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- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)
Simon Harris: One pays for the bins these days.
- Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (14 Dec 2011)
Simon Harris: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the statutory mechanisms and oversights which enable the State to compel financial institutions in which it has shareholdings to pass on ECB interest rate cuts; his views on whether the current statutory mechanisms are sufficient; if he intends to introduce reforms in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (14 Dec 2011)
Simon Harris: Question 174: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding sources which may be available to develop a playground in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40203/11]
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (14 Dec 2011)
Simon Harris: Question 300: To ask the Minister for Health the actions he will take to retain older, more experienced front-line workers in the Health Service Executive to ensure that front-line services retain mixed-ability staff cohorts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40275/11]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Dec 2011)
Simon Harris: Question 301: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce independent evaluations of the services offered by the Health Service Executive in specific geographical regions to ensure better co-ordination of services offered to the public in these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40276/11]
- Children in Care (15 Dec 2011)
Simon Harris: I very much welcome the tabling of the question by Deputy McLellan. The transition from childhood to adulthood is not as crude as any one calendar date. I ask the Minister to examine the issue of children who turn 18 years of age while completing third level education and the trauma that can be inflicted on them when they have to move a significant distance. The Minister should examine...
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (15 Dec 2011)
Simon Harris: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans regarding recruitment for the Reserve Defence Forces, having regard to the significant waiting lists of applicants that currently exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40568/11]
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (11 Jan 2012)
Simon Harris: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering measures to increase the level of VAT compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1142/12]
- Written Answers — Mortgage Arrears Working Group: Mortgage Arrears Working Group (11 Jan 2012)
Simon Harris: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the action that has been taken to date to assist those in mortgage arrears following on from the publication of the report of the interdepartmental mortgage arrears working group; the timeline in which he expects recommendations form these reports to be acted upon, information on co-ordination of efforts between him and...
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (11 Jan 2012)
Simon Harris: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 20 September 2011, the progress that has been made by him on redesigning the criteria for Irish language exemptions in primary and secondary schools to include children with diagnoses of aspergers syndrome; if parents will be consulted or invited to participate on this issue; and if he...
- Written Answers — School Patronage: School Patronage (11 Jan 2012)
Simon Harris: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has any plans to reverse the decision which mandates him to place minority faith secondary schools in the same category as fee-paying private Catholic secondary schools; if his attention has been drawn to the hardships that this designation is causing minority faith schools and families; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Written Answers — School Patronage: School Patronage (11 Jan 2012)
Simon Harris: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale behind the withdrawal of support grants to Protestant faith schools in view of the impact of this on the pupil teacher ratio at such schools and the long standing safeguards in place to protect their viability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40846/11]
- Written Answers — School Patronage: School Patronage (11 Jan 2012)
Simon Harris: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures undertaken by him to recognise the diversity of the school going population, and to ensure that parents can access schools whose ethos reflects their own faith, in view of changes to the funding provided to such schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40845/11]
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (11 Jan 2012)
Simon Harris: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he sees there being a role for an educational model of speech therapy as well as a health model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40852/11]
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (11 Jan 2012)
Simon Harris: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a staffing circular instructing all post-primary principals to ensure that effective and sufficient guidance counselling services are offered in individual post-primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1080/12]
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (11 Jan 2012)
Simon Harris: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the work of the National Council on Special Education within the remit of the Ombudsman for Children; the discussions that he has had with the Ombudsman's office or the Department of Children and Youth Affairs on this issue; if he is considering legislation to bring about this change; and if he will make a statement on...
- Written Answers — School Absenteeism: School Absenteeism (11 Jan 2012)
Simon Harris: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to put in place a database of primary school children here; his views that the lack of such a database limits the effectiveness of monitoring absenteeism, transition to second level, and so on; if he has had any discussions with the National Education Welfare Board on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Written Answers — Public Sector Remuneration: Public Sector Remuneration (11 Jan 2012)
Simon Harris: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the costs of public sector pay increments for 2012; the projected cost for each of the years 2013, 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1075/12]
- Written Answers — Public Sector Remuneration: Public Sector Remuneration (11 Jan 2012)
Simon Harris: Question 289: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons on a salary in excess of â¬50,000 per year who are due to receive a pay increment this year; the number on a salary above â¬60,000 per year; the number on a salary above â¬70,000 per year; the cost of pay increments for each of these salary levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1076/12]
- Written Answers — Public Service Recruitment: Public Service Recruitment (11 Jan 2012)
Simon Harris: Question 290: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the criteria he will apply when deciding on the areas in the public sector to undertake recruitment in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1077/12]