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- Home Tuition Grants (16 Dec 2010)
Ruairi Quinn: This Adjournment matter concerns a simple breakdown in the operation of the Department of Education and Skill's bureaucracy. It concerns a 16-year-old boy who is unable to attend school as he suffers from severe autism and has a profound learning disability. He is non-verbal and has an extremely impaired coping ability. He also has severe dietary problems and is acutely intolerant of all...
- Home Tuition Grants (16 Dec 2010)
Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Minister for his reply. I note that the school of creative writing is alive and well in the Department of Education and Skills.
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (16 Dec 2010)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 85: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of beneficiaries of training provided by FÃS specialist training providers who have progressed to the labour market, broken down annually, for the years 2006 to 2009 inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47826/10]
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (16 Dec 2010)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 86: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of the rate of labour market progression of participants in FÃS training for the years 2005 to 2009 inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47827/10]
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (16 Dec 2010)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 89: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills with regard to the FÃS work placement programme for teachers announced by her, if it is possible for teachers who use this scheme to gain the relevant experience required for the Dip qualification; if she will encourage trainee teachers to apply to Dip programmes ahead of the deadline of 14 January 2011 on the...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (16 Dec 2010)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 105: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 97 of 11 November 2010, if she will make an immediate decision on the home tuition grant for a child (details supplied); the reason for the delay in making this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47911/10]
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (16 Dec 2010)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 107: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when the Education (Qualification and Training) Bill will be published; when she expects it will be debated on Second Stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47917/10]
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jan 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: On whose side is the Ceann Comhairle?
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jan 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: We need fairness on both sides.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jan 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: Not when we have run the country into the ground.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jan 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: If the Taoiseach is going to drown, he can drown on his own.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jan 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: More like injury time.
- Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (12 Jan 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm if he injected capital of â¬6.4 billion and â¬2.7 billion into Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide respectively in the run up to end 2010; if he will further confirm the coupon rate on this latest tranche of promissory notes; if he will further confirm the blended interest rate on all outstanding promissory notes; if he will...
- Written Answers — State Assets: State Assets (12 Jan 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Review Group on State Assets and Liabilities has delivered their report; his views on the contents of the report; if he will undertake to publish the report as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1382/11]
- Written Answers — Third Level Staff: Third Level Staff (12 Jan 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 170: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will to provide a breakdown of academic and non-academic staff employed for each individual institution, in all of the seven universities, all higher education authority designated colleges and all the institutes of technology during the periods December 2008, December 2009 and December 2010; and if she will make...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (12 Jan 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 172: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has received correspondence from a school (details supplied); if she has agreed to lease a new premises for this school on a 12-year lease; if she will issue a written commitment to this effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48324/10]
- Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (12 Jan 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 188: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers employed in each individual, private fee-paying primary and secondary school; the gross salary cost of these teachers per school during the 2009/10 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1164/11]
- Written Answers — Literacy Levels: Literacy Levels (12 Jan 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 198: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reason the draft national plan to improve literacy and numeracy in schools does not contain any discussion on proposals to raise the literacy standards of children with sensory or physical disabilities; the measures she is taking to increase the literacy standards of these children; and if she will make a statement...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (12 Jan 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 211: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills in view of the delay in publishing the proposed Qualifications (Education and Training) Bill, if her Department will issue a circular which will allow Irish students, workers and employers to access the wide range of non-Irish qualifications (details supplied) that have been formally aligned with the Irish National...
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (13 Jan 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if sufficient supplies of vaccine are available to address the increase in the number of cases of H1N1 virus which have been diagnosed resulting in increased risk to vulnerable sectors of the population; the categories of persons now being advised to be vaccinated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1555/11]