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Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 1326: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the total payroll and the total financial package including basic salary, performance, other bonuses and pension entitlements of the chief executive officer of every public agency or quango under the aegis of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30617/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 1327: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of staff broken down by grade, the number of such staff who are full time civil servants, the number of such staff who are political appointees, the cost for 2007 of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses and the projected cost for 2008 of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 1379: To ask the Minister for Defence the total payroll and the total financial package including basic salary, performance, other bonuses and pension entitlements of the chief executive officer of every public agency or quango under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30609/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 1380: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of staff broken down by grade, the number of such staff who are full time civil servants, the number of such staff who are political appointees, the cost for 2007 of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses and the projected cost for 2008 of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses in respect of the...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 1475: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the total payroll and the total financial package including basic salary, performance, other bonuses and pension entitlements of the chief executive officer of every public agency or quango under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30612/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 1476: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of staff broken down by grade, the number of such staff who are full time civil servants, the number of such staff who are political appointees, the cost for 2007 of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses and the projected cost for 2008 of each such office in terms of salary,...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 1521: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total payroll and the total financial package including basic salary, performance, other bonuses and pension entitlements of the chief executive officer of every public agency or quango under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30607/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 1522: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of staff broken down by grade, the number of such staff who are full-time Civil Servants, the number of such staff who are political appointees, the cost for 2007 of each such office in terms of salary, over-time and expenses and the projected cost for 2008 of each such office in terms of salary,...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 1596: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the total payroll and the total financial package including basic salary, performance, other bonuses and pension entitlements of the chief executive officer of every public agency or quango under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30605/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 1597: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of staff broken down by grade, the number of such staff who are full-time civil servants, the number of such staff who are political appointees, the cost for 2007 of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses and the projected cost for 2008 of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 1748: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the total payroll and the total financial package including basic salary, performance, other bonuses and pension entitlements of the chief executive officer of every public agency or quango under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30610/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 1749: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff broken down by grade, the number of such staff who are full time civil servants, the number of such staff who are political appointees, the cost for 2007 of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses and the projected cost for 2008 of each such office in terms of salary, overtime and expenses in...

Written Answers — Literacy Levels: Literacy Levels (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 1831: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of money that has been allocated under the National Action Plan for Social Inclusion to achieve high level goal number two to reduce the proportion of pupils with serious literacy difficulties, in primary schools serving disadvantaged communities, from 30% to 15% by 2016; the progress that has been made on achieving this...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 1861: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the existence of a school (detail supplied) in County Dublin; his views on whether the service provided there is essential to young people with a learning disability who benefit from it and that those benefiting from this service fall into the category of most vulnerable in our society; if his...

Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: The chickens are coming home to roost.

Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: Before the summer recess, the Tánaiste was kind enough to say she was prioritising the issue of management companies. As she knows, tens of thousands of young people are paying very high management company fees. She said the legislation would involve three Departments. The Law Reform Commission has reported with its own draft Bill for owner managed companies. When can we expect this...

Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: Does that mean no legislation has been prepared or that the law reform legislation has not even been looked at? The Law Reform Commission took two years to prepare the legislation.

Order of Business (25 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: With due respect, the Minister's fast method sounds like a snail method. It sounds like they are still having discussion on it.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed). (25 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: That sounds daunting. I will begin my observations by referring to a paragraph in the first chapter of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report, which was published recently and is highly pertinent to both today's topic and the economy. The Comptroller and Auditor General disclosed that during the Dáil and Seanad elections of 2007, An Post delivered almost 26 million items of mail to...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed). (25 Sep 2008)

Joan Burton: I hope that will help assuage some of the concerns. This is important because, as with the greater town of Blanchardstown and the developing town of Swords — the county town of Fingal — when it comes to development issues like public transport, investment in education etc., public representatives put on the jersey for Dublin West and Swords despite party differences. They act as best...