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Written Answers — Departmental Procurement: Departmental Procurement (23 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 773: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 551 of 2 March 2010, if a company (details supplied) has always been able to furnish his Department with the correct certificate to ensure WEEE compliance; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the official WEEE register website shows this company has never been WEEE compliant; if he...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (23 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 778: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the negotiations between his Department and a body (details supplied) in relation to applied behavioural analysis schools; if these negotiations have now been merged into another set of negotiations between his Department and a trade union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12982/10]

Written Answers — Third Level Education: Third Level Education (23 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 779: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has had a bilateral meeting with his Northern Ireland counterpart, the Minister for Employment and Learning, following a meeting on 16 February 2010 of the IBEC-CBI Joint Business Council and Universities Ireland at which concerns were raised in relation to the low numbers of undergraduate students crossing the Border to...

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: She did not get one.

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: It had four weeks to work it out.

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: The Government dealt with decentralisation in secret.

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: What other way? This is the way.

Order of Business (24 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: That is patronising nonsense.

George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010: From the Seanad (24 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Minister of State for coming back to the House on this matter and for taking the unusual step of accepting an amendment in principle from this House and formally proposing it in the Seanad with the clear knowledge that he would have to bring the Bill back to this House and thereby lose a certain amount of operational time. I appreciate that. I will briefly explain the reason we...

George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010: From the Seanad (24 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Yes.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (24 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13306/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (24 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the allocation of funds for investment in sports facilities in 2010 from all sources; the source of these funds; and the allocation of these funds by project type. [13226/10]

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (25 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he plans to appoint a Legal Services Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13005/10]

Written Answers — Gambling Laws: Gambling Laws (25 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made on the review of gambling announced by him in May 2009, when he expects this process to be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13007/10]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (25 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 242: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the project maths pilot programme; her plans to roll out the project to all schools in 2010; if she will confirm that the syllabus will be finalised ahead of the new course being rolled out to all schools; if she will confirm if reports that the October 2009 trial exam resulted in grade inflation...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (30 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 141: To ask the Taoiseach the list of all proposals in the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure relating to his Department or to bodies or agencies under his remit which have been implemented to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13889/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Functions: Departmental Functions (30 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the size of the unit responsible for skills and training policy currently within his Department; the exact number of personnel directly employed in his Department who will be transferred to the Department of Education and Science; the location in the estate of the Department of Education and Science where they will be...

Written Answers — Departmental Functions: Departmental Functions (30 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which the work of the expert skills group currently attached to his Department will transfer for the training activities of FÁS, as recently announced by the Taoiseach on 23 March 2010; the number of personnel who are civil servants; the number of personnel who are public servants; the number of staff which...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (30 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Secretary General of his Department will be the Accounting Officer for purposes of reporting to the Committee of Public Accounts and the Comptroller and Auditor General; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13865/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (30 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the list of all proposals in the report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure relating to his Department or to bodies or agencies under his remit which have been implemented to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13882/10]