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Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (26 May 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 439: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will ensure that relevant exam supports are in place in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21324/09]

Early Childhood Care and Education: Motion (Resumed) (27 May 2009)

Deirdre Clune: I, too, commend the proposal to introduce a year's free preschool education. It is highly desirable and has long been policy on this side of the House. Anybody involved with children or visiting schools will realise that unless children have had some form of preschool education they are at a disadvantage because most children have had it, through either a community or a private facility....

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (28 May 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Irish and other development non-governmental and missionary organisations that have been informed of reductions in funding from the overseas aid budget in 2009; the amount of the reduction in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21798/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (9 Jun 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 451: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the funding he has provided under the RAPID programme to Cork City Council and Cork County Council for each year from 2005 to date in 2009; the criteria within which that funding may be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22917/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (9 Jun 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 456: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps she is taking to ensure that proposed changes to rent supplements will not result in tenants and those depending on such payments becoming homeless; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22123/09]

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Deirdre Clune: I wish to share my time with Deputies Bernard Durkan, Joe Carey, Bernard Allen and Lucinda Creighton.

Confidence in Government: Motion (resumed) (10 Jun 2009)

Deirdre Clune: I have no confidence in the Government. Last Friday, the people gave their verdict on the Government and regardless of whether it likes it, the local elections were a referendum on its stewardship of our economy. Over the past nine years, the Government has presided over an economy for which the people are now paying the price. I have listened to the contributions of many Deputies on this...

Small Claims (Protection of Small Businesses) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Jun 2009)

Deirdre Clune: I was glad to hear the Minister of State say he has adopted the spirit of this legislation. It is important that something is done to help small and medium-sized enterprises because they are the backbone of this economy, employing an estimated 800,000 people. Unfortunately, that number is dropping on a daily basis. All of us are aware of the difficulties small businesses are facing. The...

Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (11 Jun 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the provision of alternative routes to assessing prospective adoptive parents in view of the delays experienced by many such parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23361/09]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (11 Jun 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a grant will be provided to a school (details supplied) in County Cork for a prefab and play facilities as previously indicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23465/09]

Unemployment Levels: Motion. (16 Jun 2009)

Deirdre Clune: This important motion focuses on job creation and protection and the importance of positioning this State for the recovery that will undoubtedly happen. We must ensure we have a workforce that is fit and able to match that recovery. As Deputy Varadkar argued, our economy must be returned to the high level of competitiveness we previously enjoyed. The most important concern for people at...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (16 Jun 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to the negotiations regarding an adoption agreement with Vietnam; the stage these negotiations are currently at; the staff involved in these negotiations; when it is hoped to conclude this agreement; when adoptions will be allowed to proceed between these two countries; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (16 Jun 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in conducting a bilateral adoption agreement with Vietnam; the steps that will be taken to resolve these difficulties; when this agreement will be concluded; if this agreement will be concluded before the Dáil summer recess; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23754/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 Jun 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the support services available to people with severe intellectual, emotional or behavioural difficulties once they reach the age of 18 years; her plans to review, improve or provide additional funding to these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23544/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 Jun 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review the support services that will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has reached the age of 18 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23545/09]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (18 Jun 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 66: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount spent on the FÁS science challenge programme since 2000 to date in 2009; the breakdown of the expenditure per year since 2000; when the decision was taken to cease the programme; the financial oversight she provided for the programme during its existence; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (18 Jun 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 67: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the advisory role Science Foundation Ireland has on science programmes operated by FÁS; the structures she has put in place to ensure co-ordination of the agencies under her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24389/09]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (18 Jun 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 68: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the critical opinion expressed by the head of strategy at Science Foundation Ireland on the FÁS science challenge programme during the meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts on 11 June 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24390/09]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (18 Jun 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 162: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of a project to install a new water main in an area (details supplied) in County Cork; when work on the project will commence; the length of time the project will take; the amount it will cost; the funding provided by him in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24207/09]

Written Answers — Army Medical Corps: Army Medical Corps (23 Jun 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Defence the timescale for the implementation of the PA Consulting Group Report on the Defence Forces Medical Services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24799/09]