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Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (2 Nov 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 506: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when funding will be introduced for the investment schemes announced for pigs, poultry, sheep fencing and handling facilities, dairy hygiene and water harvesting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40091/10]

Written Answers — Budget Submissions: Budget Submissions (2 Nov 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 507: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the Irish Farmers' Association farm scheme priorities for budget 2011 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40094/10]

Written Answers — Offshore Islands: Offshore Islands (2 Nov 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 570: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans to improve access to the island of Innishbiggle, County Mayo (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39950/10]

Irish Language (3 Nov 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Community; Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs when he will publish the final draft of the Twenty Year Strategy on the Irish Language to allow a full debate in the Oireachtas and among the public prior to a final decision by the Government on the draft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40624/10]

Irish Language (3 Nov 2010)

Brian O'Shea: I take the point that the Minister is not responsible for debates in this House but he has indicated that he is not adverse to a debate. Will he not agree that the public at large have not been involved at all in this process of developing the 20 year strategy and that a large majority of people have no idea that this strategy is being developed? If such a debate takes place it would be...

Irish Language (3 Nov 2010)

Brian O'Shea: The Coimisinéir Teanga roughly estimates it at €0.5 billion. The former president of the University of Limerick, Dr. Ed Walsh, says it is €1.2 billion. A considerable amount of taxpayers' money is being spent on the Irish language. I believe we need to consult with the taxpayers in terms of where we go from here and involve them in the debate on the strategy to ensure we help develop...

Irish Language (3 Nov 2010)

Brian O'Shea: What about three?

Irish Language (3 Nov 2010)

Brian O'Shea: I guarantee the Minister that if he went out in the street and asked the first 20 people he met what they know about the 20 year draft strategy very few of them would know about it and fewer again would know anything contained in it. I accept that the Gaeltacht people were consulted, and rightly so, as well as the Irish language organisations but there is a broader public that we are not...

Irish Language (3 Nov 2010)

Brian O'Shea: While I take it as given that the Minister produced those reports, there is a deeper agenda that needs to be addressed. How much does it cost to implement the Act at the moment? A survey carried out on behalf of The Sunday Tribune discovered that the 29 local authorities - one of which did not need to produce a development plan during the period since the passage of the Act - spent almost...

Irish Language (3 Nov 2010)

Brian O'Shea: At the end of the day the question is whether the funds used by the State on the promotion of the Irish language are being used to best effect. In other words is it helping to promote wider use of the Irish language among the population at large? My concern is that the resources being deployed under the Act are not getting the best value for money in the objective of making this a bilingual...

Mental Health Services (3 Nov 2010)

Brian O'Shea: The Minister of State should be allowed to speak without interruption.

Written Answers — Straitéis Fiche Bliain don Ghaeilge: Straitéis Fiche Bliain don Ghaeilge (3 Nov 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 58: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Comhionannais agus Gaeltachta cén dul chun cinn atá déanta leis an dréacht-Straitéis Fiche Bliain don Ghaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [39299/10]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (3 Nov 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 206: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the various sewerage schemes in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40396/10]

Issue of Writ: Donegal South-West By-election (4 Nov 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Tá an ceithre fhothoghchán molta ag an Lucht Oibre ach tá suim ar leith san fhothogchán i bPort Láirge. Martin Cullen resigned as a Member of Dáil Éireann on 23 March due to unfortunate ill-health. I trust he has gained good quality of life in the intervening period. In the seven and a half months since, the people of Waterford have been under-represented in the Dáil. This is...

Written Answers — Equine Identification: Equine Identification (4 Nov 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of fines that have been issued in respect of those who have breached the new requirements on equine identification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40653/10]

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

Brian O'Shea: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the percentage of the total money paid out to farmers by 18 October 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40634/10]

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

Brian O'Shea: Question 61: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills with regard to the forthcoming budget, the expected proportion of reductions in expenditure between pay and non-pay aspects of her Department's Vote; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41290/10]

Written Answers — Student Registration Fee: Student Registration Fee (9 Nov 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 124: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the concerns of persons (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41392/10]

Written Answers — Banking Sector: Banking Sector (10 Nov 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the Irish banking system is dependent on the European Central Bank for funding; if the ECB have communicated to him a proposed timescale or mechanism for scaling down its commitments to the Irish banking system; if ECB support for the Irish banking system is to be phased out over the course of 2011; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Bank Guarantee Scheme: Bank Guarantee Scheme (10 Nov 2010)

Brian O'Shea: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the issuance period for liabilities covered under the eligible liabilities guarantee scheme beyond end 2010; if he has sought, or intends to seek, EU state aid approval for such an extension; the guarantee income he would expect to accrue to the Exchequer in 2011 if the guarantee were to be extended to the end of 2011 on...

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