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Written Answers — National Sports Campus: National Sports Campus (2 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when he expects progress to be made on phase one of the national sports campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33162/08]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (2 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 291: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when he will make a public announcement of his decision to establish a new secondary school in the Castleknock-Porterstown area. [33153/08]

Departmental Agencies. (7 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach if he will complete an efficiency review and audit of all State agencies and bodies under the responsibility of his Department; if he plans to merge or abolish any State agencies or bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20598/08]

Written Answers — Work Life Balance: Work Life Balance (7 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 174: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has conducted a value for money review of the most recent work life balance campaign; the outcome of that review; the matrixes which were used to assess the success or otherwise of the campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33446/08]

Written Answers — Programmes for Government: Programmes for Government (7 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the increases in public sector pay agreed with the social partners will be linked to improvements in performance and productivity in accordance with commitments made in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33267/08]

Written Answers — [b]EU Directives.[/b]: [b]EU Directives.[/b] (7 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will use his discretion when transposing the Payment Services Directive to prohibit charges by retailers for the use of payment instruments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33307/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money, with regard to his announcement of 8 July 2008, that has been saved on advertising and consultancy costs in the period from 8 July 2008 to date in 2008; the amount he expects to save by the end of 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33449/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money, with regard to his announcement of 8 July 2008, that has been saved on the cost of tribunals in the period from 8 July 2008 to date in 2008; the amount he expects to save by the end of 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33450/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 348: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if community welfare officers may approve an urgent needs or exceptional needs payment for purchase of a car or taxi plate; the circumstance under which this may be done; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33309/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 379: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the costs expended to date in 2008 on the climate change awareness campaign; the anticipated costs for the remainder of 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33447/08]

Written Answers — Local Government Expenditure: Local Government Expenditure (7 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 380: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has conducted a value for money audit of the tap tips and water preservation campaign; the outcome of that audit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33448/08]

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I do not intend to dwell on the boundaries drawn in the constituency review. My constituency will increase from a three-seater to a four-seater, which is positive for me, but the difficulty is that the county town of Swords has been split down its main street. Similarly, the village of Clonsilla has been more or less split down the middle for the local authority elections. I appreciate...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: For example, it was proposed to reduce the number of seats in Belfast to three, with a number of other changes. Responses were provided and changes were then introduced. That might be a better system for the next constituency review. We have plenty of time to do this, as the next census will not take place until 2011. Perhaps a new system could be adopted then, whereby draft boundaries...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: It is strange that that could occur. We know who will be on the B panel for the Parliament elections, but not for the local council elections. If someone in my constituency runs in the local and European elections simultaneously, I assume he or she would take the parliamentary position were he or she to win it, at which point the council seat would be handed to someone else. Running for...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I am not a fan of quotas, but the matter must be addressed in some way. As a profession, politics is probably unattractive to women. For example, I do not know how one would take maternity leave. It might be impossible. Former Deputy Mildred Fox stated that she did not mind a day's work, but having to go back out again after going home was the difficult part. Is there a way to address...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: The Prime Minister of Sweden, Fredrik Reinfeldt, took a one-year career break after the births of his children while he was an ordinary MP. Would it be possible to introduce such a provision in Ireland to make politics more attractive to women? I support the Bill.

Unemployment: Motion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I wish to share time with Deputy Enright.

Unemployment: Motion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Shall we wait until a Minister appears?

Unemployment: Motion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Perhaps the Leas-Cheann Comhairle will let me know when I reach four minutes so I do not eat into Deputy Enright's time.

Unemployment: Motion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I welcome the motion from the Labour Party. The Fine Gael amendment reads: to delete all words after "employment" in the second last paragraph and substitute the following paragraphs: "—access to a local employment service for every unemployed person; maintaining investment in NDP projects that will improve our competitiveness such as metro and broadband; a total overhaul of FÁS to ensure...