211 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills in view of the delay in publishing the proposed Qualifications (Education and Training) Bill, if her Department will issue a circular which will allow Irish students, workers and employers to access the wide range of non-Irish qualifications (details supplied) that have been formally aligned with the Irish National Framework of Qualifications; to note that many of these qualifications meet the standard expected in Ireland, for historical reasons many of these providers are well known in Ireland, are highly sought after by employers here and would help meet the growing need to re-skill large parts of the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1611/11]

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211 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills in view of the delay in publishing the proposed Qualifications (Education and Training) Bill, if her Department will issue a circular which will allow Irish students, workers and employers to access the wide range of non-Irish qualifications (details supplied) that have been formally aligned with the Irish National Framework of Qualifications; to note that many of these qualifications meet the standard expected in Ireland, for historical reasons many of these providers are well known in Ireland, are highly sought after by employers here and would help meet the growing need to re-skill large parts of the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1611/11]

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1. 12 January 2011

   FÁS Training Programmes

   211 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills in view of the delay in publishing the proposed Qualifications (Education and Training) Bill, if her Department will issue a circular which will allow Irish students, workers and employers to access the wide range of non-Irish qualifications (details supplied) that have been formally aligned with the Irish National Framework of Qualifications; to note that many of these qualifications meet the standard expected in Ireland, for historical reasons many of these providers are well known in Ireland, are highly sought after by employers here and would help meet the growing need to re-skill large parts of the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1611/11]

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