287 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if the special educational needs division of her Department offers a programme to autistic children known as the July provision; if she will outline the distinctions between the way this scheme works for schools and for parents who opt to hire a teacher directly; if there have been any changes to the payment of this provision which will result in a delay of the payment until November 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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114 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Health and Children the action taken following an assessment by the Health Service Executive through an agency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; if she will provide the necessary support; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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262 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 454 of 22 June 2010, if she will make the online inventory of school accommodation available to the public, in view of the public interest from both existing and potential parents in the condition of school buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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257 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 470 of 22 June 2010, if she will direct the State Examinations Commission to bring forward a defined programme with specific dates, to give effect to the right of every leaving certificate student to get an official leaving certificate; the reason the State Examinations Commission thought it appropriate to withhold all leaving certificates for the duration of a five year court case when only a small number of persons would have been affected by the dispute over the annotation of leaving certificates; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he is satisfied with the operation of the local policing committees; the numbers of such committees established to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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64 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the recommendations of the report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes that he intends to implement during 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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602 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding allocated to the school books scheme per school year in a tabular format for the years 2006 to 2010 inclusive; when this scheme became restricted only to DEIS schools; the current eligibility for this scheme in view of the changes announced in Budget 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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581 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a college (details supplied) in County Cavan has received more than 4,000 applications for courses for the academic year that begins in September 2010; if she will remove the current cap on places in this college, which is currently set at 1200 students; the reason the cap on places in colleges of further education are limited at a time of mass unemployment and when demand for upskilling and retraining has never been greater; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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571 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has received the results of the standardised testing of literacy carried out in primary schools in 2009; her plans for the results of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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570 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the annual grant to primary and secondary schools for the purchase of library books; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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569 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will give details regarding a DEIS advisers and DEIS rural co-ordinators; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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568 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the cost of employing a DEIS adviser and a DEIS rural co-ordinator; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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567 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 504 of 1 June 2010, if she will provide the requested information; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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566 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 503 of 1 June 2010, if she will provide the requested information; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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565 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she envisages any rise in the charges for the school transport scheme in the context of the forthcoming budget in December 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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563 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 17 June 2010, if she will provide a list of the State agencies under the aegis of her Department to which the 2009 code of practice for the governance of State bodies applies; the agencies that have submitted assurances and reports confirming compliance with the code in 2009 to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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559 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of the number of staff employed in each grade across universities, institutes of technology and other higher education institutions at the end of 2008; the number of staff employed in each grade across universities, institutes of technology and other higher education institutions at the end of 2009; the number of staff employed in each grade across universities, institutes of technology and other higher education institutions as of June 2010 with respect to the employment control framework being implemented in higher education institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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322 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Transport his plans to amend or replace the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations (1997) or enact new regulations to introduce the concept of shared use footways where the whole footway is shared between cyclists and pedestrians; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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321 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Transport his plans to amend or replace the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations (1997) to permit cycling on some or all footways; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Health and Children the estimated cost of removing the upper age limit on all free health screening services offered by the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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134 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 143 of 22 June 2010, if a provider of the 38 week early childhood care and education scheme is liable for rates if their premises are used for other educational purposes during the remaining 14 weeks of the calendar year; if a provider of the 38 week ECCE scheme is liable for rates if their premises are used for non-educational purposes during the remaining fourteen weeks of the calendar year; in cases where rates will be charged if they will be calculated on a pro-rata basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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73 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans, if any, to introduce whistleblowing legislation as a means of dealing with social welfare fraud.
