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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Action Plan for Jobs (29 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures she is putting in place to reduce long term unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51866/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (29 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the full details of the plus one scheme announced in Budget 2013 will be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3312/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Redundancy Rebates (29 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of redundancy rebates made each year over the past five years; the total sum in rebates provided each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4351/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Redundancy Rebates (29 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of occasions on which the Government has been forced to pay the full statutory redundancy payment to employees of insolvent companies over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4352/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Benefits (29 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will providea breakdown of persons formerly employed in construction trade categories currently receiving unemployment benefit; the action being taken to help these persons back into work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4353/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Environmental Policy (29 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to extend the hedge cutting season this year in view of the extremely wet winter months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3742/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Community Radio Stations Funding (29 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the funding options available to support community radio stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3810/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport (29 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality he total number of Garda cars that have been taken out of service in County Mayo in 2011 and 2012; the number that were replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3824/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (29 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a REP scheme and single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [4551/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driving Licences (29 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will explain the rationale behind his decision to centralise the taking of driving licence photographs from September 2013; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that pharmacies and other retailers are already supplying photographs to the biometric standard for many years; if he will explain the tendering process used by the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (29 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to launch the new rural taxi low fee, €100, licence; his views that such a licence is needed in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4183/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (29 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the Secretary General and the officials and I wish them well for the next five months with what is an intensive schedule. We are now five years into the economic crisis and I have lost count of the number of orientation debates held. When will Europe get its act together on how serious this crisis is for business? We are focusing our Presidency on unemployment and employment...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (29 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: I apologise. With regard to smart regulation, the committee has ongoing discussions about the burden of regulation, which is a very serious issue for business in this country. Deputy Lawlor has done some tracking and much of it comes from Europe. We seem to be determined to implement to the bone every regulation coming from Europe. The debate on regulation has gone on for many years and...

Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: Unbelievable.

Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: How many were lost?

An Garda Síochána: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: I thank our colleague, Deputy Niall Collins, for giving us the opportunity to discuss this issue. I join all my colleagues in sympathising with the family and colleagues of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe on their unspeakable loss last Friday. This was not only an attack on a garda or a community but was an attack on everyone of us. I come from a county where a fair share of gardaí...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (30 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been refused the higher education postgraduate flat rate fee grant on the grounds of attending a part-time course when they have clearly proved that their course is full-time in nature; if he will have this file re-examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4611/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (30 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an agri environment options scheme 2012 application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [4584/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (30 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when mixed stock fishing will be re-opened in Area 6A; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4625/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (30 Jan 2013)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when cray and monk fishing will be permitted in Area 6A; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4626/13]