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Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 May 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of persons employed to carry out inspections (details supplied) in schemes or agencies under his remit. [20837/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 May 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of persons primarily employed in the issuing of licences (details supplied) in agencies or schemes under his remit. [20848/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 May 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of person employed to process entitlements payments (details supplied) in schemes or agencies under his remit. [20821/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 May 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of persons employed to carry out inspections (details supplied) in schemes or agencies under his remit. [20829/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 May 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of persons primarily employed in the issuing of licences (details supplied) in agencies or schemes under his remit. [20846/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 May 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of persons primarily employed in export refunds. [20841/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 May 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 242: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons primarily employed to process entitlement payments (details supplied) in schemes or agencies under her remit. [20824/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 May 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 243: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons employed to carry out inspections (details supplied) in schemes or agencies under her remit. [20833/10]

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 May 2010)

Richard Bruton: I listened to the Minister's benign interpretation of what Commissioner Rehn said in his summary but it seems that he was a good deal more specific. He said in the coming weeks he was examining Ireland's specific position and that further retrenchment could be possible this year. If that is what he is considering and he has not notified that to the Department of Finance or the Minister it...

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 May 2010)

Richard Bruton: On the issue of Murphy's law, in the event of a breach or problem occurring, have the Commission and European Ministers considered how the process would work through the necessary correction and the time given to get back on track? Has anyone examined a genuine economic assessment of the Greek position to ascertain whether it can meet the conditions while driving the export led recovery that...

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 May 2010)

Richard Bruton: Has the arrangement for showing Anglo Irish Bank's contribution in the accounts been resolved with the European Commission?

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 May 2010)

Richard Bruton: I wish to ask the Minister a few questions about the intercreditor agreement, which is the first item in section 1. I note that under the proposed system, a single member state can block the agreement from going ahead. When an analysis of compliance, by Greece in this case, takes place and comes to the Council for decision, that decision will be by unanimity. In practical terms, what is to...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (18 May 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether a cohabiting couple are disadvantaged by the income tax system; his further views on amending the income tax system to provide more favourable tax treatment to cohabiting couples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20136/10]

Written Answers — Health Insurance Providers: Health Insurance Providers (18 May 2010)

Richard Bruton: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will comment on the difference in solvency requirements imposed on the VHI compared with Quinn Direct or Aviva in terms of an even and fair playing pitch for regulation and competition. [20553/10]

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Second Stage (18 May 2010)

Richard Bruton: Indeed, but no one cried, "Halt" to what was clearly an unsustainable policy. Those who criticised it were treated like pariahs - it came from the Minister's benches. They were told they should go and commit suicide and that they were unpatriotic. They were told the most extraordinary things. Those were the facts. Ireland was not alone in this. Other countries saw the arrival of cheap...

Euro Area Loan Facility Bill 2010: Second Stage (18 May 2010)

Richard Bruton: I welcome the Bill, and Fine Gael will support it on Second Stage. Of course we recognise this is of significant cost. It will cost €1.3 billion, which will raise our public debt by almost 1% of GDP. There is also an additional €7.2 billion guarantee into which the Minister is entering on behalf of the Irish taxpayer. The entire package, at €8.5 billion, is of significant...

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 May 2010)

Richard Bruton: The Minister is indulging himself.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 May 2010)

Richard Bruton: I thought the Minister was generating a common purpose.

Order of Business. (12 May 2010)

Richard Bruton: When the Fine Gael leader earlier asked the Taoiseach whether he was considering changes at EU level that would require the Irish budget to be first approved by other countries' Finance Ministers, the Taoiseach seemed decidedly uncomfortable and did not answer the question. I believe this is a legitimate question for the Order of Business. Is the Taoiseach contemplating legal and profound...

Order of Business. (12 May 2010)

Richard Bruton: Will the Government use the provision for prior discussion in the House before the Minister adopts on behalf of Ireland a fixed position that could become cemented?