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Written Answers — Research Sector: Research Sector (11 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 371: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the progress made in implementing the draft framework document issued by the Working Group on Researcher Careers for the Higher Education Research Group in September 2009 in view of the absence of any viable career structure for contract research staff in higher education institutions; if her Department or the Higher...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (11 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 380: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the sum of funds granted to a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny under the summer works scheme 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18775/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (11 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 382: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 921 of 20 April 2010, the exact salary her two special advisers and her press adviser each receive, including any additional allowance such as the 10% attraction allowance; if the salary and remuneration package is the same as they each enjoyed in the Department of Enterprise, Trade...

Written Answers — Colleges of Education: Colleges of Education (11 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 386: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of places for postgraduate conversion courses that are available in teacher training colleges; the number of places that have been closed arising from decisions taken in Budget 2010; the estimated savings that will accrue through this cutback; her views on reversing this decision; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Bullying in Schools: Bullying in Schools (11 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 395: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding anti-bullying policy in the education system here; the person who is responsible for drawing up such policies; the person who is responsible for the enforcement of bullying policies; the role her Department has in the reporting of bullying in schools; the parts of the Education Act 1998 that are...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (6 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the expenditure per year by his Department for the preparatory course for Irish language lawyer-linguist positions in the European institutions run by institutions (details supplied) since the creation of the course; if he will outline per year the total money given to each institution for the running of the course;...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (6 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 143: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm reports from attendees at the labour market activation fund briefing on 18 March 2010 that two separate question and answer sessions took place due to the unexpected number of attendants; if she will confirm further reports that contrary to public procurement guidelines, questions were asked and...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (6 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 144: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the consultation that took place with private and public sector organisations or associations concerning the labour market activation fund prior to its announcement in budget 2009; the name of each of the private sector and public sector organisations or associations with whom contact was made regarding the development...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (6 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 147: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the selection procedure for appointing teacher training college board members on the Teaching Council; the reason all teacher training colleges in Ireland are not represented on the Teaching Council; the procedures that exist for colleges who are not represented on the Teaching Council to give input and gain insight...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (6 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 149: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the appointment procedure for the two positions nominated by colleges of education on the Teaching Council; if she will outline the way that the third level bodies are selected for the nomination of two persons for the Teaching Council; if she will list all the colleges of education and specified third level bodies...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (6 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 148: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the details of all private colleges that have received funding from the special education support service and the teaching education section of the Department of Education and Skills under the national development plan; the amount of funds which have been made available to the colleges; the tendering...

Multi-Denominational Schools (6 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Minister for her reply. Is she aware that the group she mentioned has referred to her Department a comprehensive letter setting out a series of questions on the constitutionality and legality of faith formation in a State school within school hours and a number of related queries? I understand the letter was sent this time last year. The group was subsequently informed that the...

Multi-Denominational Schools (6 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: I accept what the Minister is saying. I will undertake to make available to her the correspondence, and if I do so the Minister might be in a position to respond directly to me.

Multi-Denominational Schools (6 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: I am concerned about the quality of the briefing material provided to the Minister. It is not within her remit to be directly informed by our own actions; I would not impose that on anybody. If the Minister has had the chance to read the briefing material, does it refer to correspondence from the NCCA to the reference group, in which it advised that faith formation inside school hours for a...

Multi-Denominational Schools (6 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: No.

Multi-Denominational Schools (6 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: It was not.

School Utility Services (6 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: I ask the Minister of State and the Minister to confirm that yesterday, the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills told us the HEA and a group of colleges within the authority had come together to negotiate with an energy supplier, of gas in this case. Will the Minister of State offer an opinion? If schools under a particular patronage were to join together, for example, the 92% of...

School Utility Services (6 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: On foot of the Minister of State's response, will he write to all of the primary school patrons and bring their attention to this discussion?

School Utility Services (6 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: He is not unapproachable.

School Utility Services (6 May 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: The Minister of State might send correspondence as encouragement.