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Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (17 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when the national sports facilities strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47392/09]

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

Joanna Tuffy: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action she is taking to progress the introduction of a unified means test. [1811/10]

Written Answers — Commission on Taxation: Commission on Taxation (19 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has completed her deliberations and her conclusions on the Commission on Taxation report. [1810/10]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 175: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of State aided jobs which have been created in County Meath since 1998; the breakdown of same by job description and location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48350/09]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 176: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of State aided jobs which have been created in County Louth since 1998; the breakdown of same by job description and location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48351/09]

Written Answers — Public Procurement: Public Procurement (19 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Finance if the national public procurement operations unit has begun the process of implementing green public procurement principles into government procurement practices; if a timeframe has been drawn up for the implementation of EU directives 17 and 18 of 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48355/09]

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (19 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 237: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons earning between €26,000 to €27,480; the amount of money raised by the Exchequer from the health levy from persons earning between €26,000 and €27,480 on a yearly basis; the amount that was raised in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48464/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 662: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of the cuts of the Irish abroad emigrant support programme to the United Kingdom; the impacts he expects this may have on front line service provision to the Irish community in Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48549/09]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (19 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 850: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action plan for the implementation of regulations that require all timber used in Government, semi-State and local authority procurement contracts to be sourced from certifiably sustainable timber producers in respect of EU Directive 17 and 18 of 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (19 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 1013: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the timeframe in place for new school building projects announced for County Meath for the year 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48352/09]

Written Answers — Victims of Child Abuse: Victims of Child Abuse (19 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 1024: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the continued funding of the organisations (details supplied) regarding the services they provide to victims of child abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48548/09]

Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: The Tánaiste mentioned the issue of Seanad reform after I had indicated that I wanted to ask a question. I would like to know how the proposed abolition of the NUI would affect the status of the sitting NUI Senators.

Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Could it be passed while we have a sitting Seanad?

Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: I am sure the electorate of sitting Senators could not be abolished.

Flood Response Reports. (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Some local authorities were more impacted by the flooding in November than others. For that reason they would have incurred extra costs. They may have had to spend more money on staffing hours and the clean-up afterwards. For example, when I was in Cork recently I read in the Evening Echo of how the county manager of Cork County Council has raised concerns about the costs of the clean-up...

FÁS Training Programmes. (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Has the Minister information on how many places have been approved for the FÁS work placement scheme for local authorities? I understand many public bodies have been approved but how many local authority places have there been to date?

Social and Affordable Housing. (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: We need to review the whole idea of affordable housing. Affordable housing was a contract with developers and was designed to keep the bubble inflated so that house prices continued to go up. It also addressed the fact that most people could not afford to buy very expensive houses. Many people now seem to view affordable housing as no cheaper than housing sold on the open market.

Social and Affordable Housing. (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: The Government should consider using some affordable housing to allocate to people on the housing list. Local authorities moved away from providing housing and concentrated all their eggs in the affordable housing basket. It was the wrong strategy and we need to go back to providing council housing for people who need it.

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 77: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of public sector bodies which have applied for and been approved for the FÁS work placement scheme in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2861/10]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 78: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of private sector employers who have applied for and been approved for the FÁS work placement scheme in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2862/10]