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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will introduce a payment per ewe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44023/08]

Report of Sub-Committee on Ireland's Future in the EU: Statements (9 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: They do not trust the Government.

Consumer Issues: Motion (9 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes with concern that inflation in Ireland remains higher than the eurozone average and noting in particular that the ex-tax price of diesel, petrol and home heating oil is 10% to 20% higher than the EU average; notes the Government's failure to rein in price increases created directly by Government Departments and agencies (for example, prescription drugs,...

Consumer Issues: Motion (9 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I do not imagine there will be much revenue from The Asgard II next year.

Consumer Issues: Motion (9 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Every Minister who has direct control over inflation has taken the opportunity to increase prices by between five times inflation and infinity times inflation. We should give the Government amendment the respect it deserves. Retailers, professionals and businesses, large and small, are not to blame for price increases in recent years. They are only responding to the example set by...

Consumer Issues: Motion (9 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I am trying to think of a smart answer. I will come up with one later.

Consumer Issues: Motion (9 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: The Government has adopted our policy of merging the National Consumer Association with the Competition Authority and I welcome this decision. However, it is important that the sum of the two parts of these agencies should be greater than the whole. I would like this new agency to have an expanded role. It should represent consumers in the social partnership process as they are not...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (9 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 124: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the person who approved the severance package for the Director General of FÁS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45387/08]

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (9 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 126: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the efforts of the Industrial Development Authority over the past two years to attract investment to Dunmanway, County Cork and the surrounding area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44662/08]

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (9 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 127: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Industrial Development Authority operate a policy with regard to the relocation of supported companies within the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44663/08]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (9 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 128: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she is satisfied that grants made by FÁS to business representative organisations and trade union organisations for training programmes were used solely for this purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44664/08]

Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (9 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 129: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the proportion of the budget of each county and city enterprise board which is spent on salaries, administration, overheads and grants to business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44665/08]

Written Answers — Enterprise Ireland: Enterprise Ireland (9 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the proportion of the budget for Enterprise Ireland that is spent on salaries, administration, overheads and grants to businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44666/08]

Written Answers — Shannon Development: Shannon Development (9 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 131: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way Shannon Development is funded, with a breakdown of its spending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44667/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (9 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 132: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of letters raising concern regarding financial mismanagement in FÁS which were received by her since 1997; the number of these that were passed on to the Garda; the number that were passed on to FÁS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44668/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (9 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 133: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has signed off on a severance package for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44669/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (9 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 134: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the visits made by her or other Ministers in her Department to FÁS events abroad since 2000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44708/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 410: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position with regard to the provision of a new school building at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44661/08]

Order of Business (10 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: With regard to the Charities Bill, as the Taoiseach is aware the Government was defeated in the Seanad last week on a Fine Gael amendment allowing sports clubs to claim charity status. This was largely due to the absence of ten Fianna Fáil Members and I understand the two Green Party Senators were having their lunch.

Order of Business (10 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: When will time be made in the House to discuss the Charities Bill? Will the Taoiseach accept the result from the Seanad and bring forward the Bill as amended by the Seanad to this House?