Results 281-300 of 40,330 for speaker:Leo Varadkar

Written Answers — Training Programmes: Training Programmes (23 Oct 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 352: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the share of FÁS budget directed at training those in employment in view of his stated priority of upskilling the workforce; the way this share changed in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25340/07]

Written Answers — Skill Shortages: Skill Shortages (23 Oct 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 353: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the mechanism he has put in place in view of the publication of the National Skills Strategy by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs in March 2007 to consider and give effect to its recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25341/07]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (23 Oct 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 354: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his view on the consequences for foreign direct investment of the Government's failure to keep up with other OECD countries on the roll out of fixed broadband and the development of new technology networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25342/07]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (23 Oct 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 355: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consolidate the seventy pieces of employment legislation into a single Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25343/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Travel: Departmental Travel (23 Oct 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 366: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his Department has a policy with regard to frequent flyer points accrued by Ministers or civil servants; if these must be signed over to his Department or if they can be retained by the individual concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24890/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Travel: Departmental Travel (23 Oct 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 372: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his Department has a policy with regard to frequent flyer points accrued by Ministers or civil servants; if these must be signed over to his Department or if they can be retained by the individual concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24901/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Travel: Departmental Travel (23 Oct 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 387: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his Department has a policy with regard to frequent flyer points accrued by Ministers or civil servants; if these must be signed over to his Department or if they can be retained by the individual concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24892/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Travel: Departmental Travel (23 Oct 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 399: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her Department has a policy with regard to frequent flyer points accrued by Ministers or civil servants; if these must be signed over to her Department or if they can be retained by the individual concerned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24889/07]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (23 Oct 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 431: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether the site being proposed by Fingal County Council at Kellystown as a future post-primary school is suitable in terms accessibility, proximity to the homes of the likely student population and zoning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24772/07]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (23 Oct 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 432: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, with reference to Parliamentary Question No. 418 of 2 October 2007, her Department keeps a copy of each county and city development plan and maps on file; if her staff are capable of reading these maps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24773/07]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (23 Oct 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 435: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department maintains an inventory or map of sites that have been reserved for new schools by local authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24776/07]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (23 Oct 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 436: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the mechanism that exists within her Department to keep a record of reserved school sites and to ensure that they are not developed for another use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24777/07]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (23 Oct 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 433: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will locate the new pilot VEC national school in Diswellstown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24774/07]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (23 Oct 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 434: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will open a pilot VEC national school in Dublin 15 in September 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24775/07]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (23 Oct 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 437: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, with reference to Parliamentary Question No. 418 of 2 October 2007, she has confirmed the existence of this reserved site which is clearly shown in the Fingal County development plan maps 2004 to 2009; if she will acquire same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24778/07]

Written Answers — Rental Costs: Rental Costs (23 Oct 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 438: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, with regard to Parliamentary Question No. 416 of 2 October 2007, she will answer the question in a format of her choosing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24779/07]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Oct 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 439: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the thirteen new schools she has promised to build in Fingal by September 2008; the communities or areas they will serve; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24780/07]

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (23 Oct 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 440: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the acute shortage of places in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 which had to significantly reduce its catchment area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24781/07]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (23 Oct 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 441: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of her recent criticisms of local authorities for granting too many planning permissions in areas with inadequate school places, she lodged an objection to proposals since granted to construct three hundred more houses and apartments (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24782/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Travel: Departmental Travel (23 Oct 2007)

Leo Varadkar: Question 460: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has a policy with regard to frequent flyer points accrued by Ministers or civil servants; if these must be signed over to her Department or if they can be retained by the individual concerned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24894/07]