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Written Answers — Mature Students: Mature Students (15 Oct 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 285: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of mature students registered in third level education in 2009; the number of mature students registered in third level courses in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36509/09]

Written Answers — Mature Students: Mature Students (15 Oct 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 286: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of mature students who have dropped out of third level education in 2009; the number of mature students who have dropped out of third level education in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36510/09]

Written Answers — Mature Students: Mature Students (15 Oct 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 287: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the breakdown of mature students registered in respect of institutes of technology, colleges and universities in 2009 and for each of the past ten years; the breakdown of mature students who drop out in respect of institutes of technology, colleges and universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36511/09]

Written Answers — Mature Students: Mature Students (15 Oct 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 289: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the effect of the economic recession on the enrolment of mature students into third level education. [36513/09]

Written Answers — Mature Students: Mature Students (15 Oct 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there are supports in place for mature students in third level education; if he or the Higher Education Authority will implement supports for mature students in third level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36512/09]

Schools Building Projects. (20 Oct 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Is the Minister aware that 97 schools in my constituency are either renting or have purchased prefabricated accommodation? Of those, four are paying out more than €500,000 per annum in rent. This is wasted money. The Department must take action without delay to progress the schools building programme. Would it be helpful in this regard if there were more Ministers of State? Is that the...

Schools Building Projects. (20 Oct 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Are more Ministers of State required or is the problem to do with productivity within the Department and a lack of political leadership? Apart from the education benefit, the economy in general badly needs a stimulus of some type. The Minister will do a great service to the country by ensuring this money is spent.

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (20 Oct 2009)

Arthur Morgan: On behalf of the Sinn Féin Deputies, I wish to convey our condolences on the passing of Nuala Fennell to her husband Brian and to the entire family circle on their sad loss. I also wish to be associated with the comments of previous speakers who were elegant and no doubt accurate.

Government Charges on Businesses: Motion (20 Oct 2009)

Arthur Morgan: I thank the Deputy for giving me nine minutes and thank the Labour Party for sharing time with me. If everybody in the Labour Party and Sinn Féin got on as well as Deputy Penrose and I, we would have a far better left Opposition in place. Perhaps it is to do with our mutual small business background which is our connection. The Fine Gael motion is too sweeping and unfortunately it...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (20 Oct 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the appeals process will begin for providing 200 teaching posts to those schools most seriously affected by the increase in the pupil teacher ratio as per the revised programme for Government; and the criteria being considered. [37102/09]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (20 Oct 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the timeframe for his proposed survey of school accommodation in primary and secondary level; and when it is proposed that this work will commence. [37103/09]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (20 Oct 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 178: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs lost and the number of jobs created in the past 12 months or the latest period for which figures are available; the number of jobs lost and the number of jobs created since the introduction of the employment subsidy scheme in August 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (20 Oct 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 179: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs that have been subsidised under the employment subsidy scheme; the number of jobs that have been saved under the employment subsidy scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36845/09]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (20 Oct 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 180: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to extend the employment subsidy scheme to indigenous small and medium enterprises that fall outside the remit of Enterprise Ireland; her further plans to change eligibility criteria in order that non-export orientated companies can avail of this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (20 Oct 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 181: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications received for the employment subsidy scheme; the breakdown of applications into the number of people employed by the company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36847/09]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (20 Oct 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 182: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the initiatives being taken by her to upskill workers and managers; the initiatives being taken by her to support skills development in small businesses; the initiatives she is taking to develop an intervention body tasked to pre-empt job losses and offer mentoring and advice to struggling companies; and if...

Written Answers — National Training Fund: National Training Fund (20 Oct 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 183: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans for the surplus in the national training fund; if she will use the surplus in the national training fund to support skills development in small and medium enterprises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36849/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (20 Oct 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 184: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to change the criteria of the work placement programme to include micro-enterprises and those who have had to make staff redundant in the past six months; and the reason the work placement programme has not been mainstreamed already in view of the fact that there is no net cost to the Exchequer....

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (20 Oct 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 185: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the remit of Enterprise Ireland will be expanded to incorporate indigenous companies that are not export-orientated; the initiatives taken by her to support indigenous companies focused on import substitution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36851/09]

Written Answers — Credit Supply: Credit Supply (20 Oct 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 186: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of submissions received by the credit supply clearing group in relation to credit availability to small and medium enterprises; if the credit supply clearing group has identified credit supply solutions; if she will make available a report of the work of the group in relation to the availability...