Results 9,561-9,580 of 19,032 for speaker:Ruairi Quinn
- Written Answers — Teaching Contracts: Teaching Contracts (29 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The information sought by the Deputy in respect of primary and post primary teachers is not readily available. A reply will issue direct to the Deputy. The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill vacancies in an individual school is a matter for the management authority of the school concerned. The number of fixed-term contract and contract of indefinite duration teaching posts in...
- Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (29 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the enrolment of a child in a school is a matter in the first instance for the parents of the child and the Board of Management of a school. My Department has no role in relation to processing applications for enrolment to schools. The policy of my Department is to secure the maximum possible level of inclusion of students with special educational needs in...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (29 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 102 and 103 together. Teacher allocations are approved annually in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. My Department has published the staffing arrangements at primary level for the coming school year, 2012/13. The relevant circular, 0007/2012 is available on my Department's website. The allocation process at primary...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (29 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from schools for special educational needs supports. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support, which now includes a requirement for them to have regard to...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (29 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm to the Deputy that an application for capital funding for additional accommodation is currently awaited from the school to which he refers. The completed application when received will be assessed and a decision on the matter conveyed to the school authority.
- Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (29 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: In order for this country to adhere to its agreed economic recovery programme and to reduce the budget deficit to 3% of GDP by 2015 it is necessary to seek to reduce expenditure across all areas of my Department. Unfortunately this involves difficult decisions including the decision in Budget 2012 to increase the Student Contribution to â¬2,250 for the 2012/13 academic year. While the...
- Written Answers — Schools Enrolments: Schools Enrolments (29 Mar 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the enrolment of a child in a school is a matter in the first instance for the parents of the child and the Board of Management of a school. My Department has no role in relation to processing applications for enrolment to schools. The policy of my Department is to secure the maximum possible level of inclusion of students with special educational needs in...
- Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: At least Sinn Féin is consistent in that respect.
- Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: Nobody is suggesting it will.
- Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: It is also opposed by those on the extreme right. That is where these two extremes actually meet.
- Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: We had nothing to do with it.
- Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I agree with the Deputy. The German was wrong.
- Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I am agreeing with the Deputy.
- Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: He was wrong.
- Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: He was wrong.
- Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy is right.
- Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: Those on the Commission were appointed by parliaments.
- Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: He was not including the Deputy as a communist.
- Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The Government has not stated that. Individual Deputies have made that argument. The Deputy should not equate two Deputies with the Government.
- Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy should live up to his own standards.