Results 16,401-16,420 of 19,032 for speaker:Ruairi Quinn
- Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (14 Feb 2008)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 244: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the time-scale for establishing the agreed country-wide regime for local authority levies for school waste refuse and water that would result in schools being treated as non-commercial premises and reduce operational charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5907/08]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Feb 2008)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to improve entitlement in relation to back-dated payments. [5243/08]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Feb 2008)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when he will address the anomalous position of carers over 66 years who are caring for more than one person but who receive a maximum of only approximately â¬20 more than a person caring for just one person who qualifies for an old age pension and half-rate carer's allowance. [5242/08]
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (13 Feb 2008)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 348: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the technical assessment recommended by the commission on school accommodation has been completed for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5620/08]
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (13 Feb 2008)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 349: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the technical assessment recommended by the commission on school accommodation has been completed for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5621/08]
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (13 Feb 2008)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 350: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the technical assessment recommended by the commission on school accommodation has been completed for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5622/08]
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (13 Feb 2008)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 351: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department and Fingal County Council have completed the steps to reserve a site for a post-primary school (details supplied) as recommended by the commission on school accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5623/08]
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (13 Feb 2008)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 353: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department in conjunction with Fingal County Council, has acquired a site for a primary school (details supplied); the location of the site; the plans in place for the construction of a new school as recommended by the commission on school accommodation and the remainder of the site to be used for a 16 classroom school with...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (13 Feb 2008)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 352: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the board of management of a primary school (details supplied) has made a formal application for an extension to the school to become an eight classroom school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5624/08]
- Written Answers — Arts Council: Arts Council (12 Feb 2008)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when the report of the arts and education committee will be published in view of the statement from the Department of Education and Science that the publication is a matter for his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4755/08]
- Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (12 Feb 2008)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the formal links that exist between his Department and the Department of Education and Science in view of the positive role played by sport and art in the development of school pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4772/08]
- Written Answers — Capitation Grants: Capitation Grants (12 Feb 2008)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 490: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if arising from the Government decision regarding local authorities and the water rate charges for schools she will increase the capitation grant per pupil retrospectively by â¬3 for the year 2007 and by â¬3.50 for 2008; if she will provide an additional â¬4 charge for 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4845/08]
- Written Answers — Capitation Grants: Capitation Grants (12 Feb 2008)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 497: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps, in view of the joint presentation (details supplied) on the issue of water charges, that have been taken by her Department to co-operate in the implementation of the Government decision of 4 January 2008 to fix a [i]per capita [/i]charge of â¬3 per pupil for 2007, â¬3.50 per pupil for 2008 and â¬4 per pupil for 2009;...
- Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (12 Feb 2008)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 491: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department's building unit, based in Tullamore, will prepare advice and technical assistance for the 3,300 primary schools with respect to the installation of water meters on their premises as a conservation measure in line with the recent Government decision regarding water charges and local authorities; if officials will be...
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (12 Feb 2008)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 492: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she is satisfied that the intake of trainee teachers to the various centres for teacher education is sufficient to meet the projected needs of the primary school system as calculated within her Department in order to reduce the pupil teacher ratio; the additional measures she proposes to take in order to ensure, in good time, an...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Feb 2008)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 493: To ask the Minister for Education and Science in respect to the 30 schools that were contacted by her Department before budget 2008 requesting them to put a hold on their building projects, if communications have resumed with these schools; if clearance to proceed to the next stage of construction was granted; when that information was conveyed and in what form; and if she will...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (12 Feb 2008)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 494: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the system she has of monitoring the appointment of primary school principals in the 3,300 primary schools; the way her Department is notified of a vacancy occurring from the death or the retirement of a primary school principal; the onus of responsibility on her Department and that of the board of management to seek to appoint a...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (12 Feb 2008)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 495: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of special educational needs organisers that are working for the National Council for Special Education under the aegis of her Department; the location of their employment; the number of special needs assistants that work in the 3,300 primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4850/08]
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (12 Feb 2008)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 496: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has rejected the recommendation made by the task force report regarding the need to make provision for laboratory technicians and assistants in second level schools; if so, the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4851/08]
- Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (12 Feb 2008)
Ruairi Quinn: Question 618: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, arising from the Government decision of 4 January 2008 with respect to transitional arrangements for charging schools for water services, it is the intention of his Department to issue a circular to all local authorities directing them to comply with the terms of that announcement having regard to a...