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Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (2 Dec 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 255: To ask the Minister for Transport the percentage of buses used for public transport nationwide which are wheelchair accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43559/08]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (2 Dec 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Transport the percentage of Dublin Bus vehicles which are wheelchair accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43560/08]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (2 Dec 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Transport the percentage of Iarnród Éireann train carriages which are wheelchair accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43561/08]

Written Answers — Distance Learning: Distance Learning (2 Dec 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 444: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the measures his Department is taking to increase the affordability and the number of third level distance learning courses here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43558/08]

Written Answers — Rental Accommodation: Rental Accommodation (27 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 16: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures he will put in place to ensure that local authority owned rented dwellings are of a standard similar to that expected of private rented dwellings. [43062/08]

Written Answers — Rental Accommodation: Rental Accommodation (27 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 38: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce a uniform approach to the serving of improvement notices on landlords; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some local authorities serve a notice in every case in which regulatory requirements are not met while others never serve such a notice. [43063/08]

Order of Business (27 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: I seek the guidance of the Ceann Comhairle in a matter. As I understand it, the Ceann Comhairle has the responsibility to uphold the rights of all Deputies on all sides. Deputies have the right to hold Ministers to account and one of the ways we do so is by asking parliamentary questions. The Ceann Comhairle's office has no responsibility for the content of those questions and I understand...

Order of Business (27 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: On a point of clarification, if I and perhaps other colleagues bring to the Ceann Comhairle's attention, to the attention of the committee over which he presides, a sample number of questions, they could be examined and he could consider whether the Executive was thwarting the constitutional rights of elected Deputies of this House and take whatever action he deems appropriate.

Order of Business (27 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Thank you, Sir.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (26 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Defence if it is intended to proceed with the acquisition of new light tactical armoured vehicles for the Defence Forces; when these are expected to be acquired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42770/08]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (26 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of full-time and permanent teachers employed in private fee-paying schools and the cost of their salaries; the number of full-time, temporary or contracted teachers employed in private fee-paying schools; the amount their salaries cost; the number of part-time teachers working in private fee-paying schools; the amount...

Written Answers — Departmental Legal Costs: Departmental Legal Costs (26 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will instruct his legal team, through the Attorney General's office and his own legal advisers, not to proceed to obtain the €250,000 legal costs awarded against the parents of an autistic child (details supplied) following a decision in the High Court recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42968/08]

Defence Forces Equipment. (26 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress made with regard to the fitting of a roll-over protection system for troop carrying vehicles, arising from a number of recent road accidents involving Army lorries on the M50 and in Granard, County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42769/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the closure of wards and services, such as the orthopaedic services in Navan, due to budget shortages; her views on transferring funds from the National Treatment Purchase Fund in order to allow such services to continue where staff are already in place and being paid rather than have the same procedures carried out...

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (25 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there has been a value for money audit carried out on the National Treatment Purchase Fund; the outcome of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42448/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (25 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 142: To ask the Taoiseach the names, affiliations and addresses of the census advisory group; its term of office; the name of the chairperson; the procedure that was used for their appointment; if any organisations or institutions within the State were asked for nominations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42727/08]

Written Answers — School Services Staff: School Services Staff (25 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made on establishing a forum to determine the terms and conditions on which school secretaries and caretakers operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42371/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that it is still the intention of her Department and the Health Service Executive to transfer the functions of St. Luke's Hospital, Rathgar, Dublin 6 to St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8; if in so doing she recognises the widespread opposition to this move by many current and former patients, as well as local...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (25 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she or her departmental officials have had discussions or negotiations with representatives of an association (details supplied) regarding the necessity for a substantial increase in the compensation package for the 32 recognised victims and survivors of the Thalidomide tragedy; her views on the fact that, 33 years later, a whole...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (25 Nov 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 558: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if section 30 of the Teaching Council Act 2001 has been commenced; if his Department has made provision for the engagement of untrained teaching staff to act as substitute teachers; if such provision completely contradicts the Teaching Council's aim of eliminating the employment of untrained staff; and if he will make a statement on...