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Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (4 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 447 of 24 February 2009, if an applicant for a maintenance grant can use a sworn affidavit to certify their proof of address; if not, the reason these legal documents are not accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9117/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (5 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her Department is involved in an investigation into allegations of subsidy fraud under the school meals programme; if not, if her Department is aware of this alleged fraud; her Department's role in the administration of the school meals programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7905/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to allow jobseeker's to work voluntarily to maintain or acquire skills or to keep busy while receiving a jobseeker's payment. [9261/09]

Defence Forces Reserve. (10 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Defence when the 12 members of the Defence Forces Reserve specialists will be dispatched to Kosovo; the length of time in regard to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9779/09]

Order of Business (10 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Given the presence in the House of the Minister for Health and Children, is the Government contemplating legislation that would provide for the transfer or redeployment of the surplus management staff in the HSE to other sectors of the public service, such as education, rather than the present alternative mooted, which is a fairly expensive up-front redundancy package?

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (10 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 249: To ask the Minister for Transport when his Department received the National Roads Authority's report on the eastern by-pass; when the city manager of Dublin City Council, the councillors of Dublin City Council and the general public will be allowed to see the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9837/09]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (10 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 371: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has agreed to permit Dublin City Council to enter into a contract with a third party to design, build and operate a 650,000 tonne incinerator located on the Poolbeg Peninsula whose cost is estimated at many hundreds of millions of euro without his Department having sight of the contract...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (10 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 387: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 397 of 17 February 2009, and in view of the fact that he or his representatives on the Project Procurement Board for the Dublin Bay waste management incinerator have not had sight of the contract for the public private partnership, if he will confirm that he is unable...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (10 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 522: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 20 of 26 February 2009, if he will ensure at departmental level that FÁS will, at his intervention, in the first instance open up discussions with the institutes of technology and the vocational educational committees to ensure contracts for the provision of relevant courses for recently...

Written Answers — Public Service Pension Levy: Public Service Pension Levy (10 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 523: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to parliamentary Question No. 35 of 26 February 2009, the way his Department proposes to exempt school secretaries and school caretakers in post-primary and primary schools, who do not contribute to a pension scheme from the payment of the recently announced pension related levy; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (10 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 524: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps he proposes to take to facilitate and assist boards of management to renegotiate the rental cost of prefab accommodation with the contractors and providers of such accommodation having regard to the downturn in the economy and the correction in the private rental market across the commercial, residential and retail...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (10 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 528: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps he has taken or will take in order to establish a condition and analysis survey of all of the 3,200 primary schools here; if he has started negotiations with the technical departments of the local authorities with a view to obtaining logistical and personnel assistance from such bodies; if he has opened up discussions with...

Written Answers — Legal Proceedings: Legal Proceedings (10 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 530: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he is seeking costs against a person (details supplied) in the Supreme Court; if he will pursue the costs if the Supreme Court rules in favour of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9747/09]

Written Answers — School Ownership: School Ownership (10 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 544: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools here that are owned by religious teaching orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9834/09]

Written Answers — School Ownership: School Ownership (10 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 545: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools that are owned by the Catholic bishop or the relevant property trust in each of the 26 Roman Catholic dioceses here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9835/09]

Written Answers — School Ownership: School Ownership (10 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 546: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 2 of 26 February 2009, if he will identify by name, role number, location and Roman Catholic diocese, each primary school in the ownership of a religious teaching order or a Roman Catholic bishop that is subject to the requirements, as described by him on 26 February 2009, as being under lease...

Written Answers — Local Government Reform: Local Government Reform (11 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 74: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will publish the White Paper on Local Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10169/09]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (11 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 91: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress his Department has made with regard to producing a legislative framework with regard to the sale of local authority flats; and if he will bring forward an amendment to the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008 regarding this matter. [10168/09]

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (12 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost of the digital set top box required for the digital terrestrial television switch over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10513/09]

Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (12 Mar 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way he will regulate the costs of mobile phone calls and texts of persons who are flying; if he will be working with his European counterparts on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10512/09]