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Order of Business (Resumed) (16 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: The second half of the back end of the year or the second half of the-----

Order of Business (Resumed) (16 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: In the context of the education (patronage) Bill, which has been promised for over a year and is No. 4 on the A list, can I draw the Taoiseach's attention to the fact that his colleague, the Minister for Education and Science, has announced the formation of seven new primary schools, with three to be under the VECs in counties Meath and Kildare, for which there is no statutory provision?...

Order of Business (Resumed) (16 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: There is a massive over-subscription of parents in the Kildare area for an Educate Together school in one of the three principal towns. The VEC of that county will now operate illegally - without statutory provision - a new primary school in an area where there is a given demand. I ask the Taoiseach to talk to the Minister about this.

Order of Business (Resumed) (16 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: There is no transparency in how these decisions are being made.

Order of Business (Resumed) (16 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: There is more information from the Vatican than we get from the Government.

Written Answers — Democratic Accountability: Democratic Accountability (16 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on development, democratic accountability and equality in Angola; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7170/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (16 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the reputational damage to Ireland by the use of Ireland as an effective tax haven for five of the world's top arms manufacturers; his further views on the reported comment in a publication (details supplied) that the location of such firms here is based on an assumption of not asking foreign countries about their affairs....

Written Answers — Employment Regulation Orders: Employment Regulation Orders (16 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 162: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of workers within the scope of employment regulation orders in agriculture, catering, contract cleaning, hotels, retail grocery and security; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7742/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (16 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the sources and levels of funding that an organisation (details supplied) receives annually from the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7767/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (16 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on an organisation (details supplied) involvement as a provider of local youth services in multi faith Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7768/10]

Written Answers — Residential Institutions: Residential Institutions (16 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received correspondence from a group (details supplied); if the former Department of Local Government and Public Health ever acceded to the transfer of women from State, local government or county funded homes into Magdalene laundries despite the lack of a statutory basis for confining women within these institutions; and...

Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (16 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the proposals within the Adoption Bill 2009 to enable people who were adopted to access their records to ascertain the identity of their birth mother; if this is possible under existing legislation; if the birth mother in deceased, if it is possible for the child of that person to access the records; if not, her views on whether...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (16 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 355: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a group (details supplied) is seeking formal accreditation with the United Nations as a children's rights advocacy group; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that the founders of this organisation have a well documented track record in the abuse of children within this...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (16 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 519: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received correspondence from a group (details supplied). [7685/10]

Written Answers — Magdalen Laundries: Magdalen Laundries (16 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 585: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will allow access to all records for each woman and child the State was complicit in referring to the laundries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7623/10]

Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (16 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 594: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 1080 of 19 January 2010, the number of schools where his Department's inspectorate discussed child protection concerns with all staff and examined related records in the case of concerns reported to the Health Service Executive by the designated liaison person; the number of schools where the...

Written Answers — Education Schemes: Education Schemes (16 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 613: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans to introduce a book loan scheme so that parents could simply borrow school books instead of having to purchase them; the estimate of the amount of start-up capital that would be required to set up such a system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7990/10]

Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (16 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 614: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the third level registration fee was introduced; the justification given at the time for its introduction; the original intention of the moneys raised by the registration fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7991/10]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 619: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 1202 of 6 October 2009, when a school (details supplied) in County Mayo will be built; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8012/10]

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: If I were Deputy Cullen, I would change my tablets.