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Written Answers — Ministerial Correspondence: Ministerial Correspondence (25 Jan 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 126: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will reply to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3293/11]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (25 Jan 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 127: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the result on the FETAC investigation into FÁS which was to be completed by December 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3301/11]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (25 Jan 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 138: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3376/11]

Written Answers — Ministerial Correspondence: Ministerial Correspondence (25 Jan 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 139: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3377/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Jan 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 5: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has held recent discussions with the Protestant community regarding the withdrawal of the ancillary grant; the value of the grant withdrawn; the reason behind the withdrawal; the latest discussions which have taken place regarding this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3976/11]

Written Answers — Ministerial Correspondence: Ministerial Correspondence (27 Jan 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Finance his response to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4346/11]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (1 Feb 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the position regarding jobs created in County Louth in the past three years; the moneys invested by the State in each case; the number of jobs created; and the location of each project. [4474/11]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (1 Feb 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 214: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the capital expenditure by the job creating agencies in job creation for County Louth; the individual funding for each year since 2008 for Drogheda, Dundalk and Ardee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4475/11]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (1 Feb 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of jobs lost in County Louth in the past five years; the location of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4476/11]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (1 Feb 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of visits made by all job creating agencies by location in County Louth for each year since 2008 to date in 2011 for the purpose of job creation; the priority allocated by the Industrial Development Agency to each such area; the land bank held in each area; the cost of same; if the land bank has been serviced...

Foreshore Licences (23 Mar 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leis an Teachta Mulherin as ucht an t-ábhar seo a chur romhainn anocht. Tá sé an-thábhacht go dtiocfadh toradh maith as. I thank Deputy Mulherin for raising this matter. What is important is that we have a follow-up to this debate. I assure her I will bring her comments to the attention of Department officials tomorrow. It is vital that there...

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (31 Mar 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: They are listening to the Deputy on the monitor. They are enthralled by the Deputy.

Programmes for Government (5 Apr 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Government has set out clearly its intention to ensure that public enterprise plays a full role in Ireland's economic recovery. The new economic and recovery authority is the vehicle whereby it will manage the State's holdings of the key State companies undertaking investment in key priority areas. These include the energy networks, broadband, water and bioenergy. Under the NewERA...

Programmes for Government (5 Apr 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: When we entered into government, the cupboard was almost bare thanks to the financial mismanagement of Fianna Fáil and previous Governments. There is less money than we expected, but the country must effect changes in its policies, particularly its investment policy. If the Government cannot borrow, State companies can use their initiative to create jobs. NewERA contains a commitment to...

Programmes for Government (5 Apr 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: The answer to the last question is clear - as many and as quickly as we possibly can. I am charged with dealing with the Ministries involved - the Departments of Finance and the Environment, Heritage and Local Government - and the Office of the Attorney General. Under a different heading in the NewERA policy, we will address the issue of a national water authority tomorrow. As quickly and...

Programmes for Government (5 Apr 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: I will not quantify that, but I will give the House an absolute commitment to report to the Oireachtas regularly on my progress in respect of the significant changes we must make in how we run our country. In particular, State and semi-State companies rather than the State will invest in the creation of jobs.

Programmes for Government (5 Apr 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: I will be able to give the Deputy those facts as soon as I can. I will give 100% in ensuring a significant reduction in unemployment levels and in the shameful number of young people who must leave this country because they had no future under the former Government. We will bring them light and jobs.

Afforestation Programme (5 Apr 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: In the context of the NewERA plan the Government commits to an ambitious strategy of accelerating the development of Ireland's forestry and bioenergy resources. Key to the realisation of this strategy is the plan to create a new State company, to be called BioEnergy Ireland, which will entail the merger of Bord na Móna and Coillte. The Government envisages that the new company will become a...

Afforestation Programme (5 Apr 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: The key point is that what is being discussed is the setting up of a State company, not a private company, and one which will remain in State ownership. To put it a different way, in medieval times if one were going through the forests of Nottingham, the Sheriff of Nottingham's writ would have run there and the Robin Hoods of the day would have prevented him doing whatever he wanted to do....

Afforestation Programme (5 Apr 2011)

Fergus O'Dowd: It will remain in State ownership. Does the Deputy require references?