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Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (20 Apr 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the new arrangement and reconfiguration of FÁS will require any changes to the Labour Services Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14666/10]

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (20 Apr 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the parts of FÁS that will remain under the responsibility of his Department. [14667/10]

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (20 Apr 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans he has to develop the local employment service; if there are plans to integrate it into FÁS, social welfare or a one-stop-shop for the unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14668/10]

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (20 Apr 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the functions of FÁS for which his Department is responsible regarding direction and oversight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15228/10]

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (20 Apr 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the effect the oversight changes to FÁS announced in the Cabinet reshuffle will have on the labour market unit within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15229/10]

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (20 Apr 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to introduce legislation to protect the term accountant from being used by unqualified persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14950/10]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (20 Apr 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Finance if there were meetings (details supplied) between a person and any other chief financial officer of a bank with the Department of Finance between 1 April 2008 and 31 October 2008; the nature of these meetings; if minutes of these meetings are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15329/10]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (20 Apr 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 303: To ask the Minister for Health and Children in respect of women who were exposed to contaminated anti-D but tested negative on the ELISA test yet are suffering symptoms consistent with Hepatitis D, the way the legislative changes to the Health (Amendment) Act 1996 made in 2002 and 2006 affected the right of these women to secure a Health (Amendment) Act medical card; if she...

Written Answers — Regional Airports: Regional Airports (20 Apr 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 447: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount provided in subsidies to each regional airport; the amount that is provided in subsidies for flights to regional airports; the breakdown of such by airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14674/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Apr 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 622: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the estimated cost of rebranding her Department in terms of new stationery and the value of old stationery that will be disposed of, changes to websites, changes to nameplates and other miscellaneous costs due to the name changes of his Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14693/10]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (20 Apr 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 633: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the parts of FÁS that will come under his responsibility; if any legislative change will be required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14673/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Apr 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 634: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the estimated cost of rebranding his Department in terms of new stationery and the value of old stationery that will be disposed of, changes to websites, changes to nameplates and other miscellaneous costs due to the name changes of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14691/10]

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (20 Apr 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 665: To ask the Minister for Social and Family the parts of FÁS that will come under his responsibility; if any legislative change will be required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14672/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Apr 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 668: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimated cost of rebranding his Department in terms of new stationery and the value of old stationery that will be disposed of, changes to websites, changes to nameplates and other miscellaneous costs due to the name changes of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14690/10]

Written Answers — National Spatial Strategy: National Spatial Strategy (20 Apr 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 780: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the National Spatial Strategy is still his policy; his plans to prepare and publish a progress report on the implementation of the strategy; if implementation or progress is being assessed in any way and if so how and if he will consider preparing a new or revised spatial strategy. [14947/10]

Written Answers — Local Authority Rates: Local Authority Rates (20 Apr 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 781: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason self-catering holiday apartments and university halls rented to tourists in the summer are exempt from rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14948/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Apr 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 892: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the estimated cost of rebranding his Department in terms of new stationery and the value of old stationery that will be disposed of, changes to websites, changes to nameplates and other miscellaneous costs due to the name changes of his Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14692/10]

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (21 Apr 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated tax receipts received from small and medium sized enterprises in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15895/10]

Order of Business (22 Apr 2010)

Leo Varadkar: My question is on promised legislation relating to FÁS. At the time of the reshuffle, it was announced that the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment would cease to have any responsibility for the agency and that the responsibility would be transferred to the Departments with responsibility for social protection and education and skills. Last week I submitted a series of...

Order of Business (22 Apr 2010)

Leo Varadkar: This is the important point. I have been advised that a ministerial order will be required to do that, but the order is not prepared. Yesterday, I read the Labour Services Act 1987. That Act clearly states that ministerial responsibility for FÁS lies with the Minister with responsibility for labour and that this Minister is the line Minister in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and...