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Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (7 May 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 46: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of tenant purchase scheme, shared ownership and affordable housing units that have been repossessed on behalf of a local authority for each of the past five years in each local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18074/09]

Banking System: Motion (12 May 2009)

Arthur Morgan: I thank the Labour Party for sharing time with me and, on behalf of my party, I support the motion before the House today. An extract from an article in the Financial Times of 25 April reads: The problems of banks are much deeper than were then acknowledged and the destabilisation of the economy has happened anyway. Government now provides taxpayers' money to financial businesses in...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (12 May 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Finance if stamp duty must be paid again when a married couple are divorced and the property is divided; his views on whether this is discriminatory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18463/09]

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (12 May 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the mid-west region not having Objective One status will hinder its ability to attract new investment and jobs; and the efforts he is making to ensure that the mid-west region receives objective one status. [13403/09]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (12 May 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the bilateral agreement on inter-country adoption between this State and Russia has collapsed; the reason for this collapse; when it will be restored; the measures she is taking to ensure the Health Service Executive and other parties here honour the terms of inter-country agreements; if inter-country adoption agreements with this...

Mortgage Redemption Fees. (13 May 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Does the Minister accept that he and his office have the capacity to deal with this issue? Can he find some sense of fairness, given that taxpayers are paying the income levy and all the other levies and additional taxes as a consequence of the bankers' actions? Surely some kind of an equilibrium and fairness should be brought to bear to assist those who are suffering, largely at the hands...

Mortgage Redemption Fees. (13 May 2009)

Arthur Morgan: There are changed circumstances.

Finance Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Arthur Morgan: The Minister's Second Stage speech warrants some examination. In it he told us, "We are continuing to invest in education at all levels in order to ensure we have the skills demanded by our knowledge-intensive economy". The opposite is the case, the Government has just cut €30 million from the education budget. That is a poor response. The Government spends €113 million per annum on...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (13 May 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will proceed with abolishing long service increments to TDs; when he will proceed with same; if legislation is necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19099/09]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (13 May 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will proceed with removing ministerial pensions for sitting TDs; when he will proceed with same; if legislation is necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19100/09]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (13 May 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 132: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she is reviewing the terms of reference of community enterprise schemes in view of the significant rise in unemployment; if she will require a re-directing of some of these schemes appropriate to their location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19131/09]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (13 May 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 133: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on increasing significantly the number of places available on community employment schemes in view of increasing unemployment numbers. [19132/09]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 May 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on the projected loss of 2.6 temporary and part-time teachers in secondary schools from September 2009. [19224/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (14 May 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on whether schools will be required to apply more pressure on parents to partake in fund-raising activities as a result of budget cutbacks. [19225/09]

Order of Business (Resumed) (19 May 2009)

Arthur Morgan: What option did Deputy Ferris have when we could not get answers?

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Protection of Debtors) Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 May 2009)

Arthur Morgan: I thank Deputy Rabbitte for permitting me to bring whatever reinforcement elements I still possess to his aid and I thank him and the Labour Party for sharing time with me. I recognise the depth and nature of the problems this Bill seeks to address and my party, like many others, is appalled by and opposed to the activities of debt collection agencies that bully and threaten businesses and...

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland (Protection of Debtors) Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 May 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Yes, it is. In the straitened times we are in with the lack of finance going to small and medium enterprises, very viable businesses are going to the wall simply because they cannot get the cash. In many cases, those viable businesses are owed money from customers for goods and services they have provided. The publication of the Small Claims (Protection of Small Businesses) Bill is a very...

Written Answers — Retail Sector: Retail Sector (19 May 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 127: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the moves by a supermarket chain (details supplied) to reduce sales of Irish produced items; the effect this move will have on jobs here and market share; if she is in communication with this retailer; her views on moves to counter this move; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (19 May 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 111: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans in place for additional retraining courses and programmes for jobseekers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16962/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 May 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of employees in his Department who have applied for the tax exempt benefit in kind scheme of up to €1,000 under the cycle scheme announced in budget 2009; the number of employees who successfully received the exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20076/09]