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Written Answers — Skills Requirements: Skills Requirements (31 Jan 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 1132: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if adequate training, educational and upskilling opportunities are available here to enable the workforce meet modern demands in terms of skills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3039/07]

Written Answers — Manufacturing Sector: Manufacturing Sector (31 Jan 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 1134: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has satisfied himself regarding the ability of the manufacturing here to compete on world markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3041/07]

Written Answers — Manufacturing Sector: Manufacturing Sector (31 Jan 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 1135: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the cost base relative to manufacturing industry here is sufficiently competitive to ensure the continuity of the sector in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3042/07]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (31 Jan 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the corrective action he proposes to take to stem the flow of the relocation of jobs from Ireland to more competitive economies; if an evaluation has been carried out into the contributory factors causing such relocation in each instance in the past five years; the conclusion reached; the remedial action undertaken to...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (31 Jan 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 1127: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs relocated from this country to more competitive economies in each of the past five years on a county basis; the steps taken to address the issues causing the relocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3034/07]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (31 Jan 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 1129: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he proposed to prevent a further job relocation to lower wage economies; if an evaluation has been done with a view to identification of particular manufacturing areas expected to be vulnerable to relocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3036/07]

Written Answers — Skills Requirements: Skills Requirements (31 Jan 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied regarding the availability of sufficient numbers in the workforce to meet the needs of the manufacturing and service sectors in the future; if the requisite level of skills are expected to be available; his plans to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2705/07]

Written Answers — Skills Requirements: Skills Requirements (31 Jan 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 1136: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if adequate training and retraining places are available or expected to become available to ensure that skill requirements are regularly updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3043/07]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (31 Jan 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 230: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3342/07]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (31 Jan 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 372: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2166/07]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (31 Jan 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 299: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in the application for leave to remain in the State in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1558/07]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (31 Jan 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 300: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to the application for extended residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1559/07]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (31 Jan 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 301: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1560/07]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (31 Jan 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 302: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in the application for extended residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1561/07]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (31 Jan 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 303: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the decisions referred to in his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 16 November 2006, have been judicially verified; if he has been informed in regard to the strength of the arguments put forward by the appellants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1562/07]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (31 Jan 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 304: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the legal status of the decision referred to in Parliamentary Question No. 325 of 27 September 2006, with particular reference to the statutory declaration signed by the person concerned; if this decision has been judiciously reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1563/07]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (31 Jan 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 305: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the application for family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1564/07]

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (31 Jan 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 306: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to asylum or family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1565/07]

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (31 Jan 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 307: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1566/07]

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (31 Jan 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 318: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied that the questions raised in the course of examination of the application for refugee status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 were relevant and helpful in coming to an impartial decision in view of the fact that the services of an interpreter were required; if he has...