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Written Answers — Energy Costs: Energy Costs (14 Nov 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 368: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions he is taking to protect consumers following the price increases in electricity and gas in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37544/06]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (14 Nov 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 369: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the outstanding untransposed EU Directives within his portfolio and the deadline for each; the number of warnings received from the Commission for each unimplemented Directive; the number of Directives successfully transposed since January 2006; the timetable for further Directives he intends to transpose during the...

Written Answers — Trade Missions: Trade Missions (14 Nov 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 370: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his trade mission to Canada during October 2006; the cost to the State of this trade mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37546/06]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 Nov 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 481: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of additional posts in full-time equivalents of guidance counsellors appointed under circular letter PPT 12/05. [37581/06]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 Nov 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 482: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the schedule for the appointment of guidance counsellors in second level schools on September 1980; and the number in full-time equivalents, approved for the school year 1980/81. [37582/06]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Nov 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 483: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the details of each school building project at first and second level sanctioned or approved between 17 May 2001 and 16 May 2002 with brief details of each project including projected cost. [37583/06]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 Nov 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 499: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will undertake a review of the staffing allocation to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 4 under DEIS and under the weighted model for resource teachers, due to the fact that inaccuracies in data relating to this school have resulted in inadequate staffing provisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37796/06]

Job Protection. (15 Nov 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that certain agricultural producers, in particular in the mushroom-picking industry, are forcing employees to present themselves as independent contractors or to work for piece-rates in order that the payment of the minimum wage and other labour entitlements can be avoided; if he...

Job Protection. (15 Nov 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Minister of State with responsibility for labour affairs for his frank and honest response to my question, unlike his predecessor. We have a problem here. For people coming to this country in the hope of a better life, as so many Irish people did when they went abroad in the past, the Celtic tiger has become the Celtic predator. It is now beyond any reasonable doubt that the...

Job Protection. (15 Nov 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: I welcome what the Minister of State has said. I suggest he tell all the mushroom industry representatives he meets that under no circumstances will work permits be granted to them for workers coming from outside the EEA. There is a suggestion that applications are being made for Chinese and Thai workers to come into mushroom enterprises because eastern European workers, who are now full...

Job Protection. (15 Nov 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: The Minister of State could give a signal that he will not entertain work permits for the sector.

Economic Competitiveness. (15 Nov 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: They did.

Economic Competitiveness. (15 Nov 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: The Minister should ask Mr. McCreevy himself. If the Minister does not know the story, Mr. McCreevy will tell him.

State Property. (15 Nov 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Did the Minister get a confidential estimate?

Skill Shortages. (15 Nov 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: That is the reason Google is still here.

Company Liquidations. (15 Nov 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Minister for his reply and I appreciate that when there are ongoing investigations the Minister is circumscribed as to what he can say. If we can talk about the generality of such cases, however, is the Minister prepared to ensure that once those cases are brought to his attention a monitoring process will be put in place by the relevant company supervision sections of his...

Written Answers — Labour Inspectorate: Labour Inspectorate (15 Nov 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will ensure that speakers of minority languages are recruited as part of the expansion of the number of labour inspectors in order to direct special attention to migrant workers who may be especially at risk from exploitation; the status of the recruitment campaign for the additional labour inspectors; and if he will...

Written Answers — Redundancy Issues: Redundancy Issues (15 Nov 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if workers over the age of 65 are not entitled to redundancy payments while their colleagues who are aged under 65 are entitled to those payments; if so, the reason this discrepancy exists; if he will correct this discrepancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38042/06]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (16 Nov 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 80: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will arrange for a speedy decision to be given to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow who has applied for permanent residency in order that they have documentation that will allow them to travel to be with their family at Christmas time and get back into Ireland; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (16 Nov 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of funding provided by her Department to Youthreach in each year from 2002 to 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38290/06]