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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (28 Jan 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of days taken off for trade union leave in his Department by civil servants in 2007, 2008 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4649/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (28 Jan 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the value of the union subscriptions collected from the payroll by his Department from civil servants in any given year; the breakdown of such by the union or staff association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4661/10]

Social Partnership. (2 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach his views on the status of the national wage agreement regarding private sector firms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1840/10]

Social Partnership. (2 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 13: To ask the Taoiseach the implications of the decision to subsume the National Economic and Social Forum, the National Centre for Partnership and Performance into the National Economic and Social Council; the timeframe of implementation for this action; the estimated reduction in staff numbers to be achieved by this; the estimated cost savings; if any committee or entity will...

Loan Guarantees. (2 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 99: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will provide a State backed loan guarantee system to encourage banks to lend to small and medium enterprises and to exporters of all sizes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5349/10]

Loan Guarantees. (2 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: The Tánaiste is really taking her time on this issue. We are probably two years into a recession at this stage and great numbers of small businesses are closing. They are closing because they cannot get credit. The Government rushed into a bank guarantee overnight. It rushed the NAMA legislation through the Houses, yet it has taken almost two years to decide whether we will have an SME...

Loan Guarantees. (2 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: It is the Tánaiste's job to make decisions on these matters. Britain made its decision on the enterprise finance guarantee more than a year ago at this stage.

Loan Guarantees. (2 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Nobody in this House under estimates the Tánaiste's capacity to commission reports, to appoint task forces or to ask agencies to study things. What we doubt is her ability to make decisions and to make them correctly and in a timely manner. When will we have a decision on this? The enterprise finance guarantee has been brought into the UK and it works. The British Government guarantee is...

Job Losses. (2 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: The issue is simple. A group was appointed and an eminent person was asked to chair it. It has issued an interim report containing approximately 20 recommendations, most of which are very good and should be implemented. At the very least, the Government should issue a reasoned response. Will it do so on a recommendation by recommendation basis? It should state which recommendations it...

Job Losses. (2 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Ongoing engagement again.

Written Answers — Social Partnership Agreements: Social Partnership Agreements (2 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 161: To ask the Taoiseach if the national wage agreement has any legal or other status to the extent that it applies to private sector employers and employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4452/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (2 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 163: To ask the Taoiseach the value of the union subscriptions collected from payroll by his Department from civil servants in any given year; the breakdown of such by the union or staff association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4704/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (2 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 164: To ask the Taoiseach the number of days taken off for trade union leave in his Department by civil servants in 2007, 2008 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4705/10]

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (2 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received any correspondence from FÁS or from a council (detail supplied) seeking an exemption from the public service recruitment embargo in order to allow the local authority in question to recruit staff to supervise FÁS work placement and training programmes; if such a request has been received; his views on same; if not, when he...

Written Answers — Public Sector Pay: Public Sector Pay (2 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Finance the regulations he has made on foot of his powers under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act 2009; if so, the details of such regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4574/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (2 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Finance if, under Statutory Instrument No. 4 of 2010, the pension scheme of companies (details supplied) will be considered participating pension schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4672/10]

Written Answers — Public Sector Pay: Public Sector Pay (2 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to any group or class of public servants where it may be appropriate to utilise his powers under section 6 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act 2009; if so, the cases examined; his response in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4758/10]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (2 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 605: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans regarding the granting of permission to allow commercial fishermen to fish for bass at sea; the way he will ensure the preservation of the inshore bass stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4793/10]

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: I would be happy to give way to the Minister, Deputy Ryan, for one minute if he would like to answer the question asked by Deputy Burke.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: I remind the Minister not to take too long.