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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Lending to Small Business: Discussion (13 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: I was asking about a comparative analysis. Obviously, €26.6 billion is a substantial amount, but is it the comparative analysis-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Lending to Small Business: Discussion (13 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Mr. Trethowan mentioned that parking should happen with regard to legacy debts. Is that regularly happening with regard to businesses with other debts? The reduction of the loan book may not be definitive but nonetheless it would that indicate that it is a fair indication of ISME's experience because the trend is going in that direction. Mr. Trethowan mentioned in his report that a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Missions (14 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of the recent trade mission that he led to Malaysia; and the expected economic outcomes of the trade mission. [50098/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Economic Policy (14 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline any expected economic benefits arising from the Africa Ireland Economic Forum hosted by his Department; and his plans to increase trade with Africa in 2013. [50102/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Sector Pay (15 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the full remuneration packages currently being paid out to the previous four Secretaries General of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50242/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (20 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of existing students that have received their initial grant payments from the 66 vocational educational committees and local authorities for the 2012/2013 academic year. [51341/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (20 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the number of jobs announced by the Industrial Development Agency; the number of jobs created in IDA supported companies and the value of grants awarded and the value of grants refunded to the IDA for each of the past five years. [51201/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (20 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the number of jobs announced by Enterprise Ireland; the number of jobs created in Enterprise Ireland supported companies and the value of grants awarded and the value of any grants refunded to Enterprise Ireland for each of the past five years. [51202/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (20 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of each of the jobs announced or welcomed by his Department over the past five years; the numbers employed by the enterprise at the time of the announcement and the numbers currently employed by the enterprise. [51203/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (20 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reasons for the closing of the community welfare clinic in the Third Age Centre in Summerhill (details supplied) and to detail the way those with restricted mobility or living in poverty can access similar services. [50929/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (20 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of maintaining the community welfare clinic in the Third Age Centre in Summerhill (details supplied) and to details any savings generated from its proposed closure. [50930/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform (21 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has completed his review of the grading structure of the civil service and public service; and if he will provide details of his plan to reduce the number of management grades. [51555/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Proposed Legislation (21 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will set out the amendments that he intends to make to the Construction Contracts Bill. [51554/12]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services (21 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of non-residential business users with access to broadband across the State and the percentage of non residential users with broad band speed less than 1.99Mbps, between 2Mbps and 9.99Mbps and speeds in excess of 10Mbps. [51714/12]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services (21 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the levels of non-residential business users with access to broad band through DSL, cable, satellite or mobile platforms. [51715/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: We are in public session. It is important at this stage to point out that we have received 44 petitions since this process was initially established. That demonstrates the level of demand among the public for a committee of this nature. The petitions are being examined so we can decide how best to progress them and establish if they are admissible to the committee currently. All members...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Is the proposal made by Senator Ó Clochartaigh agreed? Agreed. We wish the group in question the best of luck with the matter. The next petition is P00044/12 from Mr. Daniel Donovan for the revision of postal ballot rules and P00069/12, which seeks to have current legislation changed to allow Irish citizens who are temporarily based overseas to vote by post from their overseas...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Is the proposal agreed? Agreed. We will deal now with a number of petitions grouped together. The issue raised is the absence of legislation imposing height restrictions for trees. This is an important issue to a number of families. The petitions are P00050/12 from Mr. Michael Byrne, P00070/12 from Mr. Denis Moran and P00071/12 from Dr. Jean Clarke. Members have been circulated with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: Is the proposal agreed? Agreed. That concludes the meeting.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation (22 Nov 2012)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on whether the target of creating 100,000 additional jobs by 2016 as claimed in the action plan for jobs will be met [52081/12]