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Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (4 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 569: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total cost of all staff, permanent and non-established, allocated to assist her with constituency work in the 100 days following her appointment. [27339/11]

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (4 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 617: To ask the Minister for Health the total cost of all staff, permanent and non-established, allocated to assist him with constituency work in the 100 days following his appointment [27346/11]

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (4 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 659: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total cost of all staff, permanent and non-established, allocated to assist him with constituency work in the 100 days following his appointment. [27352/11]

Written Answers — Unfinished Housing Developments: Unfinished Housing Developments (5 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 158: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding provided to Monaghan County Council for unfinished housing estates; the amount allocated per housing estate; his plans to allocate additional funding to the council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27773/11]

Fiscal Policy (11 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views that the recommendation of the Central Bank of Ireland to make a bigger budget adjustment to public expenditure than agreed with the EU-IMF is the correct action to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28534/11]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (11 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used in selecting the locations for the headquarters for the amalgamated vocational education committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28658/11]

Written Answers — Foras na Gaeilge: Foras na Gaeilge (11 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 302: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding will continued for a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28809/11]

Written Answers — Betting Regulations: Betting Regulations (18 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the opening hours for betting shops for trading in the winter months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30151/11]

Written Answers — Betting Regulations: Betting Regulations (18 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review betting legislation, particularly in relation to the possible introduction of new technology into betting shops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30150/11]

Written Answers — Betting Regulations: Betting Regulations (18 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance when it is proposed to introduce the necessary legislation to tax online betting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30152/11]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (18 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if further consideration will be given to an application for funding towards the provision of toilet facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; if this application will be urgently reviewed in view of the case made in correspondence to his Department by the secretary of the board of management; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (18 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the national criteria for determining head office locations for merging vocational education committees; how the criteria were applied in the decision to locate the head office for Cavan Monaghan Vocational Education Committee in Monaghan town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30057/11]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (18 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projected savings arising from the decision to locate the head office for Cavan Monaghan Vocational Education Committee in Monaghan town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30059/11]

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (18 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he decides on the relevant catchment areas for all second level schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30134/11]

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (18 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 442: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and the Marine the timescale for the implementation of a national bovine viral diarrhoea eradication programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30058/11]

Debt Settlement and Mortgage Resolution Office Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: I am very glad to have an opportunity to make a short contribution in this very important Dáil debate. This Private Members' Bill makes a positive and important contribution to the current discussions on the very serious mortgage debt problems. Although the Bill is not, and does not claim to be, a silver bullet for all the problems facing many thousands of people throughout the country, if...

Written Answers — Renewable Energy: Renewable Energy (19 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when it is expected that the European Commission will give State aid permission for the REFIT scheme; the reason for the delay in approving this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30121/11]

Written Answers — School Books: School Books (19 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the school book publishing companies that were represented at the recent meeting with him; the progress achieved at the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30345/11]

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (19 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application (details supplied) will be processed and finalised at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30346/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a REP scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30344/11]