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Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (7 Jun 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made to date on integrated ticketing; the amount expended on this project; the timescale the project is working to; and the interim measure being taken to provide greater compatibility among ticket providers and between modes of transport. [21969/06]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (7 Jun 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants who will be decentralised to locations within County Dublin or the City of Dublin; the number of employees of State agencies who will be decentralised to locations within County Dublin or the City of Dublin; the percentage in each case of the total number of jobs to be decentralised that this comprises; and if he will...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (7 Jun 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 345: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the procedures that were undertaken for the appointment of the person to head the new Garda inspectorate; if an interview process took place as part of the selection procedure; the membership of the interview panel; if any person from outside the jurisdiction was part of the interview panel or was used to advise on the...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (7 Jun 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 346: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the procedures that were undertaken for the appointment of each member of the Garda Ombudsman Commission; if an interview process took place for each appointment to the Commission; the membership of the interview panel; if any person from outside the jurisdiction was part of the interview panel or was used to advise on the...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (2 Jun 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: On a point of order——

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (2 Jun 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: It would be a minimal courtesy for the Opposition spokespersons who will respond to the Minister during this debate to be given a copy of the Minister's speech. Almost 20 minutes have passed since the Minister started to speak.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (2 Jun 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Not even the party spokespersons have received a copy.

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (31 May 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether there are sufficient secretaries available to the Employment Appeals Tribunal; if his attention has been drawn to reports that a lack of secretaries has caused material delays in hearings at the tribunal; if, in view the small number of additional secretaries appointed in recent years and the...

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology. : Institutes of Technology. (31 May 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the Dublin City Manager will continue to sit as chairperson of the Grangegorman Campus Development Committee after his departure from the post of Dublin City Manager, or if the position is an ex-oficio appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21232/06]

National Stadium. (31 May 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position on the redevelopment of Lansdowne Road as the new national stadium; if there are further delays arising either from the objections lodged to the planning application submitted to Dublin City Council or from the dispute between a rugby club (details supplied) and the IRFU; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Wage Levels. (31 May 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to a report by the Central Statistics Office that reveals that hourly earnings only rose by 2.1% in 2005 while inflation rose by 2.5%, and that relative fall is the first since the days of high unemployment during the 1980s; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18193/06]

Wage Levels. (31 May 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: I understand the Minister of State is responsible simply for reporting on the statistics. Within that constraint I invite him to ask the CSO to examine what level of displacement the figures suggest. It appears that average earnings in the low-skilled sector, relative to other sectors, have reduced, which may be evidence of displacement. Anecdotal evidence suggests that Irish people who are...

Wage Levels. (31 May 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Minister of State for the additional information, which I presume is now available to all Members. Does he not share my concern that if he and I were among the 45,000 Irish workers around the country who have been unemployed for over a year, some under the age of 25, there is something wrong with our economy in the fact that of the 90,000 welcome new jobs, 50,000 go to foreign...

Wage Levels. (31 May 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: The Minister of State responded and the Ceann Comhairle allowed him. I am trying to maintain balance.

Wage Levels. (31 May 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Within the realm of his responsibility, and given that he quoted the figures in response to my supplementary question, can the Minister of State ask the CSO to examine why there has been an increase in the long-term unemployed, by which I mean those out of work for a year or more, including those under the age of 30, from approximately 43,000 to approximately 45,000 in the past year, against...

Written Answers — Offshore Exploration: Offshore Exploration (30 May 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position regarding the review of the State's fiscal regime for the exploration and exploitation of Ireland's offshore natural resources that his Department is currently undertaking; when he expects the review to be concluded and made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20622/06]

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (30 May 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 192: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that notwithstanding the shortage of general practice doctors available to provide primary care, those who provide a GMS service are being forced to cease their work on reaching retirement age despite the fact that they may be willing and fit to continue providing a primary care...

Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (30 May 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 390: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has received a detailed proposal from an organisation (details supplied) setting out a three year road map that would considerably enhance the existing enterprise education programme which is at the core of the work of the organisation; if he has evaluated the benefit of the proposals; his views on the pioneering...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (30 May 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 399: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of notices of collective redundancy his Department has received in each year from 1997 to date in 2006; the number of persons included in these collective redundancy notices for each year; the number of these persons for each year who received statutory redundancy payments; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (30 May 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 622: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has given one or more of its electronic voting machines to the Commission on Electronic Voting for examination or storage at their offices; if his Department has given access to one or more of its electronic voting machines to the CEV at the Customs House or another location; the documents...