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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (20 Oct 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the number of staff in her Department primarily employed in one of a number of areas (details supplied) in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38070/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (20 Oct 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of staff in his Department primarily employed in one of a number of areas (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38068/10]

Loan Guarantee Scheme: Motion (Resumed). (20 Oct 2010)

Richard Bruton: I congratulate Deputy Perry for putting down this motion. It is very timely in this enormous crisis. The problem is that we have a Government that is trying to steer this economy by looking out the back window and it continually misses every obstacle on the road ahead. I recall what we were told when this banking crisis started - this was going to be the cheapest banking solution of all...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (19 Oct 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 138: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that honours degree courses which have been developed by a college (details supplied) are not recognised by her Department for the award of three year degree course grants because they are funded through the vocational education committee system which only offers support for two year courses and her...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (19 Oct 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Finance if persons who are dismissed from the public service as a result of the marriage bar which prevailed in the past have the opportunity to gain pension recognition for their years of service which were unfairly terminated at that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37181/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 Oct 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Finance if there are conditions governing the letting of accommodation which receives tax relief as student accommodation to persons who are not students; if the eligibility for continuing taxable relief is jeopardised by such practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37673/10]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (19 Oct 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 457: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will consider extending the housing adaption grant to include tenants of local authorities, who now have to wait for many years in order to have necessary adaptions to their home undertaken to accommodate a person with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37728/10]

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (19 Oct 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 528: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No 132 of 17 November 2009 if he will publish the prioritised list of competition authority recommendations which was drawn up by his Department; if all relevant Government Ministers have replied to his Department giving their views on the way progress can be made in order to implement...

Chemicals (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (19 Oct 2010)

Richard Bruton: In principle, I welcome the provisions of this Bill, which build on EU initiatives in this area. Clearly, it is important for public health and safety that there be a robust regulatory system. I understand the changes in the Bill are based on regulations pertaining to the same REACH provisions as those on which the principal Act were based, but it introduces obligations with regard to...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (14 Oct 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will indicate the number of persons aged over 70 years who are estimated to be in excess of the permitted income and capital guidelines for the retention of medical cards; if she will indicate the number of such persons who surrendered their medical card when the letter of request went out to them; if it is expected that income...

Written Answers — Commercial Rent Reviews: Commercial Rent Reviews (14 Oct 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he has taken legal advice on the legal protection in certain contracts that prevent rents coming down; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Forfás has recommended that the legal view that it would be unconstitutional to provide for downward revision of rents should be challenged in the courts; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (14 Oct 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he has satisfied himself with the operation of joint labour committee binding agreements in respect of wage levels that are applied in certain sectors; if he or his Department have examined the alleged legal frailty of this approach; if he plans to alter this system; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Prescription Charges: Prescription Charges (13 Oct 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if holders of long-term illness cards are exempt from the charge of 50 cent for every item on a prescription [36533/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Oct 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider extending free travel to persons being cared for under the domiciliary care allowance [36532/10]

Departmental Staff (13 Oct 2010)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. However, it did not answer my question which was whether his Department has appointed any persons with experience in the private sector to senior positions. I take it from his contribution that the answer is "no" in that he explained the procedure and how open it is but did not indicate the outcome. As I understand it, across all Departments, of...

Departmental Staff (13 Oct 2010)

Richard Bruton: The Minister of State is getting good at avoiding questions. He is learning from his master.

Departmental Staff (13 Oct 2010)

Richard Bruton: That is not what we are saying. May I ask the Minister of State a question?

Departmental Staff (13 Oct 2010)

Richard Bruton: Are we being told that there are absolutely no people with private sector experience who are fit persons to hold a senior position in the public service? That is what the Minister of State is implying. Surely his own Department, which deals day to day with enterprise, ought to be open to bringing some of those people and those skills in-house. Can the Department not employ somebody as the...

Departmental Staff (13 Oct 2010)

Richard Bruton: Is that more than zero?

Public Procurement Contracts (13 Oct 2010)

Richard Bruton: To what country would the Minister of State compare Ireland?