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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (1 Jun 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 504: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 382 of 11 May 2010, if she will provide the information as requested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22991/10]

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (1 Jun 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 520: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the level of financial support given, by the State, either directly or indirectly, to each of the teacher training colleges here over the past five years in tabular format; the ethos of each of these respective training colleges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23308/10]

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (27 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 34: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the interdepartmental task force into the disposal of electronic voting equipment has indicated a date for completion of its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22245/10]

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (27 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 42: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the report he commissioned in March 2010 on the Poolbeg incinerator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22235/10]

Written Answers — Third Level Courses: Third Level Courses (27 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 232: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will ask the Higher Education Authority to investigate if a course (details supplied) in UCC meets the requirements of a level seven qualification by the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that graduates of this course are not accepted for level eight...

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Is it safe to get up?

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: By my calculations we have about six weeks left before the House rises on 9 July. Under normal circumstances, a period of two weeks is given before a Bill is moved on Second Stage in the House. Against that background, when are we likely to see the legislation to provide a proper statutory basis for the community national school model, which is under the patronage of the Minister for...

Written Answers — Agri-Environment Options Scheme: Agri-Environment Options Scheme (26 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the agri-environment options scheme plans will commence; the amount of money that will be awarded in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21989/10]

Written Answers — Agri-Environment Options Scheme: Agri-Environment Options Scheme (26 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers that applied for the agri-environment options scheme in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21988/10]

Written Answers — Research and Development: Research and Development (25 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the requirement for all EU member states to adopt a national action plan setting out specific objectives and actions to develop an attractive researcher career and increased researcher mobility, in accordance with the communication issued in 2008 by the European Commission, Better Careers...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (25 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the campaign being run by the Migrant Rights Centre to reform the employment permit system to enable migrant workers to change jobs more easily; if he will alter the employment permits to give full effect to section 8(3) of the Employment Permits Act 2006, which allows workers to change...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (25 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of employers who have availed of the bike to work scheme on a county basis; the number of employees who have benefitted from the scheme; the cost of the scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21492/10]

Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (25 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 425: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the grants available which could provide funding for the provision of sports infrastructure in schools; where a school can apply for this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21365/10]

Written Answers — Bullying in Schools: Bullying in Schools (25 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 450: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been brought to recent cases of bullying in second level schools, both here and abroad, with tragic results; if she is satisfied that second level schools have published and made available policies to counteract bullying; if discovered cases should, in her opinion, be reported to the National...

Written Answers — Bullying in Schools: Bullying in Schools (25 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 451: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm when the current guidelines on countering bullying behaviour were published; the number of times that these guidelines have been revised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21879/10]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (20 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will consider the inclusion of Cuba in an Irish foreign aid programme. [20934/10]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (20 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he favours a new framework programme which would ensure that all EU countries respected Cuba's sovereignty; and whether such a programme would replace the present common position. [20935/10]

Diversification of Primary School Provision: Statements (20 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: It is harder to get volunteers now.

Diversification of Primary School Provision: Statements (20 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy still has his hair.

Diversification of Primary School Provision: Statements (20 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Yes.