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Written Answers — Early School Leavers: Early School Leavers (13 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department is notified, on a regular and structured basis, by secondary school authorities of the numbers of young persons including their name, address and PPS number who drop out of secondary school before taking the junior certificate examination or who have not reached the age of 16; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (13 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to a previous parliamentary question, if the expenditure on adult literacy has been increased to €30 million in 2007 as promised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28471/07]

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (13 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 348: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the duties and responsibilities of the Minister of State with special responsibility for integration policy at her Department; the budget allocated to the same Minister of State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28212/07]

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (13 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 454: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the duties and responsibilities of the Minister of State with special responsibility for integration policy at his Department; the budget allocated to the same Minister of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28211/07]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio. (13 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: The Minister's reply clarifies what many ordinary people, particularly parents, find confusing at times. There is the ratio of teachers to pupils, which includes staff pupils may never see, and the pupil-teacher ratio in the classroom. Will the Minister confirm that the pupil-teacher ratio in the classroom is 1:27?

Pupil-Teacher Ratio. (13 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Parents with little or no experience of the bureaucracy of the Department of Education and Science or the science associated with teaching will be concerned as to how many other children will be in first, second or third class along with their Máire or Johnny. All other non-classroom teachers are seen as backup and support. Parents' main concern is the actual ratio of primary school...

School Accommodation. (13 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 1 November 2007, the reason her Department has sanctioned money to primary schools to rent prefabs as temporary accommodation for a period of three years or less but has no details of the terms of the contract and the rental cost between the school authority and the rental...

School Accommodation. (13 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Minister for her reply, but had I replied similarly to a question she set for me in one of the classes she occupied expertly in Sion Hill, I would have failed. She did not answer a question I asked clearly. She gave the House a wonderful story about construction and all sorts of other things, but it did not address the question. Nor did she answer Deputy Brian Hayes's question....

School Accommodation. (13 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: On a point of order, the House has a function to hold the Minister to account, not to be an applause machine for public relations exercises.

School Accommodation. (13 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I asked a specific question about details the Department has, but the Minister refuses to give them to me. She could have given me a sample of ten. We are trying to consider value for money. Some €24.5 million is probably not of particular consequence to the Government, but it is an enormous amount to all the schools that the Minister recently told not to proceed with setting out to...

School Accommodation. (13 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: ——is not letting her answer with information she has.

School Accommodation. (13 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Why not? How does the Department know it is getting value for money?

Sex Education. (13 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Minister for her comprehensive reply. When will the Crisis Pregnancy Agency complete the contract that has been awarded? When will the product of that contract be distributed to the relevant schools?

Sex Education. (13 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: The Minister's reply on 2 October and today refers to a DVD related course. When will that product be completed?

Written Answers — Defence Forces Strength: Defence Forces Strength (8 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Defence the total membership of the Defence Forces, broken down by rank, and the numbers in each case who are female; the plans he has to encourage the recruitment of a greater number of women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27728/07]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Review: Defence Forces Review (8 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Defence when he expects that the review of the existing White Paper on Defence will be completed. [27727/07]

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (7 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department has drawn up plans to directly recruit members of eastern European police forces to An Garda Síochána; if there are plans for similar recruitment plans for other regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27383/07]

Written Answers — Legal Services Regulation: Legal Services Regulation (7 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals for dealing with the more effective regulation of solicitors dealing with mortgage lending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27384/07]

Written Answers — End-of-Life Vehicles: End-of-Life Vehicles (7 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 272: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the systems in place to deal with refunds for motor tax already paid for up to a year in advance on a vehicle that is scrapped; his views on whether refunding unused months of motor tax on scrapped or written off vehicles would assist as an incentive in ensuring an accurate record of scrapped vehicles; and...

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (7 Nov 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 273: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the policy regarding the charging of partial months of motor tax on newly purchased cars, for example where a vehicle is purchased mid-month, but the owner is charged motor tax for the entire month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27625/07]