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Question· writtenPQ 62asked

62. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost incurred in his Department as a result of Oireachtas Members initiating legal challenges in the courts for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53652/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2013

62. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost incurred in his Department as a result of Oireachtas Members initiating legal challenges in the courts for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53652/13]

Question· writtenPQ 61asked

61. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of EU directives related to his Department that have yet to be transposed into Irish law despite the deadline date having passed; when is it proposed that these directives will be transposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53350/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2013

61. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of EU directives related to his Department that have yet to be transposed into Irish law despite the deadline date having passed; when is it proposed that these directives will be transposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53350/13]

Question· writtenPQ 60asked

60. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 76 of 9 October 2013, if he will address the additional queries on the issue of school transport in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53342/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2013

60. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 76 of 9 October 2013, if he will address the additional queries on the issue of school transport in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53342/13]

Question· writtenPQ 59asked

59. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the schedule of accommodation for a school (details supplied) in Galway is being designed with a view to replace all existing prefabs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53277/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2013

59. Deputy Derek Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the schedule of accommodation for a school (details supplied) in Galway is being designed with a view to replace all existing prefabs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53277/13]

Question· writtenPQ 58asked

58. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the role his Department plays in book rental schemes; if he has provided any funding for same in 2013; if any public moneys have been allocated for same; the criteria or guidelines in place for awarding any such funding; if there is an applications process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53249/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2013

58. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the role his Department plays in book rental schemes; if he has provided any funding for same in 2013; if any public moneys have been allocated for same; the criteria or guidelines in place for awarding any such funding; if there is an applications process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53249/13]

Question· writtenPQ 57asked

57. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify a query that Student Universal Support Ireland referred to him a number of months ago regarding two student grant applications (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will address the delay in processing these two applications. [53248/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2013

57. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify a query that Student Universal Support Ireland referred to him a number of months ago regarding two student grant applications (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will address the delay in processing these two applications. [53248/13]

Question· writtenPQ 55asked

55. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will issue a circular to all the boards of management of schools to ensure that all special needs assistant contracts are correct and properly worded and abide by the National Council for Special Education and his Department guidelines detailing the 32-hour week; and if any are in error, if he will instruct the boards of management to rectify such contracts immediately. [53219/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2013

55. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will issue a circular to all the boards of management of schools to ensure that all special needs assistant contracts are correct and properly worded and abide by the National Council for Special Education and his Department guidelines detailing the 32-hour week; and if any are in error, if he will instruct the boards of management to rectify such contracts immediately. [53219/13]

Question· writtenPQ 54asked

54. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the name and contact details of the garda who is dealing with the current investigation regarding corruption within Bus Éireann in the administration of the school transport contract, as it is the stated policy of Bus Éireann, as recently confirmed by the Minister, to inform the Garda Síochána of incidents of corruption within the school transport contract. [53194/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2013

54. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the name and contact details of the garda who is dealing with the current investigation regarding corruption within Bus Éireann in the administration of the school transport contract, as it is the stated policy of Bus Éireann, as recently confirmed by the Minister, to inform the Garda Síochána of incidents of corruption within the school transport contract. [53194/13]

Question· writtenPQ 53asked

53. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the names of members of the public who make complaints to his Department regarding corruption within Bus Éireann in the administration of the school transport contract are being circulated among Bus Éireann's staff and to the general public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53193/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2013

53. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the names of members of the public who make complaints to his Department regarding corruption within Bus Éireann in the administration of the school transport contract are being circulated among Bus Éireann's staff and to the general public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53193/13]

Question· writtenPQ 543asked

543. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Health the financial assistance given to students in higher education who are over 23 years, have no income and are financially dependent on their parents, who suffer from serious illnesses, resulting in high-cost, regular prescription payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53092/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

543. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Health the financial assistance given to students in higher education who are over 23 years, have no income and are financially dependent on their parents, who suffer from serious illnesses, resulting in high-cost, regular prescription payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53092/13]

Question· writtenPQ 213asked

213. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding that his Department gives to Irish charities; the name of each organisation that receives funding; the amount of funding each organisation receives; the number that are open and transparent regarding salaries; and the steps he is taking to deal with non-disclosures. [53549/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

213. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding that his Department gives to Irish charities; the name of each organisation that receives funding; the amount of funding each organisation receives; the number that are open and transparent regarding salaries; and the steps he is taking to deal with non-disclosures. [53549/13]

Question· writtenPQ 212asked

212. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the new book rental scheme as announced in budget 2014; if he will confirm that the new scheme will apply to all schools; if he will confirm that schools currently offering a limited book rental scheme will be eligible for the new scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53131/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

212. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the new book rental scheme as announced in budget 2014; if he will confirm that the new scheme will apply to all schools; if he will confirm that schools currently offering a limited book rental scheme will be eligible for the new scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53131/13]

Question· writtenPQ 211asked

211. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Skills in the context of the findings of the school inspector's report relating to the teaching of the Irish language, if consideration will be given to introducing a requirement for Irish language teachers, at all levels of education, to undergo refresher and skills intensive language courses in the Gaeltacht per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53128/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

211. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Skills in the context of the findings of the school inspector's report relating to the teaching of the Irish language, if consideration will be given to introducing a requirement for Irish language teachers, at all levels of education, to undergo refresher and skills intensive language courses in the Gaeltacht per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53128/13]

Question· writtenPQ 210asked

210. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the strands and aspects of education being examined in the context of the review of education in the Gaeltacht; if international practice regarding other languages existing alongside a dominant language, such as Welsh, is being examined; and when the review will be complete and published. [53127/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

210. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the strands and aspects of education being examined in the context of the review of education in the Gaeltacht; if international practice regarding other languages existing alongside a dominant language, such as Welsh, is being examined; and when the review will be complete and published. [53127/13]

Question· writtenPQ 209asked

209. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person who applied for a special rate Student Universal Support Ireland grant, who meets all income limits and benefit entitlements was refused because their stepfather is not their legal guardian or biological father. [53114/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

209. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person who applied for a special rate Student Universal Support Ireland grant, who meets all income limits and benefit entitlements was refused because their stepfather is not their legal guardian or biological father. [53114/13]

Question· writtenPQ 207asked

207. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a laser machine is not included in the official Department list of equipment; when he expects that a laser machine will be included on the official Department list; if a school can purchase a laser machine even though it is not on the list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53043/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

207. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a laser machine is not included in the official Department list of equipment; when he expects that a laser machine will be included on the official Department list; if a school can purchase a laser machine even though it is not on the list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53043/13]

Question· writtenPQ 206asked

206. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form by county, the number of inspections carried out by the Chief Inspector in 2012; the number of inspections that were carried out as a result of a request from the building and planning units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53009/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

206. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form by county, the number of inspections carried out by the Chief Inspector in 2012; the number of inspections that were carried out as a result of a request from the building and planning units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53009/13]

Question· writtenPQ 205asked

205. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the situation where whole-school evaluation reports identify inadequacies in teaching and where the Department's inspectorate is not in a position to act on those findings for second level inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53006/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

205. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the situation where whole-school evaluation reports identify inadequacies in teaching and where the Department's inspectorate is not in a position to act on those findings for second level inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53006/13]

Question· writtenPQ 204asked

204. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department does not always report allegations of criminality to An Garda Síochána in view of its grim record of funding industrial schools, work laundries and other institutions where paedophilia thrived in the past; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52968/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

204. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department does not always report allegations of criminality to An Garda Síochána in view of its grim record of funding industrial schools, work laundries and other institutions where paedophilia thrived in the past; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52968/13]

Question· writtenPQ 203asked

203. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Education and Skills of the €7 million in capital funding recorded as not spent under the expenditure profile at end November in the most recent analysis of gross Voted expenditure Exchequer figures, the reason for the underspend; if he will provide a breakdown of the capital projects or outlays that have not commenced as yet, as per the profile; if any of the €107.2 million in total capital carryover in 2012 relates to his Department; the amount of same; if it has been spent; on what it has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52948/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

203. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Education and Skills of the €7 million in capital funding recorded as not spent under the expenditure profile at end November in the most recent analysis of gross Voted expenditure Exchequer figures, the reason for the underspend; if he will provide a breakdown of the capital projects or outlays that have not commenced as yet, as per the profile; if any of the €107.2 million in total capital carryover in 2012 relates to his Department; the amount of same; if it has been spent; on what it has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52948/13]

Question· writtenPQ 202asked

202. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the last year in which his Department saw independent proof that Bus Éireann do not make a profit from school transport; the name of the independent body that produced this report; the year it was produced; if he will provide a copy of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52945/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

202. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the last year in which his Department saw independent proof that Bus Éireann do not make a profit from school transport; the name of the independent body that produced this report; the year it was produced; if he will provide a copy of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52945/13]

Question· writtenPQ 200asked

200. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of serving teachers on his Department's payroll; the number of retired teachers on his Department's payroll; the number of serving departmental staff to whom moneys due to be paid in September, October and November 2013 are still awaiting payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52928/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

200. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of serving teachers on his Department's payroll; the number of retired teachers on his Department's payroll; the number of serving departmental staff to whom moneys due to be paid in September, October and November 2013 are still awaiting payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52928/13]

Question· writtenPQ 199asked

199. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if schools can amend admissions policies to prioritise children of a particular faith in instances where their applications for patronage stated they will embrace children of all faiths and none; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52923/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

199. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if schools can amend admissions policies to prioritise children of a particular faith in instances where their applications for patronage stated they will embrace children of all faiths and none; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52923/13]

Question· writtenPQ 198asked

198. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has agreed to the provision of additional accommodation for an ASD unit at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52913/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

198. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has agreed to the provision of additional accommodation for an ASD unit at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52913/13]

Question· writtenPQ 197asked

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]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

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]

Question· writtenPQ 196asked

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]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

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]

Question· writtenPQ 195asked

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]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

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]

Question· writtenPQ 193asked

193. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 283 of 5 November 2013, the position regarding an application for a special needs assistant in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52816/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

193. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 283 of 5 November 2013, the position regarding an application for a special needs assistant in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52816/13]

Question· writtenPQ 191asked

191. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the annual infrastructure and capital expenditure by his Department on a regional basis and a county basis over the past five years. [52797/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

191. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the annual infrastructure and capital expenditure by his Department on a regional basis and a county basis over the past five years. [52797/13]

Question· writtenPQ 190asked

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]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

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]

Question· writtenPQ 188asked

188. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding funding in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52738/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

188. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding funding in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52738/13]

Question· writtenPQ 187asked

187. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way colleges of further education will fund major repairs to their buildings if they can no longer apply or qualify for the summer works programme. [52736/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

187. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way colleges of further education will fund major repairs to their buildings if they can no longer apply or qualify for the summer works programme. [52736/13]

Question· writtenPQ 186asked

186. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that Educate Together will be moving into the former Scoil San Shéamus in Basin Street, Dublin 1; and if it is intended to allow access to the facility to the community, as has been the case in the past. [52735/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

186. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that Educate Together will be moving into the former Scoil San Shéamus in Basin Street, Dublin 1; and if it is intended to allow access to the facility to the community, as has been the case in the past. [52735/13]

Question· writtenPQ 185asked

185. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who had been awarded grants from Student Universal Support Ireland but not yet received a payment from SUSI as of 1 December 2013. [52732/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

185. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who had been awarded grants from Student Universal Support Ireland but not yet received a payment from SUSI as of 1 December 2013. [52732/13]

Question· writtenPQ 184asked

184. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 26 November 2013, his views on whether it is discriminatory that schools require girls to wear skirts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52724/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

184. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 26 November 2013, his views on whether it is discriminatory that schools require girls to wear skirts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52724/13]

Question· writtenPQ 182asked

182. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 265 to 267, inclusive, of 5 November 2013, which states his Department has directed third level institutions to apply the terms of the collective agreement on enhanced redundancy, the reason an institution (details supplied) in County Galway is not complying with these agreements, resulting in research staff recently made redundant having to apply to the Labour Relations Commission to claim redundancy; if this institution's decision to not comply with the agreement has the approval of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52648/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

182. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 265 to 267, inclusive, of 5 November 2013, which states his Department has directed third level institutions to apply the terms of the collective agreement on enhanced redundancy, the reason an institution (details supplied) in County Galway is not complying with these agreements, resulting in research staff recently made redundant having to apply to the Labour Relations Commission to claim redundancy; if this institution's decision to not comply with the agreement has the approval of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52648/13]

Question· writtenPQ 181asked

181. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the development of a new school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52630/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

181. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the development of a new school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52630/13]

Question· writtenPQ 180asked

180. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 13 November 2013, if he will detail the 14 schools unsuccessful in their applications; the most common reasons for their failure to succeed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52624/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

180. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 13 November 2013, if he will detail the 14 schools unsuccessful in their applications; the most common reasons for their failure to succeed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52624/13]

Question· writtenPQ 179asked

179. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons the vocational education committee, VEC, was awarded patronage of the new schools in Maynooth, County Kildare; and his plans to hold an inquiry into this matter. [52622/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

179. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons the vocational education committee, VEC, was awarded patronage of the new schools in Maynooth, County Kildare; and his plans to hold an inquiry into this matter. [52622/13]

Question· writtenPQ 178asked

178. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that are available to students who have been eligible for student maintenance grants for the majority of their degree, for example the first three years of a four-year degree, but then become ineligible for the grant in the latter part of their studies due to changes in the eligibility criteria. [52620/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

178. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that are available to students who have been eligible for student maintenance grants for the majority of their degree, for example the first three years of a four-year degree, but then become ineligible for the grant in the latter part of their studies due to changes in the eligibility criteria. [52620/13]

Question· writtenPQ 177asked

177. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52619/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

177. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite a student grant application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52619/13]

Question· writtenPQ 176asked

176. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that when a student under 23 is estranged from their parents that Student Universal Support Ireland will only accept evidence of estrangement from a Health Service Executive social worker for the purposes of attesting to the veracity of the claim for the purposes of the student grant system; that students who do not have previous social worker involvement will be unable to comply with this, as a HSE social worker will not see them if they are over 18; the ways in which a student may prove their estrangement from their parents in the absence of ability to see a HSE social worker; and his plans to address this barrier to accessing education for students. [52589/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

176. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that when a student under 23 is estranged from their parents that Student Universal Support Ireland will only accept evidence of estrangement from a Health Service Executive social worker for the purposes of attesting to the veracity of the claim for the purposes of the student grant system; that students who do not have previous social worker involvement will be unable to comply with this, as a HSE social worker will not see them if they are over 18; the ways in which a student may prove their estrangement from their parents in the absence of ability to see a HSE social worker; and his plans to address this barrier to accessing education for students. [52589/13]

Question· writtenPQ 175asked

175. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the Rules for National Schools book was last updated; his plans to update same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52573/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

175. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the Rules for National Schools book was last updated; his plans to update same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52573/13]

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