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Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (14 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Deputy Boyd Barrett will be aware, coming from the constituency he does, that Ireland has inherited a very rich architectural heritage of buildings going back centuries. Some of them are private dwellings in which people live. The maintenance and upkeep of those buildings is very extensive because of their age and the manner in which they were built in the past. In order to ensure that...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (14 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The object of the exercise, which successive Governments have supported, including Governments of which I have been a member in the past, has been to preserve the heritage. If people live in a house of that kind and spend money to maintain it, they only get the tax relief if they open the doors of those houses to the wider public. That is the public benefit of that measure. Individual...

Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: It is proposed to take No. a18, motion re membership of committees; No. 18, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the freezing and confiscation of proceeds of crime in the European Union, back from committee; No. 19, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the ratification by Ireland of the Aarhus Convention,...

Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I am informed by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs that the report will be published as quickly as possible and certainly before the end of this month. It was received by the Department some months ago, but there were legal issues that had to be investigated and satisfied before it could be published. It was published earlier this week.

Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I am informed that the legislation relating to the JLC is in progress and that Committee Stage is due next week, on 19 June.

Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I am not sure if the Deputy seeks admission.

Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I am informed that the unit to which the Deputy refers is not closed. It is no longer taking-----

Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Not that I am aware of.

Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I am informed that the necessary legislation to which the Deputy refers will be taken this session.

Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The heads of the first Bill to which the Deputy refers were cleared and agreed in June 2011 and the Bill will be taken later this year. The heads of the mediation Bill were approved in February and it is hoped to proceed as soon as possible with that Bill.

Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I have not yet received the report from the working group on that and until we get that report, I am not in a position to answer the Deputy's question. However, I hope we can move on this as quickly as possible. As the Deputy is aware, the grant system has been updated and modernised in recent times.

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: For what reason was he put in?

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Deputy.

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Deputy.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (13 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating resource teachers and Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's established criteria for the allocation of such...

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (13 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that permanent recognition has been awarded to the school to which he refers. A letter confirming this has issued to the Patron and school authority. Schools granted permanent recognition status are eligible to apply to my Department for capital funding. It should be understood, however, that the provision of interim accommodation remains the responsibility...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (13 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. The Design Team are currently working on the Stage 2a Submission (Developed Sketch Design) and, when complete, the school will forward this submission to my Department for review. To ensure that every child has access to a school place, the delivery of projects to meet the...

Written Answers — Teaching Contracts: Teaching Contracts (13 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The arrangements for panel access for fixed term (temporary), substitute and part-time teachers are set out in Department Circular 0012/2012 which is available on my Department's website. The panels set up in accordance with the arrangements set out in this circular will be used for appointments to full-time permanent teaching posts but only where those posts are not otherwise required to...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (13 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Firstly, I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department provides for a range of placement options and supports for schools which have enrolled pupils with special educational needs in order to ensure that, wherever a child is enrolled, s/he will have access to an appropriate education. My Department provides for the education of children with special educational needs, including pupils with...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (13 Jun 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The information sought is being compiled at present and will be forwarded to the Deputy shortly.