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- Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)
Bernard Durkan: That is the most stupid thing I ever heard. On a point of order, that is the most daft statement I have ever heard ââ
- Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)
Bernard Durkan: The number of medical cards is going down. The size of the population is going up.
- Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)
Bernard Durkan: The Minister is losing it.
- Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (28 Feb 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to recent comments by the European institutions drawing attention to a lack of competitiveness in the economy here; if he has identified the means whereby it is intended to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8391/08]
- Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (28 Feb 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he proposes to take measures to encourage job creation in view of a downturn in this area in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8390/08]
- Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (28 Feb 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if and when a work permit will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8688/08]
- Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (28 Feb 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action taken by his Department in each of the past five years to correct or adjust the competitive element of the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8668/08]
- Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (28 Feb 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Irish jobs relocated to low cost economies in the past seven years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8669/08]
- Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (28 Feb 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications for work permits received in each of the past twelve months; the number approved, rejected or pending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8670/08]
- Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (28 Feb 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs he expects will be created in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8671/08]
- Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (28 Feb 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the factors that are most obviously undermining the competitiveness of the economy; the action proposed to address the issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8672/08]
- Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (28 Feb 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs lost and gained in County Kildare in the past seven years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8673/08]
- Written Answers — Skill Shortages: Skill Shortages (28 Feb 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the skills of the labour force are adequate to meet future requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8674/08]
- Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (28 Feb 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs created in the past 12 months; the number lost in the same period in both the manufacturing and service sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8675/08]
- Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (28 Feb 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he or his Department continuously monitored the competitiveness of the economy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8676/08]
- Written Answers — Insurance Industry: Insurance Industry (28 Feb 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied regarding the competitiveness of the insurance industry here in comparison with other European or Eurozone countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8677/08]
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (28 Feb 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has provided sufficient funding to ensure the continuation and expansion if necessary of various community employment schemes throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8678/08]
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Feb 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when urgent placement will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8666/08]
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Feb 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when one on one precision teaching will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8667/08]
- Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (28 Feb 2008)
Bernard Durkan: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department has received correspondence from the legal representatives of persons (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8680/08]