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Written Answers — Public Private Partnerships: Public Private Partnerships (4 Jun 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is reviewing the operation of public private partnership contracts in view of recent developments. [22281/08]

Written Answers — Pharmacy Graduates: Pharmacy Graduates (4 Jun 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied with the number of pharmacists being trained; if she has records of the percentage of graduates who successfully find employment here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22030/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Jun 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 287: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her Department will pay one parent allowance retrospectively where a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 suffered postnatal illness and never realised their entitlement to claim the allowance, as a result of which their claim was made six years after the original entitlement accrued; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (4 Jun 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the pupil enrolment figures for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and the teachers appointed for each of the past five years. [22010/08]

Written Answers — Pharmacy Graduates: Pharmacy Graduates (4 Jun 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 332: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he is satisfied with the number of pharmacists being trained; if he has records of the percentage of graduates who successfully find employment here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22031/08]

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (4 Jun 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 387: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has instituted a system for monitoring the extent to which warrants taken out against individuals remain unexecuted; the extent to which such persons engage in repeat offences; and the initiatives he proposes to stamp out the experience where individuals with multiple warrants out against them, or who are on bail,...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (4 Jun 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 420: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way the new equity mortgage which is under consideration will make it easier for persons on average incomes who find that they still do not have enough income to be approved for an affordable house in the Dublin area; if he has set a date by which it is hoped that this new scheme will be introduced; and...

Carbon Allowances: Motion (4 Jun 2008)

Richard Bruton: I congratulate Deputy Coveney on introducing this timely motion. The economy is facing some tough challenges and we need to box clever as a result. What is proposed in the motion would present us with an opportunity to box clever and to reduce costs across the board, for families and businesses and in labour-intensive areas. We must put out a signal to the effect that even though times are...

Carbon Allowances: Motion (4 Jun 2008)

Richard Bruton: The chuckle brothers.

National Development Plan. (4 Jun 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance if the national development plan will be delivered in full, on time and within budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22280/08]

National Development Plan. (4 Jun 2008)

Richard Bruton: Is the Minister committed to the multi-annual Exchequer contribution set at €9.1 billion for 2009 and also for 2010?

National Development Plan. (4 Jun 2008)

Richard Bruton: People will be disappointed the Minister is unable to commit to the multi-annual framework, which contained these figures and was set out and published after the last budget. Does the Minister agree that one of the preconditions set out on page 16 of the national development plan was that the Government would maintain the growth in day-to-day spending in line with economic growth? The...

National Development Plan. (4 Jun 2008)

Richard Bruton: That is something the Government has failed to do in the past two years, despite it having been set as a precondition for the delivery of the NDP.

National Development Plan. (4 Jun 2008)

Richard Bruton: Why did the Government set out in its manifesto that it would deliver the NDP in full and on time when the Minister now tells us it is subject to review and the fact the Government has failed to maintain current spending in line with economic growth means it is now vulnerable to revision? Why did the Government say something in its manifesto that it has failed to provide the capacity to deliver?

National Development Plan. (4 Jun 2008)

Richard Bruton: The manifesto made a commitment but the Government has undermined its ability to deliver it through its actions in expanding current spending. The Government did not make the NDP its priority; winning the last election was its priority. The Government spent money it did not have and that the economy could not provide and now delivery of the NDP has been compromised.

National Development Plan. (4 Jun 2008)

Richard Bruton: It is a priority the Government can no longer deliver.

National Development Plan. (4 Jun 2008)

Richard Bruton: That is not clear to me.

National Development Plan. (4 Jun 2008)

Richard Bruton: The Minister does not sound sure and has left quite a bit of doubt around the matter.

Government Pay Awards. (4 Jun 2008)

Richard Bruton: The Minister has not answered the question he was asked, which was whether he intended to set any preconditions before the Government would agree to give up the pay increases. Will the Minister set any preconditions? Does he share the Taoiseach's view that the increases should be surrendered if a satisfactory outcome is forthcoming from the national pay talks? What does he regard as a...

Government Pay Awards. (4 Jun 2008)

Richard Bruton: To clarify, will the Government surrender the pay increase regardless of the outcome or only if the outcome is within some range? Perhaps the Minister would clarify Government policy in this regard.