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Arts and Cultural Facilities Audit (14 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Tourism; Culture and Sport her plans to conduct a national audit of arts and cultural facilities to guide future capital investment in the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36691/10]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (14 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 47: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an additional grant to a school (details supplied) to enable the school commence building the classroom and resource rooms which are so badly required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36859/10]

Ministerial Staff (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the duties and responsibilities of political advisors appointed by him; if any additional advisors have been appointed by him during 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32309/10]

Ministerial Staff (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach has informed the House that there are six special advisers in his Department. What is the total annual cost of these six special advisers?

Ministerial Staff (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Is this salary only or does it include employer costs?

Ministerial Staff (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Are there additional costs such as employer costs and costs of providing departmental services and support staff to the special advisers? What is the total of additional costs?

Ministerial Staff (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: With regard to the duties and functions of the special advisers, have they any interaction with the press?

Ministerial Staff (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Is the Taoiseach saying that it would not be in order for a special adviser to brief individual journalists in respect of, let us say, proposals or suggestions or policies which are being put forward by Opposition parties?

Ministerial Staff (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Is the Taoiseach aware that there might be a special adviser whispering in the ears of individual journalists questions they might put to Opposition parties or, as pointed out by Deputy Kenny, critiques of Opposition positions on various matters?

Ministerial Staff (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I can see the Taoiseach is in consensus building mood again.

Ministerial Staff (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: In his description of the role and duties of special advisers, the Taoiseach described it exclusively in terms of the provision of advice to the Taoiseach and Ministers and liaison between Ministers and the Taoiseach's office. Does the Taoiseach accept, arising from the question I put, that some special advisers may, in addition to that and the work done by the Government press secretary, be...

Ministerial Staff (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: So they do.

Ministerial Staff (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Yes. I knew that already.

Ministerial Staff (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The Taoiseach has six.

Official Engagements (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach if he has received an agenda for the EU summit in October; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32312/10]

Official Engagements (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach the contacts he has had with other EU leaders since the June summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32313/10]

Official Engagements (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 10: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his participation in the European Council meeting in Brussels on 16 September 2010 [32505/10]

Official Engagements (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 11: To ask the Taoiseach his plans for official trips abroad during the remainder of 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32506/10]

Official Engagements (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 14: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his participation in the Asia-Europe summit in Brussels on 4 and 5 October 2010 [35867/10]

Official Engagements (19 Oct 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I follow Deputy Kenny's point on the role of Commission officials in the Department of Finance which the Taoiseach describes as a technical exercise. What is the intended outcome of that technical exercise? Is it intended there will be a report from those officials to the Commission? Will the Government have access to such a report and is it intended that it would be made available to the...