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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, further to Parliamentary Question No. 1614 of 29 September 2010, if he will explain the reason just 68.82% of Donegal disadvantaged area payments are processed to date; the reason Donegal has the third lowest percentage of processed payments in the country; if he will expedite County Donegal payments in view of the...

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (7 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he will update Dáil Éireann on the Government's commitment to reduce red tape by 25% by 2012; to report on the summer workshops that focused on reductions of red tape arising from company law, employment law and health and safety law; to outline any relevant material reductions in red tape; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Budget Submissions: Budget Submissions (12 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Keynesian 1936 precept that expectation of change affects consumer behaviour more than the change itself; to acknowledge in this context the affect of the 2009 McCarthy report on consumer spending in 2009; to acknowledge in this same context the affect on current consumer behaviour of the Government's declared intention, Minister...

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (12 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 439 of 29 September 2010 and 151 of 05 October 2010, if his Department is in fact engaged in official discussion with the British Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Northern Ireland Minister for Finance and Public Service in the context of budget 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. ...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (12 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 268: To ask the Minister for Health and Children to acknowledge that Co-operation and Working Together has approved €2.3 million funding for a consultant urologist at Letterkenny General Hospital; to acknowledge that the Health Service Executive recruitment embargo is blocking the appointment of the consultant urologist even though the CAWT funding is available; if she will...

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (12 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 475: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide licences for draft net salmon fishing for small boats at a location (details supplied) on a river; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35928/10]

Written Answers — Beef Quality Assurance Scheme: Beef Quality Assurance Scheme (12 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 502: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the difficulties facing farmers who are members of the An Bord Bia scheme but who do not receive the five cent per kg gratuity from the meat factories even though the meat factories receive 40 cent extra per kg from the supermarkets for beef sourced from An Bord Bia member farms; to acknowledge the costs to...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (12 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 506: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will re-consider his decision to ban polyvalent inshore skate gill net fishing on Lough Swilly; if he will acknowledge that the 11 inch to 14 inch skate gill nets cannot catch codfish or other whitefish species; if he will reinstate licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35926/10]

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (13 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his views on the changes in the organisation structures and delivery of back office support which have been made since the announcement of the merger of the National Consumer Agency and the Competition Authority; the values of the savings made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36482/10]

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (14 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 197: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of directors of services and managers in all local authorities who have retired and are back working in Government bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36934/10]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (19 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 150: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the progress that her Department has made since last summer on improving the employment structures for primary school secretaries especially in respect of entitlements, security on contract and pension provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37365/10]

Written Answers — National Car Test: National Car Test (19 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Finance the waiting lists for re-registering cars in each of the national car test offices in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37135/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a grant (details supplied) recently allocated by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37718/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 272: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will facilitate a patient who wishes to transfer from a location (details supplied) to a suitable facility in County Cork or County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37361/10]

Written Answers — Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus: Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (19 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 273: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will respond to the findings of a report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37363/10]

Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (19 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 274: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the minimum age requirement for adoption from the USA; if this policy is consistent across all health board areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37366/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 389: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the situation regarding persons on disability payment who have reached of 65 years and must wait until their 66th birthday before they can receive old age pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37368/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 390: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the incentives for self-employed persons who contribute class A stamps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37369/10]

Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (19 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Question 521: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the position regarding the third level review (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37370/10]

Loan Guarantee Scheme: Motion (Resumed). (20 Oct 2010)

Joe McHugh: Small and medium-sized enterprises are in a vicious circle at present. Members of this House find themselves in a similar position to an extent in that Members on all sides are all saying the same thing on this subject but they will vote differently on this motion. That does not make sense. The vicious circle in terms of this sector relates to overdrafts. These are based on turnover and...