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Written Answers — Poultry Industry: Poultry Industry (4 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the plans in place to ensure the future success of the poultry sector is not jeopardised by the introduction of new poultry regulations in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40562/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (4 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will oblige financial institutions which are financing private construction industry projects to seek the tax clearance and subcontractor certificates of contractors involved in these projects before releasing funds, as an effort to eliminate the black economy from the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive their single farm payment grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40747/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 237: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive their disadvantaged area payment and their single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40835/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not been paid their disadvantaged area grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40836/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 322: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of money being paid by his Department on child benefit for children not resident here; the way this figure is distributed between nationalities in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41507/10]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (9 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 347: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the climate change Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41475/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 392: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the level of service provided by an organisation (details supplied), he will increase its annual grant under the [i]ex gratia[/i] grants scheme to animal welfare bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41231/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 402: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have their plots, submitted with their 2010 area aid application, digitised; when the remainder of their single farm payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41462/10]

Written Answers — Consumer Sentiment Index: Consumer Sentiment Index (10 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the KBC Ireland-ESRI consumer sentiment index slipped last month to 48.1 from 52.4 in September, bringing the index to its lowest level for 17 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41617/10]

Written Answers — Exchequer Savings: Exchequer Savings (10 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason expenditure on capital projects was €1 billion below profile on 2 November 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41613/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason his Department are proposing to withdraw an invalidity pension from a person (details supplied) in County Cork [41744/10]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (10 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 242: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his proposals to amend the current retail planning guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41745/10]

Education (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: I wish to share time with Deputy Connaughton. This Bill represents a missed opportunity. I wish to take up the point Deputy Costello made at length in respect of the provisions which will enable unqualified teachers to be paid out of the public purse. However, I will first comment on the real missed opportunity to which I refer, namely, the opportunity of encouraging greater democracy in...

Education (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: -----and inquire whether - as a result of the fact that he or she cannot get a qualified teacher at short notice - he or she can call on the services of a retired teacher who worked in the school the previous year or whether he or she can employ the latter's son or daughter? That is absurd and it is a real betrayal of the investment the State and taxpayers have made in training qualified...

Education (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: There was a real opportunity in this Bill for greater democracy in education. If we were starting out with a blank sheet of paper today what system would the Minister of State put in place to serve the educational needs of the country? It would not necessarily be the VEC system but it has one cornerstone which is critical to education and is missing in a lot of other areas of the education...

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (11 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 88: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the cost of the redress board to compensate victims of institutional abuse; the amount awarded in compensation to victims and the amount spent in legal costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42094/10]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Repayment Scheme: Nursing Home Repayment Scheme (11 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she considers it fair and reasonable that a person (details supplied) who has been refunded for illegal deductions arising from their accommodation in a long-stay institution under the health repayment scheme has no access to the funds refunded and neither does the person's family whilst sole access to the account is controlled by...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (11 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update regarding the abduction of an Irish citizen (details supplied) abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42139/10]

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (11 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 282: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the way his Department treats lands designated special areas of conservation which are included in REP scheme applications; if these lands are entitled to the same level of payment as other lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42096/10]