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Departmental Agencies (9 Nov 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: The key question I asked relates to the credibility of the new structures. I repeat that I believe the leopard has not changed its spots, that since the investigations took place participants who were to re-sit examinations did not turn up and the certification is issuing to them, and that is not acceptable. That is at the core of all of this. It is a year since there was an EU audit of...

Departmental Agencies (9 Nov 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is called fiddling examination results.

Departmental Agencies (9 Nov 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: No, the monitoring of that.

Departmental Agencies (9 Nov 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: Real and live right now, not historical.

Departmental Expenditure (9 Nov 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister is going to the bottom of the barrel talking about the weather.

School Books (9 Nov 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. I welcome the fact she will, as I understand it from her response, look at the www.schoolbookexchange.ie website, which was a service used by 17,000 people in the past year and is, I understand, a not for profit organisation. Will the Minister of State analyse how the Department could assist with the running costs of this operation? Given modern...

School Books (9 Nov 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: Was the Minister of State making a profit?

FÁS Training Programmes (9 Nov 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am not happy with the Minister of State's reply. It is more than one year since the first investigation was conducted into this matter and a number of audits have been carried out since then. Was the request to treat the draft findings as confidential made by the Department or the European Commission? I cannot understand why they are being kept secret because there is no issue if the sum...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (9 Nov 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 86: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the details of the TGB Learning report on the job fit programme due at the end of October; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41375/10]

Written Answers — Aitheantas Scoile: Aitheantas Scoile (9 Nov 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 95: To ask the Tánaiste agus Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna sa chomhthéacs gur osclaíodh bunscoileanna nua san Uaimh, Co. na Mí, sa Nás, Co. Chill Dara, agus i mBaile Brigín, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath, ar an chéad lá den scoilbhliain acadúil i mbliana (an 30 Lúnasa 2010), cé mhéad spáis a bhí ar fáil sna scoileanna eile ar na bailte céanna; an raibh gá le scoileanna...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (9 Nov 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 108: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her views on the proposal from an organisation to make transition year a community service year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41043/10]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (9 Nov 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons in permanent employment with FÁS; the number directly employed in the position of training instructor directs; the number that were employed in administration indirects; the number that were employed in management roles indirects; the number of additional part-time, and or temporary staff employed...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (9 Nov 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 117: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of qualified, experienced training instructors that have been transferred from training to administration duties over the past 12 months [41206/10]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (9 Nov 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 118: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of private training contractors currently engaged by FÁS compared to 2008 and 2009 figures [41207/10]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (9 Nov 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 126: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if participants on FÁS training courses are provided with lunchtime refreshments free of charge by the training agency; if she will provide details of same; the amount that has been spent on refreshments in this regard during each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41424/10]

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

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 142: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the annual budget for FETAC for each of the past four years, and for each of those four years to provide the following information: the number of staff employed and the type of work in which they are engaged including their Civil Service grade; the number of external examiners and authenticators contracted by FETAC for...

Education (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is voluntary.

Education (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: Tá sé ag teacht.

Written Answers — Budget Submissions: Budget Submissions (10 Nov 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received a pre-budget submission from the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41840/10]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (10 Nov 2010)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of international students that are registered with the Garda National Immigration Bureau and Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service in tabular form; the percentage of these students that attend English language colleges, further education colleges and higher education colleges; and if he will make a statement on...