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Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (15 Jun 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 476: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she has provided for or intends to provide for the utilisation of the skills of persons who have recently become unemployed with particular reference to ensuring that such skills are not lost to the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24795/10]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (15 Jun 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 486: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the full extent of support services available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25140/10]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (15 Jun 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 498: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the statutory and-or non-statutory provisions that are in place to protect different religious and-or non-religious denominations constitutional rights of a child to attend any school in receipt of public funding without attending religious instruction and by inference, religious prayers at such a school; and if she...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (15 Jun 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 499: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a special needs assistant in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25342/10]

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Does anyone have it?

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Can the Taoiseach give the House an indication of the current position on the Bill that has been promised to protect families that have fallen into arrears with their mortgages? The Bill in question was promised during the debate on NAMA. The Taoiseach has previously indicated to the House that negotiations are taking place with the various lending agencies. Has a Bill come before the...

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2010)

Bernard Durkan: I am sorry, a Cheann Comhairle, but legislation was clearly promised by the Taoiseach and the Minister for Finance in response to the promptings of the Opposition during a debate in this House. The debate took place last November, to the best of my recollection. I can get the precise date.

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Legislation was promised.

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2010)

Bernard Durkan: In response to amendments proposed by the Opposition during the Committee Stage debate on the NAMA Bill, the Taoiseach and the Minister promised, in good faith, that legislation would be introduced at a later date to address this issue.

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2010)

Bernard Durkan: I am informed by the lending institutions-----

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2010)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for his assistance. I do not mean any disrespect to him when I say that such a question would not be answered.

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2010)

Bernard Durkan: I ask the Taoiseach to give a direct response to my question about legislation that was promised in this House.

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2010)

Bernard Durkan: No.

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2010)

Bernard Durkan: I am sorry, a Cheann Comhairle, but if we start to go back over that old nonsense all over again, we will be wasting our time in this House.

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Can I ask the Taoiseach to indicate-----

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2010)

Bernard Durkan: The last time I raised this matter on the Order of Business, the Taoiseach indicated to me-----

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2010)

Bernard Durkan: I am sorry, a Cheann Comhairle, but the Taoiseach answered a question on this matter on the Order of Business in the House in the last three months.

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2010)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Taoiseach. That is much better.

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (16 Jun 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the initiatives he has taken or intends to take to create incentives for employers particularly those taking on extra employees; if his attention has been drawn to the existence of a large number of highly skilled, experienced and well motivated persons who have recently become unemployed and whose skills and leadership...