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Written Answers — Departmental Meetings: Departmental Meetings (6 Dec 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department has a management advisory committee or an equivalent management committee; if it meets regularly; and if so, the frequency of same; if he and the Ministers of State attached to his Department attend the meetings; if a special advisor or advisors attached to the Ministerial Office or offices attend such...

Written Answers — Departmental Meetings: Departmental Meetings (6 Dec 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he convenes specific policy meetings with officials in his Department; the way a policy meeting with officials is different to that of a management meeting, such as a management advisory committee meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32998/07]

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (6 Dec 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of programme managers, special advisors, policy assistants, personnel on secondment and other personnel who are not part of the existing Civil Service who make up his Department, including permanent civil servants attached to the office of the Minister and Minister of States; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Departmental Meetings: Departmental Meetings (6 Dec 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 247: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has a management advisory committee or an equivalent management committee; if it meets regularly; and if so, the frequency of same; if he and the Ministers of State attached to his Department attend the meetings; if a special advisor or advisors attached to the Ministerial Office or offices...

Written Answers — Departmental Meetings: Departmental Meetings (6 Dec 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 248: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he convenes specific policy meetings with officials in his Department; the way a policy meeting with officials is different to that of a management meeting, such as a management advisory committee meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32994/07]

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (6 Dec 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 249: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of programme managers, special advisors, policy assistants, personnel on secondment and other personnel who are not part of the existing Civil Service who make up his Department, including permanent civil servants attached to the office of the Minister and Minister of States; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Departmental Meetings: Departmental Meetings (6 Dec 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has a management advisory committee or an equivalent management committee; if it meets regularly; and if so, the frequency of same; if he and the Ministers of State attached to his Department attend the meetings; if a special advisor or advisors attached to the ministerial office or offices...

Written Answers — Departmental Meetings: Departmental Meetings (6 Dec 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he convenes specific policy meetings with officials in his Department; the way a policy meeting with officials is different to that of a management meeting, such as a management advisory committee meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32989/07]

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (6 Dec 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of programme managers, special advisors, policy assistants, personnel on secondment and other personnel who are not part of the existing Civil Service who make up his Department, including permanent civil servants attached to the office of the Minister and Minister of States; and if he will make a...

Water Services. (11 Dec 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: How?

Schools Building Projects. (11 Dec 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to her reply to Question No. 56 of 13 November 2007, if the promised developing area unit has not yet been established; if so, when it will be set up; the staff structure and numbers it will have; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33450/07]

Schools Building Projects. (11 Dec 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I note what the Minister has said and I gather from her reply that vacancies have been advertised and some people have been moved from one part of the Department to another. The unit as promised in the programme for government has been established, a point to which I will return later. Regarding the other information the Minister gave, can she confirm that schools were told last September...

Schools Building Projects. (11 Dec 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I am asking whether the Minister can confirm this. Is it true? With this massive amount of money, will we have a whole new generation of tin boxes, similar to the prefabs built when free secondary education was introduced in the 1960s?

Schools Building Projects. (11 Dec 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: They are called prefabs.

Schools Building Projects. (11 Dec 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: In her reply the Minister has confirmed that we will get a new generation of state-of-the-art prefabs — there is no other word for it. They will have a life expectancy of 25 years, which could be extended further. The others had such a life expectancy, but some are still being used. Can she explain what steps her Department has taken to obtain planning permission for those schools? Will...

School Curriculum. (11 Dec 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I welcome the Minister's confirmation that there are no proposals to introduce this in the area of the science curriculum which is the concern of many people. Will the Minister take it upon herself to ensure, through her inspectorate, that in the post-primary schools there is no attempt, despite the exhortations of quite a number, to introduce by the back door or otherwise the theory of...

Legislative Programme. (11 Dec 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question No. 98 relates to the same matter which the Minister has answered. Clearly, there has been an inordinate delay in the preparation of this and we do not yet have the full story as to why it has been delayed. The best promise we now have is that it will be ready towards the end of January next year. Can the Minister confirm that the extraordinarily complex and highly bureaucratic...

Legislative Programme. (11 Dec 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Does the Minister accept that the requirement to supply death or marriage certificates as part of an application is somewhat excessive?

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the OECD reported that in 1994 Ireland spent 5.5% of GDP on education yet in 2007 the OECD Education at a Glance report indicated Ireland spent 4.6% of GDP which places us in joint last place in a range of thirty OECD countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33417/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Committees: Departmental Committees (11 Dec 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 117: To ask the Taoiseach if his Department has a management advisory committee or an equivalent management committee; if it meets regularly; if so, the frequency of same; if he and the Ministers of State attached to his Department attend the meetings; if a special adviser or advisers attached to the ministerial office or offices attend such meetings; if the minutes are circulated...