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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (16 Sep 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 161: To ask the Taoiseach if he made submissions to the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes on potential savings in his Department; the contents of the submissions made; if the McCarthy group has made proposals to him; the contents of these proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30174/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (16 Sep 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 170: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will provide details of the €250 million job protection programme; when she expects this scheme to commence; the financial mechanisms being used to fund this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30171/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (16 Sep 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 272: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the increase in excise duty for an off-licence which increased by 100% in 2009 makes no distinction between off-licences that have a tiny volume of sales and those that sell bigger quantities; if he will review the licence fee in order that it does not create a burden on outlets that run...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (16 Sep 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 620: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to ratify the UN protocol to prevent human trafficking; if there is a need to update Irish law in this respect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30708/09]

Written Answers — Public Service Contracts: Public Service Contracts (17 Sep 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 7: To ask the Minister for Finance when the Government's e-tendering website is legally required to be put out to public tender again, in view of the fact that the original contract was awarded in 2003 for three years, with a two year extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31969/09]

Written Answers — Pre-school Services: Pre-school Services (17 Sep 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the circumstances in which a school participating in the pre-school scheme may levy additional charges on parents; if extra services associated with core hours may be charged; if schools charge for extra hours over and above core hours; if schools charge for extra curricular activities; if a child qualifies for one year of free...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (17 Sep 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 86: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will make a final decision on the implementation of a special protection order on Dublin Bay; the reason for the delay in making that decision in view of the fact that he has had the report from the designated areas appeals advisory board in his possession for some time. [31968/09]

Order of Business (22 Sep 2009)

Richard Bruton: I want to ask the Tánaiste about the format of this year's Estimates. I understand last Friday was the deadline for Ministers to have arranged their proposals on spending cuts. Will those be presented to an Oireachtas committee for consideration ahead of the budget or will all Government decisions be released to the Dáil on budget day without any opportunity to assess whether the choices...

Order of Business (22 Sep 2009)

Richard Bruton: At any stage?

Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Richard Bruton: I am sure the Tánaiste would have been as disturbed as I to read the household budget survey published yesterday which shows that 60% of the 175,000 jobs that have been lost in the past two years were lost by those under the age of 25. The unemployment rate among this category of people has increased by 17%, which is extraordinary. Effectively, the lives of 90,000 young people have been...

Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Richard Bruton: Surely, however, we should be transforming the way we focus on the priority of employment. Will the Tánaiste indicate why the consumer and competition Bill, which will deal with the amalgamation of the National Consumer Agency and the Competition Authority, will not be published this year? Are we still going to have the same archaic debate on the Estimates this year? Will it be the case...

Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Richard Bruton: We are in a crisis situation. Young people whose futures have been placed on hold are watching our proceedings in order to discover whether the decisions we make will shorten the recession or prolong it. The matters to which I refer are just three which could be treated as priority changes. Will the Tánaiste commit to making these three changes?

Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Richard Bruton: Does the Tánaiste not agree that her answer in respect of the Estimates process is pathetic. We are in the midst of the worst crisis the nation has ever experienced-----

Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Richard Bruton: -----but it is business as usual as far as the Government is concerned. There has been no attempt to change anything or to employ the talent of certain Members of the House in order to address these problems in a more coherent and realistic way.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 Sep 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Finance the basic principles that will be used in deciding the tax base for the proposed 80% tax on windfall gain from rezoning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32773/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (24 Sep 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of the Irish stand at the EXPO 2010 in Shanghai, China, including a full breakdown of costs; the expected return; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32805/09]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (6 Oct 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has had discussions with the Department of Transport and Marine regarding the introduction of random drug testing under the interim National Drugs Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34121/09]

Written Answers — Employment Statistics: Employment Statistics (6 Oct 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 167: To ask the Taoiseach the details for the first quarter of 2009 and the first quarter of 2007 of the persons aged 15 to 19 years, 20 to 24 years, and 25 to 29 years showing the number in employment, in the labour force and unemployed; the participation rate in the labour force and the unemployment rate in each respective age category; and the same data for the age group 30-64....

Written Answers — Earnings Statistics: Earnings Statistics (6 Oct 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 176: To ask the Taoiseach the details of the quarterly data on hourly wage rates, hours worked and average earnings since the first quarter of 2007 in respect of each category of employment for which the Central Statistics Office collects information. [34575/09]

Written Answers — Earnings Statistics: Earnings Statistics (6 Oct 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 177: To ask the Taoiseach the details of the quarterly data on earnings and hours worked in different public service categories in each quarter since 2007, distinguishing basic pay from overtime and allowances. [34576/09]