Results 21-40 of 121 for feel "party:" . (isset($parties[ucfirst("$a[1]")]) ? $parties[ucfirst("$a[1]")] : "$a[1]") speaker:Ruairi Quinn

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (20 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: ...believe that book rental schemes help with the costs of educating a child. Ensuring that book rental schemes are available to all parents must therefore clearly be our aim. I understand that it feels unfair to those schools who have invested time and money to establish such schemes, that they now cannot benefit from the additional funding which was secured as part of the Budget. Of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks Rental Scheme (18 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: ...parents believe that book rental schemes help with the costs of educating a child. Ensuring that book rental schemes are available to all parents must therefore clearly be our aim. I understand that it feels unfair to those schools who have invested time and money to establish such schemes, that they now cannot benefit from the additional funding which was secured as part of the Budget....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Book Rental Scheme (12 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: ...believe that book rental schemes help with the costs of educating a child. Ensuring that book rental schemes are available to all parents must therefore clearly be our aim. I understand that it feels unfair to those schools who have invested time and money to establish such schemes, that they now cannot benefit from the additional funding which was secured as part of the Budget. Of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks Rental Scheme (11 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: ...believe that book rental schemes help with the costs of educating a child. Ensuring that book rental schemes are available to all parents must therefore clearly be our aim. I understand that it feels unfair to those schools who have invested time and money to establish such schemes, that they now cannot benefit from the additional funding which was secured as part of the Budget. Of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (11 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: ...prostitution within a framework of respect, rights and responsibilities. The focus is on equipping students with the knowledge, skills and values to stay safe through discussion of topics such as Feeling Threatened, Recognising Unsafe Situations, Violence and Help Agencies. The Civic Social and Political Education programme also provides opportunities for the discussion of issues...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks Rental Scheme (6 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: ...believe that book rental schemes help with the costs of educating a child. Ensuring that book rental schemes are available to all parents must therefore clearly be our aim. I understand that it feels unfair to those schools who have invested time and money to establish such schemes, that they now cannot benefit from the additional funding which was secured as part of the Budget. Of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Book Rental Scheme (6 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: ...believe that book rental schemes help with the costs of educating a child. Ensuring that book rental schemes are available to all parents must therefore clearly be our aim. I understand that it feels unfair to those schools who have invested time and money to establish such schemes, that they now cannot benefit from the additional funding which was secured as part of the Budget. Of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks Rental Scheme (29 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: ...believe that book rental schemes help with the costs of educating a child. Ensuring that book rental schemes are available to all parents must therefore clearly be our aim. I understand that it feels unfair to those schools who have invested time and money to establish such schemes, that they now cannot benefit from the additional funding which was secured as part of the Budget. Of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks Rental Scheme (28 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: ...believe that book rental schemes help with the costs of educating a child. Ensuring that book rental schemes are available to all parents must therefore clearly be our aim. I understand that it feels unfair to those schools who have invested time and money to establish such schemes, that they now cannot benefit from the additional funding which was secured as part of the Budget. Of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (28 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: ...contact the relevant school authorities. The complaint procedures adopted by most schools are those that have been agreed between the teacher unions and school management bodies. Where a parent feels that the school's board of management has failed to investigate or adequately investigate their complaint, they should contact the Ombudsman for Children. The Office of the Ombudsman for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Book Rental Scheme (23 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: ...believe that book rental schemes help with the costs of educating a child. Ensuring that book rental schemes are available to all parents must therefore clearly be our aim. I understand that it feels unfair to those schools who have invested time and money to establish such schemes, that they now cannot benefit from the additional funding which was secured as part of the Budget. Of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Book Rental Scheme (22 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: ...parents believe that book rental schemes help with the costs of educating a child. Ensuring that book rental schemes are available to all parents must therefore clearly be our aim. I understand that it feels unfair to those schools who have invested time and money to establish such schemes, that they now cannot benefit from the additional funding which was secured as part of the Budget....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Book Rental Scheme (22 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: ...believe that book rental schemes help with the costs of educating a child. Ensuring that book rental schemes are available to all parents must therefore clearly be our aim. I understand that it feels unfair to those schools who have invested time and money to establish such schemes, that they now cannot benefit from the additional funding which was secured as part of the Budget. Of...

Other Questions: Book Rental Scheme (21 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: ...are using, with extraordinary savings. As a non-professional educationalist, my own view is that young infants from two, three and four years of age, and those up to the age of ten, should feel the texture of a book and the printed word in reading and writing, and the physical holding of it. It is about more than merely getting information. It is about getting used to the format in...

Other Questions: Book Rental Scheme (21 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: ..., namely, that the total amount for next year is €12 million, comprising €7 million from the book grant scheme and €5 million from the special rental scheme. At the end of the day I want all parents to feel their children have access to book rental schemes they can afford.

Other Questions: Book Rental Scheme (21 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: It appears to be unfair and I can see how they would feel that. However, for the past 15 years the newspapers have run back-to-school stories about the cost of uniforms and books.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Book Rental Scheme (21 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: ...help with the cost of educating a child. Clearly, ensuring book rental schemes are available to all parents must, therefore, be our aim, an aim I am sure the Deputy would share. I understand it feels unfair to those schools which have invested time and money to establish such schemes that they now cannot benefit from the additional funding secured as part of the budget. Of course, it...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks Rental Scheme (21 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: ...believe that book rental schemes help with the costs of educating a child. Ensuring that book rental schemes are available to all parents must therefore clearly be our aim. I understand that it feels unfair to those schools who have invested time and money to establish such schemes, that they now cannot benefit from the additional funding which was secured as part of the Budget. Of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Momentum Programme Issues (15 Jan 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: ...that, the work placement process requires the contractors and the learners to work together to source appropriate placements, most of which are of short duration. In the event that a participant feels that their placement is not a training one, they have access to their mentor and/or the contractor who will assist them to resolve the issue. To date SOLAS has not received any complaints...

Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy has referred to a question to which she feels she has not received an answer. I will try to get a copy of Deputy Healy's question and will give her the note I have on this matter. The Government has put in place a comprehensive programme of actions to assist householders struggling to pay their mortgages.