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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (18 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 511: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether a State office (details supplied) may have been damaged by the allegations contained in an article in a newspaper (details supplied) that the PhD thesis claimed by a person (details supplied) was purchased from an on-line degree sales office without academic legitimacy; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (18 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 498: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the agencies under his remit have engaged Deloitte & Touche as advisers; the fees paid to them for each year since 1997; the nature of the assignments undertaken by this company; if an open competition for the services provided by them was held, including for contract renewals; if the reporting arrangement for them was...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (18 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 500: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has satisfied himself, in the case of the agencies under his remit that have engaged Deloitte & Touche since 1997, that the boards of these agencies have exercised the necessary and proper level of due diligence in appointing the company and in reviewing its ongoing performance; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (18 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 499: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the nature of the assignments given to Deloitte & Touche by Shannon Development regarding the sale of the former Burlington plant at Gillogue; if he has received regular reports from his officials on this issue; if he has satisfied himself that Shannon Development is properly observing the corporate governance guidelines...

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (18 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 731: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an investigation will be carried out into claims that some legal representatives charged clients who attended the Residential Institutions Redress Board fees that had already been covered by the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29107/05]

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (18 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 732: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if claimants to the Residential Institutions Redress Board will be fully informed of the fact that their legal fees are entirely covered by the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29108/05]

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (18 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 733: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if immediate steps will be taken to ensure that claimants to the Residential Institutional Redress Board received the entirety of their payments and that legal representatives are prevented from deducting any alleged charges from them in view of the fact that legal fees are paid directly by the board; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Academic Qualifications: Academic Qualifications (18 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 735: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a PhD in a scientific field is a degree obtained by research; her Department's views on whether it is academic fraud for applicants for positions which require a PhD to rely on degrees purchased on the basis of life experience or other academically invalid criteria from bodies without...

Written Answers — Academic Qualifications: Academic Qualifications (18 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 736: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the existence of diploma mills claiming to be universities which issue bogus degrees, including doctoral degrees, on the basis of life experience or other academically invalid criteria; if so, the steps she has taken to ensure no person claiming a degree from such a bogus university is permitted to...

Written Answers — Schools Evaluation: Schools Evaluation (18 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 766: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of whole school evaluation reports and the number of subject inspection reports she will carry out in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29543/05]

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (13 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the details of the meetings he has had recently with representatives from the tourist industry and of Horse Racing Ireland on efforts to market Punchestown racecourse as an Irish version of Cheltenham; the details of such a strategy; the potential benefits for the tourist industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (12 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if a directive to ComReg on the operation of the ECAP will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27870/05]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (12 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 387: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide a breakdown of primary school class sizes for each county showing in each case the numbers of pupils in classes of 19, 20-29, 30-39 and 40 plus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28171/05]

Constitutional Amendments. (12 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: I was a member of the All-Party Committee on the Constitution which spent considerable time considering the issues of property rights and the cost of building land. It produced a comprehensive report and I know the Taoiseach wanted us to expedite that work. The recommendation was that there was no need to change the Constitution in this regard. So far, however, there is nothing in the...

Constitutional Amendments. (12 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is related.

Constitutional Amendments. (12 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is certainly an issue upon which the Taoiseach wanted action.

Constitutional Amendments. (12 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: He seems to be indicating that he would answer the question.

Constitutional Amendments. (12 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: I still think the Taoiseach needs to respond in some way.

Constitutional Amendments. (12 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Perhaps the Taoiseach would indicate whether it requires changes to the Constitution.

Constitutional Amendments. (12 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: We have had legal advice before.