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Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (12 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Finance when the works in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, will be complete; when the Castleknock gate will be re-opened to traffic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41206/09]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (12 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance if the current works in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, will include the resurfacing of the main road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41207/09]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (12 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the yield from an income levy of 3% rate applied to all income including social welfare and rental income with no threshold or ceiling but exemption for those who earn less than €352 per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41208/09]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (12 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimated cost of extending PRSI benefits available to class A contributors to PRSI contributors at all classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41189/09]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (12 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons paying PRSI according to class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41190/09]

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: I join my colleagues in complimenting the work of the Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the Committee of Public Accounts and Deputy Allen in scrutinising what went on in FÁS and bringing forward the proposals which we are now implementing in law. Sometimes, it can be frustrating to see proposals put forward by committees not being implemented by Ministers. I am pleased that...

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: I support the amendment. I acknowledge that one of the positive measures in the legislation is the extension of whistleblower protection to FÁS staff. It should not be forgotten that many of the scandals in the organisation only came to light because staff members would not tolerate what was happening and they blew the whistle. Unfortunately, one of the consequences of these scandals is a...

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: I will not reiterate the comments I made on Committee Stage. Can the Minister of State explain the reason for not having a worker director? I accept that it is not the norm in most State agencies but it is the norm in semi-State organisations and it has not caused a problem there. By and large, it has been a good thing. I presume that in this case, the Government wishes to move away from a...

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: I will speak to some of my amendments. Deputy Calleary, as an open and reasonable Minister of State, could be shifted either up to Cabinet or out to the Atlantic Sea by Deputy Flynn in due course.

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: He could be shifted by Deputy Ring or possibly Ms Mulhern. I welcome the proposed advertisement of the positions and that there will be a call for expressions of interest. Increasingly, this seems to be Government policy. It has happened with NAMA and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. However, the whole point is that there should be scrutiny and those nominated by Ministers to serve...

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: I move amendment No. 20: In page 12, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: "(3) (a) The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment shall, for the purposes of making recommendations to the Minister under this section and making recommendation in respect of any casual vacancies or other vacancies as they arise on An Foras, may establish a panel, for such...

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: This important and relevant amendment stems from the package awarded to Mr. Molloy on his resignation from FÁS. That package, both in terms of the additional top-ups and the discretionary payments, was absolutely not in accordance with either the closed FÁS superannuation scheme or the scheme adopted by statutory instrument in 1998. When this was put to the Minister for Finance, he...

Written Answers — Science and Technology Groups: Science and Technology Groups (10 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 141: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding, broken-down by month and by funding programme or scheme, allocated by Enterprise Ireland to new projects with start dates from January 2009 to October 2009 within the funding programmes or schemes of innovation partnerships, industry led research programmes, competence centres, technology...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (10 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Finance the individual pension fund deficit for the Industrial Development Authority, Shannon Free Airport Development Company, FÁS, and Forfás; the financial exposure of the taxpayer for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39982/09]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (10 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Finance the individual pension fund deficit for all organisations and bodies with extended guarantees arising from the Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009; the financial exposure of the taxpayer for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39983/09]

Garda Strength. (10 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of senior Garda officers which have sought early retirement from An Garda Síochána in the past six months, in 2009; if those retiring will be replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40338/09]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (5 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 10: To ask the Minister for Transport his strategies to make CIÉ financially more self-sufficient; his plans to reduce subvention to CIÉ; the amount of public money given in both capital and public service obligation payments to CIÉ since 1997 to date in 2009; the forecast made by him for the 2009 CIÉ deficit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39623/09]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (4 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 157: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the average number of additional weeks added to the statutory redundancy payment for workers in both the private and public sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39452/09]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (4 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Finance the guidelines which exist for payment of redundancy to public sector workers; if there is an agreed number of additional weeks to be paid on top of the statutory redundancy payment for public sector workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39453/09]

Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (4 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent voluntary early retirement scheme for the Health Service Executive as a model for reducing public sector workers as stated in Parliamentary Question No. 56 of 18 February 2009; the number of persons who left the public service under the HSE VER scheme; the cost of payments to those who left the public service under the HSE...