Results 8,021-8,040 of 19,032 for speaker:Ruairi Quinn
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Jul 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: My Department presently does not have any contractual arrangements with employment agencies for staffing services. The day to day administration of agencies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the management of each organisation and my Department does not hold the information requested by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Public Private Partnerships: Public Private Partnerships (19 Jul 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: My Department currently has five active Public Private Partnerships in operation. These projects consist of two Higher Education projects, the National Maritime College of Ireland and the Cork School of Music. The other three PPP projects are bundles of schools as follows, Pilot Schools Project - completed in January, 2003: Largy College, Clones, Co Monaghan, Maria Immaculata Community...
- Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (19 Jul 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The information requested is not readily available within my Department and it would require a substantial amount of time to compile the details sought. The work of the Department and the wider Education and Training sector includes the use of a diverse range of outsourcing arrangements relating to such areas as the school building programme, education and training courses at various levels,...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jul 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: Net overall expenditure on the Education and Skills Vote to end-June 2012 of â¬4.176 billion is actually running â¬26 million (0.6%) ahead of the profiled expenditure figure of â¬4.15 billion which was prepared at the beginning of 2012. Current expenditure of â¬4.005 billion is â¬16 million (0.4%) ahead of profile, while capital expenditure of â¬171 million is â¬10 million (6%) ahead...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 Jul 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being collated and will be forwarded in due course.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Jul 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 229 and 231 together. Forty two civil servants retired from my Department in 2012. No retired civil or public servant has been rehired or retained at my Department since March 2012.
- Written Answers — School Relocation: School Relocation (19 Jul 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the school to which he refers has confirmed that it has relocated to an alternative property.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jul 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: My Department has an allocation of â¬740,000 in respect of telecommunications services in 2012. This allocation covers the cost of all telecommunications services including fixed voice lines, mobile 'phones, telephonists. telephone hardware and maintenance. For the Deputy's information, a new VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) telephony system was rolled out across my Department's three...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Institutions: Higher Education Institutions (19 Jul 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The Government is committed to driving reforms to radically reduce costs across the public service whilst improving service and strengthening the fiscal position of the economy. The Higher Education sector in particular has a strong track record in establishing shared services and some of these are now well established brands, including HEAnet and the CAO. There are a number of projects...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Jul 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy regarding sick leave in the Department in 2009, 2010 and 2011 is outlined in the tabular statement. The Department does not record sick leave by section therefore this information is not available. Year Uncertified sick leave days Average uncertified per employee Certified sick leave days Average certified sick leave per employee Total sick leave...
- Seanad: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The primary purpose of the Bill is to provide for the establishment of the residential institutions statutory fund to support the needs of victims of abuse in residential institutions by the provision of a range of approved services. These services include counselling and mental health services, health and personal social services, and education and housing services. The establishment of...
- Seanad: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: They have not accepted the principle.
- Seanad: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: We are not going to pay twice for them.
- Seanad: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: Neither was advice taken from the Department of Finance which wanted a 50:50 acceptance in principle.
- Seanad: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: It was betrayed by the then Minister, Mr. Woods, at the very beginning because he capped it.
- Seanad: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: There are some explanations which I will offer in my response. There is money ready to come in but there is a delay because of certain issues. It is not a reflection of a reluctance to pay.
- Seanad: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: Yes.
- Seanad: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I remember it well.
- Seanad: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: It is beside a national park.
- Seanad: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: Yes.