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Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (19 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Defence the new proposals in regard to strengthening the Defence Forces Reserve in 2008. [6343/08]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (19 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 485: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department and Fingal County Council have identified and acquired a site for a post primary school (details supplied) in County Dublin as recommended by the Commission on School Accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6023/08]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (19 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 486: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a site has been acquired by her Department and Fingal County Council for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin as recommended by the Commission on School Accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6024/08]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (19 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 487: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason every application, since 2001 to date in 2008 made by an group (details supplied) in Dublin 6 for funding to Special Projects for Youth has been rejected; the action the group can take to demonstrate their need to employ two youth workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6025/08]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (19 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 495: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will introduce the new provisions of the Teaching Council Act 2001; if she is satisfied that there is a sufficient resource of trained substitute teachers whose work is being done, in some instances, by untrained persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6234/08]

School Staffing. (20 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of recent newspaper reports regarding draft procedures to deal with primary school teachers who are not meeting or adhering to required or satisfactory standards being prepared within her Department, she will formally consult the Irish Primary Principals Network, IPPN, before finalising her Department's recommendations on...

School Staffing. (20 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Minister for her reply. The preamble was perhaps unnecessary, particularly in view of the time constraints. I put it to the Minister that the tone of her reply is in complete contrast to that of the eulogistic address she delivered at the IPPN conference in Killarney, which I attended, when she stated that principals are the leaders of the schools. The Minister is now saying...

School Staffing. (20 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: If the INTO represents the teachers and the boards of management represent the patrons, who represents the children and parents? All I am asking is whether the Minister will either formally or informally consult with the IPPN before signing off the new and welcome procedures. I use the word "informally" to get around the structure inherited by the Minister which she did not design. She may...

School Staffing. (20 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: How?

School Staffing. (20 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: The Minister did not answer the question. How can she say, when nobody is representing the children, that the best way to get representation for children is to get agreement by the players around the table, none of whom ostensibly represents the children?

School Staffing. (20 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Will the Minister just answer the question?

School Staffing. (20 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Does the Minister not accept the first role of the INTO is to defend those teachers' interests rather than that of the children?

School Staffing. (20 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: I know.

School Staffing. (20 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Will the Minister speak to the IPPN?

School Curriculum. (20 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: The Minister circulated de Valera's book.

School Curriculum. (20 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: The Minister did not have to accept that.

Schools Building Projects. (20 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools using prefab class rooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6075/08]

Schools Building Projects. (20 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: If the Minister does not mind, I do not need to hear the rest of the answer.

Schools Building Projects. (20 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: The Minister is also taking up time.

Schools Building Projects. (20 Feb 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: The Minister's reply is a total and utter disgrace and an insult to this House. Her insistence on reading it into the Official Report and taking up my scarce time to block any significant supplementary question is the kind of abuse that I brought to the attention of the Ceann Chomhairle when the Minister was in the House yesterday. I asked the Minister a simple question — if any of the...