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Written Answers — Credit Availability: Credit Availability (30 Sep 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the current lending environment for small and medium enterprises for persons seeking mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34038/10]

Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (30 Sep 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update regarding the progress made with the recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks, its disposal of assets, suggestions that the recapitalisation timescale could be altered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34037/10]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (5 Oct 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a progress report on the roll-out of the breast check screening programme; the number that have been screened per region to date in 2010 nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34689/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Acquired Infections: Hospital Acquired Infections (5 Oct 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in designing and implementing modern hygiene practices in hospitals in order to reduce and eradicate MRSA and other infections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34688/10]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (5 Oct 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of full-time and part-time child care places made available to participants attending back to education initiative, FÁS, VTOS and Youthreach training courses during the 2009/10 academic year on a county basis; the number of full-time and part-time child care places made available to participants attending back to education...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Oct 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting times for speech and language therapy on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34624/10]

Written Answers — Garda Records: Garda Records (5 Oct 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 269: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform, further to the Hutchinson report into the Claudy bombing, if a person (details supplied), ever came into contact with the authorities here either prior to the bombing, subsequent to his transfer into the State or during the intervening period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34620/10]

Written Answers — Garda Records: Garda Records (5 Oct 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform, further to the Hutchinson report into the Claudy bombing, to confirm if the authorities here possess a record outlining the origins, education, ordination and pastoral career of a person (details supplied), in view of their status as a prime suspect of terrorist activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34621/10]

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (5 Oct 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 300: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs, further to the Hutchinson report into the Claudy bombing, if he will confirm if the Irish Government or the authorities here ever received any direct or indirect representations or proposals from the then British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland or the Cardinal Primate of All Ireland to transfer a person (details supplied) into...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (5 Oct 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 301: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs, further to the Hutchinson report into the Claudy bombing, to confirm if the authorities here have received any notification from the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland or the Cardinal Primate of All Ireland that a person (details supplied) was transferred to Donegal; if so to indicate when and how this was done; and if he...

Order of Business (6 Oct 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Legislation to provide for the establishment of the VECs as patrons at primary level was published and circulated last Tuesday or Wednesday. It is not on the list of promised Government legislation but has been promised for some time. When is it proposed to take that Bill?

Written Answers — Park and Ride Facilities: Park and Ride Facilities (6 Oct 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of park and ride facilities that are in place here; his policy on park and ride; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35061/10]

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (6 Oct 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 151: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements in place for members of governing authorities of institutes of technology to claim expenses; the range and scales of allowances available for travel and subsistence expenses, as authorised by the Higher Education Authority; what the average claim for a member of a governing authority was in 2009; what...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (7 Oct 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason the creation of 900 civilian posts within the Garda has resulted in the release of only 144 Garda personnel for front-line policing duties, as highlighted in the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General; the steps he will take to ensure greater use of civilian personnel, as recommended in the recent report of the...

Written Answers — Garda Promotions: Garda Promotions (7 Oct 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of the 170 Garda promotions, for which Cabinet approval has been given to fill vacancies arising from the many retirements now being experienced by the force, have now been made; when he expects the process to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35380/10]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (12 Oct 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on incidents of repressive anti-homosexuality legislation in several African states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36118/10]

Written Answers — Special Education Needs: Special Education Needs (12 Oct 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 155: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her policy regarding the provision of speech therapy services within the education system; the obligations the Health Act 2004 has for her Department and the wider education system with regard to these services; her plans to alter the extent to which the State is obliged to provide these services under the Education Act...

Written Answers — Further Education: Further Education (12 Oct 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 156: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the concerns that courses offered through the Labour Market Activation Fund (details supplied) will jeopardise the highly reputable profession of Adult Education Guidance Counsellors and Service Staff; if she has satisfied herself that these courses will educate students to a...

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Precisely to implement the Government's policy. This is not the IMF dictating policy.

Education (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (13 Oct 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Tánaiste and her Department for bringing forward this legislation. I say that despite the fact that the gestation period relating to it was extraordinarily long. I read the Tánaiste's speech with interest. She might in her reply indicate what section of the Bill specifically facilitates or assists the Catholic Church in its deliberations on the possibility of divesting of...