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Written Answers — Compulsory Purchase Orders: Compulsory Purchase Orders (3 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 991: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the powers of compulsory purchase which were vested in Telecom Éireann were transferred to Eircom when the company was privatised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38192/09]

Written Answers — Social Partnership Agreements: Social Partnership Agreements (3 Nov 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 1000: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the review and working groups under the remit of his Department created to deal with matters arising from the social partnership agreements; the terms of reference of each such group; the membership of each such group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38941/09]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (21 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 279: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the status and proposed usage of the new Bord Iascaigh Mhara facility at Clonakility, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37822/09]

Government Charges on Businesses: Motion (21 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: I thank my colleague, Deputy Hogan, for tabling this important proposal to freeze Government charges on business. I had hoped there might be cross-party support for the motion because the measures it contains seem so obvious. We are facing a multifaceted crisis, a large component of which relates to jobs and competitiveness. We are relying on the private sector to create jobs because the...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (20 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 160: To ask the Taoiseach the number of occasions in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009 that travel authorised under section 1.17 of the Cabinet Handbook took place and was charged to public funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36631/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 163: To ask the Taoiseach the cost of official domestic travel including all transport costs, accommodation, meals and other incidentals incurred by himself and the Ministers of State at his Department in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36674/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 164: To ask the Taoiseach the cost of foreign travel, including flights, accommodation, food, subsistence, travel and other incidental costs, incurred by himself and Ministers of State at his Department in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36675/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 165: To ask the Taoiseach the costs incurred by his constituency office, and the constituency offices of the Ministers of State at his Department, of leaflet design, production, delivery and other related costs in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36676/09]

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (20 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 192: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will approve an appeal against her decision to refuse a work permit in the case of a person (details supplied) in view of new information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37142/09]

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (20 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 196: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she is satisfied that her Department officials and agencies of her Department responded satisfactorily to concerns raised by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37239/09]

Written Answers — Tax and Social Welfare Codes: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (20 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Finance if a study has been carried out to calculate the possible savings that could be made from taxing social welfare payments on the same basis as earned income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36648/09]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (20 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be saved by capping all contributions to private pension funds at €150,000 per annum. [37121/09]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (20 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be saved or lost by allowing people to right off pension contributions against tax at a single rate of 33%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37122/09]

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (20 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the advice given to her regarding the inclusion of adjuvant squalene and thimerosal in the swine flu vaccine and the potential link between these compounds and autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36746/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 301: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive no longer provides dental services to school going children at a clinic (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37286/09]

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (20 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 327: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to introduce measures for disabled only parking spaces on public roads as enforcement is poor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37300/09]

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (20 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 378: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had contact with the Irish Embassy in London with regard to its expenditure on cars and limousines for Ministers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36647/09]

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (20 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 379: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of money spent by the Irish Embassy in London on the hire of cars, limousines and cabs in 2007 and 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36651/09]

Discussions with Social Partners. (20 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Earlier, the Taoiseach mentioned the recent reports from the National Economic and Social Council. It is fair to say that its analysis is valuable and I am interested to know whether the Taoiseach agrees with it - that there is a five-part crisis, namely, a fiscal crisis, a jobs and competitiveness crisis, a social crisis, a reputational crisis and a banking crisis. Does the Taoiseach agree...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 95: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the costs incurred by her constituency office and the constituency offices of the Ministers of State at her Department in respect of leaflet design, production, delivery and other related costs in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36379/09]