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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (16 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 477: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff in terms of whole-time equivalents who have been assigned by him to give effect to the commitment to assess, measure and then reduce by 25% administrative burdens imposed by his Department's regulations to business; the financial resources that have been spent on such work to date in 2008; the expected...

Written Answers — Regulatory Impact Analyses: Regulatory Impact Analyses (16 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 494: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the occasions on which he did not carry out any form of regulatory impact analysis on statutory instruments, Bills and EU directives for 2008 since June 2008; the reason in each case for that decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46066/08]

Written Answers — Regulatory Impact Analyses: Regulatory Impact Analyses (16 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 495: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the occasions on which his Department carried out a screening regulatory impact analysis on statutory instruments, Bills and EU directives since June 2008; if, in each instance, the decision was taken to carry out a full regulatory impact analysis subsequent to the screening regulatory impact analysis; if no such decision was taken,...

Public Transport. (17 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on recent figures showing a drop in the number of people taking buses in the Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46487/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 155: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will expand on Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 9 December 2008 to include the duration and dates of the visits made by her or other Ministers in her Department to FÁS events abroad since 2000 to date in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46518/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (17 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 160: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the advisory committees, boards, quangos, taskforces, fora or any other [i]ad hoc[/i] bodies which were created by her or her Department in 2008; the purpose of the body in each case; the reason such a body such a body was required in each case; the membership of each body; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (17 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 161: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the external consultants hired by her Department in 2007 and 2008; the work carried out and the cost of such work in each case; the reason it was not possible to carry out such work internally within her Department or an agency of her Department in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Surrender of Salary: Surrender of Salary (17 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Finance the grades of all individuals who have voluntarily surrendered pay; the value of the pay surrender to the State in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46795/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Guidelines: Departmental Guidelines (27 Jan 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 171: To ask the Taoiseach if he will issue advice or a circular regarding the appropriate use of the title of Taoiseach and Tánaiste, or other similar forms of address for former holders of these offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1262/09]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (27 Jan 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 190: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the European Council Directive 2003/88/EC on working time. [1090/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (27 Jan 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 188: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason for the inclusion of FÁS on the risk register for each of the years 2005, 2006 and 2007; the concerns that warranted FÁS's inclusion on the risk register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1086/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (27 Jan 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 189: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff employed by Shannon Development for 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 in terms of whole time equivalents; the breakdown of same by grade and rate of pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1087/09]

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (27 Jan 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 221: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will apply for funding in respect of Limerick from the European Globalisation Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2295/09]

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (27 Jan 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 222: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of overseas visits by her and her predecessor for each of the past ten years and the months in which the visits occurred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2296/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Jan 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 246: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason income earned in 2008, but not paid until 2009 was subject to the income levy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1053/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Jan 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax treatment of a redundancy payment made to an employee made redundant and then rehired, known as leave and return; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1101/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Jan 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 252: To ask the Minister for Finance the terms under which a redundancy payment made to a person rehired by the same company may be exempt from tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1102/09]

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (27 Jan 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 255: To ask the Minister for Finance the persons and organisations with whom he met with regard to his decision to intervene in the banking sector since September 2008 to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1114/09]

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (27 Jan 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Finance if objective criteria underpinned the bank recapitalisation scheme announced on 21 December 2008; if so, the detail of those criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1115/09]

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (27 Jan 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of all written submissions received by him in respect of intervention in the banking sector since the announcement of the bank guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1117/09]