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Written Answers — On-farm Investment Schemes: On-farm Investment Schemes (1 Dec 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the dairy hygiene scheme will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45204/10]

Written Answers — Beef Industry: Beef Industry (1 Dec 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the role played by him in the introduction of the beef price grid; if he was consulted on any aspect and if so which aspects and his response to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45185/10]

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (1 Dec 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 93: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements in place to ensure posts as supervisors for the State examinations are open to suitably qualified members of the public; if she will instruct the State Examinations Commission to drop the requirement that all supervisors must be teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45483/10]

EU-IMF Programme for Ireland and National Recovery Plan 2011-14: Statements (Resumed) (1 Dec 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: The Irish tent bank.

EU-IMF Programme for Ireland and National Recovery Plan 2011-14: Statements (Resumed) (1 Dec 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: It could be the Galway tent bank.

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (30 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of renewable biomass that should be burnt by an incineration plant in order for that plant to be considered fully renewable and qualify for priority dispatch alongside fully renewable plant such as wind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44987/10]

Written Answers — Training and Work Experience Programmes: Training and Work Experience Programmes (30 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 74: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of training and work experience activation places funded by her in 2010, broken down by type of course or work experience programme; the funding allocated to each type of course or programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44899/10]

Written Answers — Training and Work Experience Programmes: Training and Work Experience Programmes (30 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 75: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the total funding allocated to FÁS for training of persons seeking employment, broken down according to pay and non-pay funding; the funding allocated to FÁS for training of persons in employment, broken down according to type of programme; the number of training facilities owned by FÁS; the number of persons who have...

Written Answers — Training and Work Experience Programmes: Training and Work Experience Programmes (30 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 76: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of successful applicants to the activation fund according to the funding granted; the number who will be trained; the type of education or training that will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44901/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (30 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 77: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a list of the membership of the upskilling co-ordination group; the date on which it was established; the number of times it has met to date in 2010; the reports it has made; the detail of those reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44902/10]

Written Answers — Training and Work Experience Programmes: Training and Work Experience Programmes (30 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 78: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the recommendations the senior officials working group has made to the interdepartmental committee on the national skills strategy in relation to the potential for prioritisation across overall education and training budgets to achieve greater efficiencies and quality of output in relation to a review of the...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (30 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 83: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the numbers of persons in permanent employment with FÁS; the number directly employed in the position of training instructor directs; the number employed in administration indirects; the number employed in management roles indirects; the number of additional part-time and or temporary staff employed in management and...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (30 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 84: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 2 November 2010, and the subsequent correspondence arising (details supplied), if she will explain what the full-time special needs assistants support on a shared basis, means in practice; if it is the decision of the special educational needs officer or the school principal...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (30 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a breakdown of spending on the national child care investment programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44951/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (30 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to assume responsibility for community welfare officers who are currently treated as employees of the Health Service Executive; if he will identify the relevant legislation governing this change; the policy reasons justifying this change; his plans to assume ownership of the buildings and centres belonging to the HSE from...

Written Answers — Local Government Reform: Local Government Reform (25 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 21: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will bring forward the White Paper on local Government which was promised for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44402/10]

Written Answers — Land Aggregation Scheme: Land Aggregation Scheme (25 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 41: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the value of loans outstanding under the land aggregation scheme; the estimated volume of land to be acquired under the scheme; the number of local authorities involved in the scheme and if he will provide a breakdown of the scheme by each local authority. [44403/10]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (25 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 57: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of primary school students in class sizes of 30 or more for the years 2005/2006 to 2010/11, inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44449/10]

Written Answers — Art Collection: Art Collection (24 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if she has consulted with any public art galleries on whether they have the ability to house and would like to acquire any artworks currently held by Irish Banks that are entirely State owned or in nominally private institutions, the main shareholder and guarantor of which are the Irish people; and if she will make a statement...

Order of Business (24 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: It is a matter for the managers.