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Unemployment: Motion (23 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: That could be taken up in all sorts of ways.

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

Leo Varadkar: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons on a national, county and local social welfare office basis awaiting for their application for jobseeker's allowance and benefit to be processed. [9009/10]

Unemployment: Motion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Over the past several weeks, politics has been dominated by personalities due to the resignations of George Lee and Déirdre de Búrca from the Oireachtas and Deputies Willie O'Dea and Trevor Sargent from ministerial office. Politics is not about personalities but about the State's 4.5 million citizens and, particularly, the 437,000 on the live register. This motion's focus is on the 85,910...

Unemployment: Motion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: There is much money for investment from private pensions, sovereign wealth and hedge funds. The NewERA policy will get those moneys invested in the economy by using the semi-State bodies and utility companies. The Government, unfortunately, has no plan to attract capital into the State, other than through NAMA which is not working. We have tried to move beyond personality politics with...

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (2 Mar 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 129: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the commitment to cut the administrative cost of regulation by 25% by 2012, the baseline cost of regulation has been calculated; if not when it is expected to complete this calculation; the way it is intended to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10034/10]

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (2 Mar 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reduction in percentage terms that has been achieved in the cost of red tape since the commitment was made to reduce the administrative cost of regulation by 25% by 2012 for each Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10035/10]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (2 Mar 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 131: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will support the campaign to suspend the trade agreement with Colombia in view of the treatment of trade union activists there; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10037/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (2 Mar 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 132: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if FÁS made a request to her Department to facilitate term-time leave of absence arrangements; her response to the proposal; if she is supportive of such staffing arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10041/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (2 Mar 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the budget for Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, for 2010; the budget for each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10382/10]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (2 Mar 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Transport if his approval is required for the setting of a tolling scheme; if so, the occasions on which his consent was sought for each of the past three years; if he gave his consent in each instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10083/10]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (2 Mar 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 305: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will support the campaign to suspend the trade agreement with Colombia in view of the treatment of trade union activists there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10036/10]

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (2 Mar 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 312: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has approved of the use of Irish passports or travel documentation by persons who are not Irish citizens at the request of other governments or their security, defence or intelligence agencies in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10376/10]

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (2 Mar 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 313: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has received any requests from another government or its intelligence agencies with regard to the use of Irish passports or travel documentation by persons who are not Irish citizens in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10378/10]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (2 Mar 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 371: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons who have made PRSI Class S contributions who have applied or inquired about seeking jobseeker's benefit in 2007, 2008 and 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10383/10]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (2 Mar 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 372: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons who have had applications for jobseeker's benefit refused due to their status as PRSI Class S contributions in each of the years 2007, 2008 and 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10384/10]

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (2 Mar 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 389: To ask the Minister for Defence if members of the Defence Forces have served in Afghanistan in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10375/10]

Written Answers — Ministerial Meetings: Ministerial Meetings (2 Mar 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 430: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of meetings he has had with the European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science or the staff of the relevant Directorate General in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10373/10]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (2 Mar 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 431: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has received sanction from the European Commission over the past six months with regard to EU directives that have not been transposed into Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10374/10]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (2 Mar 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 436: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will respond to a letter dated 14 January 2010 from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10410/10]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (3 Mar 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average time it takes to process medical card applications in the centralised service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10542/10]