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Written Answers — Public Private Partnerships: Public Private Partnerships (10 Jul 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 909: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of Dublin inner city regeneration areas, designated for construction by public private partnerships, have seen the withdrawal of the private participant resulting in the cancellation or delay of much needed inner city rejuvenation where social housing...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (9 Jul 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 82: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it is intended to use electronic voting machines in the next local government elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27587/08]

Written Answers — Local Government Elections: Local Government Elections (9 Jul 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 92: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his view on to the reports of the local electoral areas committees and on all the recommendations made; when these will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27586/08]

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (9 Jul 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance the net receipts by Ireland on an annual basis from 1973 to 2007 of all EU transfers under the Agricultural, Social, Regional and Cohesion Funds in constant money terms at 2007 prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27982/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Jul 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of fast track schools under construction in June 2008; the number of these fast track schools that have had or will have storage heating installed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27930/08]

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to share time with Deputies McManus and Morgan. The response of the Government to the critical downturn in the economy is too little, too late. It promises unspecified pain and delivers no hope. The Government claims we are better off now than in the early 1980s, which is true, but it behaves as if it had no room for manoeuvre. The corrections in current expenditure should have been...

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: We would have started with the Ministers of State.

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: They were never good.

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (8 Jul 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to the proposed Thornton Hall Prison plan; the expected cost, including the cost of the site, the provision of infrastructure and ancillary services; the cost of construction and fitting out of the prison; the costs incurred to date; the estimated date for the commencement and the completion of the...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (8 Jul 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects to publish the promised Property Services Regulatory Authority Bill; if the Bill will include provisions to regulate the operation of management companies; his views on the recent report of the Law Reform Commission on multi-unit developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27041/08]

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (8 Jul 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 627: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of members on each governing board of each institute of technology; the remuneration of the chairperson of each board; the remuneration afforded to each board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26648/08]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (3 Jul 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 5 June 2008, the reason data collected for the academic year 2007-08 regarding students registered on the primary school census and the post-primary database returns, including newcomer children, is not available within the same academic year; if then it has relevance to monitoring...

School Accommodation. (3 Jul 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps he intends to take to deal with the crisis in primary school accommodation in view of the findings of his Department that around 2,300 additional classrooms will be required over the next five years and the disclosure that around 40,000 pupils are being taught in prefabs; if his Department will consider the introduction of...

School Accommodation. (3 Jul 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Having been recently appointed to his post, is the Minister surprised that the Department has been totally taken by surprise by demographic figures that were boasted about by his Government colleagues when speaking of the growth in the labour force? Was there no joined-up thinking between the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the Central Statistics Office, CSO, and the...

School Accommodation. (3 Jul 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Do I take it from the Minister's reply that the Revised Estimate his predecessor announced in this House on 24 April last no longer stands, in effect? Is it the case that the commitment to 67 large-scale projects in the primary sector, 26 new schools and 150 other works no longer stands? The Minister has put all projects which have not yet started on-site under review. He intends to make a...

School Accommodation. (3 Jul 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Is it not the case that a massive cutback, in real terms, is being dressed up as a review? The reality is that there will be less than seven weeks left in which money can flow on to a building site or into the pockets of building workers.

Local Authority Charges. (3 Jul 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Will the Department of Education and Science be able to fund or make a contribution towards the introduction of water meters for schools so they can measure their improved performance?

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (2 Jul 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will make a statement on the confrontation involving Irish personnel serving with EUFOR and armed elements at Goz Bedia in Chad. [26027/08]

Overseas Missions. (2 Jul 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Defence if the mandate of the Irish contingent serving with EUFOR includes an obligation to protect humanitarian staff working in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26026/08]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (1 Jul 2008)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he has taken to promote road safety among members of the farming community using agricultural vehicles on public roads in summer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25573/08]