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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Feb 2009)

Damien English: Question 563: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the cost of bonus payments made to staff in his Department for 2008; the amount set aside in his Department for bonus payments in 2009; if he will make a statement on the circumstances where a staff bonus will be paid in 2009. [4823/09]

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (10 Feb 2009)

Damien English: Question 637: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the private consultancy firms his Department used during the periods 1 January to 14 October 2008 and 15 October 2008 to date in 2009; the projects each worked on; the cost to his Department for each project; and if he will provide the information in tabular readable form. [4813/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Feb 2009)

Damien English: Question 638: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost of bonus payments made to staff in his Department for 2008; the amount set aside in his Department for bonus payments in 2009; if he will make a statement on the circumstances where a staff bonus will be paid in 2009. [4828/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (11 Feb 2009)

Damien English: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if young farmers' installation aid or early retirement scheme applications received after 14 October 2008 have been processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4998/09]

Recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland: Motion (12 Feb 2009)

Damien English: It is a good safeguard. I do not understand why the Minister is not in favour of it.

Cycle Facilities. (17 Feb 2009)

Damien English: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding a national cycle route as promised in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5958/09]

Written Answers — Complaints Procedures: Complaints Procedures (17 Feb 2009)

Damien English: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number and nature of complaints made against mental health units and intellectual disability services here for the years 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; the details of all reports and documents regarding investigation of such complaints against mental health units and intellectual disability services; the number of these...

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (18 Feb 2009)

Damien English: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has confidence in the basis of the forecast of tax receipts in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6242/09]

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 Feb 2009)

Damien English: I bet they read their reports.

FÁS Training Programmes. (24 Feb 2009)

Damien English: Question 50: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on initiating a national jobs activation scheme; if she has had communications with FÁS on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7748/09]

FÁS Training Programmes. (24 Feb 2009)

Damien English: With respect, I will repeat the question. What are the Tánaiste's views on labour activation schemes? Is she for or against the concept? I have asked this repeatedly over the past eight or nine months. I acknowledge all the training initiatives and that the Tánaiste is making improvements in that regard, but what are her views on Government organised labour activation schemes? I note...

FÁS Training Programmes. (24 Feb 2009)

Damien English: It is a specific question.

FÁS Training Programmes. (24 Feb 2009)

Damien English: The Tánaiste was aware I would raise this.

FÁS Training Programmes. (24 Feb 2009)

Damien English: Can I get the question out? On reports that the Tánaiste will introduce a subsidy scheme to keep employees at work, would such a scheme be made available to SR Technics to keep some of the staff working? The company claims it is 20% more costly to do its work here and that cannot be passed on to the market. Can the Government step in to help the company with its costs along the lines of...

FÁS Training Programmes. (24 Feb 2009)

Damien English: The Tánaiste knows the question.

FÁS Training Programmes. (24 Feb 2009)

Damien English: The Tánaiste stated she would look at the expansion of the CE schemes. When will we have a review?

FÁS Training Programmes. (24 Feb 2009)

Damien English: When will the Tánaiste make a decision?

FÁS Training Programmes. (24 Feb 2009)

Damien English: When will the Tánaiste make a decision?

Employment Regulation Orders. (24 Feb 2009)

Damien English: The workers want the agreements changed.

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. (24 Feb 2009)

Damien English: When the moneys are drawn down by the banks from the European Investment Bank, will the Minister of State ensure they are not attached to existing overdrafts and loans of small businesses? Backdating the moneys to existing loans could easily happen, allowing the banks to shore up their own balance sheets.