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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (24 Sep 2013)

Jim Daly: 127. To ask the Taoiseach the total cost of all media advertising in his Department for each of the past five years; the efforts his Department is making to ensure that local media both print and radio are being supported as well as national media by his Department's budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39118/13]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Capital Programme Expenditure (24 Sep 2013)

Jim Daly: 136. To ask the Taoiseach if he will detail by name, location and cost the number of capital projects funded by his Department for each of the past five years to date in tabular form in an area of County Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39153/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rates Reductions (24 Sep 2013)

Jim Daly: 184. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the future of the 9% VAT rate currently applicable to the services and hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39371/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Payments (24 Sep 2013)

Jim Daly: 185. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address the issue of VAT being refunded to retailers that sell alcohol below cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39372/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (24 Sep 2013)

Jim Daly: 221. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount outstanding in arrears to the Revenue Commissioner across all taxation brackets at 31 March 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39776/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (24 Sep 2013)

Jim Daly: 226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm the pupil teacher ratio in primary schools for each of the past ten years; if he will confirm the savings accruing from each change to the ratio during this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39171/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (24 Sep 2013)

Jim Daly: 467. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a single farm payment appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39674/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (1 Oct 2013)

Jim Daly: 293. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a decision will issue to a community (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the handing over of a disused Garda station to the community project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40534/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (1 Oct 2013)

Jim Daly: 498. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update in relation to correspondence furnished to his office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40724/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals (1 Oct 2013)

Jim Daly: 525. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a farm payment appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40412/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Jim Daly: I thank the delegation for coming in today to discuss these extremely important initiatives. Labour activation measures are very important. I commend the Department on the proactive approach it is taking to labour activation measures, which challenges the perception people have, rightly or wrongly, that its function is to write cheques on a weekly basis. I welcome the introduction of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Jim Daly: I appreciate that. I will move on, but I requested this meeting. I have a particular interest in this and have done much work on the scheme, so I beg the Chairman's indulgence based on that. What steps have been taken to advise employers of the scheme? What is the Department doing to let the unemployed know about it? I think it is writing randomly to the unemployed but I would prefer to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Jim Daly: I am nearly finished. I am on to the last scheme, the mortgage interest relief scheme. There is a school of thought that it is a bail-out for the banks because we are providing €42 million directly to them. How much has this been reduced by since the new eligibility criteria? I refer to the fact that the house can now be for sale. Has that made a stark difference or has it made a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Jim Daly: Are there any plans to cap the time for which someone can get mortgage interest supplement? Ms Faughnan referred to it but we did not get an answer. Are there any definitive plans to cap the length of time that someone can avail of mortgage interest supplement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Job Creation and Mortgage Support Schemes: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (2 Oct 2013)

Jim Daly: Ms Faughnan referred to it in her opening address. Is there anything more definite?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Internship Scheme Eligibility (8 Oct 2013)

Jim Daly: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he supports graduated teachers awaiting suitable employment availing of opportunities to teach in classrooms under the JobBridge scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42268/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Internship Scheme Numbers (8 Oct 2013)

Jim Daly: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of qualified teachers working in Irish schools this year under the JobBridge scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42269/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Internship Scheme Placements (8 Oct 2013)

Jim Daly: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has had any discussions with the Irish National Teachers Organisation regarding their opposition to graduate teachers working in Irish primary schools under the JobBridge scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42270/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Telecommunications Infrastructure (8 Oct 2013)

Jim Daly: 360. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that Eircom as the only cable communications provider in the country has no statutory power to enter private property to repair damaged equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42217/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (8 Oct 2013)

Jim Daly: 398. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the construction of the main drainage scheme will resume and be completed at a location (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42117/13]