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Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (2 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 171: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are plans to split up three-year adult education FÁS courses into three one-year courses in order that students will have to re-apply for the new and reduced allowances in view of Budget 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4499/10]

Written Answers — Public Sector Pay: Public Sector Pay (2 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will exercise his powers under section 8 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009, to exempt research staff at third level institutions from deductions under section 2 of that Act, having regard to the particular aspects and conditions of their employment that materially distinguish them from other employees in...

Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (2 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 245: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce another incentivised scheme for early retirement or a three year career break option for public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5045/10]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (2 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 255: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans regarding the drafting of legislation to be included in the Finance Act 2010, which will oblige public bodies to charge VAT on certain services; if water charges will incur VAT at 13.5% or at 21%; if he will consider exempting schools, who have paid metered water charges since 1 January 2010, from having to pay VAT; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Feb 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 656: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a school building project (details supplied) in County Dublin will proceed to construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4763/10]

Inquiry into Child Abuse. (28 Jan 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will publish the findings of the State audit into the assets of the 18 religious teaching orders which was ordered in view of the Ryan report; the reason, more than eight months later, no revised contribution to the cost of the Residential Institutions Redress Board has been agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Inquiry into Child Abuse. (28 Jan 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Taoiseach-----

Inquiry into Child Abuse. (28 Jan 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: He is so close to the Taoiseach that it is an understandable mistake and slip of the tongue.

Inquiry into Child Abuse. (28 Jan 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: I do not wish to know what is in the panel report and I do not necessarily wish to know at this stage what decisions the Minister will take regarding the matters he has just outlined. Can the Minister inform the House how much has come in? Can he give a breakdown between cash and kind, because this is not negotiable? This is a matter of fact and, according to the Minister, he has had the...

Inquiry into Child Abuse. (28 Jan 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Yes.

Inquiry into Child Abuse. (28 Jan 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: I appreciate this new found obsession with secrecy and privacy on behalf of the Government, but we are discussing taxpayers' money. The taxpayer is out to the tune of €1.27 billion in terms of funding the costs of the redress board. The religious congregations have contributed in the order of 10%. Whatever about the final destination of the money, the taxpayer has had to pay the balance...

Inquiry into Child Abuse. (28 Jan 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: The Minister is not negotiating; if he was I would not interfere. It is a flat, take it or leave it offer.

Inquiry into Child Abuse. (28 Jan 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: If it is not a substantial offer in the opinion of the Cabinet, what is the next step? Will the Minister go back for more?

National University of Ireland. (28 Jan 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: On a point of order, will question No. 13 be answered with this question?

National University of Ireland. (28 Jan 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Could we have an agreement on short answers to short questions?

Computerisation Programme. (28 Jan 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Have schools been officially informed to that effect?

Computerisation Programme. (28 Jan 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: It is akin to the difference between VHS and DVD.

Computerisation Programme. (28 Jan 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Have schools been informed of that in writing?

Proposed Legislation. (28 Jan 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: I believe I am correct in observing that the Minister inherited the Student Support Bill from his predecessor who moved the legislation and the debate on Second Stage. Many of the issues surrounding the legislation have been resolved. For example, the Irish Vocational Education Association has proposed a centralised system of administration which would, by and large, give new legitimacy to...

Proposed Legislation. (28 Jan 2010)

Ruairi Quinn: Yes.