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Written Answers — Stadium Redevelopment: Stadium Redevelopment (26 Sep 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 555: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the steps he has taken to ensure that the brand name of the new Lansdowne Road National Stadium is not sold off to the highest bidder resulting in an inappropriate commercial trade mark name being attached, by way of contract to the national stadium, which is being financed, in part, by the Irish taxpayer; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Countryside Access: Countryside Access (26 Sep 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 635: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the steps he will take following the publication by the expert group on the possibility of introducing freedom to roam legislation; his views on the conclusions of the report and the necessity for a secure and clear legal framework to be enacted by way of legislation in order to facilitate access to the countryside;...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Sep 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 1034: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will reply to this Deputy's letter of 14 February 2007 which was a follow up to Parliamentary Question No. 287 of 31 January 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20561/07]

Written Answers — Legal Aid Service: Legal Aid Service (26 Sep 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 1053: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received an application or request to extend the ex gratia legal aid scheme to a family, to cover the cost of legal representation at a hearing due to be conducted in Lanzarote following the death of an Irish citizen (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20823/07]

Written Answers — Environment Fund: Environment Fund (26 Sep 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 1094: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount paid into the Environment Fund in each year since its establishment, including payments of moneys collected under the environmental levy on plastic bags and the landfill levy in addition to other sources; the amount paid out of the fund in each such year, indicating the purposes for which each...

Rural Recreation. (27 Sep 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the proposals he has arising from the report of Comhairle na Tuaithe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20977/07]

Rural Recreation. (27 Sep 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the report of the expert group established to examine and make recommendations on the legal issues of land access for recreational use, published on 5 July 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20978/07]

Rural Recreation. (27 Sep 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: The reply being read out by the Minister is substantially the same as one delivered to me yesterday in a written reply. Does the Minister accept that some form of legislation will ultimately be necessary, following extensive consultation? Does he concur that some form of legislation, for which he will have responsibility during the next few years of this House, will be the basis upon which a...

Departmental Staff. (2 Oct 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she established the developing areas unit which will liaise with local authorities, identify where new schools are needed and ensure that they are delivered in the fastest possible timeframe; the section and name of the person responsible; the number of staff and grades presently working in the developing areas unit; and if she...

Departmental Staff. (2 Oct 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Minister for her good wishes. In future, can the House have a reply to the question asked? The lecture was most interesting, but the Minister has not answered a single point of my question.

Departmental Staff. (2 Oct 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Yes.

Departmental Staff. (2 Oct 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: The Minister has not established it yet.

Departmental Staff. (2 Oct 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: It has been three months.

Departmental Staff. (2 Oct 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: The Minister has been in her role for three years. The programme for Government makes a specific commitment, but the Minister has been in office in the current Government for more than three months. She is trying to claim that she was aware of the problem and that she has done much work, but is it any wonder there is a problem in Balbriggan if she cannot answer a question about the specific...

School Placement. (2 Oct 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: It is the single transferable reply.

School Placement. (2 Oct 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Hear, hear.

State Examinations. (2 Oct 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: The school can say "no", and the next school can also say "no".

Fee-Paying Schools. (2 Oct 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: In the light of the complex history which has been correctly described, has the Minister plans to review whether the original objectives, which gave rise to it, have been achieved?

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (2 Oct 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 384: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the Government's under-spending on education as highlighted in the recent OECD report Education at a Glance 2007 which clearly shows that relative to GDP per capita Ireland spends significantly less on education than other OECD countries; and if she will make a detailed statement on the way the Government will address...

Written Answers — Educational Projects: Educational Projects (2 Oct 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of Irish students who have participated in the Erasmus third level programme that enables Irish based students along with their European counterparts to take a period of time studying for their primary degree in another European country; if her Department has maintained contact with the institutions and the participants...