Results 14,741-14,760 of 19,032 for speaker:Ruairi Quinn

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (18 Nov 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is satisfied that the status of immunity enjoyed by representatives of states with diplomatic representation here is not being abused and that such representatives are operating in compliance with domestic law and the Vienna Conventions. [41935/09]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (18 Nov 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide funding to a youth project (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of its worthy track record to help tackle early school leaving within the community and the positive impacts it has had on tackling social disadvantage and exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42075/09]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (18 Nov 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there are plans to reduce the minimum number of children a child-care provider needs to cater for in order to be able to participate in the early childhood care and education scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are many child-care providers who wish to participate in the scheme but due to the fact that...

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (17 Nov 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans to develop security information and practical advice for the older population here in view of the recent high profile criminal targeting of this group in society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41637/09]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (17 Nov 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of places available in active labour market programmes funded by her Department, broken down by category, in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; her expenditure on these active labour market programmes broken down by category for each of these years; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (17 Nov 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 117: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons participating in FÁS courses; the number of persons participating in short FÁS courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41273/09]

Written Answers — Pre-school Services: Pre-school Services (17 Nov 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision of the early childhood care and education scheme; the number of services that have joined the scheme; the number of children eligible to participate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41342/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Nov 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 359: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons in receipt of back to work allowance, back to enterprise allowance, back to education allowance or a community employment scheme payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41272/09]

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (17 Nov 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 452: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of places available in further and second chance education, including the back to education initiative, funded by his Department in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; his expenditure on further and second chance education, broken down by category for each of these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41271/09]

Written Answers — Schools Patronage: Schools Patronage (17 Nov 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 457: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 143 of 20 October 2009, when he will be able to provide a copy of the report given that it is almost two months since the original question was asked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41304/09]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (17 Nov 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 462: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of special needs assistants estimated to be working in schools; if he will provide a breakdown of this number by primary and post-primary sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41371/09]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (17 Nov 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 463: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of language support teachers estimated to be working in schools; if he will provide a breakdown of this number by primary and post-primary sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41372/09]

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (17 Nov 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 474: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps that a teacher, who does substitute work in a number of schools, must take to claim payment; the title of the form; the location at which it can be accessed; if a separate form needs to be filled out for every individual substitution in every individual school; the person to whom the forms must be submitted; the timescale...

Community Supports for Older People. (17 Nov 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the uptake of the recently closed community supports for older people scheme; the number of applications received; his plans to open this grant again in 2010; if he has plans to develop the support offered under this grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41636/09]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (12 Nov 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 57: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is intended to publish the legislation to amend the Competition Acts 1991 to 2006 to uphold right of certain freelance workers such as actors and musicians to collective bargaining, which was promised as part of the Review of the Towards 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41072/09]

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (12 Nov 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 92: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when she will publish legislation to address employee representation at work which was promised by June 2009 under the Review of Towards 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41071/09]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (12 Nov 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 202: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will amend the planning and development regulations to give an applicant a right to make a submission by way of reply to a submission or observation which is received at or towards the end of the statutory period for submissions or observations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41185/09]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (12 Nov 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 157 of 20 October 2009 and 1140 of 3 November 2009, if the education partners forwarded their views to his Department regarding the 500 new teaching positions in the Revised Programme for Government; the viewpoint of each partner; when he will make a decision to hire the new teachers; and if...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Nov 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to review the impact of recent rent supplement changes on recipients before further changes are made to the levels of rent allowed or minimum contributions from recipients. [40723/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 Nov 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there has been a recent policy change within the overseas treatment section of the Health Service Executive regarding the funding of specialist treatment for patients who availed of services in the United States of America; if a new directive has been issued by the HSE limiting overseas treatment funding to within the EU; the...