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Written Answers — Schools Admissions: Schools Admissions (12 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 152: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills with regard to admissions policies of community colleges, if these admissions policies have to be agreed or approved by the relevant Vocational Education Committee and if the VEC has the power to intervene to require schools in adjoining or overlapping areas to co-ordinate their admissions policies or agree a common...

Written Answers — Schools Admissions: Schools Admissions (12 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 184: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills with regard to admissions policies of community colleges, if these admissions policies have to be agreed or approved by the relevant Vocational Educational Committees; if the VEC has the power to intervene to require schools in adjoining or overlapping areas to co-ordinate their admissions policies or agree a common...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (12 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 186: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools here that have access to broadband and have speeds of more than 10Mbit/sec; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35846/10]

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (12 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated yield from the income levy, employees and class S PRSI and the health levy in 2010 and 2011 assuming no policy change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35852/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (12 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that would be raised by increasing corporation profit tax to 15%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35853/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (12 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that would be raised by imposing a profit tax of 12.5% on financial institutions on top of the existing corporation profit tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35854/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (12 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Finance the way the €50 million from the carbon tax promised by him in the budget to assist persons at risk of fuel poverty has been allocated and used; if he will provide a detailed breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35855/10]

Written Answers — Money Laundering Legislation: Money Laundering Legislation (12 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 348: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if there has been any change of policy with regard to the gardaí certifying copies of a person's passport for the purposes of or setting up an account with a financial institution in compliance with the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering) Act 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35847/10]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (12 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 378: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason that the treaty amending the treaties establishing the European Communities and protocol (details supplied) was only laid before the Houses of Oireachtas in September 2010, more than 25 years after it had come into force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35909/10]

Written Answers — Energy Storage: Energy Storage (12 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 486: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of days of gas storage required under EU and IEA rules; the current number of days of gas storage here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35848/10]

Written Answers — Energy Efficiency: Energy Efficiency (12 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 487: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of the €130 million promised for energy efficiency in 2010 that has been allocated to date; if he will provide a detailed breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35849/10]

Written Answers — Energy Efficiency: Energy Efficiency (12 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 488: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of the 33% target for energy efficiency in the public sector that has been realised since the target was set in 2008 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35850/10]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (12 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 489: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, with regard to the review submitted to him by EirGrid explaining the reasons for the error in the public notice regarding the Meath-Tyrone 400 KV interconnection project, the findings of the review; the actions that will be taken on foot of it; if he will publish it; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (12 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 490: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, further to Parliamentary Question No. 1581 of 29 September 2010, if his Department has received a draft copy of the Frontier report; when his Department expects to be in receipt of the finalised copy of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35910/10]

Fuel Poverty: Motion (12 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: I understand how PSOs work.

Fuel Poverty: Motion (12 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: I believe the motion called for a postponment pending a review, rather than to stop it, which is quite a different thing.

Fuel Poverty: Motion (12 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: That is not true.

Fuel Poverty: Motion (12 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: I do.

Fuel Poverty: Motion (12 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: I refer to the reality of the numbers. Bringing down the price does not need a subsidy.

Fuel Poverty: Motion (12 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: That was the case but no longer is true.