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Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2010)

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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (2 Feb 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 128: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of personnel in her Department to whom the full public service pay cuts provided for by the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No 2) Act 2009 will not apply by virtue of Circular 28/2009 issued by the Department of Finance on 22 December 2009; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (2 Feb 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 154: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the savings that will accrue to her Department arising from the public service pay cuts applied by the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No 2) Act 2009; the number of personnel whose pay has been cut; the average reduction in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4824/10]

Written Answers — Loan Guarantees: Loan Guarantees (2 Feb 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 176: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has considered the introduction of an small and medium enterprise working capital guarantee scheme to ensure access to credit for viable businesses particularly those with fewer than ten staff and with most difficulty accessing credit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44871/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (2 Feb 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Finance when he will publish the monthly tax and expenditure profiles for 2010. [4460/10]

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (2 Feb 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 356: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether the current legal framework for dealing with illegal moneylenders is appropriate; if he proposes to make any amendment or bring forward any proposals in this area; the number of persons that have been prosecuted, convicted, fined and imprisoned for offences relating to illegal money lending in each of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Feb 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 482: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons in receipt of the jobseeker's allowance who have had their payments stopped due to commencing employment, no longer satisfying the means test for a reason other than commencing employment and any other reason for each of 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009; the number of new recipients who commenced receiving the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Feb 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 483: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons in receipt of jobseeker's benefit who have had their payments stopped due to commencing employment, an increased number of hours worked and earnings, reaching the end of the maximum payment period, and any other reason for each of 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009; the number of new recipients who commenced...

Referral of Papers to Joint Committee on Health and Children: Motion (28 Jan 2010)

Joan Burton: As the Tánaiste said yesterday, bonuses are indicative but all the literature previously available on bonuses state that they are performance-related and reward for outstanding performance and excellence and that they are not automatic. Will the Minister clarify who, in the upper echelons of the public service, is affected by his and the Government's approach? County managers, directors...

Referral of Papers to Joint Committee on Health and Children: Motion (28 Jan 2010)

Joan Burton: Does that include the bonus?

Referral of Papers to Joint Committee on Health and Children: Motion (28 Jan 2010)

Joan Burton: Will the Minister clarify-----

Referral of Papers to Joint Committee on Health and Children: Motion (28 Jan 2010)

Joan Burton: What is the position in regard to the HSE-----

Referral of Papers to Joint Committee on Health and Children: Motion (28 Jan 2010)

Joan Burton: -----and people at senior management level in local authorities?

Referral of Papers to Joint Committee on Health and Children: Motion (28 Jan 2010)

Joan Burton: The Minister finally wrote to me the other day with a copy of the Government order in regard to this salary issue because, as Deputy Gilmore said, it was not available in the Library or in Iris Oifigiúil . He said there were difficulties with the printing-----

Referral of Papers to Joint Committee on Health and Children: Motion (28 Jan 2010)

Joan Burton: In his letter to me, he advised that there were difficulties with the printing of the circular.

Referral of Papers to Joint Committee on Health and Children: Motion (28 Jan 2010)

Joan Burton: This has been raised by many Members of the Opposition. The Minister is in the House. He wrote to me the other day and said that there were difficulties with the printing of the circular but attaching a copy of the circular.

Referral of Papers to Joint Committee on Health and Children: Motion (28 Jan 2010)

Joan Burton: The Minister is obliged to answer reasonable questions.

Whistleblowers Protection Bill 2010: First Stage (28 Jan 2010)

Joan Burton: When the Labour Party introduced a Private Members' motion on a banking inquiry the Minister at that point and in earlier statements advised the House that he would shortly appoint an expert wise man or woman who would be a national or international figure. He gave the impression that this would occur late last week. A further week has passed and the Tánaiste-----

Whistleblowers Protection Bill 2010: First Stage (28 Jan 2010)

Joan Burton: It is related to the banking inquiry which the Government has indicated may have to be the subject of legislation. The Minister informed the House he would return-----

Whistleblowers Protection Bill 2010: First Stage (28 Jan 2010)

Joan Burton: As the Minister is present and this is an important point related to a fundamental inquiry in the banks, will the Minister indicate whether he has identified-----