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Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (15 Jun 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 682: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Air Asia is looking for tenders (details provided) from airports for a route network expansion in Europe; if he will engage with the tender process with a view to bringing jobs and investment from Asia into Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15067/11]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (16 Jun 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are grants available for organisations that offer free grinds to leaving certificate students to help pay for the facilities at which they offer the grinds [15996/11]

Written Answers — Local Government Charges: Local Government Charges (16 Jun 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 139: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if commercial rates may be paid through direct debit on a weekly or monthly basis; if he issues guidelines to councils on this method of payment; if not, his plan to bring in guidelines that could be issued to local councils to facilitate businesses with this option; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (16 Jun 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm in the legal services Bill if it is intended that the system of taxation of costs will be altered in accordance with the recommendations of the legal costs working group and Competition Authority report study of competition in legal services; his plans to have the present system of taxation of costs operate in...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Jun 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding building of new extensions for schools (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16305/11]

Written Answers — Credit Availability: Credit Availability (21 Jun 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the date on which the partial credit guarantee scheme will start; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16470/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (21 Jun 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the work of the sales law review group which was established in November 2008; if it has completed its work reviewing the 1893 and 1980 Sales Acts; if not, when he expects to receive a final report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16495/11]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (21 Jun 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the draft EU consumer rights directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16496/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (21 Jun 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a claim for jobseeker's allowance now under appeal will be approved and payment expedited in respect of a person(details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16141/11]

Written Answers — Radio Broadcasting: Radio Broadcasting (21 Jun 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding plans for the auctioning of 4G licences here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16306/11]

Written Answers — Court Orders: Court Orders (21 Jun 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications that have been made following the failure of residential parents to comply with court orders; and the number of such parents that have been sanctioned by the courts in accordance with section 5(2) of the Courts (No. 2) Act 1986 since the introduction of the Act; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Children's Rights Referendum: Children's Rights Referendum (21 Jun 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 339: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to hold the proposed referendum on children's rights in 2012; the stage the new wording is at; if there is a team within her Department which has been assigned responsibility for the revised wording and subsequent planning for a referendum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16198/11]

Finance (No. 3) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Jun 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: Bearing in mind that it is teatime, I thought it appropriate to share time with Deputies Tom Barry and John Lyons.

Finance (No. 3) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Jun 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. Last year the Oireachtas introduced legislation that recognises same sex partnerships. I was delighted to speak in the debate on that legislation in the Seanad and I was also delighted with the support it received across all parties. This Bill builds on that legislation and again there is overwhelming support for it. In the period following...

Workers' Remuneration: Motion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: Does Deputy Tóibín sound a little shrill?

Workers' Remuneration: Motion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: In the programme for Government the Labour Party and its coalition partners agreed to reform the JLCs. We are committed to pushing forward with such reform, which is an agreed part of the original and revised memorandum of understanding. However, we do not believe it should go hand and hand with a loosening of workers' rights. Some 150,000 workers across the economy, predominantly in...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (22 Jun 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to an agreement involving his Department at a school (details supplied) in County Meath in respect of free school transport for children who were previously in the catchment areas of two schools which were amalgamated into the larger school; if this agreement is still in place; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (23 Jun 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 116: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 16 June 2011, the local authorities currently offering the facility for businesses to pay their rates by direct debit; the local authorities that currently allow businesses to pay their rates in weekly and or monthly instalments; the piece or pieces of...

Written Answers — Commerical Rates: Commerical Rates (29 Jun 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 166: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his plans to enable businesses to challenge their local authority rate setting processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17940/11]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (29 Jun 2011)

Dominic Hannigan: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the heads of Bill for the legislation required to end upward only rents will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17771/11]