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Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Would the Taoiseach have a date on which the Government is to bring forward its proposals for dealing with mortgage arrears?

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (21 Sep 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created by the Industrial Development Agency, Shannon Development, Enterprise Ireland and the community enterprise board in the mid-western region 2010; the cost to create each one of those jobs; and the corresponding job losses in enterprises supported by the various agencies. [25246/11]

Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (21 Sep 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the establishment of a money advice and budgeting service for small businesses. [25247/11]

Written Answers — Air Accident Investigations: Air Accident Investigations (21 Sep 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason an investigation into an aircraft accident during a military training exercise on 12 October 2009 at Crumlin East, Cornamona, County Galway, resulting in two deaths is not complete and the report still not published; his views on the fact that investigations of this nature are usually completed within 12 months and...

Written Answers — Departmental Agency: Departmental Agency (22 Sep 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in relation to the establishment of SOLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25235/11]

Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (27 Sep 2011)

Willie O'Dea: I thank the movers of the motion and welcome the opportunity to say a few words on the matter. I could not help being struck by the last speaker's contribution in which he said he did not want to take us back to the era of Mr. Charlie McCreevy and Mr. Bertie Ahern. Perhaps he would like to take us back to the era of Garret FitzGerald, which was such a resounding success.

Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (27 Sep 2011)

Willie O'Dea: This year, more than 3.1 billion will be at work in the world at large. This is a greater number than ever before, yet there is a pervading sense of crisis over jobs. This is because there are now 205 million people officially unemployed in the world. A high percentage of these are under the age of 25. It is often overlooked that the quality of the jobs available seems to be in decline,...

Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (27 Sep 2011)

Willie O'Dea: The devastating human, social and economic consequences of long-term unemployment need no elaboration. It is very difficult for an individual who has been unemployed for more than 12 months to get back into the workforce. It is very difficult and costly for the agencies of the State to get that person back into mainstream employment. There have been a number of studies on this, all of...

Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (27 Sep 2011)

Willie O'Dea: The Government is creating minus jobs.

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (27 Sep 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue loss to the Exchequer from the abolition of the PRSI charge on share-based remuneration; and if he will provide an estimate of the jobs protected by the abolition. [25989/11]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (27 Sep 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures that have been taken to verify that the VAT reductions on certain goods and services from 13.5% to 9% have been passed on to consumers; the estimated rate of compliance by business in reducing prices in accordance with the VAT reduction and the estimated loss of revenue to the Exchequer. [25990/11]

Written Answers — Education Schemes: Education Schemes (27 Sep 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of the announced 6,000 extra specific jobs skills training places that have been taken up to date by unemployed persons from structurally challenged industries; the number of the 3,000 back to education initiative places for people with less than leaving certificate that have been taken up to date; the number of the 5,900...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (27 Sep 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of companies that have expressed an interest in investing here or further developing existing facilities due to the amended research and development credit scheme announced in May. [25988/11]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (27 Sep 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a list of jobs creation announcements, in the Dublin region, since 1 January 2011, by the respective job creation organisations under his auspices; the date of those announcements and the number of jobs being announced. [26352/11]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (27 Sep 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a list of the announced job losses, in the Dublin region, since 1 January 2011, by the respective job creation organisations under his auspices; the date of those announcements and the number of job losses being announced. [26353/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Strategy Statements: Departmental Strategy Statements (27 Sep 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 214: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the Department has submitted a strategy statement to him, as specified under the 1997 Public Service Management Act and if so, will he publish the statement. [26392/11]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (27 Sep 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated loss of revenue to the Exchequer from the halving of the lower rate of PRSI and the estimated job creation resulting from same. [25994/11]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (27 Sep 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 273: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps that she has taken to deepen engagement with those on the live register. [25995/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (27 Sep 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 274: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of the 5,000 places on the national internship scheme that have been taken up to date; and the amount in total that she has spent on this scheme. [25997/11]

Written Answers — Regeneration Programmes: Regeneration Programmes (27 Sep 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 353: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received proposals from Limerick City Council concerning alterations to the regeneration master plan; when he expects to be in a position to revert to the council on this matter; and if he is treating this as urgent. [26163/11]