Results 3,401-3,420 of 19,032 for speaker:Ruairi Quinn

Written Answers — Civil Unions: Civil Unions (13 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the promised legislation on civil unions will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40185/08]

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (13 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cases of murder in which firearms were used in respect of each year from 1998 to date in 2008; the number of such cases in which prosecutions for murder were initiated; the number of such cases in which convictions were secured; if he is satisfied with the level of detection and conviction in such cases; and...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (13 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of Parliamentary Questions Nos. 476 and 532 of 4 of November 2008, all of the existing staff employed in the three bodies to be amalgamated (details supplied) will be retained in the new amalgamated body; the staff numbers in each of the three bodies as they stood before the decision to amalgamate them was made; the...

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (13 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason his Department has allowed the third level institutions to reduce the time period in which a psychological report produced by the National Educational Psychological Service is valid for consideration of student's disability can be used as a mechanism to lower the entry requirements into higher education; if this unfairly...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (13 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the basis, in view of his reply to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 131, 153 and 490 of 4 November 2008, of his assertion that the levels of language support teachers in schools will start to reduce because of lower immigration levels and higher proficiency of immigrant pupils to speak English; if he will provide references to research...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (13 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a child who lives next to the Luas and whose school is near a Luas stop, cannot avail of the school transport scheme while a child who lives next to the DART, and whose school is near a DART stop, can; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40434/08]

Leaders' Questions. (18 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: What did the banks say?

Leaders' Questions. (18 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Time to go, Taoiseach.

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: She cannot stand the heat.

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: It is relevant.

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: On a number of occasions I have raised the Bill in my name, No. 41 on the Order Paper, the Vocational Education (Primary Education) Bill 2008. It is a two-section Bill. The Parliamentary Counsel clearly has much more important things to do. In order to put the primary school that is now in operation in north County Dublin on a legal footing, I am asking for Government time to be provided....

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: It is the Vocational Education (Primary Education) Bill 2008. To help the Tánaiste, I should say that when I raised this matter before the Taoiseach said he would bring it to the attention of the Department of Education and Science.

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: It is already drafted. The Government should incorporate our Bill. Why waste time?

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: On a point of information, it is not a patronage Bill.

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: That is much wider legislation.

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Yes. The Government one is much wider and we will not see it.

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: We are trying to be of assistance to the Government. The Bill is already written. It is just wasting time.

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: The Tánaiste is missing the point, which does not surprise me.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (18 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will make a statement on the Estimate for his Department in 2009. [40949/08]

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (18 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 535: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his Department's expenditure on adult education in 2009; if he will provide this figure as a percentage of GDP and GNP; if he will provide the 2009 figure in a table that outlines the spending on adult education as a percentage of GDP and GNP for the years 2000 to 2008; if he will provide the figure as a percentage of the total...