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Written Answers — School Patronage: School Patronage (20 Apr 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 923: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science her views on the establishment of a national forum on patronage in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15103/10]

Written Answers — Languages Programme: Languages Programme (20 Apr 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 924: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Confucius Institute in UCD has co-operated with a number of secondary schools in making provision for the teaching of Mandarin to Irish students who wish to learn it outside of school hours; if her further attention has been drawn to the growing demand for Mandarin...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (20 Apr 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 940: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No 666 of 9 February 2010 and the correspondence sent to her office (details supplied), if she will provide the information requested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15267/10]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (20 Apr 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 961: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if she will allow students who have spent the current academic year participating in an access course at a higher education institution to be viewed as continuing students and not as new applicants for the back to education allowance to ensure that they can remain eligible for the higher education maintenance grant in...

Order of Business (20 Apr 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: I am glad that the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills is in the House, because I would like to draw her attention to the fact that there are two groups of schools operating illegally and in probable breach of the Constitution. I am referring to the community and VEC sponsored schools. There is no legal patronage for them and they are now in probably in breach of the...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (1 Apr 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 188: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the cost of enabling all schools to offer transition year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14320/10]

Written Answers — Literacy Levels: Literacy Levels (1 Apr 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 189: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the amount allocated by her Department for literacy initiatives and teaching at primary level; the amount allocated for literacy in DEIS schools at second level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14321/10]

Written Answers — Literacy Levels: Literacy Levels (1 Apr 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 190: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the means by which literacy rates among second level pupils are measured by her Department; the supports that exist for students at second level experiencing literacy difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14322/10]

Written Answers — Traveller Education: Traveller Education (1 Apr 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 196: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science her views on reversing the cutbacks to traveller education centres around the country; if she will examine the work done at one of these centres (details supplied) run by the County of Dublin Vocational Education Committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14405/10]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (31 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 193: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the cost of reducing the staffing schedule for all primary pupils from Junior Infants to First Class inclusive to 20:1; the number of extra teachers that will need to be employed to meet this schedule; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14140/10]

Written Answers — Third Level Charges: Third Level Charges (31 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 206: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if she will instruct third level institutions to permit students to pay the registration fee of €1,500 in two tranches, instead of in full at the beginning of the academic year in view of the economic hardship being experienced by many families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14131/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (30 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 141: To ask the Taoiseach the list of all proposals in the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure relating to his Department or to bodies or agencies under his remit which have been implemented to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13889/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Functions: Departmental Functions (30 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the size of the unit responsible for skills and training policy currently within his Department; the exact number of personnel directly employed in his Department who will be transferred to the Department of Education and Science; the location in the estate of the Department of Education and Science where they will be...

Written Answers — Departmental Functions: Departmental Functions (30 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which the work of the expert skills group currently attached to his Department will transfer for the training activities of FÁS, as recently announced by the Taoiseach on 23 March 2010; the number of personnel who are civil servants; the number of personnel who are public servants; the number of staff which...

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

Ruairi Quinn: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Secretary General of his Department will be the Accounting Officer for purposes of reporting to the Committee of Public Accounts and the Comptroller and Auditor General; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13865/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (30 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the list of all proposals in the report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure relating to his Department or to bodies or agencies under his remit which have been implemented to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13882/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (30 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Finance the list of all proposals in the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure relating to his Department or to bodies or agencies under his remit which have been implemented to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13884/10]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (30 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost of training one general practitioner, broken down according to cost of undergraduate medical training, and post-graduate GP training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13875/10]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (30 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost of training one general practitioner, broken down according to cost of undergraduate medical training, and post-graduate GP training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13876/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (30 Mar 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the list of all proposals in the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure relating to her Department or to bodies or agencies under her remit which have been implemented to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13886/10]