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Written Answers — An Luath-Thumoideachas: An Luath-Thumoideachas (3 Dec 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 258: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta cad iad na beartais chomhoibrithe atá beartaithe ag an Roinn Oideachais agus Eolaíochta ó dheas tabhairt fúthu i dtaca leis an Roinn Oideachais ó thuaidh, maidir le cúrsaí gaelscolaíochta ar bhonn uile-Éireann; an mbeidh taighde uile-Éireann ar an luath-thumoideachas mar chuid de na beartais thuaidh-theas sin; an mbeidh...

Written Answers — Coláistí Samhraidh: Coláistí Samhraidh (3 Dec 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 259: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta conas a chinnteofar go mbeidh caighdeán ard múinteoireachta Gaeilge sna coláistí samhraidh Gaeltachta anois os rud é nach bhfuil ceart ná seasamh ag cigirí na Roinne Oideachais agus Eolaíochta measúnú a dhéanamh ar obair na gcoláistí sna sála ar an Roinn a bheith ag cur deontas caipitíochta na múinteoirí ar ceal sa...

Written Answers — Coláistí Samhraidh: Coláistí Samhraidh (3 Dec 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 261: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta conas is féidir leis an Roinn Oideachais agus Eolaíochta an cinneadh chun deontas caipitíochta na gcoláistí samhraidh a chur ar ceal a chosaint nuair atá méadú leanúnach ag teacht ar líon na scoláirí a bhíonn ag freastal ar na cúrsaí samhraidh Gaeltachta gach bliain — 27,855 in 2008 i gcomparáid le tuairim is 26,000...

Written Answers — Coláistí Samhraidh: Coláistí Samhraidh (3 Dec 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 260: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta cén fáth nach raibh oiread is ionadaí amháin ón Roinn Oideachais agus Eolaíochta ag an gcruinniú de Chomhchoiste Náisiúnta na gColáistí Samhraidh (CONCOS) i mBaile Átha Cliath ar an 8 Samhain 2008 le scéal an chiorraithe i ndeontas caipitíochta na gcoláistí samhraidh a mhíniú agus a phlé i gceart; agus an...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Dec 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 282: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has applied the 3% payroll reductions to his internal staff resources, as indicated in Question No. 585 of 25 November 2008; the action he has taken to reduce the salary cost of €706,576 for his private office and his constituency office in view of the economic crisis confronting the tax revenue flows to the Exchequer; and...

Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: In other words, this House is being made redundant.

Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: At which point it cannot be changed as it has been agreed.

School Staffing. (4 Dec 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: I am glad to hear Deputy Finian McGrath has found his voice.

School Staffing. (4 Dec 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Why not correct the record?

Pupil-Teacher Ratio. (4 Dec 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will confirm that the overall average primary school class size of 24.1 which obtained in 2005-06 and 2006-07 according to a previous parliamentary question will remain the same in the 2009-10 school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44589/08]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio. (4 Dec 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Minister for his reply but I should out of courtesy tell him that it was not the priority question that I originally put down. That question, which was ruled out of order for reasons that I understand, noted that the Department has consistently refused to answer questions from the time I became Labour Party spokesperson on education. Out of courtesy to the Minister, I advise him...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio. (4 Dec 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Perhaps when we have dealt with that, we might receive the answers a journalist can get by putting down a request under the Freedom of Information Act. Out of courtesy to the Minister, I advise him that I have raised with the Committee on Education and Science the manner in which his Department deals with replies. I did not expect him to write the answers but he should have someone read...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio. (4 Dec 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: I appreciate that. I will make two observations to the Minister. When the beef tribunal was in full flight, its chairperson stated that if Ministers had answered questions honestly, openly and accurately in the Dáil, the tribunal would never have been necessary. When the Departments of Post and Telegraphs and Social Welfare experienced telephone chaos, the numbers of questions put down by...

Higher Education Strategy. (4 Dec 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: He was a Taliban faction.

Obesity Levels. (4 Dec 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: That is the post-primary level.

School Staffing. (4 Dec 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: I support Deputy Brian Hayes in respect of this matter and the Department's lack of alacrity and speed with regard to dealing with bogus institutions advertising themselves as universities. Deputy Brian Hayes and I are stating that the Department must be much more proactive in respect of these matters. The Minister cannot step back and state that these issues must be dealt with by schools....

School Staffing. (4 Dec 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Will the Minister be introducing the education Ireland Bill?

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme. (4 Dec 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: I have two comments and two questions. The Minister complained earlier about the high volume of questions his Department is obliged to answer. If he examined the reply he just offered, he would note he was asked two questions to which he provided approximately 15 answers. That is his own fault in this case. He should parse and analyse the reply that was written for him. He was asked...

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme. (4 Dec 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: I know, but he is adopting the same strategy that was adopted by his predecessor, which is to filibuster to the maximum in the time allocated.

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme. (4 Dec 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: That is the Department policy. My point relates to the scale of the deal. Will the Minister agree that the Department of Finance recommended to his predecessor, Deputy Woods, that the religious orders should, in principle, bear approximately half of the cost of the restitution? That information is in the public domain. What is now emerging is that they will bear less than 20% of the real...