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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (26 Feb 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps his Department intends to take to ensure the Government procurement impacts directly on both youth and long term unemployment. [3248/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: European Arrest Warrants (26 Feb 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to the extradition proceeding in respect of a person (details supplied) if he will instruct his officials to seek a negotiation between the Irish and Hungarian authorities that ultimately yields a solution, agreeable to all the parties involved; if he will confirm that his officials have exhausted all possible options to facilitate the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (26 Feb 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) [10041/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2012 and 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Feb 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh, agus go raibh maith agaibh as an gcur láthair. I notice that the Minister has not got his football team in with him today, so it looks like the Croke Park agreement is perhaps being implemented. I wish to acknowledge a few of the positive points of progress. Obviously, Enterprise Ireland and the IDA have been doing good work on creating jobs....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2012 and 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Feb 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: I also referred to youth unemployment and competitiveness.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2012 and 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Feb 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: I have two small points to raise. I refer to upward-only rents on which there are different views. However, could there not be a constitutional amendment to address the problem? The Minister stated we cannot turn around the juggernaut without taking time. The countercyclical argument we make, namely, that significant investment can be made, is not pie in the sky but is used...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2012 and 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Feb 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: It is not smart to bury things-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2012 and 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Feb 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: The multiplier effect from water meters is one of the lowest investment multipliers-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2012 and 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Feb 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: I understand.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Tenders (27 Feb 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the National Procurement Service Annual Survey's 2012 acknowledgement that the challenges facing micro enterprises include particular barriers to participation in the public procurement market the action he will take to reduce existing barriers and increase micro enterprise participation in the public procurement process. [10431/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (27 Feb 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of all properties for which the State has a long term rental agreement. [10427/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Unemployment Levels (27 Feb 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Finance following Budget 2013, the level of unemployment forecast for the end of year 2013. [3247/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Unemployment Levels (27 Feb 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Finance the level of long term unemployment forecast for the end of 2013. [3222/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (27 Feb 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Finance his views that businesses operating in the domestic economy would benefit from effective tax rates as being paid by multinationals in this State. [3227/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (27 Feb 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to deal with the issue of debt overhang that is impacting on the small and medium sized enterprise sector. [3223/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (27 Feb 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Finance the meetings that he has had with representatives of the banking sector to address the problem of debt overhang impacting on the small and medium enterprise sector especially amongst small business and micro business. [3224/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Íocaíochtaí Deontas (27 Feb 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an ndéanfaidh sé liosta a sholáthar de na hirisí agus de na nuachtáin a fuair cúnamh deontais ó Roinn na Gaeltachta, Bord na Gaeilge, Foras na Gaeilge nó Údarás na Gaeltachta ó 1980; agus an ndéanfaidh sé faisnéis a sholáthar i bhfoirm tábla maidir leis an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Business Regulation (27 Feb 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the efforts he has undertaken to reduce service costs such as legal on business. [3242/13]

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: It sounds like a change in promises.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Property Leases (28 Feb 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has directed, or will consider requesting, National Assets Management Agency to adjust relevant lease terms to reflect current market values for properties in which Government Departments or State agencies are leasees. [10777/13]