211 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) is eligible for the public service pension levy despite the fact that the person is employed indirectly through a semi-State body, is not classified as a public sector worker and does not receive a public sector pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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160 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the educational basis for her decision to withdraw the visiting teachers service for Travellers in the recent budget; the amount expected to be saved by this decision; the alleviation measures she has put in place in view of this decision; if she will consider reversing this cutback; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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45 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the implications for regional stability of the recent collapse of the ruling coalition of the Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Foreign Affairs if Irish nationals and the Irish Embassy were impacted by the recent flooding in South Africa which struck Johannesburg and Pretoria.
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125 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the educational basis for her decision to withdraw 600 resource teachers for Travellers in the recent budget; the amount expected to be saved by this decision; if she will specify the alleviation measures put in place by her in view of this decision; if she will consider reversing this cutback; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the current status of the work of the Company Law Review Group; the time frame for the publication of legislation following the reports of the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the position regarding the draft consumer rights directive; if he is satisfied that the existing rights of consumers here, such as the right to reject will be retained; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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141 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the sum paid by her towards the purchase of a site (details supplied) for a new school building in County Dublin; the valuation that was applied to the land concerned and by whom; if she has agreed to contribute towards the cost of new buildings belonging to the purchaser arising out of this sale.
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139 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has read the report, prepared on behalf of the Teaching Council, of the current practices, standards, priorities and outcomes of the educational procedures in a college (details supplied) in County Limerick; her views on the outcomes and conclusions of the report, in view of the significant fall in the PISA 09 results here; the action she will take regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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136 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will explain the rationale behind her decision to permanently purchase prefabricated classrooms at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; the cost of this transaction; the arrangements in place for the construction of permanent proper classroom facilities at this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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117 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the report card templates drawn up by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment; if she has issued a circular requiring all schools to use these cards, particularly when a student transfers from primary to secondary school; her views regarding the use of these report cards and the obligations arising from the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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115 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the addresses and cost per annum of all premises that are rented or leased by the vocational education committees including those used for the purposes of Youthreach, vocational training opportunities scheme and Traveller training centres; the estimated remaining length of each lease in respect of each building; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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110 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has received a copy of a draft position paper by an organisation (details supplied) regarding the lack of appropriate provisions for the rights of non-religious parents and students to be respected; if she has issued a formal response to this document; if she has made a submission to the Irish Human Rights Commission which is currently writing a report on the place of religion in education from a human rights perspective having regard to the observations made by the United Nations Human Rights Committee on Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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78 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Transport the number of agencies and bodies under his jurisdiction; the budget for each in 2010; the number of boards and the number of board members; the number of persons he has appointed to each board in each year since 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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61 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Transport the reason he plans to cease public service obligation payments to airlines operating at regional airports from July 2011 under the national recovery plan; if he is satisfied that EU policy regarding connectivity is the correct benchmark for a small country like Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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71 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of babies born here in 2010; the way this compares with previous years; the way plans are progressing to address the capacity problems in maternity hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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13 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Health and Children if sufficient supplies of vaccine are available to address the increase in the number of cases of H1N1 virus which have been diagnosed resulting in increased risk to vulnerable sectors of the population; the categories of persons now being advised to be vaccinated; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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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.
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198 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reason the draft national plan to improve literacy and numeracy in schools does not contain any discussion on proposals to raise the literacy standards of children with sensory or physical disabilities; the measures she is taking to increase the literacy standards of these children; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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188 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers employed in each individual, private fee-paying primary and secondary school; the gross salary cost of these teachers per school during the 2009/10 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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172 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has received correspondence from a school (details supplied); if she has agreed to lease a new premises for this school on a 12-year lease; if she will issue a written commitment to this effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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170 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of academic and non-academic staff employed for each individual institution, in all of the seven universities, all higher education authority designated colleges and all the institutes of technology during the periods December 2008, December 2009 and December 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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105 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Finance if the Review Group on State Assets and Liabilities has delivered their report; his views on the contents of the report; if he will undertake to publish the report as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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81 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm if he injected capital of €6.4 billion and €2.7 billion into Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide respectively in the run up to end 2010; if he will further confirm the coupon rate on this latest tranche of promissory notes; if he will further confirm the blended interest rate on all outstanding promissory notes; if he will further confirm the total outstanding nominal amount of promissory notes in issue; if he will further confirm the expected cumulative cost of interest on these promissory notes over the course of their lifespan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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107 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when the Education (Qualification and Training) Bill will be published; when she expects it will be debated on Second Stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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105 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 97 of 11 November 2010, if she will make an immediate decision on the home tuition grant for a