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Teacher Education. (4 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: The reply the Minister of State just gave is contrary to, and in contravention of, the Constitution. Article 44.2.1° states: "Freedom of conscience and the free profession and practice of religion are, subject to public order and morality, guaranteed to every citizen." Article 44.2.2° states: "The State guarantees not to endow any religion." Article 44.2.3° states: "The State shall not...

Teacher Education. (4 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: I was drawing the Minister of State's attention to that. He seemed to be mathematically challenged earlier and I wanted to assist him.

Teacher Education. (4 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: I got that impression, perhaps my hearing is poor.

Teacher Education. (4 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: I was referring to the Minister of State. Will he answer the question? Does the Minister of State agree that students attending teacher training colleges endowed by the State are required to take religious modules and that it may be in contravention of their constitutional right to freedom of conscience?

Teacher Education. (4 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Does the Minister of State not agree that by endowing the four teacher training colleges, all of which are of the Christian denomination, that the State is endowing religion? I will give the Minister of State an example of where a person doing a post-graduate course chose to opt out of the religious component of the post-graduate degree. The person was told the college knew he or she did...

Teacher Education. (4 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: The net point is that if a person who qualifies under the CAO points system to train as a teacher in one of the Roman Catholic teaching colleges, which are entirely endowed by the State through taxpayers' money, requests on freedom of conscience grounds to opt out of the religious modules of a teacher training course, does he or she have a right, in conscience and under the Constitution and...

Teacher Education. (4 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: That is what we used to say about child abuse.

Special Educational Needs. (4 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: That comes as a complete surprise.

Inquiry into Child Abuse. (4 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: I welcome the Minister's reply. In the probability that there will be a shortfall between what is offered and what is required from the teaching congregations, will the Minister request, as I have asked him to do previously, in addition to what they will offer which would be below what is required, that the congregations transfer the legal ownership of the schools under their control and...

Inquiry into Child Abuse. (4 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Minister for his reply. Will he also take cognisance of the response of Irish citizens in the diocese of Ferns to the request by the diocese to contribute towards the costs incurred by the diocese with regard to child abuse? Will he recognise that, politically, it would be in the interest of all parties concerned, the citizens of this republic and the teaching orders, that a due...

Land and Land Conveyancing Law Reform (Review of Rent in Certain Cases)(Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (9 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (9 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 70: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding legislation to provide for the amalgamation of the National Consumer Agency and the Competition Authority; the timeline for the publication of this legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11377/10]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (9 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 88: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the work of the company law review group; the timeframe for the publication of legislation following the reports of this group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11378/10]

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (9 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 282: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the voices of anger that have been expressed in the German media by disappointed tourists who returned from here having experienced blocked access to country walks (details supplied); the action he proposes to take to ensure that the commitments by him to facilitate ease of access...

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (9 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 283: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of landowners who have volunteered to participate in the two pilot walking schemes at Carauntwohill, County Kerry and Mount Gable, County Galway; if these two pilot schemes have been completed; the number of new schemes planned; when they will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Leaders' Questions (10 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: In New Zealand.

Leaders' Questions (10 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Not any more.

Leaders' Questions (10 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: That was not done.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Review of Rent in Certain Cases) (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: The Minister does not have the authority to do so.

Written Answers — Mortgage Arrears: Mortgage Arrears (10 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the work of the interdepartmental and expert mortgage arrears review group; when he expects this group to report and make recommendations; the terms of reference of this group; the reason there is no representative from the money advice and budgeting service in this group; if this apparent anomaly is set to be rectified; if...