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Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (2 Mar 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 371: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons who have made PRSI Class S contributions who have applied or inquired about seeking jobseeker's benefit in 2007, 2008 and 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10383/10]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (2 Mar 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 372: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons who have had applications for jobseeker's benefit refused due to their status as PRSI Class S contributions in each of the years 2007, 2008 and 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10384/10]

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (2 Mar 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 389: To ask the Minister for Defence if members of the Defence Forces have served in Afghanistan in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10375/10]

Written Answers — Ministerial Meetings: Ministerial Meetings (2 Mar 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 430: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of meetings he has had with the European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science or the staff of the relevant Directorate General in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10373/10]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (2 Mar 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 431: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has received sanction from the European Commission over the past six months with regard to EU directives that have not been transposed into Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10374/10]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (2 Mar 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 436: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will respond to a letter dated 14 January 2010 from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10410/10]

Unemployment: Motion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Over the past several weeks, politics has been dominated by personalities due to the resignations of George Lee and Déirdre de Búrca from the Oireachtas and Deputies Willie O'Dea and Trevor Sargent from ministerial office. Politics is not about personalities but about the State's 4.5 million citizens and, particularly, the 437,000 on the live register. This motion's focus is on the 85,910...

Unemployment: Motion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: There is much money for investment from private pensions, sovereign wealth and hedge funds. The NewERA policy will get those moneys invested in the economy by using the semi-State bodies and utility companies. The Government, unfortunately, has no plan to attract capital into the State, other than through NAMA which is not working. We have tried to move beyond personality politics with...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons on a national, county and local social welfare office basis awaiting for their application for jobseeker's allowance and benefit to be processed. [9009/10]

Unemployment: Motion (23 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: That could be taken up in all sorts of ways.

Unemployment: Motion (23 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: I move: "That Dáil Éireann: - notes that the Standardised Unemployment Rate (SUR) has risen to 12.7% which is the second highest in the EU; - notes that there are 434,700 people on the live register, the highest figure ever; - notes that there are 85,910 people under the age of 25 on the live register; - notes that unemployment is higher now than when the Government came to power in 1997; -...

Unemployment: Motion (23 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: It gives me great pleasure to move this motion this evening. For the past few weeks politics has very much been dominated by personality politics. We have had the resignations of George Lee and Déirdre de Búrca, the resignation from Government of Deputy O'Dea and some hours ago, with great regret, the resignation of Deputy Sargent as Minister of State. However, politics is not about...

Written Answers — EU 2020 Strategy: EU 2020 Strategy (16 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding achieving agreement on the EU 2020 Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7313/10]

Written Answers — Ministerial Orders: Ministerial Orders (16 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 153: To ask the Taoiseach the fees or charges set by him by way of ministerial order for the provision of goods or services to persons or businesses; the charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8036/10]

Written Answers — Ministerial Orders: Ministerial Orders (16 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 154: To ask the Taoiseach the charges levied by his Department or agencies under his Department in respect of the provision of goods or services to persons or businesses; the charge; the anticipated income from such charges in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8048/10]

Written Answers — Asia Strategy: Asia Strategy (16 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 158: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to develop a new Asia strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7712/10]

Written Answers — Consumer Protection: Consumer Protection (16 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 174: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the introduction of legislation governing vouchers with unfair expiry dates in view of the European Commission's response to a person (details supplied). [7972/10]

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (16 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 175: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits granted in exceptional cases for occupations with an annual salary below €30,000 in 2009 by sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7989/10]

Written Answers — Statutory Instruments: Statutory Instruments (16 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Finance if the requirement under section 3.1.a of the Statutory Instrument Act 1947, as amended by the Statutory Instrument Act 1955, is still in force; his views on whether this requirement is being fulfilled by the various Departments and State agencies with powers to sign such instruments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7713/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (16 Feb 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 9 February 2010, the list of the persons and organisations in receipt of such payments; if he will state for each person and organisation, the number of interview days they participated in; the payments they received; the manner in which those persons and organisations were appointed to such positions;...