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Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (1 Mar 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teaching posts being removed from a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; the reason for the removal of these posts; the timescale for the removal of these posts; if he will reconsider the decision to remove these posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12084/12]

Written Answers — Early Retirement Scheme: Early Retirement Scheme (1 Mar 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown by school of teachers who have successfully applied for early retirement; the dates from which these teachers will be leaving their respective schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12085/12]

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (1 Mar 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will list the rural DEIS and post-primary DEIS schools that will lose teaching posts; the reason they are losing posts; the date on which they are losing posts; the amount of money saved by the Exchequer from removing these posts; if he will reconsider this decision in view of the negative impact it will have on the education...

Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)

Pearse Doherty: This year, the Government has committed €1.3 billion to be paid to Irish Life & Permanent by June and €3.1 billion to Anglo Irish Bank by the end of March. We are also expecting the PCAR results for the stress tests of 2011. Can the Tánaiste tell us when we can expect those results to be published? When will they be debated in the House? Does the Tánaiste believe any legislation...

Leaders' Questions (1 Mar 2012)

Pearse Doherty: I want to hear if there is to be a mini budget.

Leaders' Questions (1 Mar 2012)

Pearse Doherty: The Tánaiste should answer the question. Why are they discussing a mini-budget in Germany before we have the chance to discuss it?

State Assets: Motion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: As provided under Standing Orders and given the magnitude of the U-turn the Labour Party Members have made on this issue and the importance for the State to retain our State assets, it is appropriate to give the Labour Party Members the time to reconsider their position. Therefore, I call for a vote by other than electronic means.

Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (29 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to ensure that small and medium enterprises can benefit from the savings and increased productivity arising from the use of cloud computing. [11312/12]

Written Answers — EU-IMF Agreement: EU-IMF Agreement (29 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 57, 58, 59 of 28 September 2011, in which he states that he proposed to and secured agreement from ECB President Trichet and European Commissioner Rehn for meetings of technical experts to examine the technical aspects of the Anglo Irish Bank promissory notes, if he will confirm who is leading the discussions...

State Assets: Motion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Cuirim fáilte roimh an díospóireacht seo ar mhaoin an Stáit. Mar a dúirt an cainteoir a chuaigh romham, tá sé iontach tábhachtach go bhfuil muid ag plé seo agus muid ag plé leis an reifreann. Beidh muid ag scansáil ar feadh cúpla seachtain agus b'fhéidir cúpla mí amach anseo. It is said that a week is a long time in politics. If that is the case, a year must seem like a...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (28 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a shared services expert with extensive experience in the field will join the reform and delivery office of his Department. [11226/12]

Written Answers — Public Infrastructure Funding: Public Infrastructure Funding (28 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if following his commitments in the Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016 Medium Term Exchequer Framework, he will provide an update on his ongoing engagement with potential private sector investors, including pension funds. [11225/12]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (28 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any provision will be made for 11 redundant Dell workers who qualified for support under the Dell European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to continue their education in a college (details supplied) in Limerick to complete bachelor of arts degrees in business and science; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10680/12]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (28 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider reversing the decision to terminate all postgraduate grants; and if there is any other support in place for a person (details supplied) from an island community who is facing hardship as a result of these budgetary cuts. [10816/12]

Written Answers — Property Management Companies: Property Management Companies (28 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 532: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is legally permissible for management companies to clamp residents' cars for non-payment of management fees; if so, the detail of the legal framework within which such action can take place; the safeguards in place to ensure management companies and or residents committees are not abusing powers...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (23 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if provision has been made to protect minority faith-based schools from forced closures and amalgamations resulting from changes to the staffing schedules. [10036/12]

Written Answers — Literacy Levels: Literacy Levels (23 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the progress of the numeracy and literacy strategy. [10037/12]

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (23 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 61: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to include a reference to the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union in the forthcoming European Communities Act, 1972, Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10342/12]

Written Answers — European Globalisation Fund: European Globalisation Fund (23 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with respect to the European Globalisation Fund managing authority report for the period 19 December 2011 to 27 January 2012 and specifically in relation to the issue of specific interventions as detailed on page seven and table 3.1 of the report, if he will provide the following information for each of the five categories listed in...

Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Last week I asked the Tánaiste to ensure that there would be no guillotine on Committee Stage or on Report Stage of the Finance Bill, a Bill that is technical and heavy in detail and one that will impact hard on the ordinary people across the State. The Tánaiste has suggested that the House agree to a guillotine on all sections of Committee Stage of this Bill. If one looks deeper at what...