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Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (8 May 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 328: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the costs incurred to date for decentralisation, broken down by her Department and the agencies under the aegis of her Department. [18120/08]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (8 May 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 337: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the costs incurred to date for decentralisation, broken down by his Department and the agencies under the aegis of his Department. [18112/08]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (8 May 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 381: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the costs incurred to date for decentralisation, broken down by his Department and the agencies under the aegis of his Department. [18109/08]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (8 May 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 481: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the costs incurred to date for decentralisation, broken down by his Department and the agencies under the aegis of his Department. [18114/08]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (8 May 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 492: To ask the Minister for Defence the costs incurred to date for decentralisation, broken down by his Department and the agencies under the aegis of his Department. [18113/08]

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (8 May 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 496: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his new provisions on intoxicating liqueur public order have considered imposing a condition whereby alcohol can not be sold in premises which are operating on the basis of a planning application for retention of an unapproved use. [17142/08]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (8 May 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 548: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the costs incurred to date for decentralisation, broken down by his Department and the agencies under the aegis of his Department. [18119/08]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (8 May 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 628: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the costs incurred to date for decentralisation, broken down by his Department and the agencies under the aegis of his Department. [18116/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (8 May 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 639: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason the ESB employee share option programme has not progressed to a point where shares would be tradeable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17584/08]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (8 May 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 657: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the costs incurred to date for decentralisation, broken down by his Department and the agencies under the aegis of his Department. [18111/08]

Decentralisation Programme. (13 May 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 121: To ask the Taoiseach the costs incurred to date for decentralisation, broken down by his Department and the agencies under the aegis of his Department. [18108/08]

Nomination of Comptroller and Auditor General: Motion. (13 May 2008)

Richard Bruton: I congratulate Deputy Batt O'Keeffe on his promotion to Minister and wish him well in his job. I am surprised, however, that he has been selected to come and respond to this debate on what is, as he outlined in his contribution, a debate not just about the appointment of Mr. John Buckley, which we commend, but about the procedures of financial control that operate in the House. I do not...

Nomination of Comptroller and Auditor General: Motion. (13 May 2008)

Richard Bruton: That is not in doubt. The point is the Minister represents a Government that should respond to some of the issues that are raised with regard to how we control our finances, but does not have a role in that regard. That role has been vested in a different Minister. I wish the Minister did have a role because I suspect he would give a more sympathetic hearing to some of the changes I would...

Written Answers — Compliance Costs: Compliance Costs (13 May 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 277: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the baseline compliance cost base across different Departments, against which the Government has set the target of a reduction of 25% in the regulatory cost for business; if she has identified separate targets in respect of different areas of compliance cost; if a standard 25% reduction across all areas of...

Leaders' Questions (14 May 2008)

Richard Bruton: How about answering the question?

Leaders' Questions (14 May 2008)

Richard Bruton: The Taoiseach has committed to using private sector people instead of the National Treatment Purchase Fund and he is refusing to answer the question. It is disgraceful. The Taoiseach is refusing to answer the question.

Leaders' Questions (14 May 2008)

Richard Bruton: He is ignoring the problem and has his head in the sand.

Irish Economy: Motion (Resumed) (14 May 2008)

Richard Bruton: I congratulate the Labour Party on tabling this timely motion. The economy is on the tip of everybody's tongue and the economic outlook has changed dramatically in recent months. The extraordinary complacency of the Government in failing to respond to these changed circumstances has been startling. It did not respond to a call by the National Competitiveness Council for an action plan to...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (14 May 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has assessed the impact of stock market losses on the robustness of pension provision; and if there are implications for public policy. [15682/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 May 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on the recent report by Focus Ireland, Rental Systems in Ireland: The case for change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18698/08]