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Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (5 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 682: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number with regard to the operation of the Affordable Housing Partnership in 2006, of affordable housing units provided to date by the agency; the number occupied and the net cost thereof; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3244/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (5 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 709: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of task forces currently operating in his Department; the membership and terms of reference; the name of each one; the estimate cost of the taskforce; if he will report on the progress being made by the task force; if they have made any recommendations to him; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (5 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 710: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the taskforces established under the auspices of his Department in the past five years; the recommendations made by each taskforce; the progress being made in implementing these recommendations; if specific recommendations have been rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3173/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (5 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 711: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the taskforces established under the auspices of his Department in the past five years; the cost of these taskforces in terms of administrative support, expenses, research and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3188/08]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (5 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 712: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the non-property cost of decentralisation for each quarter since the project was initiated with regard to his Department's quarterly return to the Decentralisation Implementation Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3203/08]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (5 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 713: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of civil and public servants in his Department who have been decentralised to date; the number who will be decentralised in total under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3218/08]

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (6 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will send diplomatic delegations to Libya, Sudan, La RCA, Nigeria and Cameroon in view of Ireland's decision to send troops to Chad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33128/07]

Legislative Review. (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the review of the Competition Act 2002 in view of the completion of the public consultation stage of this process; the changes he is considering at this stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4414/08]

Legislative Review. (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: The Minister of State might inform us what stage the Minister is at with regard to this matter. It is customary for the Minister to advise us, or at least advise the Chair, if he is not going to be here to take questions. As regards this specific question, will the Minister of State indicate how many Competition Authority reports have been published to date and how many recommendations have...

Legislative Review. (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I can give the Minister of State a rough idea and although we do not have all the answers we have managed to find some of them. There have been 11 such reports to date, excluding those made last year which, in fairness, we do not expect to be implemented at this stage. Going back to 1998, one out of four recommendations in the report on liquor licensing was adopted. One out of ten...

Live Register. (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will revise upwards the Government's projected unemployment rate for 2008; the measures he is taking to reverse this rise in unemployment and under-employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4415/08]

Live Register. (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I agree with everything Deputy Penrose said. This is the week after the highest increase in the numbers signing on since I was one year old and it is very disappointing the Minister is not present to answer questions. Why not?

Live Register. (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I accept fully that the quarterly household survey is the most accurate measure of unemployment, but the live register is still significant. It measures both unemployment and underemployment. It is interesting that since the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment took office, the number on the live register has increased by 21,000 compared to a reduction of 100,000 when his...

Live Register. (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: The Minister of State has not answered either of my questions.

Live Register. (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Does the Minister of State stand over the Government's projection that the SUR will increase to 5.4% this year or will it be higher? Is he proud of his senior Minister's record on unemployment, which has increased by 0.5% since he took office, with 21,000 more people on the live register?

Live Register. (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Unemployment has been on the increase since 2004 and most jobs lost are non-construction.

Live Register. (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: What about the services industry? What about Jacobs?

Live Register. (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Not in services.

Skill Shortages. (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: There is no need to argue about the need for upskilling. Many of the jobs that were lost in recent times were low skilled in nature. The best thing we can do for the people who lost those jobs and those who will lose similar jobs is to deliver on the national skills strategy. I understand that the aim is to upskill 500,000 people by one qualification people in the next 12 to 13 years. How...

Skill Shortages. (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I have no doubt about the Minister's capacity and that of the Government to spend billions of euro. The question I asked is simple. How many people does the Minister of State envisage will be upskilled by one level this year? If the Minister of State does not know, will he give a ballpark figure? Is it 10,000 or 20,000? Is there any idea how many people will be upskilled at a time when...