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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Oct 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 548: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs if he shares the concerns of Comhlachas na gComharchumans Gaeltachta (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36426/10]

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (13 Oct 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he has received any report from the Labour Court regarding a possible change in the national minimum wage; if not, when he expects to receive its report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36390/10]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (13 Oct 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his views on the consultation paper on corporate governance published by the Financial Regulator [36389/10]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (13 Oct 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 141: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the changes envisaged for the social employment scheme in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36839/10]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (13 Oct 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of projects that the IDA Ireland has announced for Waterford in the past five years; the job potential involved in these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36840/10]

Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (Resumed). (14 Oct 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle as ucht seans a thabhairt dom labhairt sa díospóireacht tábhachtach seo. Tá cursaí airgeadais na tíre go huafásach ag an nóiméad. Tá a fhios ag cách conas a tharla sé sin. B'fhéidir go dtógfaidh mé an seans seo chun leigheas nó dhó ar an gcruachás ina bhfuil an tír seo a mholadh. I do not propose to describe the situation...

Job Creation (14 Oct 2010)

Brian O'Shea: I was speaking recently with an employer in the tree services industry in the Waterford constituency who in 2009 took three people off the live register and also took on two people who had just lost their jobs. Some six or seven weeks ago he met with a young man who is a qualified block layer but who had been unemployed. The young man asked this particular employer for employment. The...

Written Answers — London Olympics: London Olympics (14 Oct 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport from the expenditure of €114,000 for a consultants' report on the potential benefits to Ireland from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games her estimate of the economic return to the State to date; the likely return on this expenditure between now and the end of the London 2012 Olympics; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (14 Oct 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 203: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his response to the concerns of a company (details supplied) regarding to the consumer protection and environmental liberty issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36870/10]

Written Answers — Ethics in Public Office: Ethics in Public Office (19 Oct 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 90: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to revise the ethics legislation regarding local authorities to deal with council members who subsequently benefit financially or commercially from zoning decisions despite having complied with existing legislation to declare an interest and to be absent at the time of the decision; and if he will...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (19 Oct 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 378: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will deliver on the five priority issues that carers' families are seeking to be delivered in the 2011 Budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37167/10]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (20 Oct 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on concerns expressed by the Irish Farmers' Association regarding the biofuel obligation scheme; if his attention has been drawn to fears that this new scheme will seriously damage indigenous biofuel production here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37801/10]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (20 Oct 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 122: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the action she will take regarding a matter (details supplied) [38122/10]

Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Tá áthas orm seans a bheith agam labhairt ar an Bhille seo, Bille um an Dlí Coiriúil (Cosaint agus Teaghais) 2010. The Bill in its provisions contains an acknowledgement that the home should be a place of safety and the application of self defence in the context of an attack in the home may be different from a situation which obtains in other circumstances. The Bill is a short one which...

Defence Forces Personnel (21 Oct 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel who have been diagnosed as suffering from Lariam Toxicity in each of the past five years and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38260/10]

Defence Forces Personnel (21 Oct 2010)

Brian O'Shea: I tabled this question following a meeting I attended recently with some former members of the Defence Forces and others who are concerned about this subject. A female attending that meeting asked if Lariam can affect fertility in some cases. The Minister mentioned that a blood test is carried out in advance. What exactly does it test? An allegation was made that the reason Lariam is used...

Defence Forces Personnel (21 Oct 2010)

Brian O'Shea: What is the Minister's response to the fact that the US army ceased using Lariam in February 2009?

White Paper on Defence (21 Oct 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Will the memorandum the Minister is presenting to Government contain an estimated cost for producing the White Paper? Will he give an indicative date by which it should be completed? Deputy Stanton asked about the value for money review of the RDF. Where does that stand? Will it be concluded in time to be considered in the context of the White Paper? A member of the general staff should...

Defence Forces Personnel (21 Oct 2010)

Brian O'Shea: I thank the Minister for his reply. I note a question that his predecessor answered two years ago to the effect that in the preceding five years the amount for claims was €1.1 million. The figure the Minister has given us today is €2.45 million. This indicates there has been an increase in the settlements although, as the Minister rightly points out, some of the claims settled in more...

Defence Forces Personnel (21 Oct 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Go raibh maith agat. On the face of it, with the caveat that one can read too much into figures and that one may not come up with sound conclusions because the figures cover a timespan, we do not seem to have many serious accidents. How many of the claims settled can be described as serious accidents and how many are relatively minor accidents? The safety record of the Army seems to be...