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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (18 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Finance the savings made to date in 2009 yielded from the 8% reduction in professional fees introduced in February 2009; the savings he expects to be made as a result of this 8% reduction in 2009 as a whole; if he expects the €67 million target for 2009 to be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42020/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (18 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the savings to date in 2009 yielded from the 8% reduction in professional fees introduced in February 2009; the savings she expects to be made as a result of this 8% reduction in 2009 as a whole; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42647/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (18 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Transport the savings to date in 2009 yielded from the 8% reduction in professional fees introduced in February 2009; the savings he expects to be made as a result of this 8% reduction in 2009 as a whole; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42649/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (18 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the savings to date in 2009 yielded from the 8% reduction in professional fees introduced in February 2009; the savings he expects to be made as a result of this 8% reduction in 2009 as a whole; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42641/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (18 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the savings to date in 2009 yielded from the 8% reduction in professional fees introduced in February 2009; the savings he expects to be made as a result of this 8% reduction in 2009 as a whole; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42643/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (18 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the savings to date in 2009 yielded from the 8% reduction in professional fees introduced in February 2009; the savings she expects to be made as a result of this 8% reduction in 2009 as a whole; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42648/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (18 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Defence the savings to date in 2009 yielded from the 8% reduction in professional fees introduced in February 2009; the savings he expects to be made as a result of this 8% reduction in 2009 as a whole; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42644/09]

Order of Business (19 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: We have been advised that the report examining the salaries of top people in the public service, which includes Ministers, Ministers of State, senior civil servants and the heads of public bodies was received, probably three weeks ago, by the Minister for Finance. Yesterday, in the finance committee when Professor McCarthy and the members of an bord snip nua were present, the deputy...

Order of Business (19 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: This is very pertinent to the work of Government. This is a report which has been received by Government. Ministers are paying themselves €240,000 a year and asking civil servants who are bringing up three and four children-----

Order of Business (19 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: ------on €40,000 a year to take cuts. Will this report be published and laid in the Oireachtas Library?

Order of Business (19 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: I am sorry, it is not. That has been the practice as regards the two previous reports on top persons' salaries. If we do not want to return to strikes, as this Government appears to want, badly paid civil servants are being provoked by not releasing this information.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: Will the Minister arrange to have the report placed in the Oireachtas Library? The Minister for Finance promised this but has not yet done so. Where is it?

Order of Business (19 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: Where is the report? Members were told yesterday-----

Order of Business (19 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: No, that is not adequate.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: This is an appropriate matter to raise on the Order of Business.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: It is a report on which the Minister has made a statement in the House.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: I seek an answer. This is an ordinary question about the report that has not been published.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: No, there is not. This is a standard question.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: Is the Ceann Comhairle joking?

Social and Affordable Housing. (24 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 50: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of units acquired under the leasing initiative in each local authority; the size of these units; the cost per unit; the duration of lease agreements; the number of agreements containing a break clause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42929/09]