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Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (31 Jan 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she proposes to introduce changes to the current statutory and contractual definition of hospital consultant as meaning a registered medical practitioner who, by reason of their training, skill and experience in a designated speciality, is consulted by other registered medical practitioners and undertakes full clinical...

Written Answers — Medical Education: Medical Education (31 Jan 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she proposes to introduce legislation to remove from the Irish Medical Council its power to prescribe the standards of education and training for specialist medical qualifications; if she proposes in this or some other way to reduce the current lengthy training process for higher and specialist medical qualifications; if she...

Written Answers — Medical Education: Medical Education (31 Jan 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the new graduate medical programme at the University of Limerick, leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, entitles a graduate to automatic registration as a registered medical practitioner under the Medical Practitioners Act (details supplied) in the same way as those with such degrees from the NUI...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (5 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the latest information received by his Department from the Road Safety Authority indicating the number of people currently on the driver testing waiting list; if this is in line with his Department's projections for 1 July 2008; the number of people who hold the new learner driver permits; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (5 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will amend the Harbours Act 1996 to facilitate the development of Bremore Port; if he will provide an update on proposals to relocate Dublin Port and on any property developments in the Dublin Port area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3415/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (5 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 215: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department in conjunction with the Revenue Commissioners have advised or will advise the embassies of foreign countries who have resident embassies here of their obligations under Irish law to treat Irish national domiciled here and employed by the embassy as PAYE workers and that access to PRSI and other entitlements...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (5 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 411: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Irish personnel, resident and domiciled here and working as employees of an embassy are to be treated as workers under domestic State legislation, entitled to the same rights and protections of Irish labour law as other Irish employees working for Irish or international firms; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (5 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 412: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons, employed by some foreign embassies located here are not being treated for wage and tax purposes similar to PAYE workers employed by foreign companies based here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3348/08]

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (5 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 532: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will appoint two student representatives onto the Higher Education Authority and the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland, as promised in the Programme for Government; if she will include this as part of the Student Support Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3366/08]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (5 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 533: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, arising from the section on school buses in the Programme for Government, her Department conducted a review of the school transport system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3367/08]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (5 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 534: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will outline the objectives and timetable for the Youth Work Development Plan, for the period 2008 to 2012, as promised in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3368/08]

Written Answers — School Management: School Management (5 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 535: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will publish the manual to support school boards of management as promised in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3369/08]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 536: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department recruited extra staff to the Educational Welfare Board and the National Educational Psychological Service as promised in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3370/08]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 537: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will implement the Educate for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 as promised in the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3371/08]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (5 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 538: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will make provisions to expand primary teaching colleges here in order to meet the increasing demand for teachers in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3372/08]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (5 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 539: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the maximum amount of students that are expected to graduate from all of the primary teaching colleges here in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3373/08]

Order of Business (6 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: I refer to two issues. When the Taoiseach meets the Prime Minister Gordon Brown at the end of the week, I wonder whether he will raise with him the refusal of the British ambassador to Ireland to engage in normal industrial relations practices by declining an invitation to the Labour Relations Commission regarding a dispute. In the context of the Good Friday Agreement such participation by...

Order of Business (6 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: What about the other matter?

Order of Business (6 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: It is very important to the people affected by it.

Foreign Conflicts. (6 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the most recent estimate available to him for the loss of civilian lives and military lives in the Iraq war; and his views on whether the war has been illegal and without mandate, and has caused incalculable harm to the prospects for international stability. [3686/08]