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Written Answers — Dublin Transport Authority: Dublin Transport Authority (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Transport the work to date which has been carried out by the Dublin Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41690/09]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 249: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the creation of a new airline within the Aer Lingus group which is designed to offshore employment and sidestep responsibilities of the company with respect to pension rights and other terms and conditions; if he has had discussions with the management of the company; if he will give reassurance regarding the...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on fast-tracking visas for key researchers and highly skilled staff, and their spouses; his views on a fast-track for long-term residency for such persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41695/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 360: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps she will take to ensure the retention of secondary benefits such as rent supplement will apply to persons who qualify for the short-term back to work scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41298/09]

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 414: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress made to date on restructuring the electricity sector, through finalisation of the Commission for Energy Regulation and ESB asset divestment strategy; when the transfer of the national transmission assets to EirGrid will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41720/09]

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 417: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the changes he will make to the consent system for energy developments on the foreshore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41688/09]

Written Answers — Third Level Education: Third Level Education (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 478: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made to date in developing a programme of targeted bursaries, in order to increase participation in key engineering programmes at third level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41684/09]

Written Answers — Third Level Education: Third Level Education (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 479: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made to date in expanding summer schools in science and engineering; the additional funding made available to each summer school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41685/09]

Written Answers — Third Level Education: Third Level Education (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 480: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the winners of the BT young scientist of the year award will be linked with third level institutions and companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41696/09]

Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: The Minister is a year late with that great insight.

Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: The Minister has not made a single suggestion since he began his contribution. He is outlining all of the problems but none of the solutions.

Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: However, the Minister wants the answers from us now. This is Dáil scrutiny.

Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: This is the modern way of developing choices.

Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Did the Minister by any chance write that before the debate began?

Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: The anger among Deputies in this House reflects the anger in the broader public. We are in a position where the economy has lost 200,000 jobs in the past 12 months, where many young people's futures are blighted, where one third of our young people under the age of 25 are now unemployed, and where 100,000 - 60% - of the job losses have hit young people under the age of 25. We face the...

Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: ----in a Government that is not offering any vision for the future. There is not an ounce of vision in this, and that is what we must confront in this debate. The bigger question that underlies this is whether the Government has the capacity to lead the transformation. Does it have the vision, the courage, the determination or even the authority?

Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: The truth is that the Government has been at the heart of the many problems we must now confront, such as the low performance in public service. The Minister has been at the heart of decisions such as that on decentralisation, the establishment of the Health Service Executive without reforming the structures, the decision to pay out benchmarking awards without getting reform, and the...

Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: It was the Taoiseach's Ministers who said that these were the people who led the country into this situation.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss why the Minister for Finance has agreed to breach his own guidelines in respect of the pay of bank chief executives in the case of AIB; why an outside chief executive has not been required by the Government, and the extent to which the board appointing the chief executive has been changed since the guarantee was introduced.

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (12 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 100: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the introduction of a jobs creation and protection plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28108/09]