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Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (6 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance if an assessment has been carried out on the administrative cost that will be imposed on businesses by changing the VAT rate in the middle of the two month VAT period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39097/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (6 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance if efforts have been made to lobby members of Congress and the administration in opposition to possible changes to US corporate tax law that might adversely affect Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39098/08]

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (6 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the procedures and resources in place to lobby the US Congress on issues of importance to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39090/08]

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (6 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if efforts have been made to lobby members of Congress and the administration in opposition to possible changes to US corporate tax law that might adversely affect Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39099/08]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (6 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the breakdown of the private contractors who received the €1.4 million to install new seat belts on school buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39100/08]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (6 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 271: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when it was decided that private contractors had to install pull test seat belts to be eligible for a grant; the person by whom the decision was made; the way private contractors were informed of these standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39102/08]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (11 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 186: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the breakdown for 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008 of the expenditure by FÁS in relation to apprentices; the expected expenditure for the remainder of 2008; the budgeted expenditure for 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39328/08]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (11 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 187: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of apprentices registered with FÁS in 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008; the number of further registrations expected by the end of 2008 and 2009; the breakdown of such registrations by sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39329/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (11 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 188: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the date, in regard to the decision announced in budget 2009 to amalgamate the national Consumer Agency and the Competition Authority, by which this amalgamation will be achieved; if legislation will be required to give affect to this decision; if so, when this legislation will be published; if savings are...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (11 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 195: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the expenditure by FÁS in relation to community employment schemes in 2007 and to date in 2008; the anticipated expenditure for the remainder of 2008 and for 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39639/08]

Written Answers — International Monetary Fund: International Monetary Fund (11 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 237: To ask the Minister for Finance the circumstances under which a country can apply to the International Monetary Fund for financial assistance; the implications of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39714/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (11 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 322: To ask the Minister for Transport the implications of the decision announced in budget 2009 to amalgamate the Air Accident Investigation Unit, the Railway Accident Investigation Unit and the Marine Casualty Investigation Board; the date by which this is to be achieved; if it will require legislation; if so, the date by which this is to be published; the anticipated savings from...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (11 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 569: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the implications of the decision announced in Budget 2009 to merge COFORD into his Department; the date by which this is to be achieved; if legislation will be required to give affect to this decision; if so, when the legislation will be published; the savings anticipated from this decision in 2008, 2009 and 2010; the...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (11 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 570: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reasoning behind the decision announced in Budget 2009 to transfer the marketing and promotion functions of Bord Iascaigh Mhara to An Bord Bia; if it is anticipated that this will result in savings to the Exchequer; if so, the breakdown of those savings for 2008, 2009 and 2010; the date by which this transfer is to be...

Order of Business (12 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: When will the industrial relations amendment Bill be published? I understand the reason behind that Bill is a commitment to the unions which are concerned that the JLC and REA system may not be constitutional. The Bill is therefore designed to underpin the legality of those systems. There is also an equal concern by employers, particularly hotels and others in the catering industry, who...

Order of Business (12 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: When will the Bill be published and will there be provisions in it to address that item, as well?

Vaccination Programme: Motion (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I have only a few points to make and I do not propose to repeat or labour the arguments already made. Previously, I worked for a time in the gynaecologic oncology services in St. James's Hospital and I know something of cervical cancer. I have treated patients who subsequently died from the disease. I have seen the extent to which it is a horribly mutilating disease. I have also seen...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (12 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress to date in effecting the National Road Safety Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39890/08]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (13 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 83: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on exempting small shops from having to display the price per unit or by weight in addition to the purchase price; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40491/08]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (13 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 86: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the UK Government proposal to introduce a de minimis threshold to exempt small companies from the EU's accounting and auditing company law directives, specifically the 4th Council Directive 78/660 and the 7th Council Directive 83/349; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40496/08]