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Drug Treatment Court (30 Jun 2011)

Peter Mathews: I would be delighted to extend the time available, because we are running ahead of schedule. I will allocate ten minutes between the three Deputies.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Jul 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to his announcement that a new primary school will be built in the catchment area of Stepaside, south Dublin, if he will ensure that a school (details supplied) will be upgraded from prefab accommodation to a permanent school building; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the capacity of the current prefabs is...

Written Answers — School Patronage: School Patronage (5 Jul 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to establish an Irish language secondary school in the Dundrum/Ballinteer area of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18478/11]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Jul 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 273: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding payments in respect of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18725/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Jul 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 300: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, further to Parliamentary Question No. 93 of 23 June 2011, if this Deputy is correct in calculating that approximately 49,000 invoices must be paid by all Government Departments each quarter and that approximately 195,000 invoices must be paid by all Government Departments per annum; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Enforcement of Contracts: Enforcement of Contracts (5 Jul 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 426: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the legislation in place to compel HomeBond, under its guarantee scheme, to undertake repair works on an apartment building when an independent engineering report concludes that there are structural cracks on the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18622/11]

Written Answers — State Borrowing: State Borrowing (6 Jul 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance the interest rates paid on each drawdown from the European Financial Stability Facility and European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism; the cost to the EFSF and EFSM of raising funds for each of these drawdowns on the open market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19079/11]

Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Jul 2011)

Peter Mathews: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I congratulate the Minister for putting together, under urgent and pressing conditions, legislation that answers the practical challenge of bringing the standard of service provision into the hospitals as quickly as possible. The contributions to the debate have been very good, including from the Opposition...

Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Jul 2011)

Peter Mathews: Deputy Liam Twomey is both a medical practitioner and a politician. I agree with him that it is regrettable there has been a long, drawn out mess for so long and that we have to face the situation under fire-fighting conditions, but nevertheless well-thought out fire-fighting conditions. I commend Deputy Ó Caoláin on a very measured consideration of the Bill. He points out the weaknesses...

Estimates for Public Services 2011: Message from Select Committee (7 Jul 2011)

Peter Mathews: The Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government has completed its consideration of Vote 25 for the year ending 31 December 2011.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (7 Jul 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to his announcement of a new primary school in the Stepaside area of Dublin South, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) in Leopardstown is in this catchment area, that it is in prefab accommodation with a capacity of 161 students; and that thousands of houses have been built in this...

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (12 Jul 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of employees in the National Asset Management Agency who earn €100,000 per annum or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19694/11]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Staff: Banking Sector Staff (12 Jul 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new staff employed by Anglo Irish Bank directly, on contract or on secondment from professional firms in the past 12 months; the number of these who are on salaries of more than €100,000 per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19695/11]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Staff: Banking Sector Staff (12 Jul 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of personnel employed by professional firms that have been working on Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society business analysis and operational matters for the past 24 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19696/11]

Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (12 Jul 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider an alternative bank recapitalisation strategy involving the reversal of the National Asset Management Agency, temporary nationalisation of both pillar banks, together with negotiating substantial creditor write-downs on loan amounts owing by the banks to the ECB and senior bondholders to reflect the losses of at least €70...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (12 Jul 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance if Goldman Sachs has been retained professionally by his Department, the National Treasury Management Agency or by any body under the aegis of his Department, including the banks under majority Government control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19698/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jul 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the fact that Deutsche Bank estimates the total cost, including wages, of processing a single invoice is €17.60, that private companies can take over this process, move suppliers to an e-invoicing system and only charge 24 cent per invoice, that the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation confirms that...

Written Answers — Public Sector Pay: Public Sector Pay (12 Jul 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 214: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will ensure that non-teaching staff in a private school whose wages are not paid by the Exchequer are excluded in the reduction in public sector wages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20105/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Jul 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 426: To ask the Minister for Health if complaints (details supplied) should be investigated by the Health Service Executive, the Health Information and Quality Authority or another body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19719/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Jul 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 454: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the distress caused by the financial uncertainty surrounding an association (details supplied); if he will increase the capitation paid to the association on an average of €47,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19983/11]