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Written Answers — Employment Procedures: Employment Procedures (28 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 297: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the complaints there have been in relation to employment procedures at any of the newly established North-South bodies since their inception. [8808/06]

Written Answers — Recruitment Practices: Recruitment Practices (28 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 355: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the complaints that have been received about employment procedures at any of the newly established North-South bodies since their inception. [8809/06]

Written Answers — Publication of Reports: Publication of Reports (28 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 491: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he or his officials have discussed with the Department of Finance the now-completed report on local government financing; if the Minister for Finance has asked that the report not be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8012/06]

Order of Business. (28 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Will a Supplementary Estimate for the Department of Social and Family Affairs in respect of today's court decision on back-to-education allowances be laid before the House? Will the Minister for Social and Family Affairs make a statement to the House about the cost implications of that judgment?

Decentralisation Programme. (28 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: In his original answer, the Minister did not supply the ratio of civil servants already relocated to other areas who are to go to the new centre in Tullamore. Previous information indicates that as many as 50% of those civil servants who wished to be moved to one or other State agency or Department have already gone to another location outside of Dublin. This appears to undermine the entire...

Financial Services Regulation. (28 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review and amend the Credit Union Act 1997 to lift the current operating restrictions being encountered by the Irish League of Credit Unions. [8067/06]

Financial Services Regulation. (28 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Does the Minister feel that after nine years, the Credit Union Act 1997 is badly in need of reform given that significant problems have arisen particularly regarding the asset to loan ratio of credit unions, which at the time of the introduction of the Act was 2:3 and is now approximately half of the asset base of credit unions? Further difficulties arise in terms of the ability to put money...

Financial Services Regulation. (28 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Would the Minister not accept that the tightening of regulations in investment to which he referred is putting credit unions at a competitive disadvantage and if applied directly now credit unions would lose €60 million in a given year? While the Minister might need to reply to this by letter, I ask him to reply on an itemised basis to the concerns I raised in my question.

Financial Services Regulation. (28 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: I asked about the asset to loan ratio, the investment restriction and the savings protection scheme.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Investigations: Defence Forces Investigations (23 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Defence if, following the recent Hurley review of the circumstances surrounding the death of Private Kevin Barrett in 1999 while serving in south Lebanon, the Government will be launching a fresh investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7480/06]

Written Answers — Common Foreign and Defence Policy: Common Foreign and Defence Policy (23 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Defence the agenda of 7 March 2006 meeting of the European Defence Agency; his views on whether Ireland, along with other EU states must spend more on defence research and technology as suggested by Mr. Javiar Solana, head of the European Defence Agency and high representative for the EU's common foreign and security policy, due to the scale of the...

Written Answers — Recruitment Procedures: Recruitment Procedures (23 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 73: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to complaints in relation to recruitment procedures with the Safefood agency. [7558/06]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (23 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 85: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the cost of non-medical consultants to each hospital for each year since 1997 to date in 2006. [7557/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 94: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has seen the report of the national diabetes working group; if she will make known its contents; and her views on whether there is geographic inequality in quality of care offered for those living with type one diabetes, especially in the Cork region. [7621/06]

Written Answers — Natural Gas Grid: Natural Gas Grid (23 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the final costs of infrastructure required to bring natural gas to Galway; and the comparison between the end cost and the original projected cost. [7554/06]

Written Answers — Natural Gas Grid: Natural Gas Grid (23 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the State or EU funds used in developing infrastructure for bringing natural gas to Galway; if such State funding was given directly or in the form of deferred dividend payments from Bord Gáis. [7555/06]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (23 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Defence the remaining property owned by his Department in Crosshaven in view of the imminent transfer of property at Fort Camden, Crosshaven, County Cork set to be completed; and the future plans his Department has for that property. [7553/06]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (23 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 181: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if any 2005 funding for the disabled persons grant scheme has been returned to his Department from any local authority; and if so, the amount of such return of funding. [7556/06]

Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Does the Government intend to introduce an amendment to the State Airports Act, given that the basis on which that Act was passed has irrevocably changed and independent airport authorities can be established in Cork, Dublin and Shannon without Cork Airport being saddled with historical debt? Will the Minister comment on the fact that the mediator appointed by the Minister for Transport has...

Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: I have asked about legislation, an amendment of the State Airports Act. The basis on which that Act was passed has changed and this House needs to give further consideration to that legislation.