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Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: It is called democracy.

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: As I said.

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: I have listened with interest to what the Minister of State said. I regard any person elected in this republic and to this assembly as an equal citizen with the same mandate. There are no first or second division Deputies, irrespective of what party they belong to or if they belong to none. If what I might have said or the way in which I said it suggested that I did not so believe, that is...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (29 Jun 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans, if any, to introduce whistleblowing legislation as a means of dealing with social welfare fraud. [27995/10]

Written Answers — National Carer's Strategy: National Carer's Strategy (29 Jun 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action he is taking to address the needs of young carers. [27996/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (29 Jun 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 143 of 22 June 2010, if a provider of the 38 week early childhood care and education scheme is liable for rates if their premises are used for other educational purposes during the remaining 14 weeks of the calendar year; if a provider of the 38 week ECCE scheme is liable for rates if their premises are used...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programmes: Cancer Screening Programmes (29 Jun 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimated cost of removing the upper age limit on all free health screening services offered by the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27620/10]

Written Answers — Cycle Facilities: Cycle Facilities (29 Jun 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 321: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to amend or replace the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations (1997) to permit cycling on some or all footways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28300/10]

Written Answers — Cycle Facilities: Cycle Facilities (29 Jun 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 322: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to amend or replace the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations (1997) or enact new regulations to introduce the concept of shared use footways where the whole footway is shared between cyclists and pedestrians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28301/10]

Written Answers — Third Level Staff: Third Level Staff (29 Jun 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 559: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of the number of staff employed in each grade across universities, institutes of technology and other higher education institutions at the end of 2008; the number of staff employed in each grade across universities, institutes of technology and other higher education institutions at the...

Written Answers — Corporate Governance: Corporate Governance (29 Jun 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 563: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 17 June 2010, if she will provide a list of the State agencies under the aegis of her Department to which the 2009 code of practice for the governance of State bodies applies; the agencies that have submitted assurances and reports confirming compliance with the code in 2009...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (29 Jun 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 565: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she envisages any rise in the charges for the school transport scheme in the context of the forthcoming budget in December 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27586/10]

Written Answers — School Patronage: School Patronage (29 Jun 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 566: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No 503 of 1 June 2010, if she will provide the requested information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27590/10]

Written Answers — School Patronage: School Patronage (29 Jun 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 567: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question 504 of 1 June 2010, if she will provide the requested information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27591/10]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (29 Jun 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 568: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the cost of employing a DEIS adviser and a DEIS rural co-ordinator; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27615/10]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (29 Jun 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 569: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will give details of a DEIS adviser and a DEIS rural co-ordinator; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27616/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (29 Jun 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 570: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the annual grant to primary and secondary schools for the purchase of library books; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27618/10]

Written Answers — Literacy Levels: Literacy Levels (29 Jun 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 571: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has received the results of the standardised testing of literacy carried out in primary schools in 2009; her plans for the results of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27619/10]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (29 Jun 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 581: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a college (details supplied) in County Cavan has received more than 4,000 applications for courses for the academic year that begins in September 2010; if she will remove the current cap on places in this college, which is currently set at 1200 students; the reason the...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (29 Jun 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 602: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding allocated to the school books scheme per school year in a tabular format for the years 2006 to 2010 inclusive; when this scheme became restricted only to DEIS schools; the current eligibility for this scheme in view of the changes announced in Budget 2010; and if she will make a statement on the...