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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (18 Sep 2012)

Paudie Coffey: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new start up businesses who have benefitted form the three year corporate tax exemption scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37996/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (18 Sep 2012)

Paudie Coffey: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of small and medium enterprises that have benefitted from the research and development tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37997/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (18 Sep 2012)

Paudie Coffey: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of employees and employers, both nationally and in County Waterford, who have benefitted as a result of the taking a person one year out of work, double tax relief, scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38001/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (18 Sep 2012)

Paudie Coffey: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will indicate which institutes of technology have joined together in submitting an expression of interest for applying to become technological universities, as phase one of the process should now be concluded as the six month time period for making such an expression has now elapsed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37991/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (18 Sep 2012)

Paudie Coffey: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made to date in updating the junior certificate and leaving certificate cycles so that subjects such as politics and information technology will become part of both curriculums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37992/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (18 Sep 2012)

Paudie Coffey: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made to date in introducing some course work that will be examinable on a continuous assessment basis for the leaving certificate and junior certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37993/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Proposed Legislation (18 Sep 2012)

Paudie Coffey: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made in recent months in respect of the establishment of Solas, the new State training agency to replace FAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38039/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (18 Sep 2012)

Paudie Coffey: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to establish a review for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 into the expenses incurred by each of the President's Office of every institute of technology and university in the State, to ensure that correct tendering processes are being followed, and that other procedures in terms of the way in which moneys are being spent...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (18 Sep 2012)

Paudie Coffey: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of businesses in County Waterford to have requested assistance from the new Potential Exporters Division in Enterprise Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38003/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Services Provision (18 Sep 2012)

Paudie Coffey: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of businesses in County Waterford who have applied for and who have been awarded a competitive start fund worth €50,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38004/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Funding (18 Sep 2012)

Paudie Coffey: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of funding that he provided for the Irish Congress of Trade Unions for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011; the purpose for which this funding was provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39299/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud Cost (18 Sep 2012)

Paudie Coffey: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she plans to withdraw social welfare payments from persons who are found to be illegally importing tobacco into the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37989/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Numbers (18 Sep 2012)

Paudie Coffey: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the total number of persons who have applied, partially completed, and completed a three, six or nine month internship on the job-bridge work placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38040/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (18 Sep 2012)

Paudie Coffey: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reduce the amount of days that are required for persons who apply for back to education allowance to participate on a third level education course to take into consideration self employed persons who may have become unemployed and are not entitled to statutory redundancey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38223/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card (18 Sep 2012)

Paudie Coffey: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of new photo ID cards that have been issued to persons who are in receipt of social protection payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39210/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card (18 Sep 2012)

Paudie Coffey: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare offices that have been fitted with the technology in order to process the data on the new photo ID cards; if she will provide a list of these offices in a tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39211/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card (18 Sep 2012)

Paudie Coffey: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form, the number of persons in each social welfare office that have been found to have been making fraudulent claims as a result of the new photo ID cards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39212/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors (18 Sep 2012)

Paudie Coffey: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress that has been made with the updating of the electoral register and linking it to PPS numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37990/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Capital Expenditure Programme Issues (18 Sep 2012)

Paudie Coffey: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to introduce another round of capital grants for montessori's, creches, preschools and child-care facilities in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38224/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (18 Sep 2012)

Paudie Coffey: To ask the Minister for Health if he has as a result of the recent stimulus package announced by Government received any expressions of interest from general practitioners and doctors in Waterford city and county to avail of the fact that both Dungarvan and Waterford city were identified as areas that were in need of primary care facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter....