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Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (18 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: A pension benefit statement, in respect of the person to whom the Deputy refers, is being addressed by officials in the Pension Unit of my Department and will be sent to the person in question.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (18 Apr 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 has published statistics in relation to resource allocations as at August 2010 on its website www.ncse.ie. In respect of resource...

Written Answers — Active School Flag: Active School Flag (18 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 405 and 406 together. Recognising the contribution of physical activity to the health and well-being of children and to increase the physical activity levels of school children, in 2009 the Department of Education and Skills launched the Active School Flag (ASF) to motivate and reward schools which strive to achieve a physically active and physically educated...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (18 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: I'm assuming that the Deputy is referring to the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) which is a professional body with a division of behaviour analysis. In the time available to respond to the question I can inform the Deputy that there is no record in my Department of a formal meeting during the period in question with the PSI on applied behaviour analysis or indeed of a request from the...

Written Answers — Policy Reviews: Policy Reviews (18 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: When policy matters are under review in my Department it is desirable that, where possible, the views of parties with an interest in the specific matter will be solicited. As a general principle it is good practice that where clarification on an issue pertaining to a particular science is required in the context of policy considerations, the views of professionals, qualified in that science...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (18 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: A Road Safety programme for Transition Year, has been developed by the Road Safety Authority in collaboration with my Department, the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment and the Professional Development Service for Teachers and has been offered nationally as an option since September 2008, following a successful pilot in 2007/8. The programme is available in twenty hour and...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (18 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: Implementation of Junior Cycle Reform will begin from 2014 onwards. There are 24 Statements of Learning in the new Junior Cycle Framework. It will be a matter for schools to determine, from the range of subjects and short courses on offer, how these statements of learning will be met. Reform will be introduced on a phased basis. All of the existing subjects are being continued, and Irish...

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (18 Apr 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: The information sought by the Deputy is an administrative matter for each agency and is not managed centrally by my Department. As the Deputy will be aware, the procurement of goods, works and services by bodies under the aegis of my Department is carried out in conformity with the EU Treaty principles of non-discrimination, equal treatment, transparency, mutual recognition, proportionality,...

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.

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 apologise for interrupting but surely economists cannot agree on the metric of the structural deficit. They are not in any doubt as to the concept of a structural deficit. There is a difference.