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Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (6 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 753: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government will sign the optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights when it opened for signature on 24 September 2009; if not, the reason for same; if there are plans for signing the optional protocol in the future; if the Government sign the optional protocol, if it will also ratify it...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (6 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 767: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will observe the commitment to spend 0.7% of GDP on overseas aid by 2012; if he will commit to maintaining the current level of expenditure on overseas aid between 2009 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34540/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (6 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 794: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the lack of funding for youth and community groups to engage in media training, in view of the fact that such funding is available in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33239/09]

Written Answers — Equal Opportunities Employment: Equal Opportunities Employment (6 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 832: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will apply the disability criteria on employment to the new decentralised public offices that will open at a location (details supplied) in County Donegal in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33091/09]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (6 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 933: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for the storage of military equipment from Lifford and Rockhill Army Barracks, County Donegal; the location at which he will facilitate these materials in the long term; if this will involve the construction of a new building; the costs that will accrue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33545/09]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (6 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 1014: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans in place to extend the granting of planning permission period, in view of applicants finding themselves in difficulty in accessing finance from banks to secure mortgage applications; the action he will take to ensure banks help applicants to secure mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (6 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 1020: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to attract inward investment into a digital content centre, in view of the fact that the education system here does not offer students subjects that encourage a career in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33238/09]

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (6 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 1036: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the green loan home energy scheme on a county basis; the amount of the €100 million budget which has been spent; the number of households that have availed of the scheme by category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34544/09]

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (6 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 1034: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost of the ongoing State case regarding Gweebara, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34530/09]

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (6 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 1035: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the regulatory processes for the construction of 250 kW generators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34543/09]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (6 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 1132: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps he is taking to support media training for young people in view of the fact that this is an area that offers potential for employment growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33237/09]

Written Answers — School Services Staff: School Services Staff (6 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 1279: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will establish an interim standard national rate of pay for school secretaries that would apply until such time as negotiations with the School Secretaries Forum conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34541/09]

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Are there instruments in the National Assets Management Agency Bill to deal with agricultural credit?

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: As the Taoiseach is aware, many farmers were forced into building slatted houses under the nitrates directive and farmers have contributed €534 million in inputs alone towards the banks.

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: There should be provision within the banking sector for them. As the Taoiseach knows, cattle prices are falling and farmers are being pushed to the wall because there is no agricultural stocking credit available.

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: The Leas-Cheann Comhairle would know from his own constituency that stocking credit for farmers to provide the money to buy feed and livestock is not available and it is destroying agricultural activity, as my colleague, Deputy Crawford, and the leader of Fine Gael, Deputy Kenny, pointed out this morning. Farming enterprises form part of the small and medium enterprise sector and we should...

Written Answers — Energy Prices: Energy Prices (13 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to address the issue of windfall profits being made by electricity generators on the back of charging consumers for the cost of carbon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35596/09]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (13 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to potential investors who have made offers on commercial property on the banks' bad loan books; if this is the case, if negotiations between the banks and the investors are currently being pursued by the banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35743/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (13 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 398: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if charges under the Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009 apply to the non-principal private residences of parish priests who live in parochial houses and own their own houses, to ancestral homes owned by members of the Irish diaspora and to houses owned by Irish citizens who own houses in Northern Ireland;...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (13 Oct 2009)

Joe McHugh: Question 404: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of housing aid and improvement for the elderly grant applications that have been accepted and approved at local authority level on a county basis in tabular form; the number of these applications that have been given funding on a county basis in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...