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157 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 9 June 2010, if training is given to visa officials and their support staff that enables them to assess the educational qualifications or proficiency in English of a visa applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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156 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 9 June 2010, considering the importance of the role of visa officials in international education, if he will indicate the appropriateness of training on an ad hoc informal basis; if he will outline the steps that are taken to ensure that visas are being processed in an appropriate and fair manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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155 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 156 of 9 June 2010, the policy of the visa office in Beijing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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34 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the progress made on the master plan for the National Gallery of Ireland; the estimated cost of this project; when she expects to submit this for planning permission; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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22 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the discussions she has had with the Minister for Finance regarding the reformation of the artists’ tax exemption scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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178 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 172 of 3 June 2010, if she will direct the National Council for Special Education to issue a reply to this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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92 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Finance the rationalisation of State agencies that has taken place since 1 January 2009, either arising from the recommendations of the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes, or otherwise; the savings that have been achieved as a result; the further rationalisations that have been decided on; the savings expected from these; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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91 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Finance if he accepts the recommendations of the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes in respect of the sharing of information and communications technology services in the public service; if he has acted on these recommendations; the savings that have been achieved as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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90 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Finance if he accepts the recommendations of the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes in respect of supply chain management in the public service; if he has acted on these recommendations; the savings that have been achieved as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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89 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Finance the action he has taken to reduce the numbers employed in the public service since 2008; the further management measures he will introduce in this respect; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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88 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff employed by grade for each year 2002 to 2009 in the Civil Service, State agencies, and in local government; his estimate of the numbers that will be employed by grade in 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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87 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff employed by the public service by ministerial Vote group for each year 2002 to 2009; his estimate of the number that will be employed in 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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57 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of the national cycling campaign federation (details supplied) in relation to the National Transport Authority’s cycle manual; if he is satisfied with the level of cycling expertise and competence at executive and board level in the NTA; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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485 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 498 of 15 June 2010, if the revised curriculum from 1971 with regard to religious instruction is combining both religious education and faith formation within the hours of the school day; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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480 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 493 of 15 June 2010 with reference to the 78 projects named in the reply, if she will provide the name, address and roll number of each school building project that has been completed and handed over; if she will provide the name, address and roll number of each school building project that is currently under construction; if she will provide the name, address and roll number of each school building project that is at tender stage; if she will provide the name, address and roll number of each school building project that is at pre-tender stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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476 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has received correspondence from an educational trade union (details supplied); if she has considered the resolutions passed at that conference; when will she reply to the matters raised therein; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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475 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 481 of 15 June 2010, if a university (details supplied) teaching degree qualifications are recognised by the Teaching Council here; if not, the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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470 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if the State Examinations Commission intends to issue the 235,000 leaving certificates that have not been given to students as a result of a recent court case between the years 2005 and 2009; if she will give details of when and the way in which this will be done; if she is confident that the State Examinations Commission has current and up-to-date addresses for all affected persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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457 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm that Ireland is participating in the assessment of higher education learning outcomes organised by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; provide the cost of Ireland’s participation in this study and if she will further confirm if she is committed to funding this study; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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454 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, further to her comments at the Select Committee on Education and Science on 2 June 2010, where the inventory of school accommodation may be accessed that has been published on her Department’s website; if it is possible for members of the public to view this inventory on-line; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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350 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of money that will be contributed by civil and public servants to public funds by way of PRSI contributions for the year 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Finance when he expects the remit of the Freedom of Information Act 1997 to be extended to include the vocational education committees; if he will note that progress on this issue has been repeatedly delayed for 13 years; when the relevant legislation will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Finance if providers of child care participating in the early childhood care and education scheme are exempt from paying local authority rates; the steps a provider should take if they are presented with a bill for rates by their local authority; if he will provide official certification for providers which will ensure providers are exempt from rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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116 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Health and Children the measures that are being taken to address the growing number of cases of measles here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Health and Children if and when it is planned to introduce extra chronic illness and preventive programmes similar to heartwatch, at primary care level; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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232 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that two separate degrees are available in chemical engineering in two third level institutions (details supplied); the total number of undergraduate students each of these degree courses; her views on whether the current situation represents an optimum use of public funds; if her further attention has been drawn to any proposals that will result in a more efficient use of public funds in chemical engineering in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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227 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Teaching Council does not recognise two postgraduate courses as suitable qualifications to be a maths teacher here (details supplied); if she will instruct the Teaching Council to recognise these courses in view of the importance of maths teachers having specific qualifications in the teaching of maths; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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