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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (29 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 366: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of staff employed within his Department, expressed as whole-time equivalents, as returned to his Department for the end of 2008 to 2010, inclusive, and to date in 2011 in tabular form. [37481/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (29 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 415: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff employed within his Department expressed as whole-time equivalents as returned to his Department for the end of 2008, 2009 and 2010, and the figures available for 2011, in tabular form. [37486/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (29 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 434: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of staff employed within his Department expressed as whole-time equivalents as returned to his Department for the end of 2008, 2009 and 2010, and the figures available for 2011, in tabular form. [37479/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (29 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 470: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff employed within his Department expressed as whole time equivalents as returned to his Department for the end of 2008, 2009, 2010, and figures available for 2011 in tabular form. [37475/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (29 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 491: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of staff employed within her Department expressed as whole time equivalents as returned to her Department for the end of 2008, 2009, and 2010, and the figures available for 2011, in tabular form. [37477/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (29 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 580: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of staff employed within his Department expressed as whole time equivalents as returned to his Department for the end of 2008 to 2010, inclusive, and figures available for 2011, in tabular form. [37490/11]

Housing Regeneration Projects (30 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 12: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the amount of money he intends to supply in 2012 and onwards for the continuation and completion of regeneration projects which are already underway in Ballymun, Dublin, and in Limerick. [37745/11]

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (30 Nov 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 40: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the responsibility of housing under his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37747/11]

Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: We have 448,600 people out of work and the Tánaiste states unemployment is the Government's top priority as a policy issue. Heaven help us if this is the Government working to put jobs first. Figures published yesterday show an unemployment rate of 14.5% and a shocking increase in poverty levels. Some 22.5% of people reported that they live in deprivation, which means being unable to...

Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Does the Tánaiste support the Minister's commentary? If he disagrees with him, will he apologise for the comments the Minister made? Let us also have a real commitment from the Tánaiste that the unemployed and those living in poverty will be front and centre in the Government's proposals in next week's budget.

Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: I notice the Tánaiste did not distance himself from the Minister's commentary. Irrespective of what his role is in the Government, it is not the Minister's role to add insult to injury to the unemployed and deprived people of this State. I hope the Tánaiste is clear about that.

Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Tánaiste stated the Government's efforts have focused on rebuilding the State's reputation. What kind of a reputation can a state have when almost half a million of its people are languishing on the unemployment lines? These are not statistics but people and families, yet less than a week before a budget that will be very hard on people we have a senior Government Minister being...

Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----fight against high pay and left former taoisigh on massive pensions. Out of the other side of its mouth, it tells people to cheer up, things will not be so bad and we should all take a weekend break. That is completely mad politics.

Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Heaven help us if this heralds what the Government proposes to present to the Dáil and citizens in its budget next week. The Tánaiste stated the Government's priority is to get people back to work and listed the initiatives it has taken.

Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Its initiatives are not working. What will it do differently? What new initiatives will it bring forward? When will it demonstrate in real terms a seriousness about getting people back to work? The figures do not lie. They reflect the failure of the Government.

Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Minister has done it already.

Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: What is the Government doing about them?

Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Government is failing in its job.

Order of Business (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: No, it is not agreed. I oppose the guillotining of the debate on extending the bank guarantee and request more time is devoted to it. I have no doubt the Tánaiste's colleagues in the Labour Party, particularly the newer Members, will need a lot of time to explain their support for this extension.

Order of Business (1 Dec 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Given their very vocal commentary on the guarantee over the past three years, it is not acceptable to Sinn Féin to allocate such a short time to such a crucial debate on such a central matter which has been historically of concern to the Labour Party. More time should be extended.