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- Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (7 Feb 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 334: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has studied the effect of the Government's high wage economy on the competitiveness of Irish exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4362/06]
- Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (7 Feb 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 330: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs relocated to lower cost economies in each of the past five years; his plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4358/06]
- Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (7 Feb 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 188: To ask the Taoiseach the number of occasions on which he has sought advice from public relations consultancy firms or individuals, media advisers or other non-established civil servants in the past three years; if such advisers are retained on a permanent or [i]per diem[/i] basis or otherwise; if such persons have had previous experience with Departments or subsidiary bodies;...
- Written Answers — Insurance Industry: Insurance Industry (7 Feb 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 326: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which insurance here, favourably or otherwise, compares with costs throughout the EU, with particular reference to motor and public liability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4354/06]
- Written Answers — Retail Sector Developments: Retail Sector Developments (7 Feb 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 328: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has satisfied himself that adequate legislative protection exists to prevent the emergence of a monopoly in the retail sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4356/06]
- Written Answers — Retail Sector Developments: Retail Sector Developments (7 Feb 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 329: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if competition is positively affecting the consumer here in the retail sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4357/06]
- Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (7 Feb 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 331: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the efforts he has made to identify the cause of rising costs to industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4359/06]
- Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (7 Feb 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 332: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that industry is concerned at the increasing escalation of costs to both manufacturing and service industries; if he intends to take steps to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4360/06]
- Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (7 Feb 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he proposes to take to address the issue of competitiveness in the economy here; if he expects the benefit of such action to accrue to the manufacturing or services sector in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4361/06]
- Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (7 Feb 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 335: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the replacement jobs for those being lost at a company (details supplied) in Naas, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4363/06]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Feb 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Question 339: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when rent assistance will be restored to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4007/06]
- Leaders' Questions. (8 Feb 2006)
Bernard Durkan: What about the real problem?
- Leaders' Questions. (8 Feb 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Even as we speak.
- Order of Business. (8 Feb 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Let us not get upset.
- Order of Business. (8 Feb 2006)
Bernard Durkan: A tyre pressure gauge â that is the only way.
- Order of Business. (8 Feb 2006)
Bernard Durkan: A recent survey in the UK disclosed tens of thousands of visits to child porn Internet sites over a long period of time. Will the promised legislation affecting this area be brought to the House as a matter of urgency? The electronic communications miscellaneous provisions Bill seems to be the obvious vehicle to control this unwarranted and dangerous practice, which is growing. Will the...
- Order of Business. (8 Feb 2006)
Bernard Durkan: There has been some dispute about that.
- Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Every budget is the best budget ever.
- Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear. Come on the old conventions around Mullingar.
- Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)
Bernard Durkan: The Deputy is right about that.