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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services (21 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the levels of non-residential business users with access to broad band through DSL, cable, satellite or mobile platforms. [51715/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (20 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of existing students that have received their initial grant payments from the 66 vocational educational committees and local authorities for the 2012/2013 academic year. [51341/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (20 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the number of jobs announced by the Industrial Development Agency; the number of jobs created in IDA supported companies and the value of grants awarded and the value of grants refunded to the IDA for each of the past five years. [51201/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (20 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the number of jobs announced by Enterprise Ireland; the number of jobs created in Enterprise Ireland supported companies and the value of grants awarded and the value of any grants refunded to Enterprise Ireland for each of the past five years. [51202/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (20 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of each of the jobs announced or welcomed by his Department over the past five years; the numbers employed by the enterprise at the time of the announcement and the numbers currently employed by the enterprise. [51203/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (20 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reasons for the closing of the community welfare clinic in the Third Age Centre in Summerhill (details supplied) and to detail the way those with restricted mobility or living in poverty can access similar services. [50929/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (20 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of maintaining the community welfare clinic in the Third Age Centre in Summerhill (details supplied) and to details any savings generated from its proposed closure. [50930/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Sector Pay (15 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the full remuneration packages currently being paid out to the previous four Secretaries General of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50242/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Missions (14 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of the recent trade mission that he led to Malaysia; and the expected economic outcomes of the trade mission. [50098/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Economic Policy (14 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline any expected economic benefits arising from the Africa Ireland Economic Forum hosted by his Department; and his plans to increase trade with Africa in 2013. [50102/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Lending to Small Business: Discussion (13 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Mr. Trethowan mentioned that parking should happen with regard to legacy debts. Is that regularly happening with regard to businesses with other debts? The reduction of the loan book may not be definitive but nonetheless it would that indicate that it is a fair indication of ISME's experience because the trend is going in that direction. Mr. Trethowan mentioned in his report that a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Lending to Small Business: Discussion (13 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I was asking about a comparative analysis. Obviously, €26.6 billion is a substantial amount, but is it the comparative analysis-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Lending to Small Business: Discussion (13 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I refer to the European Commission statement which is quite startling that Ireland has the second worst credit environment in Europe after Greece. Credit was being lashed into the economy prior to 2008 and the mirror image is happening now. This is the result of European and Government policy. There is a pressure on banks to deleverage from markets. Banks need to reduce their costs and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (13 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending to 19.5 hours the number of hours a recipient of carer's allowance can work outside the home. [49846/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (13 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the companion travel pass for persons in receipt of disability allowance to cover a companion on the portion of the round trip during which the disabled person may not be present. [49847/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Training Programmes (13 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in detail the number, type, location and spaces available on FAS courses in County Meath available to the unemployed. [49779/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 322 of 6 November 2012, if he will publish the Departmental review or assessment of the success of a school programme (details supplied) as part of the July provision scheme and any assessment of the changes to circumstances of children and parents that would prohibit involvement in the scheme at the same level...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (13 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will confirm the date on which the Protection of Employee (Temporary Agency Workers) Bill 2011 came into effect and the steps taken to ensure that all agencies, employers and agency workers are fully informed of their rights and responsibilities. [49443/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: FÁS Training Courses (13 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if unemployed persons who have taken up FAS training courses are excluded from consideration for TÚS supervisor positions within twelve month of completing the course. [49780/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (13 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and the target time taken to process such applications. [50020/12]