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Order of Business (28 Jan 2016)

Ruairi Quinn: This is out of order.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (13 Jan 2016)

Ruairi Quinn: 282. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects the proposed flood protection works at a location (details supplied) in Dublin 12 along the River Poddle to be carried out; what these works are; the type and amount of funding required; if the funding has been ring-fenced in the multi-annual budgeting process; the flood protection work carried out so far along the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Boko Haram Insurgency: Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of Nigeria (16 Dec 2015)

Ruairi Quinn: On behalf of the Labour Party, I welcome the chargé d'affaires, Mr. Iginla. I hope I have pronounced his name correctly. I thank him for being here. I cannot stop myself from expressing deep concern about his unique status as the only representative of the embassies we asked to send representatives who is present here today. I recognise, as set out in the briefing documentation that...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foreign Adoptions (1 Dec 2015)

Ruairi Quinn: 359. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of foreign adoptions that have taken place since legislation was introduced in November 2011 in relation to the Hague Convention. [42339/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Authority of Ireland (1 Dec 2015)

Ruairi Quinn: 360. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of staff members in place in the Adoption Authority of Ireland. [42340/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Services (1 Dec 2015)

Ruairi Quinn: 361. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the plans that have been put in place in relation to the winding down of Arc Adoption; and the number of foreign adoptions that took place over the five years prior to November 2011. [42341/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (1 Dec 2015)

Ruairi Quinn: 362. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to review the Irish interpretation of the Hague Convention, given that other European signatories to it are still able to adopt from countries such as Vietnam and Ethiopia. [42342/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (17 Nov 2015)

Ruairi Quinn: 236. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date the Office of Public Works attached the minimum requirements document to the recent advertisement of a bicycle hire concession in the Phoenix Park through its eTenders portal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40513/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (17 Nov 2015)

Ruairi Quinn: 237. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the Office of Public Works did not list, in order of importance, the minimum requirements, as is standard, in its recent advertisement of a bicycle hire concession in the Phoenix Park through its eTenders portal, the scoring system for the points on the minimum requirements document; the reason the points system was not...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (17 Nov 2015)

Ruairi Quinn: 238. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform why the Office of Public Works only raised the requirement for a business plan with one of the applicants following the recent advertisement of a bicycle hire concession in the Phoenix Park through its eTenders portal, after the close of applications, rather than having it listed in the advertisement; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (17 Nov 2015)

Ruairi Quinn: 239. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views that it is appropriate for the Office of Public Works to make the points system on how the application was graded available to an applicant right before the interview meeting on 26 May 2015 following its recent advertisement of a bicycle hire concession in the Phoenix Park through its e-Tenders portal, and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (17 Nov 2015)

Ruairi Quinn: 240. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the actions of the Office of Public Works in how it awards concessions for commercial operations on its properties; the procedures that are in place to ensure that the tender application process for such concessions is open, transparent and accountable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40517/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (17 Nov 2015)

Ruairi Quinn: 241. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views that the winning tender to operate a bicycle hire in the Phoenix Park increased the price for hiring bicycles by 50%; his further views that this is appropriate, given the impact it might have on price-sensitive tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40518/15]

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2015)

Ruairi Quinn: You handed it over to Mary Harney.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (3 Nov 2015)

Ruairi Quinn: 1180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the large number of cyclists who use headphones while in transit, putting themselves and fellow road users at risk; if this practice is covered under the new fixed charge notices system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37880/15]

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)

Ruairi Quinn: A Cheann Comhairle, could we have a recess so that the Fianna Fáil Opposition party can rewrite its lines?

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)

Ruairi Quinn: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (7 Oct 2015)

Ruairi Quinn: 115. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of the risks to archives services posed by current negotiation in Brussels on the draft European Union regulation on the processing of personal data, the data protection regulation; that proposed changes to the Council of Ministers’ text of Articles 5 and 6 may make it impossible for some services to continue to accept...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (6 Oct 2015)

Ruairi Quinn: 405. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will ensure that the Rathmines College football team continues to have free access to the football pitch at Cathal Brugha Barracks, as has been the case for a number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34163/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trial of Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (23 Sep 2015)

Ruairi Quinn: I apologise for my having been delayed. As I stated last night, I had a previous commitment that lasted much longer than I had anticipated. I see some merit in what Senator Daly is proposing, for two reasons. First and foremost, it underlies our concern for an Irish citizen. It would send a positive signal to many people who are Irish citizens by choice, as distinct from birth, that...