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Skill Shortages. (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Is there a rough idea? Is it 100, 1,000 or 10,000?

Business Regulation. (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Minister of State for his answer but I have heard it many times. I raised this question on 28 November 2007, the last time the Minister took Question Time. I have the good fortune to have the Official Report before me and I can see I specifically asked the Minister on several occasions when we would be given a target. A number of European countries have had targets for some...

Business Regulation. (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I will not go through the interesting list of the number of forms their members must complete that the Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association, ISME, gave the committee on enterprise, trade and employment yesterday but I am delighted that I am in a public sector PAYE job because I would hate to be in business. There is obviously nothing happening. Nobody is being upskilled, a...

Business Regulation. (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Is a 25% reduction in regulation the Government's domestic target?

Business Regulation. (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: What is the domestic target?

Telecommunications Networks. (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: We all accept that Ireland has fallen behind badly on broadband roll-out because of the botched privatisation of Eircom, conducted by Deputy Penrose's constituency colleague. We have not recovered from that. Eircom, or the post-Eircom entity, will have to invest in next generation networks. What is the Department's attitude to the separation of Eircom? What involvement has the Department...

FÁS Training Programmes. (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Earlier in the debate, the Minister of State referred to the long-anticipated downturn in construction activity as a correction. As someone who probably will enter negative equity by next summer, it feels like somewhat more than a correction to me, as well as to many people of my generation. FÁS has 28,500 apprentices at present, 90% of whom are being trained for construction jobs. As the...

FÁS Training Programmes. (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: It depends on when one bought a house.

FÁS Training Programmes. (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Will apprentices who lose their jobs still receive training?

FÁS Training Programmes. (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: A large number of apprentices will lose their jobs halfway through their training. Will FÁS facilitate the completion of their training?

Employment Rights. (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: To be fair to the Minister of State, it is important to acknowledge that NERA represents real progress. We do not yet have 90 inspectors but, given that there are approximately 79, we are at least approaching the target. When does the Minister of State believe we will reach it? One may argue about whether the minimum wage is too high but the fact remains that it is set down in law, which...

Employment Rights. (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Having only to pay arrears is not much of a deterrent.

Written Answers — Employment Appeals Tribunal: Employment Appeals Tribunal (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to his reply to Question Parliamentary No. 110 of 8 November 2007, the procedure that will be put in place to ensure that any possible relationship between a witness and a member of the Employment Appeals Tribunal is identified at the outset, in view of the fact that a full list of witnesses is available from the...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 74: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the inheritance tax take for 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4383/08]

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 75: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the persons he appointed to sit on the boards of public bodies during the period 14 November 1991 to 15 December 1994; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4402/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of young people who cannot be discharged from an acute medical or surgical bed because they require long-term nursing care which is not available to them in the community, with a breakdown by hospital and length of stay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4386/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of young people who cannot be discharged because they need long-term nursing care which is not available to them in the community who have been in an acute medical or surgical bed for more than a year, with a breakdown by hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4387/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of times his Department has given, advanced or lent funds for the payment of a bond on behalf of Irish citizens facing prosecution or criminal investigation overseas for each of the past five years; the criteria according to which a decision is made to provide such funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4385/08]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his view on any possible conflict between competition law and joint labour committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4382/08]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (7 Feb 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his view on any possible conflict between competition law and registered employment agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4384/08]