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Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (23 Mar 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 142: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the main purpose of the Shareholders Rights Directive 2007/36/EC Regulations 2009 signed on 6 August 2009 is to enhance the rights of shareholders; if these enhanced rights include access to possible election as a director of financial institution at an AGM or EGM; if covered institutions are subject to...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (23 Mar 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 146: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the apprenticeship retention programme within FÁS; the steps she is taking to ensure that apprentices who are being let go by their sponsors can finish their apprenticeships; the further steps she is taking to ensure that apprentices who are being let go by their sponsors can qualify...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (23 Mar 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 147: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding for the apprenticeship retention programme to make sure that these apprenticeships are able to finish their training and work placements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12630/10]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (23 Mar 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 148: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to address the situation that many FÁS apprentices find themselves in having being let go without completing their formal qualifications. [12631/10]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (23 Mar 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 149: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of apprentices within six to 12 months of completion of their apprenticeship without a job placement; the type of apprenticeship involved; the cost to subsidise these work placements to encourage sponsors to keep apprentices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12632/10]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (23 Mar 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 150: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans for apprentices who have been unable to complete their training due to the unavailability of work placements; the way they can continue their apprenticeships; the number of apprentices that have had their apprenticeships on hold in the past 18 months due to this situation; the cost to subsidise...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Mar 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 546: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of young people aged 18 and 19 years in receipt of the reduced rate of jobseeker's allowance and basic supplementary allowance of €100 per week which was introduced in May 2009, on a monthly and county basis in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12329/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Mar 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 547: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of young people aged 20 and 21 years in receipt of the reduced jobseeker's allowance and basic supplement allowance of €100 per week which was introduced in Budget 2010 on a monthly and county basis in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12330/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Mar 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 548: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of young people aged 22, 23 and 24 years in receipt of the reduced rate of jobseeker's allowance and basic supplementary allowance of €150 per week which was introduced in Budget 2010, on a monthly and county basis in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12331/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (25 Mar 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether that the system of community services orders is under used; and the steps he will take to promote its use as the default sanction for less serious offences in view of its proven cost-effectiveness when compared to penal sanction. [13060/10]

Written Answers — Legal Services Regulation: Legal Services Regulation (25 Mar 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the observations of the Competition Authority that the new Legal Services Ombudsman will not introduce independent regulation to the industry. [13061/10]

Written Answers — Health Levy: Health Levy (25 Mar 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person earning €26,000 per annum who receives a pay rise can, as a result, have less take home pay in view of the fact that when one pay exceeds €26,000 per annum they must pay a 4% health levy on all income; his plans to remove this anomaly; and if she will make a statement on the...

Banking System: Motion (30 Mar 2010)

Arthur Morgan: I wish to share my time with Deputy Ó Snodaigh, by agreement.

Banking System: Motion (30 Mar 2010)

Arthur Morgan: I thank the Minister for Finance and his officials for the useful and practical briefing they gave to Opposition parties this morning. It is unfortunate that the Government does not demonstrate this type of constructive and practical approach more often because it would be more conducive to the work we do in this House. Had the Government brought forward a reasonable and practical plan to...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (30 Mar 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of county enterprise funds that exist in the State; the level of funding that has been granted to each of these funds in each of the past five years by his Department in a tabular format on a county basis; if there is a ceiling on the level of loans to be awarded from each fund per application; the person who...

Written Answers — Public Service Contracts: Public Service Contracts (30 Mar 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of Irish public contracts advertised in the Official Journal of the EU in 2008 that were awarded to Irish companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13730/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (30 Mar 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of the Cabinet reshuffle; the amount it is costing in terms of administration and other expenses; the amount it is costing each Department; the way the allocation of resources and votes will be distributed now due to the changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13740/10]

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (30 Mar 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 430: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if she will review the decision not to open any new gaelscoileanna in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13819/10]

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (30 Mar 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 431: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science if she will clarify the criteria used to make the decision on new schools for 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13820/10]

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (30 Mar 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 432: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the seven applications made by founding committees to establish new gaelscoileanna in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13821/10]