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Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The live register always drops significantly at this time of the year. One of the main reasons for this is the back-to-education allowance the previous Government extended in recent years. I asked a specific question on the pension levy. Slightly more than half the money raised through the levy will be spent on job creation measures. If the Tánaiste checks the expenditure of the...

Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The pension levy is a stealth tax, as the Tánaiste would call it.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I hope the Ceann Comhairle will guide me as to whether this matter is in order.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The NewERA proposal means a fundamental change in the way that State companies are managed, as they will not be managed in the national interest but as financial interests for a shareholder. These are not the same.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is what I am trying to elicit.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am coming to it. Will the Tánaiste clarify that in the EU memorandum last December there was no mention of any figure for the sale of State assets? Will he verify the confirmation that this is so by the Minister for Finance yesterday, with the €2 billion figure being agreed even before the Government parties took office and could examine the issue?

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Will legislation be required to introduce the changes outlined in NewERA, which will be fundamental changes in the management of our State companies?

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No. Show me where that is written? It is not there.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I wish to assist the Tánaiste.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is not there.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: So it is not there.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is a fire sale.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Even the parts that were not in the agreement.

Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is hard to know what is promised.

Written Answers — Community Training Centres: Community Training Centres (6 Oct 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if responsibility for the FÁS community training centres will transfer to him; when this will happen; the future for the centres; the implications of this transfer on staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28024/11]

Written Answers — Caiteachas Caipitil: Caiteachas Caipitil (6 Oct 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 65: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna cén soláthar airgid chaipitil a cuireadh ar fáil in 2011 do bhunscoileanna agus do scoileanna dara leibhéal faoi seach; an méid atá caite faoi gach fomhír acu go dáta i mbliana; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [28018/11]

Written Answers — Oibreacha Feabhsúcháin do Scoileanna: Oibreacha Feabhsúcháin do Scoileanna (6 Oct 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 66: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna cén uair a thabharfar cead do Ghaelscoil Chaitlín Maude, uimhir rolla 19872P, ocht seomra ranga nua a thógáil, ar seomraí iad atá ag teastáil go géar de bharr chomh mífheiliúnach agus atá an chóiríocht atá ar fáil ag an scoil faoi láthair; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [28019/11]

Written Answers — Community Training Centres: Community Training Centres (6 Oct 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements being made by her for the FÁS community training centres; their future role; the implications for staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28025/11]

Written Answers — An Teanga Gaeilge: An Teanga Gaeilge (6 Oct 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 110: To ask the Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé i gceist aige maoiniú a chur ar fáil ó Chiste na Gaeilge do Chumann na bhFiann de bharr na hoibre tábhachtaí atá ar bun acu leis an óige, de bharr na béime atá ag an Straitéis 20 Bliain ar mhúineadh na teanga agus ar ghréasán imeachtaí taobh amuigh den scoil do dhaoine óga, más rud é go...

Written Answers — An Teanga Gaeilge: An Teanga Gaeilge (6 Oct 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 111: To ask the Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an ndearna an Chomhairle Aireachta Thuaidh/Theas faomhadh ar phlean cistíochta Fhoras na Gaeilge don earnáil dheonach Gaeilge, cén uair a ndearna siad faomhadh air agus an bhfuil sé sásta go bhfuil an scéim ag obair go sásúil; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [28021/11]