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Written Answers — Naval Service Vessels: Naval Service Vessels (21 Oct 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Defence the anticipated timeframe for the acquisition of two new naval vessels, as announced by him on 15 July 2010; the estimated cost of the vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38105/10]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (27 Oct 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 111: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a school (details supplied) in County Louth will be allocated a third mainstream teaching post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39545/10]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (27 Oct 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 158: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when she will bring forward legislation to reduce the number of vocational education committees from 33 to 16; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39114/10]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (27 Oct 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 159: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has decided the number of representatives on each vocational education committee once they have been rationalised from 33 to 16; if a net reduction on the number of committee members is envisaged under the reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39115/10]

Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (27 Oct 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 153: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to her announcement on 15 October 2010, that 698 post primary schools would receive €21 million in grants for information and communications technology equipment, the reason 34 vocational educational committee schools have been excluded from this funding; the rationale behind this decision; and if she will...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Oct 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 11: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will direct the National Council for Special Education to provide adequate special needs assistance support for five pupils in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24, in light of the assessment carried out by the National Education Psychological Service in Easter 2010; if her attention has been drawn to the fact...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (2 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans, if any, to abolish the 30 hour rule in respect of mortgage interest supplement. [40038/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (2 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the outcome of his discussions with insurance companies in respect of the suggestion of changing social welfare legislation to provide for the reimbursement to the Department by insurance companies of social welfare payments deducted from awards of special damages in respect of loss of earnings. [40051/10]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 132: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide information in relation to progress made in regard to the full purchase of the site upon which a school (details supplied) in County Meath is to be located; if she will set out a timeframe for the completion of the purchase of the site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39890/10]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (2 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 133: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when the National Council for Special Education will allocate a special needs assistant to help a student (details supplied) attending a school in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39896/10]

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: It certainly was.

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: It was.

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: The Government is making people pay fees.

Written Answers — Offshore Islands: Offshore Islands (3 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the facilities and public services available in each inhabited island off the coast, that is, sewerage, water, electricity, education, recreation and transport to the mainland; the number of inhabitants and age profile on each island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39294/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (3 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation to confirm that he personally, or a member of the staff in his ministerial office or a member of his Department's staff, acting as his representative or on his behalf, received a letter, sent by registered post, addressed to him and marked personal, from a person (details supplied) on 6 September 2010; where this letter...

Order of Business. (4 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: The Ceann Comhairle might listen.

Order of Business. (4 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: No.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to restore the payment rate under the suckler cow welfare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40656/10]

Written Answers — Agri-Environment Options Scheme: Agri-Environment Options Scheme (4 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of applications that have been approved under the agricultural environment options scheme for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40637/10]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 114: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if the funding for a building project for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8 has been approved; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this school operates out of prefabricated classrooms which are no longer fit for purpose; when she expects construction to commence; and if she will make a statement on...