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Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (6 Oct 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 953: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the annual cost to his Department of Ministerial expenses related to overseas travel engagement; and the event and the expense for same for each of the past ten years. [33082/09]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (6 Oct 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 974: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason for the delay in agreeing the scheme of letting submitted by Dublin City Council a number of years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33558/09]

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (6 Oct 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 1018: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the annual cost to his Department of ministerial expenses related to overseas travel engagement; and the event and the expense for same for each of the past ten years. [33077/09]

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (6 Oct 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 1048: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the annual cost to his Department of ministerial expenses related to overseas travel engagement; and the event and the expense for same for each of the past ten years. [33075/09]

Written Answers — Inquiry into Child Abuse: Inquiry into Child Abuse (6 Oct 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 1088: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost of the recent Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse which reported a number of months ago. [33449/09]

Written Answers — School Hygiene: School Hygiene (6 Oct 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 1112: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the finance of some primary schools is so precarious that they can no longer afford paper towels in the children's toilets or hand cleaning dispensers and are requesting parents to send hand towels in with their children; and the steps he is taking to help primary schools in...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (6 Oct 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 1113: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the annual cost to his Department of Ministerial expenses related to overseas travel engagement; and the event and the expense for same for each of the past ten years. [33080/09]

Codes of Conduct. (7 Oct 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We are aware of how public funding was abused by the board of FÁS. For example, some Ministers availed of expensive junkets to Florida. There needs to be a full debate in the Dáil on the issue of ministerial accountability. Will the Taoiseach indicate to the Whips that such a debate will be arranged at some stage? We need to deal with the point the Taoiseach has made about explaining...

Departmental Expenditure. (7 Oct 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: In a reply to a question last month the Taoiseach stated that the planned expenditure levels for his Department will be considered as part of the budgetary process for 2010. He stated that it would include consideration of the proposals of the McCarthy report, for instance. What is the process for such consideration of that report in his Department? Is the Department of Finance anchoring...

Membership of the Innovation Taskforce (7 Oct 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Will the task force be mindful of the problems which were associated with the Media Lab debacle, for instance, the problems which arose when the State tried to encourage the likes of Media Lab to Ireland. In the area where Media Lab located, the rest of the Digital Hub project is highly successful and has managed to attract quite a number of businesses. Would the Taoiseach encourage the...

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am glad the Minister for Education and Science is in the House as he may be able to assist the Taoiseach on the following matter. There are only three education Bills included in the Programme for Government. I spoke to several students from the Dublin Institute of Technology who protested outside the House about the disgraceful situation in their college. The Bill in question might...

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is legislation which deals with external quality assurance review of the universities. This would be appropriate given the closure of laboratories which are required for science courses.

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The relevant legislation is the Qualifications (Education and Training) Bill 1999. Will the Taoiseach fast track this legislation to address the problems at the Dublin Institute of Technology in particular which does not - based on what I heard today - have quality assurance?

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Oct 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Is Bille rí-thábhachtach é seo. Mar a dúirt mo chomhghleacaí, an Teachta Morgan, nuair a bhí sé ag labhairt faoi seo, ní chóir go mbeadh sé os ár gcomhair in aon chor, ach tá sé ann. Tá deis agam impí ar an Rialtas, fiú ag an stad seo, é a tharraingt siar. Caithfidh an Rialtas éisteacht ceart a thabhairt do moltaí na ndaoine ar cad ba chóir dúinn a dhéanamh leis an...

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Oct 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I made that choice. I gambled, I suffered, I lost. These property developers gambled on a property market, yet the taxpayer is expected to bail them out. There was no bail out for shareholders in Eircom, yet we will bail out speculators like Liam Carroll, Sean Dunne and others we are getting to know as their court appearances take place. I asked that Members who have shares in the banks...

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Oct 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Go raibh maith agat.

Departmental Staff. (7 Oct 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I wonder if the Minister knows how well the new system of appointment is working. I have heard that some of the appointments are running over resulting in people having to wait a lot longer than expected. Of the 357 extra staff, how many took up contract positions which were not being renewed? Has an additional 357 staff been appointed or were 357 permanent staff put into this area? Also,...

Public Service Numbers and Expenditure. (7 Oct 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: They will take a black pen.

Social Insurance. (7 Oct 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Yesterday's ESRI report suggested that another 35,000 people who will not be able to meet their mortgage repayment next year. Is the Minister calculating that into her deliberations on the numbers who will be dependent on the mortgage interest supplement?

Back to Education Allowances. (7 Oct 2009)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister mentioned that those who have been made redundant and who may have redundancy payments will have immediate access. Is the allowance means tested and if so is a person's redundancy payment taken into account, which would in many cases disallow the allowance.