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Written Answers — Higher Education Research: Higher Education Research (1 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the formal relationship between her Department and Science Foundation Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26855/07]

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (1 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the student population in second level schools by category for each of the years from 2000 to date in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26856/07]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (1 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of permanent wholetime teacher positions in second level schools here by category in each of the years from 2000 to date in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26857/07]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (1 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of retirements from PWT positions in each of the years from 2000 to date in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26858/07]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (1 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of new PWT contracts issued in each of the years 2000 to date in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26859/07]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (1 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the age and gender profile of those accepting new PWT contracts (details supplied) in each of the years from 2000 to date in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26860/07]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (1 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of CID contracts issued in each year since 2005 to date in 2007 in categories (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26861/07]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (1 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of teachers employed and their hours (details supplied) in other categories in each year since 2005 to date in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26862/07]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 24 October 2007, the way he reconciles two sentences in his reply (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26997/07]

Written Answers — School Meals: School Meals (6 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will ensure that sufficient funding is put in place for schools who apply for and are given verbal permission to provide school meals under the school meals local projects scheme for the school year starting in 2008 in order to avoid the situation that happened in October 2007 when schools who were providing school meals...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (6 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 375: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received an application from the National Braille Production Centre for extra funding and staff in order to provide full braille books to blind children; if she will make a decision before the end of December 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27068/07]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (6 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 459: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 503 of 3 July 2007, if his Department is dealing with applications submitted in September 2006; if so, if there is a decision for a person (details supplied) who has applied for long term residency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27112/07]

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (7 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department has drawn up plans to directly recruit members of eastern European police forces to An Garda Síochána; if there are plans for similar recruitment plans for other regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27383/07]

Written Answers — Legal Services Regulation: Legal Services Regulation (7 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals for dealing with the more effective regulation of solicitors dealing with mortgage lending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27384/07]

Written Answers — End-of-Life Vehicles: End-of-Life Vehicles (7 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 272: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the systems in place to deal with refunds for motor tax already paid for up to a year in advance on a vehicle that is scrapped; his views on whether refunding unused months of motor tax on scrapped or written off vehicles would assist as an incentive in ensuring an accurate record of scrapped vehicles; and...

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (7 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 273: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the policy regarding the charging of partial months of motor tax on newly purchased cars, for example where a vehicle is purchased mid-month, but the owner is charged motor tax for the entire month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27625/07]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Strength: Defence Forces Strength (8 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Defence the total membership of the Defence Forces, broken down by rank, and the numbers in each case who are female; the plans he has to encourage the recruitment of a greater number of women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27728/07]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Review: Defence Forces Review (8 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Defence when he expects that the review of the existing White Paper on Defence will be completed. [27727/07]

School Accommodation. (13 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 1 November 2007, the reason her Department has sanctioned money to primary schools to rent prefabs as temporary accommodation for a period of three years or less but has no details of the terms of the contract and the rental cost between the school authority and the rental...

School Accommodation. (13 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Minister for her reply, but had I replied similarly to a question she set for me in one of the classes she occupied expertly in Sion Hill, I would have failed. She did not answer a question I asked clearly. She gave the House a wonderful story about construction and all sorts of other things, but it did not address the question. Nor did she answer Deputy Brian Hayes's question....