the timeline for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38056/13]
352. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the provision of additional classroom facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [38055/13]
351. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the provision of additional classroom facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38054/13]
89. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the action open to any schools seeking accreditation and consideration to be included on the list of recognised schools used by INIS until such a time as Quality and Qualification Ireland is in a position to inspect and approve language schools; if such schools with EDI approval can be treated on the same basis as QQI approved schools as an interim measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35609/13]
84. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills when will Quality and Qualifications Ireland be in a position to inspect and approve language schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35595/13]
1000. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the continuance of tax relief available to help farmers to pass their farms to relatives and maintain a working farm within the family unit; if he will support the maintenance of such relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35380/13]
731. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the service in an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow will be upgraded to ensure that faster broadband may be availed of by residents. [35534/13]
534. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if the level of infection of meningitis B here, being the highest in Europe, has been taken into account in respect of the decision on the use of the vaccine named Bexcero for the treatment of meningitis B here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33337/13]
533. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health following the vaccine named Bexcero being approved for use by the European Commission in January 2013, if there are any plans to approve and introduce the use of this vaccine here in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33336/13]
401. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the rules of law in place governing the operation of management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33473/13]
400. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the circumstances (details supplied) where the motor tax liability based on CO2 emissions can be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33472/13]
399. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the operation of management companies effectively weakening local democracy and the ability of locally elected public representatives assisting persons owing to the fact that in some areas large amounts of public space, roadways, drainage, sewage and so on may not be taken in charge by the council and are left in charge of a private management company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33471/13]
362. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider rectifying the substantial additional cost which motorists who tax their vehicles on a quarterly basis must pay as opposed to those who tax their car annually, particularly in view of the fact that many persons find themselves not in a financial position to pay the full amount in one lump sum and the fact that administrative costs in relation to motor taxation are lessened in view of the fact that motorists now apply for their tax disk online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32982/13]
198. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a student (details supplied) in County Wicklow will be offered an opportunity to repeat fifth year in a secondary school as the board of management have already consented to this request, subject to the approval of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32960/13]
181. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Finance if he has given consideration to some type of reduction in the property tax for residents who are paying management company fees as recognition of the fact that they are paying for some services privately which others receive from the council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33474/13]
180. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the controls his Department can exert to review or rescind a previously granted foreshore lease; the situations in which such a review may occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32785/13]
179. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the current status of the foreshore lease granted in respect of the 220 turbine wind farm at Codling Bank off the coast of County Wicklow; when same was granted; the process undertaken when granting such a foreshore lease; if his Department expects construction works to begin in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32784/13]
393. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that have been taken to ensure that the delays encountered by students applying for the third level grant have been rectified; the additional resources that have been allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32162/13]
126. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if officials from his Department have met representatives of a board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow regarding its concerns about the proposed location for its new school building; when this meeting took place; the outcome of the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31350/13]
107. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide clarity on voluntary fees sought by schools from parents and students in school and registration fees and re-registration fees; if such fees in public schools are compulsory; his views on these fees and recommended levels for such fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31187/13]
191. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details in tabular form by local authority area of the number of meetings on an annual basis that have been held between Oireachtas Members and county-city managers since the abolition of the dual mandate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31090/13]
190. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the proposed budget for the energy upgrade of local authority properties as recently announced as part of a local stimulus plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30997/13]
Bill entitled an Act to make provision, in the context of evident and persistent unfair discrimination against persons who have been diagnosed with a mental illness or who have in the past been diagnosed with a mental illness, for the protection of certain classes of persons having been diagnosed with a mental illness and to prohibit the discrimination against such persons and to provide for the grant of certain protections in matters of contract law
267. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the timeline for providing the new second level school which he announced for an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow; when patronage will be decided for this school; when it is expected to open its doors to students; when a decision will be made on the precise location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30332/13]
266. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider allowing for dual enrolment to take place for children with special educational needs, in such circumstances where a child is being gradually transitioned to mainstream school or attending as much mainstream school as possible but also requires to remain in a special needs school for a period of time or for certain aspects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30331/13]
264. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline all new school buildings, school extensions and upgrades and investments planned for schools in an area (details supplied) in County Wicklow; the projected timeline for completion of these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30282/13]
249. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the number of special needs assistant posts in a special needs school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if there have been any additional allocations of special needs resources in view of the acute demand and circumstances; the action currently being considered to address the acute demand and altered circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30194/13]
244. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way he plans to respond to policy advice on the future of special needs education from the National Council for Special Education; if an implementation group will be appointed to progress this report; if he expects parents and teachers to be involved in this group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30161/13]
253. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health if he intends to organise seminars, events, meetings or briefings to assist hospitals with administrative planning and preparation as they prepare to be placed into six autonomous hospital groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29995/13]
252. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Health the full range of administrative services and supports that his Department is offering to hospitals as they prepare to be grouped together into six autonomous hospital groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29994/13]