103 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will give consideration to the difficulty for newly-qualified physio and occupational speech and language therapists getting employment here and the loss this represents to the health services; if she will implement a scheme to keep at least some of these young persons at home; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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272 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Health and Children the restrictions the Health Service Executive has proposed for home helpers and the duties they perform for the elderly and the infirm; if she will direct the HSE not to implement these proposals.
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73 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress in of the major review of gambling announced by him in May 2010; when he expects the process to be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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35 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to bring forward legislative proposals to change the law on debt enforcement in view of his speech to a Law Reform Commission conference on debt on 18 November 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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167 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Transport his views on changes to legislation or regulations determining road and or footpath usage; if so, if he will first conduct a public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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69 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation when he plans to publish the legislation to amend the Competition Acts to uphold the right of certain freelance workers such as actors and musicians to collective bargaining, which was promised as part of the review of the Towards 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation when he will publish legislation to address employee representation at work which was promised by June 2009 under the review of Towards 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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395 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding anti-bullying policy in the education system here; the person who is responsible for drawing up such policies; the person who is responsible for the enforcement of bullying policies; the role her Department has in the reporting of bullying in schools; the parts of the Education Act 1998 that are relevant to rules governing bullying in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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386 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of places for postgraduate conversion courses that are available in teacher training colleges; the number of places that have been closed arising from decisions taken in Budget 2010; the estimated savings that will accrue through this cutback; her views on reversing this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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382 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 921 of 20 April 2010, the exact salary her two special advisers and her press adviser each receive, including any additional allowance such as the 10% attraction allowance; if the salary and remuneration package is the same as they each enjoyed in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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380 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the sum of funds granted to a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny under the summer works scheme 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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371 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the progress made in implementing the draft framework document issued by the working group on researcher careers for the higher education research group in September 2009 in view of the absence of any viable career structure for contract research staff in higher education institutions; if her Department or the Higher Education Authority plan to implement the recommendations for a national researcher career structure in the short term; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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351 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the recent public sector pay cut to contract researchers in higher education institutions, are being viewed by the European Commission as a breach of contract in respect of that body’s funding of the Marie Curie fellowships in Irish universities; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that no more funding for these scholarships will be forthcoming from the EU Commission; the steps he will take to remedy this problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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239 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the measures she will take to ensure that the National Archives have adequate storage space; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of applications under the Freedom of Information Act that his Department has received in each of the past three years; the number of staff assigned to deal with such issues; the increase, if any, due to recent departmental changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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74 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding the recent changes to his Department; if all changes have now been completed; if all personnel have been transferred; if all printing has been concluded; the overall cost of such changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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148 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the details of all private colleges that have received funding from the special education support service and the teaching education section of the Department of Education and Skills under the national development plan; the amount of funds which have been made available to the colleges; the tendering procedure that took place, if any, for the colleges to avail of these funds; the eligibility criteria for a college to apply for these funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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149 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the appointment procedure for the two positions nominated by colleges of education on the Teaching Council; if she will outline the way that the third level bodies are selected for the nomination of two persons for the Teaching Council; if she will list all the colleges of education and specified third level bodies involved in nominating these combined four persons to the Teaching Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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147 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the selection procedure for appointing teacher training college board members on the Teaching Council; the reason all teacher training colleges in Ireland are not represented on the Teaching Council; the procedures that exist for colleges that are not represented on the Teaching Council to give input and gain insight into new requirements developed by the Teaching Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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144 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the consultation that took place with private and public sector organisations or associations concerning the labour market activation fund prior to its announcement in budget 2009; the name of each of the private sector and public sector organisations or associations with whom contact was made regarding the development of the labour market activation fund prior to its announcement in budget 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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143 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm reports from attendees at the labour market activation fund briefing on 18 March 2010 that two separate question and answer sessions took place due to the unexpected number of attendants; if she will confirm further reports that contrary to public procurement guidelines, questions were asked and responded to without all of the eligible bidders being present; if she will also confirm that none of the Departmental staff presiding over the meeting recorded the questions and answers and no questions and answers from this meeting were posted on the e-tenders website prior to the tenders expiration; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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98 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the expenditure per year by his Department for the preparatory course for Irish language lawyer-linguist positions in the European institutions run by institutions (details supplied) since the creation of the course; if he will outline per year the total money given to each institution for the running of the course; the number of students who gained employment in European institutions after completion of the preparatory course since its inception; the measures in place to ensure that students do not abuse the rent subsidy that is allocated to students undertaking the course; and if he 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 she will establish, without prejudice, a national forum on patronage in primary schools, as suggested by the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Catholic Church is the patron of 92% of all existing 3,175 ordinary primary schools in this State; when she will act upon her recent public comments and seek the input and views of all relevant stakeholders with a view to agreeing to the orderly restructuring of the existing pattern of patronage; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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399 