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Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (6 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 1067: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of experts' and consultants' reports his Department commissioned during 2008; the cost of each report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33893/09]

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

Joan Burton: Question 1210: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of teachers, language assistants, special needs assistants and other school staff which have been let go, or who have not had their contracts renewed, for both the 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 school years for each primary and post-primary school in Dublin 15; the staffing level under each category for these school years for...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (6 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 1247: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of experts' and consultants' reports his Department commissioned during 2008; the cost of each report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33898/09]

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

Joan Burton: Question 1274: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 is so dilapidated that parents are concerned that there are health and safety risks to their children; the status of the funding application in respect of refurbishment of the school; when a decision will be made in respect of this funding...

Leaders' Questions (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: No, that is not true.

Codes of Conduct. (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: No one has suggested that.

Codes of Conduct. (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: That is fine.

Codes of Conduct. (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Can I ask the Taoiseach about the incurring of expenses? As an inevitable result of the development of devolved bodies and organisations, which has been a strong feature of public administration in Ireland over the last 20 years, many Ministers now carry out official functions and visits through such bodies and organisations. As semi-State bodies and organisations are not accountable to the...

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: That was before our time.

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Will it be announced before or after Christmas?

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Will it be before or after Christmas?

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: That narrows it down.

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: I will take that as a compliment.

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Does the Government propose, in the context of the very difficult budget that will be introduced in December, to publish information about the Estimates so the Opposition will have a sense of the Government's proposals on expenditure? An official of the Central Bank felt free yesterday to recommend savage cuts. The Opposition must have some information about the approach the Government is...

FÁS: Motion (Resumed) (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: I thank Deputy Shortall and Deputy Penrose, our spokesperson on enterprise, trade and employment, for putting this motion before the House. I would like to share time with Deputy Shortall for the last five minutes.

FÁS: Motion (Resumed) (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: During the recent referendum campaign, I was struck by the number of times that FÁS employees stepped out from the shadows to speak to me, while at the same time looking over their shoulder, possibly in case somebody from Fianna Fáil was listening in. They were people in the middle ranks of FÁS doing their jobs and anxious to provide services to the 400,000 people who are unemployed....

Written Answers — Pensions Board: Pensions Board (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps she is taking to ensure greater efficiencies at the Office of the Pensions Board; and the amount of savings or the type of efficiencies secured in the past 12 months. [34403/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps she is taking to reduce the waiting times for social welfare appeals. [34404/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 180: To ask the Taoiseach if his Department is taking part in the cycle to work scheme or plans to do so in the near future; the agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department taking part in the cycle to work scheme and those which are not; and the impact the implementation of decentralisation will have on participation in the scheme. [34620/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 181: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her Department is taking part in the cycle to work scheme or plans to do so in the near future; the agencies and bodies under the aegis of her Department taking part in the cycle to work scheme and those which are not; and the impact the implementation of decentralisation will have on participation in the...