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Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (17 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will include the problem of alcohol abuse under the remit of the local drugs task forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6336/09]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (17 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 332: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reporting system in place for the drugs strategy from the local drugs task forces to An Taoiseach. [6335/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (17 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 344: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress made in preventing welfare fraud by non-Irish nationals who have returned to their home country but continue to claim jobseeker payments. [5684/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 347: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the changes she will make to the mortgage interest supplement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5790/09]

Written Answers — Child Support: Child Support (17 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 352: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason no early child care supplement payments were made in January 2009. [6024/09]

Written Answers — Child Support: Child Support (17 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 356: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost to the State in 2008 of the early child care supplement; and the cost to the State of payments made in respect of non-resident children. [6100/09]

Written Answers — School Attendance: School Attendance (17 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 528: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of prosecutions taken by the National Education Welfare Board in respect of school attendance for each of the years since its inception. [6331/09]

Written Answers — School Inspections: School Inspections (17 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 529: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps he will take to address the issues highlighted in the whole school evaluation of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [6332/09]

Written Answers — School Attendance: School Attendance (17 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Question 530: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools nationally which are failing to provide up to date attendance data; and the action open to the National Education Welfare Board to deal with same. [6333/09]

Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: It did not act independently. It took Anglo Irish Bank's advice.

Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Answer the question asked.

Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Answer the question asked.

Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: It would be better if the Taoiseach answered the question.

Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: The Taoiseach should account for his stewardship.

Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: It was a major factor.

Job Losses. (18 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: I thank Deputy Broughan for sharing time. I am very disappointed that the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Coughlan, chose to leave the Chamber. She was in the Chamber for the vote but she chose to leave rather than stay for this Adjournment debate. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Kelleher, for attending but it is regrettable that the senior...

Job Losses. (18 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Out of the blue, the decision was taken to shift the operation. The decision was taken by people with no loyalty to this country, no consideration of the downstream effect of the decision on the region and no consideration by the Minister. It will affect the entire north Dublin region. It appears there was one brief meeting before the announcement was made. What happened at that meeting...

Job Losses. (18 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: Was any attempt made to deal with that cost base?

Job Losses. (18 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: What is being done to save the existing jobs?

Job Losses. (18 Feb 2009)

Róisín Shortall: It is about maintaining jobs. What was done to tackle the cost base?