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Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (6 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 1257: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has been requested to provide funds to repair the leaking roofs in a school in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34032/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 1269: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff who have been dismissed for misconduct, poor performance or failing to fulfil the terms of their contract from his Department in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34354/09]

FÁS: Motion (Resumed) (7 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: I thank Deputy Shortall and the Labour Party for proposing the motion, which the Fine Gael Party is pleased to support without equivocation. This is a relevant time to discuss FÁS. We have 12.6% unemployment, the third highest in the euro zone behind Belgium and Spain, and there are currently 440,000 people on the live register. While all of us have had a lot to think about this week, in...

FÁS: Motion (Resumed) (7 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: The Tánaiste is changing the procedure so that she can nominate them herself.

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (7 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on the recommendations for her Department contained in the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34254/09]

Order of Business (8 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Did she express a view to the board?

Public Expenditure Review Report. (8 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 12: To ask the Minister for Defence his views on the recommendation in the report of the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes that his Department's property portfolio be rationalised; if it is intended to implement this recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34775/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (8 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 69: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she or officials from her Department sought written consent from the Department of Finance for the retirement package agreed with the former director general of FÁS as is required under legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35012/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (8 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 70: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she gave written or verbal consent to the former director general of FÁS to keep their company car as part of their retirement package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35015/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (8 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 73: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if written or verbal threats of legal action were received by her or her Department officials from any source relating to the departure of the former director general of FÁS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35018/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (8 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 71: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she prepared a statement of support for the board of FÁS; the reason for not issuing such a statement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35016/09]

Written Answers — Legal Advices: Legal Advices (8 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 72: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the issues she sought legal advice on in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35017/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (8 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Finance if he gave his written or verbal consent to the financial package agreed with the former director general of FÁS; if his consent included keeping the taxpayer-funded company car; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35013/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (8 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Finance the rules and regulations as distributed by his Department concerning directors of semi-State agencies keeping company cars as part of a retirement package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35014/09]

Election of Ceann Comhairle (13 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: The Labour Party is unbelievable.

Written Answers — Natural Gas Grid: Natural Gas Grid (13 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has a policy of pursuing an all-island gas market following the successful completion of an all-island electricity market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35585/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (13 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of recruited employees to date in 2009 for the National Asset Management Agency who have come from the organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35283/09]

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: I wish to share time with Deputy O'Dowd. We will not oppose the Bill but we will table amendments. The Bill has five functions - to reform the board of FÁS; to require the disclosure of the interests of board members; to protect whistleblowers; to make the director general responsible to the Committee of Public Accounts and other relevant Oireachtas committees; and to give the Minister the...

Proposed Legislation. (14 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: The Minister is the one who should be worried, not us.

Proposed Legislation. (14 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: It will be an election.