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Residential Institutions Redress Scheme. (26 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: The situation goes back more than 100 years.

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme. (26 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: I respect the Chair and I will be very brief. There is no problem with the modern arrangements or the modern leaseholds. However, the bulk of the schools in built up areas to which I am referring predate those leasing arrangements. In my constituency schools were unilaterally closed down and the Department told us at the time it had no lean or control over that. The Minister does not know...

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme. (26 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: I am not requesting the Minister to spend money buying them. The orders should hand them over.

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme. (26 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: That is where I would start.

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme. (26 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: It is.

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme. (26 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Of course the Minister is aware that with ownership comes an obligation for maintenance and care.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio. (26 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: He could ask it 30 times.

Adult Education. (26 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Minister of State. I am not so sure that the reply would be different if we were in the middle of a boom. There was a good article by Professor Tom Collins in the education supplement of The Irish Times recently about the existing spare capacity within the institutes of technology, IT, and vocational education committee, VEC, sectors. While the Minister of State has given me a...

Adult Education. (26 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Could the spend be co-ordinated between the Department of Education and Science and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment to ensure that the substantial resources that are going to FÁS are not outsourced to third party private contractors? There can be plenty of flexibility in the spending of the money but there should be an assurance that the money that is within the FÁS...

School Patrons. (26 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: So that is a no.

Written Answers — School Patronage: School Patronage (26 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on whether a person (details supplied) is fit to remain as patron of the primary schools in their diocese in view of their failure to adequately report clerical child sexual abuse which occurred in their diocese; if he is satisfied that there are adequate measures of protection for children attending the schools of which...

Written Answers — Sports Promotion: Sports Promotion (3 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the steps he has taken or plans to take to meet the commitment given in his Department's statement of strategy 2008 to 2010 to promote sport in schools; the role his Department takes in the promotion of sport in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8510/09]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (3 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that Houses of the Oireachtas secretarial assistants qualify to retire and receive a pension at the age of 50 years under the cost neutral early retirement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8555/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 309: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a European citizen with a Greek passport has been asked to complete a habitual residence form in connection with their application for jobseeker's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8478/09]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (3 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 436: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will ensure that a school (details supplied) in County Donegal will not lose a teacher in view of its status in a disadvantaged, Irish speaking, island community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8396/09]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (3 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 437: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff he allocated towards the management of each subject and curriculum within the second level support service in 2007; the proposed number of staff he will allocate towards this service in the year 2009-2010; the measures he is taking to encourage the take-up of science subjects within the second level support...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 458: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his Department is planning to build a gaelscoil secondary school in Ashbourne, County Meath; his views on whether Ashbourne has the highest youth population here but has only one secondary school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8787/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (4 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding funding under the various headings for funding or grants available from his Department; if there has been changes, reductions or withdrawal of funding from any of the schemes as operated by his Department since June 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8962/09]

Written Answers — Rural Transport: Rural Transport (4 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding the rural transport scheme; the number of persons who have used the system to date; the number who used the system who are in receipt of free travel passes; his plans to extend this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8963/09]

Written Answers — Third Level Institutions: Third Level Institutions (4 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 506 of 24 February 2009 the reason his Department is taking steps to have the management and accounting practices in the universities reviewed and examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9116/09]