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Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (6 Oct 2010)

John Curran: The Live Register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming Jobseekers Benefit, Jobseekers Allowance and other registrants as registered with the Department of Social Protection. Figures are published for each county and local social welfare office. The most recent Live Register figures available are for September 2010. The table below contains the numbers signing on...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (12 Oct 2010)

John Curran: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Resolution of the Dáil of 7th July, 2010, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, or in the Resolution of the Dáil of 29th September, 2010, Questions for oral answer, following those next set down to the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, shall be set down to Ministers in the...

Defence Forces Service with the United Nations: Motion (12 Oct 2010)

John Curran: I move: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the report by the Minister for Defence regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2009, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 23rd July, 2010, in accordance with section 13 of the Defence (Amendment) Act 2006, be referred to the Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Women's Rights in accordance with...

European Union Treaties: Motion (12 Oct 2010)

John Curran: I move: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the...

Written Answers — Census of Population: Census of Population (12 Oct 2010)

John Curran: The Censuses of Population between 1926 and 1991 were taken under the Statistics Act 1926, which prohibited the release of any data collected under the Act. The Statistics Act 1993 repealed the 1926 Act and allowed for the release of information collected on census forms 100 years after the date of the relevant Census. The retrospection entailed by the introduction of the 100 years exemption...

Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (12 Oct 2010)

John Curran: The official source of unemployment estimates for the State is the Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS). Estimates from the QNHS are available for each quarter since the first quarter of 1998, prior to that annual estimates of unemployment were available from the LFS on an annual basis. These estimates are based on internationally recognised standards for the measurement of the labour...

Written Answers — Dáil Reform: Dáil Reform (12 Oct 2010)

John Curran: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government established a Working Group on Dáil Reform in 2009, comprising Minister Dempsey, Minister Ahern, Senator Dan Boyle and my predecessor as Government Chief Whip, Pat Carey. Following a number of meetings, this Group submitted a set of proposals to Cabinet for discussion and agreement. The proposals agreed at Government were brought before the...

Membership of Committees: Motion (13 Oct 2010)

John Curran: I move: That Deputies Deirdre Clune and Pádraic McCormack be discharged from the Committee of Public Accounts and that Deputies Michael D'Arcy and Olwyn Enright be appointed in substitution for them. That Deputies Simon Coveney and Andrew Doyle be discharged from the Joint Committee on Climate Change and Energy Security and that Deputies Leo Varadkar and Seymour Crawford be appointed in...

Seanad: Organisational Review Programme: Statements (13 Oct 2010)

John Curran: I warmly welcome this opportunity to share views with Members on the organisational review programme. I will focus on the second report, which was published by the Taoiseach on 4 October, and more widely on the role of the organisational review programme in the agenda of transformational change across the public service. It will be helpful to Senators if I were first to give a brief status...

Seanad: Organisational Review Programme: Statements (13 Oct 2010)

John Curran: Perhaps it should have been the precursor.

Seanad: Organisational Review Programme: Statements (13 Oct 2010)

John Curran: Neither do I.

Seanad: Organisational Review Programme: Statements (13 Oct 2010)

John Curran: It has.

Seanad: Organisational Review Programme: Statements (13 Oct 2010)

John Curran: I am very grateful for all of the contributions made. I have a couple of specific points to make in conclusion. It is interesting that we have had this debate today in conjunction with that on the Croke Park agreement. Perhaps the Seanad could have decided the preferred order. Having listened to some of the contributions, we know that if we do not change the way we do things, we know what...

Personal Explanation by Minister of State (14 Oct 2010)

John Curran: On 5 October 2010, when responding to questions about the status of preparations for Census 2011, I stated: "My understanding is that on the publication of the final and full results of the CSO that the boundary review is done, not on the preliminary figures." I have since clarified this matter with the Central Statistics Office and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local...

EU Directive: Motion. (19 Oct 2010)

John Curran: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol. No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the following proposed...

Written Answers — Hotel and Catering Sector: Hotel and Catering Sector (19 Oct 2010)

John Curran: The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment in the state. In line with EU requirements the QNHS collects sector of employment according to the standard EU classification (NACE Rev. 2). The most recent figures available are for Quarter 2 2010. The results indicated that there were an estimated 119,800 people employed in the Accommodation and...

Written Answers — Tourism, Cultural and Sporting Sectors: Tourism, Cultural and Sporting Sectors (19 Oct 2010)

John Curran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 124 and 125 together. The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment in the State. In line with EU requirements the QNHS collects sector of employment according to the standard EU classification (NACE Rev. 2). The sectors for which data are requested cannot be specifically identified within this classification....

Business of Dáil: Motion (27 Oct 2010)

John Curran: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, the Order of Business be taken immediately after Leaders' Questions today.

Written Answers — Sugar Imports: Sugar Imports (27 Oct 2010)

John Curran: The information requested by Deputy Stanton is presented in the table below. The table shows the total quantity of cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose imports by country for the year January-December 2009. The total value of sugar imported in 2009 was €99.9 million and the quantity was 169,130 tonnes. Imports Jan-Dec 2009 Country € 000 Tonnes Australia 6 6 Austria 1 1...

Business of Dáil: Motion (28 Oct 2010)

John Curran: I move: It is proposed that, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the Order of the Dáil of 27 October 2010, the Dáil shall sit later than 4.45 p.m. today and business shall be interrupted not later than 6 p.m. The proceedings in respect of No. 14a, statements on child care inquiry report, shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 6 p.m. tonight and the...