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Education (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Yes, it does.

Business of Dáil (10 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: The Ceann Comhairle has just ennobled a member of-----

Business of Dáil (10 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Well done, my lord. ^ ^

Business of Dáil (10 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: You certainly have.

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (9 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 107: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the restructuring of FÁS; when the board of FÁS is expected to present a new blueprint for the future direction of the agency to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41461/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (9 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 143: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills with regard to the labour market activation fund administered by her Department, if one of the projects under this fund (details supplied) employs a substantial proportion of staff from the United Kingdom for the purpose of administrating this scheme here; if her Department is satisfied that these staff are qualified...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (9 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the percentage of visa decisions, excluding appeals, reviewed each month either by a senior official in his Department or by senior management in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service; how these visa decisions are chosen for review; of those reviewed in the past 12 months, the percentage found to be unreasonable and...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (9 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 156 of 24 June 2010, if he will confirm that visa officials are not qualified to carry out their own English tests by phone or interview; the reason the discretion for acceptance of a student on an educational course has been removed from education institutions and now rests solely with the...

Reform of Structures of Government: Motion (9 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Many are non-answers.

Vocational Education Committees (9 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. In principle, the Labour Party supports the idea of the rationalisation of VECs. We have all been living with the uneven nature of very large and substantially sophisticated VECs by virtue of their volume and the much smaller ones to which the Minister of State referred. The announcement was made on 12 October, just under one month ago....

Vocational Education Committees (9 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Can the integration and merger of existing VECs take place without legislation? There was a reference in the reply given by the Minister of State that he would achieve some savings through the selling off of VEC buildings. Surely with growing educational population at primary and secondary level we need every educational building which we currently possess.

Vocational Education Committees (9 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: They cannot come into existence unless the legislation is in place. There cannot be one CEO and one membership board.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to restore the payment rate under the suckler cow welfare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40656/10]

Written Answers — Agri-Environment Options Scheme: Agri-Environment Options Scheme (4 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of applications that have been approved under the agricultural environment options scheme for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40637/10]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 114: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if the funding for a building project for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8 has been approved; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this school operates out of prefabricated classrooms which are no longer fit for purpose; when she expects construction to commence; and if she will make a statement on...

Order of Business. (4 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: The Ceann Comhairle might listen.

Order of Business. (4 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: No.

Written Answers — Offshore Islands: Offshore Islands (3 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the facilities and public services available in each inhabited island off the coast, that is, sewerage, water, electricity, education, recreation and transport to the mainland; the number of inhabitants and age profile on each island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39294/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (3 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation to confirm that he personally, or a member of the staff in his ministerial office or a member of his Department's staff, acting as his representative or on his behalf, received a letter, sent by registered post, addressed to him and marked personal, from a person (details supplied) on 6 September 2010; where this letter...

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: It certainly was.