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of principals her Department estimates will be needed in the years 2010 to 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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398 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of post primary principals appointed in the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009; the number of teachers appointed each year by school type that is, vocational school, voluntary secondary school and community schools; the number of those appointed principals who were previously deputy principals; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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392 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has failed to issue certificates of income levy to teachers employed by her Department; if not, when they will be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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385 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the Catholics first enrolment policy in primary schools with a Catholic ethos and patron; if this policy is still in place in the majority of Catholic schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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377 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will instruct her officials to allow a child (details supplied) in County Carlow with special educational needs to receive a transport grant under the school transport scheme; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this child’s parents have travelled more than 32,000 km to bring their son to school since April 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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42 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will introduce a national vaccination programme for bovine viral diarrhoea; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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30 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has made a decision in relation to the ownership of the Irish draft horse stud; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Finance if he expects the coupon payable in 2010 on the preference shares acquired by the National Pensions Reserve Fund in a bank (details supplied) to be paid in cash or through the issue of ordinary shares; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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70 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Finance if he will comment on the most recent quarterly national household survey which showed that the number of persons unemployed added to those outside the labour force, but interested in finding work, increased from 10.8% at end 2008 to 16.5% at end 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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416 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the body responsible for determining or changing Central Applications Office points into universities; the role of the CAO office in this process; the role of her Department in this process; if it will be impossible for bonus points in mathematics to be applied to leaving certificate results if the universities concerned choose not to accept this system; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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414 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 906 of 20 April 2010, the steps a person, who has not got refugee status but has been fostered here for the past three years, should take in order to obtain grant assistance to enable them to pursue a third level education; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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413 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 939 of 20 April 2010, the date on which she forwarded her query to the State Examinations Commission; if she has requested a comprehensive reply as a matter of urgency in view of the fact that this question was asked by the Oireachtas and was not a routine departmental reply; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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412 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science when she will publish the report into third level strategy chaired by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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411 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 957 of 20 April, 2010, she will define the precise areas, including ordnance survey maps, if possible, of the ten locations which are currently being assessed for a transfer of patronage by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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410 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 915 and 916 of 20 April 2010, she will publish the results of the pilot phase immediately in order to familiarise all of the primary school stakeholders with these developments; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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409 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 920 of 20 April 2010, she will now publish the draft amendments and communicate them to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Science in order that the preliminary discussion can take place after a two-year delay, with a view to making constructive progress on this legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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408 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 923 of 20 April 2010, her views on establishing, without prejudice, a national forum on patronage in primary schools, as suggested by the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin when he noted that his church was the patron of 92% of all existing 3,175 ordinary primary schools here; if she will invite all of the relevant stakeholders to participate in such a forum with a view to agreeing to the orderly restructuring of the existing pattern of patronage; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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407 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 918 of 20 April 2010, if she will provide the name, address, patron and roll number of each of the 743 schools concerned; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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406 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 919 of 20 April 2010, if she will publish the education (patronage) Bill in draft form in view of the fact that it has now been completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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373 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if her Department has not issued any certificates for those students who have successfully completed the leaving certificate qualification since 2005; the reason for this delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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323 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the interdepartmental group on cessation of turf-cutting in designated areas is due to report; if he will extend the derogation on turf cutting on the 32 designated bogs pending the report of that interdepartmental group; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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224 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 20 April 2010, if her attention has been drawn to the fact that children may start primary school when they are four years of age, not four and a half as indicated in her initial reply; if she will note that a child whose birthday falls between 30 June and 30 August cannot avail of the early childhood care and education scheme unless their parents decide to send them to primary school when they are almost five years of age; if she will consider that a substantial cohort of children are affected by this at present; if she will amend this scheme accordingly; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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138 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Finance the reason post-doctoral researchers contracted to third level institutions in receipt of public funding have been included in recent public sector pay cuts; if a post-doctoral researcher on a temporary contract with a publicly-funded third level institution is a public servant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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82 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way he plans to combat the digital divide; if he is satisfied that persons who wish to learn to use the Internet across the broad sections of society have an opportunity to learn; the numbers of e-Inclusion grants that have been approved; the numbers of training places that have been taken up; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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68 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount that has been spent on digital audio broadcasting radio here; if he will give details of the position regarding this project; his views on criticisms that DAB radio is outdated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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62 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the functions that have been assigned to the Affordable Homes Partnership, SHIP 20.10.07, regarding the Social Housing Leasing Initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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31 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will bring forward the White Paper on Local Government which was promised for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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