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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will explain her decision to cut undergraduate nurse training places by 17% in budget 2009; the amount she estimates will be saved by this measure; her reasoning behind the curtailment of specialist practice courses and the add-on conversion programme as a consequence of these cutbacks; if her attention has been drawn to the...

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (6 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the net Exchequer income expected to arise from the credit institutions financial support scheme for each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010; if he will confirm that this money will be available for use during the year in which it is received; if he will use this income to establish a contingency fund or to ringfence the funds in...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (6 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 274: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of additional teachers that will be hired at primary and post primary level in order to deal with the increase in school enrolments as estimated in budget 2009; the amount the additional primary school teachers will cost; the amount the additional post-primary teachers will cost; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the estimated cost of paying the draft national pay agreement to those who are paid from his Department's budget; if he will provide a breakdown of these figures which include both current spending on pay and predicted moneys spent on pay under the new agreement under headings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (11 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the projected savings arising from her proposal to place the Money Advice and Budgeting Service under the control of the Citizens Information Service. [39499/08]

Written Answers — Attendance Management: Attendance Management (11 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her target to reduce the number of hours lost through absenteeism in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39503/08]

Written Answers — National Parks: National Parks (11 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will amend the regulations governing the playing of football in the Iveagh Gardens, Dublin 2 at the rear of the National Concert Hall; if he will request the Office of Public Works to arrange for a designated area in the extensive grounds of the Iveagh Gardens to be provided for the playing of football by children; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (11 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 319: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in view of the downturn in the public finances, he will reconsider his decision to prohibit amending the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations to provide for the partial parking of vehicles on the footpath in congested residential districts in which such parking is currently illegal; if he will meet with representatives of Dublin...

Written Answers — Architecture Award: Architecture Award (11 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 417: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to the success of architects (details supplied); the action he proposes to take to recognise this unique award for these Irish architects that demonstrates an international recognition of the quality of the architecture here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39247/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Savings: Departmental Savings (11 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 595: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 474 of 29 October 2008, the breakdown of the overall sum spent on substitution cover; if the €28 million referred to in the question spent on uncertified sick leave is included in this figure; if he will explain his position as outlined in a newspaper article (details supplied); if he will...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (11 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 598: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the €8 million which was provided in budget 2007 and budget 2008 as the Government's contribution towards the funding of the George Mitchell scholarship programme has not been paid to the US-Ireland Alliance; if he will confirm that the moneys which were voted in Dáil Éireann will be transmitted as soon as possible;...

Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (11 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 599: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the discussions which he had with representatives from companies (details supplied) during October 2008 when it is reported that he discussed proposals to provide computers in the school system by way of leasing them from information technology companies in accordance with the national development plan's pledge to invest €252...

Written Answers — Higher Education Sector: Higher Education Sector (11 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 600: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will a formal designation of the National College of Ireland as being an institute of higher education under the remit of the Higher Education Authority in view of the work that the college has undertaken in the field of education, particularly life long learning and third level education for mature students and...

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: The Taoiseach is the man from Angola.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: That is simply not true.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Yes.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (12 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason he has reduced the road safety budget by €4 million; the road safety programmes that will see a decrease in funding for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39833/08]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (12 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason funding for public transport was cut by €70 million under budget 2009; the areas or programmes in his Department affected by the €70 million decrease in spending on public transport and the overall reduction of €154 million in the capital budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39832/08]

Order of Business (13 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Does the Government intend to amend the Education Act 1998 which, inter alia, requires the Minister for Education and Science to agree a budget with the schools authorities before the commencement of the academic year? The budget passed on 14 October unilaterally cuts an additional grant for this academic year for minority schools in this country and €2.8 million was unilaterally removed...

Order of Business (13 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: One was detonated last night.