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Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (26 Jan 2010)

Leo Varadkar: When it comes to hairdressing it is even more complicated because the minimum rate which a hairdresser gets is €0.06 an hour more if he or she is cutting a woman's hair than if he or she is cutting a man's hair, but if he or she cuts unisex hair he or she is paid the male rate. I do not know what unisex hair is or whether there has to be a particular balance in terms of how many men or...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (26 Jan 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 211: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will provide a detailed breakdown of the €2,327,000 expended in 2009 under the heading of Miscellaneous Payments, X2; if she will provide a breakdown of the €2,549,000 provided for same in the Book of Estimates 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3314/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (26 Jan 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 212: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the breakdown for the €87,310,000 in the 2010 Book of Estimates for appropriations-in-aid received in 2009; the breakdown for the €95,092,000 provided in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3316/10]

Written Answers — Company Law: Company Law (26 Jan 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 213: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the requirement that limited liability companies engage legal representation for all court-based proceedings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3318/10]

Written Answers — Company Law: Company Law (26 Jan 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 214: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to amend company law to provide for an alternative to court-sponsored liquidation and strike-off; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3319/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (26 Jan 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the €405,000 provided under A.9 of the Public Appointment Service vote in the Estimates Book 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3312/10]

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (26 Jan 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 353: To ask the Minister for Transport the various charges and fees set by him in relation to driving licenses, applications for driving licenses and tests of driving ability in relation to his powers under Section 18 of the Road Traffic Act, 1968; if those charges and fees have changed in 2007, 2008 or 2009; the annual income that is expected to accrue from each such charge; and if...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (26 Jan 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 357: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the Multi-Unit Developments Bill; when he intends to progress the passage of this Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3248/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (26 Jan 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 437: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the PRSI classes in operation; the criteria that apply to each class; the number of persons within each class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3229/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Jan 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 447: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 803 of 19 January 2010 if she will reproduce the table of data, dividing disability payments to include disability allowance statistics only. [3514/10]

Written Answers — Emergency Planning: Emergency Planning (26 Jan 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 479: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 841 of 19 January 2010, if he will confirm whether the Minister of each Department or the Minister of State at each Department attended each meeting; and the names of each such Minister or Minister of State. [3499/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (26 Jan 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 499: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the €14,317,000 provided under I.2 of his Department's vote in the Estimates Book 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3313/10]

Civil Partnership Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jan 2010)

Leo Varadkar: The purpose of the Bill is to establish a statutory civil partnership registration scheme for same-sex couples. Fine Gael will be supporting the Bill, which is broadly in line with Fine Gael policy, as enunciated by former Senator Sheila Terry in 2004. The Bill is warranted for a number of reasons, particularly to recognise that there is a significant number of citizens in long-term...

Civil Partnership Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jan 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Another issue arises in respect of civil partnership, which appears to be much easier to dissolve than a conventional civil marriage, the reason for which I do not understand. If the argument is that civil partnership is necessary to recognise and give legal status to long-term same sex relationships, why should it be any easier to dissolve than civil marriage? If it is the case that we are...

Referral of Papers to Joint Committee on Health and Children: Motion (28 Jan 2010)

Leo Varadkar: The commencement order for the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act appeared on the Order Paper on Tuesday. That was a commencement order rather than a statutory instrument and did not include, if I am correct in my reading of it, any reference to the fact the Minister had used his powers under that Act to grant an exception to people in regard to bonuses. The...

Referral of Papers to Joint Committee on Health and Children: Motion (28 Jan 2010)

Leo Varadkar: We can bring them in for the Minister.

Mid-West Task Force: Statements (28 Jan 2010)

Leo Varadkar: I wish to share time with Deputy Noonan.

Mid-West Task Force: Statements (28 Jan 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Perhaps the Leas-Cheann Comhairle will inform me when there are two minutes of my slot remaining because I would like Deputies from the region to have as much time as possible in which to make their contributions. It is disappointing that we do not have more time to discuss this important report. I thank the Tánaiste for her contribution. I must point out, however, that she barely referred...

Mid-West Task Force: Statements (28 Jan 2010)

Leo Varadkar: It might be someone else's mobile telephone. No, I apologise, it was mine. The Tánaiste's speech could have been written by someone who had not even read the report by the task force. I wish to read into the record of the House some of the aspects of that report which I believe to be correct. The report indicates that from January 2002 to September 2008, Ireland lost 32% of its...

Mid-West Task Force: Statements (28 Jan 2010)

Leo Varadkar: The Leas-Cheann Comhairle did not distract me.