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Schools Building Projects. (20 Oct 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Has the Minister given renewed consideration to the idea of publishing the comprehensive waiting list so that every primary and post-primary school in the State has an indication of where it is on the list? All the emotional energy expended in seeking to find out that information, which soaks up so much time in Tullamore, in the Department and at Question Time, could be done away with. If...

Schools Building Projects. (20 Oct 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: I suggest the Deputy look it up on the web.

Schools Building Projects. (20 Oct 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason he has spent only 52% of his capital allocation on school building projects of the year to date in 2009; if he will confirm that he put 24 school building projects out for re-tendering around June 2008 and that none had been successfully completed by June 2009; the number of school building projects which have been...

Schools Building Projects. (20 Oct 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: The Minister provided a significant amount of information in his response. I will try to focus on some of the headline parts and we can return on another day to other elements. Will the Minister and the Department recognise we face a threefold crisis? First, we have a crisis in terms of student numbers, which are growing exponentially; the highest birth rate since 1896 was recorded this...

Schools Building Projects. (20 Oct 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: They had plenty of time to interpret them.

Schools Building Projects. (20 Oct 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: I have no problem in that regard.

Schools Building Projects. (20 Oct 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: The Minister, in his supplementary response, said that 159 schools had opted for a permanent as distinct from a prefab structure. Will he make those details available?

School Staffing. (20 Oct 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: That is nearly like the Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party.

School Curriculum. (20 Oct 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: I am disappointed with the Minister of State's reply and also with the complacency associated with it. There are many other European countries which have two languages, for example, Catalan and Spanish in Catalonia, Spain, and there are two languages in Belgium. We are woefully behind most continental countries in regard to having a second language as part and parcel of our integrated...

Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: I congratulate the Ceann Comhairle on being elected to the position. No. 81 in section D of the legislative programme is the Civil Partnership Bill 2009. Its history began some time ago when prior to the 2007 general election a Bill was voted down by the former Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Mr. Michael McDowell. The Government gave an undertaking that it would bring forward...

Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Tánaiste and I take it that she will reinforce that commitment with her colleague who has just left the House because he does not seem to have the same sense of urgency that she just articulated.

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Oct 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: What could the Deputies not start within the model county?

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Oct 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to share time with Deputy Morgan.

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Oct 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank Deputy Browne, the new chairperson of the Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party, for mentioning me during his contribution. I recall the occasion to which he referred. It is important that the House should remember the history of FÁS and understand how we reached this point. A great deal of ill-informed comment has been made about the cosy cartel, a matter to which my constituency...

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (15 Oct 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the various phases of the plans to reorganise his Department's offices around the country. [36223/09]

Written Answers — Fallen Animal Collection Scheme: Fallen Animal Collection Scheme (15 Oct 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the status of proceedings aimed at bringing down the costs of disposing of fallen animals. [36222/09]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (15 Oct 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the 270 social work posts called for in the recent Ryan report are excluded from the current Health Service Executive recruitment moratorium; if these 270 positions will be filled by hiring new social workers or if existing staff will be redeployed into these positions; when a new recruitment panel for social workers in the HSE...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (14 Oct 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 131: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the difficulties faced by building energy rating contractors who have invested significant amounts in training, insurance and registration and who are faced with low take-up of building energy rating certificates; the number of BER contractors; the amount of BER certificate applications since...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Oct 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 322: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the construction of a new school (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36180/09]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (14 Oct 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 323: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath applying for a higher education maintenance grant; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this individual's first qualification is in the construction industry which has no economic future in the medium term; the reason many people who are out of...