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Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (26 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 79: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 199 of 3 November 2009 and 135 of 18 November 2009, if she will provide a list of the persons who attended the meetings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43758/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (26 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimate yield from lowering the threshold for the application of the minimum effective income tax of 20% to all incomes above €250,000, all incomes above €200,000, all incomes above €150,000 and all incomes above €100,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43674/09]

Written Answers — Public Works Projects: Public Works Projects (26 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the involvement to date of the Office of Public Works in implementing the Towards a Liffey Valley Park report; the proposals to establish an OPW co-ordinated steering group as recommended in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43675/09]

Written Answers — Public Works Projects: Public Works Projects (26 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 12 November 2009, the reason the Castleknock Gate of the Phoenix Park is being removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43723/09]

Written Answers — Public Works Projects: Public Works Projects (26 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the works in the Phoenix Park do not include the resurfacing of the road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43725/09]

Written Answers — Financial Services Staff: Financial Services Staff (26 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance if the position of chief executive officer or managing director of a bank (details supplied) was advertised in the international press; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43741/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (26 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 260: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 373 of 17 November 2009, if he will provide a breakdown of the administration costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43759/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (26 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 261: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 373 of 17 November 2009, if he will provide the same figures for the years 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007; the estimated revenue and expenditure for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43760/09]

Written Answers — Urban Renewal Schemes: Urban Renewal Schemes (24 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 72: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received the 2008 accounts for the Dublin Docklands Development Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42804/09]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (24 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 117: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the draw down of funds from the European Globalisation Fund in relation to the redundancy of staff at a company (details supplied) in County Limerick; the amount drawn down to date in 2009; the remaining amount of funds available; the use to which the funds have been put to date; if a portion...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (24 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 118: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding provided by her Department or agencies under the remit of her Department to groups, organisation and businesses for the provision of continuous professional development programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42911/09]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (24 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons on the short time training programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42912/09]

Written Answers — Citizenship Application: Citizenship Application (24 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 291: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will expedite the processing of a passport for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42539/09]

Written Answers — Local Authority Rates: Local Authority Rates (24 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 437: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is a legislative impediment for a county council to exempt start-up businesses from rates for a period of time, for example two or three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42899/09]

Industrial Action by Public Service Unions: Statements (24 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: I will be brief, as the Minister will want to respond.

Industrial Action by Public Service Unions: Statements (24 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: The Minister's comment that no one wants deflation is interesting. Given his economic strategy, one would be forgiven for believing that he wants deflation. Deflating the country back to competitiveness is at the centre of his strategy. Many public servants are on strike. I do not agree with the strike but I understand why they are doing it. They took a 7.5% pay cut through the pension...

Industrial Action by Public Service Unions: Statements (24 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: It was more than that for some.

Order of Business (24 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: They just need to ring Deputy Gormley.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (24 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: The Ceann Comhairle should read the Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue to the Exchequer that would be generated from a new 48% tax applied to income of more than €100,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42456/09]