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Other Questions: Irish Language (25 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: Tá an tAire Stáit go maith ag labhairt faoi rudaí ginearálta ach nuair a chuirim ceist a bhaineann le sonraí, ní bhíonn sé sásta freagra a thabhairt. Cén fáth go bhfuil moill ann síniú a chur ar na hionstraimí reachtúla? Cad iad na hionstraimí reachtúla atá fágtha le síniú? Cad iad na...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (25 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 39. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress that has been made as regards the proposal in the 20 years strategy to examine the feasibility of introducing a voluntary code for bilingual labelling and packaging of all goods sold here. [19282/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (25 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 24. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on the review of the Official Languages Act; if he will be publishing the submissions to the Act and arrange to have those submissions discussed; and if he will provide a timescale for the publishing of these submissions and the continuation of the review. [19281/13]

Order of Business (30 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: The county enterprise board sector has been in limbo since 2008 when the former Minister, Mr. Batt O'Keeffe, signalled that it was going to come to an end. Since then, the sector has been rudderless and morale has been low. The Government promised legislation on this to which the SME sector is opposed. When will this legislation come before the Dáil?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Issues (30 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will re-examine the case of a person (details supplied) who appealed a decision for reasonable accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19798/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Numbers (30 Apr 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 275. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will confirm that 60 new and additional posts have been created to date through the micro-enterprise loans fund; and if he will provide a breakdown of same on a county basis. [20105/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (1 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 22. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has explored, in the interest of addressing the large housing waiting list, the possibility of purchasing some properties for social housing areas where demand and the drop in property prices suit same. [20492/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (1 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 194. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the level of cost saving to enterprises arising from the changes to legal services. [18628/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Joint Policing Committees Remit (2 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 23. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he had consulted with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government on the way the existing Joint Policing Committees aligned to town councils here will operate after those town councils are abolished next year. [20850/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (2 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 28. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will conclude a review of the existing legislation on prostitution here. [20849/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (7 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 144. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount of fees paid out by his Department and agencies under its remit, to PR companies; and if he will list the companies and the fees received for in the years 2010, 2011 and 2012 and to date in 2013. [21364/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Bodies Expenditure (7 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 145. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, a list public relations companies that received payments from either the National Assets Management Agency, the National Treasury Management Agency, the National Development Finance Agency, the State Claims Agency or the National Pension Reserve Fund; the overall cost of these payments from each agency named and the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Bodies Expenditure (7 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 146. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies or individuals that recently tendered for the renewal of the public relations contract for the National Treasury Management Agency; and if the NTMA secured a reduction in the rate charged in the previous contract. [21366/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (7 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 156. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the 2000cc limit on the size of a viehicle that can be used by a person with a disability; and if he will change the regulations regarding same. [21536/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Staff (7 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 282. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the legislation used in the appointment process to the recently announced Equality Board. [21104/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Staff (7 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 283. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the independent panel appointed to select commissioners and the chief commissioner has been stood down; and if this is the case the way he will ensure that the process to appoint the Chief commissioner to the IHREC will be independent, transparent and compliant with the UN Paris principles. [21105/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (9 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 21. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she is taking to help reverse the increase of deaths by suicide of children in care, children known to the Health Service Executive’s child welfare and protection service and young persons in aftercare in 2012 or the 2011 number of cases notified to the National Review Panel (details supplied); and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Issues (9 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 41. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact on the small and medium enterprises sector in changes to bank changes including interest rates changes, over the past two years; and the steps taken by his Department to address this matter with the banking sector. [21935/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (9 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 105. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the protections that are in place to ensure that au pairs are not exploited in work; and if he will identify the relevant sections of legislation that excludes au pairs from such protections. [21927/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (9 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 106. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if au pairs recruited and placed by an agency are covered by the provisions of the Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Workers) Act; and if not if he will identify the relevant sections of legislation that excludes such workers. [21928/13]