child (details supplied); the reason for the delay in making this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills with regard to the FÁS work placement programme for teachers announced by her, if it is possible for teachers who use this scheme to gain the relevant experience required for the higher diploma qualification; if she will encourage trainee teachers to apply to higher diploma programmes ahead of the deadline of 14 January 2011 on the assumption that the work placement programme will be of aid to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of the rate of labour market progression of participants in FÁS training for the years 2005 to 2009, inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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85 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of beneficiaries of training provided by FÁS specialist training providers who have progressed to the labour market, broken down annually, for the years 2006 to 2009 inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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2 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if the way in which the patronage of the second post-primary school in Gorey, County Wexford was decided, will now be used on a country-wide basis in determining the choice of patron of the estimated 70 new post primary schools that will be required to meet the projected future growth in the school-going population; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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211 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a breakdown of funding for Teagasc by his Department according to current pay-related spending; current non-pay spending; administrative spending; capital spending; spending according to Teagasc programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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210 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a breakdown of spending by his Department on direct income and market supports, according to programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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209 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a breakdown of all spending on the development of agriculture and food as per subheads A.4 and C.5 in the 2011 Estimates for Public Services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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108 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Finance if active civil servants who availed of the incentivised scheme for early retirement, ISER, as set out in Department of Finance Circular 12/09 and who signed a legal document not to re-enter the labour market and whose PPS numbers were noted in order that they could not breach the ISER contract, are now released from this contractual obligation in view of the unilateral decision by the Government to reduce the pensions income of civil servants by 4% in the recent budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 30 November 2010, when a reply will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 55 of 9 March 2010, if she has received the report of the training and employment framework for young persons and early school leavers which was to be published before the end of the year; if she will confirm that consultations have taken place with youth organisations as promised; if she will confirm when the framework will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reason she is reducing the training budget for the unemployed and the number of training places at a time when demand is growing and when the evidence suggests it makes sense to retain jobseekers in education and training and close to the labour market; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the 15,410 training places for the unemployed that will be cut as a result of the €43 million reduction to the allocation to FÁS; the programmes and courses, the number of places, locations and duration of courses that will be cut as a result of this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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84 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has received correspondence (details supplied) relating to possible fraud at a special education centre; if she is acting to investigate these allegations; the person carrying out the investigation; if the investigations are being conducted externally or internally by her; when she expects the findings to be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has received an application to establish a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare; the position regarding that application; if she will recognise that this area has a rapidly expanding school going population and that a large number of parents wish to send their children to a multi-denominational school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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77 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent by her on further education broken down according to current spending on pay and current non-pay spending; capital spending; the number of places being funded by her according to type of further education; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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102 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the amount that will be raised by replacing the student services charge at third level with a flat higher education contribution of €2,000; the funds that will be raised by applying a €200 charge for post-leaving certificate students; if she will also provide each figure net of the amount that will be offset by student grant assistance; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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86 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Cork will be given permission to commence construction of a new building; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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76 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the sums paid as part of early retirement packages or redundancy payments to staff within HETAC, FETAC and the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland since the decision to merge these three bodies was taken; the number of staff let go during this period; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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75 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to the recent report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Special Report No. 74, the reason four FETAC staff were given retirement packages which amounted to €800,000; if she will specify the grade and position these individuals each held; the length of service in FETAC and the wider public service; the person who authorised these payments; the measures being taken to recoup these unauthorised payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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33 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Health and Children the action taken following an assessment by the Health Service Executive through Beechpark services in the case of a child (details supplied) in County Dublin; if the necessary supports will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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8 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills with regard to the 18 religious teaching orders involved in the Residential Institutions Redress Board, if she will provide in terms of monetary value or property value in the case of properties, both the total sums pledged to the State and the sums outstanding or awaiting to be transferred to the State’s accounts as of 1 December 2010 under the following headings, the 2002 contribution of €128 million, the €111 million cash transfer proposed in 2009, the €235 million property transfer proposed in 2009 and the outstanding €200 million contribution to ensure the €680 million target is reached in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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7 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 77 of 30 November 2010, if she will provide the name or names of the person from each of the 12 organisations represented on the group; the persons who were present at each meeting; if minutes were taken at these meetings and circulated; the location of where the meetings took place; the cost per meeting in terms of the total travel and subsistence costs incurred; if she will publish the updates provided to the senior officials group; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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211 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the annual funding he anticipates allocating for overseas development assistance for 2011 to 2014, inclusive, expressed in nominal terms and in terms of GNP, in view of the savings he intends to make over the course of the national recovery plan; the year he intends to reach the UN target of 0.7% of GNP for ODA funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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83 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will facilitate an organisation (details supplied) which is a community and member-led project for people with self-experience of mental illness with the provision of office space, suitable for a drop-in facility office in the Rathmines area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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