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Written Answers — Job Initiative: Job Initiative (7 Feb 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he intends to take to attract new jobs to Cork following the news that 180 jobs at the GN ReSound plant were moving to China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4072/06]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (7 Feb 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 215: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of non-resident children who are EU nationals for whom the domiciliary care allowance is payable to parents here; the country of residence of each of those children; the amount payable for those children in 2005; and the expected amount in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3936/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (7 Feb 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 278: To ask the Minister for Finance if the tax credit applicable for a married couple is allowable to EU nationals and non-EU nationals where the spouse is not a resident here. [3933/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (7 Feb 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 279: To ask the Minister for Finance if the home-caring spouse tax credit for a married couple is allowable to EU nationals and non-EU nationals where the spouse is not a resident here. [3934/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (7 Feb 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Finance the years for which tax relief was granted to a nursing home (details supplied) in County Dublin; the amount of relief granted; if the amount of tax relief granted has been repaid to the Exchequer since this institution has ceased to operate. [3935/06]

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (7 Feb 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 487: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the primary and second level schools in County Westmeath that are classified as disadvantaged; and the additional benefits available to these schools by way of this classification. [3926/06]

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (7 Feb 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 488: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the primary and second level schools in County Longford that are classified as disadvantaged; and the additional benefits available to these schools by way of this classification. [3927/06]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (7 Feb 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 530: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of kilometres or miles of non-national routes per local authority area. [3930/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (7 Feb 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 531: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the non-national road grants payable to each local authority for each of the past three years. [3931/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (7 Feb 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 532: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the expenditure (details supplied) for each local authority on non-national routes for each of the past three years. [3932/06]

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Paul McGrath: The Deputy should keep this up and he might get the call.

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Paul McGrath: I thank my colleague, Deputy Deenihan, for sharing his time with me. Listening to some Fianna Fáil backbenchers earlier, I felt I was living in a different area from them. Some of them seemed to lose the run of themselves because they were talking about the budget being family-friendly and farmer-friendly. I will combine the two and point out a couple of items in the budget which are...

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Paul McGrath: No one else is offering. Perhaps I could steal a couple of extra minutes if the Minister agrees. He is enthralled.

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Paul McGrath: I thank the Minister. I appreciate it. The mandatory reporting on bank accounts is over the top in terms of personal freedoms and so on and I wonder where it will stop. The Minister might examine a number of issues in this context. He is not very long in the job but he is making shapes in the right direction. The discrepancies that appear in terms of different means tests and treatments of...

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Paul McGrath: I thank the Acting Chairman and the Minister for allowing me these extra few minutes.

Health Service Staff. (8 Feb 2006)

Paul McGrath: It must not be good news or else she would have been in.

Schools Building Projects. (8 Feb 2006)

Paul McGrath: I thank my colleague, Deputy Penrose, for sharing time. This is a small rural community which is at a crossroads. There is some housing development in the area. This school has been condemned for some time. Initially, the old school was to be renovated but that proved impractical and not worthwhile. Plans were approved by the Department for a new school and expenditure appeared to be approved...

Schools Building Projects. (8 Feb 2006)

Paul McGrath: That is disappointing.

Local Authority Staff. (8 Feb 2006)

Paul McGrath: I wish to share time with Deputy Ring. The review body on higher remuneration in the public sector in its report No. 38 of September 2000 considered that performance related awards for managers and assistant managers of local authorities were appropriate. The situation evolved so that managers of local authorities made submissions to a committee for performance awards in the local government...

Local Authority Staff. (8 Feb 2006)

Paul McGrath: Keep it within the house.