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Written Answers — Central Applications Office: Central Applications Office (15 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the distribution of Central Application Office forms is carried out by An Post when other operators have offered to do it more cheaply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36485/09]

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (15 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 281: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason and the length of time a secondary school must keep a place open for a student who does not return to school at the start of an academic year or term without notifying the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36486/09]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (15 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 282: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made on securing a permanent site for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; when work will commence on the permanent school buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36487/09]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (15 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 283: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made on securing a permanent site for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; when work will commence on the permanent school buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36488/09]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (15 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 284: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made on securing a permanent site for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; when work will commence on the permanent school buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36489/09]

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (15 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 294: To ask the Minister for Education and Science 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. [36562/09]

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: I wish to share time with Deputy O'Dowd. We will not oppose the Bill but we will table amendments. The Bill has five functions - to reform the board of FÁS; to require the disclosure of the interests of board members; to protect whistleblowers; to make the director general responsible to the Committee of Public Accounts and other relevant Oireachtas committees; and to give the Minister the...

Proposed Legislation. (14 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: The Minister is the one who should be worried, not us.

Proposed Legislation. (14 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: It will be an election.

Proposed Legislation. (14 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: The Minister may confirm or reject the revelations in The Sunday Tribune at the weekend. I do not assume that everything I read in the papers is true but it seems that a survey of voter attitudes in Dublin south east was commissioned at the cost of €12,000 which was subsequently charged to the Minister's Department.

Proposed Legislation. (14 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: It is very relevant. Red C carried out the opinion poll on voter attitudes in Dublin south east. As part of that were any surveys done or questions asked about the Dublin mayoralty, what voters thought of it, or the kind of candidate they might wish to support?

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: How much time have I remaining? I am sharing with Deputy O'Dowd.

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: I have seven minutes left, with the last ten minutes going to Deputy O'Dowd. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Calleary. I noticed that the Tánaiste was late this morning and the Minister of State was late this afternoon. I have often said that the Government is not interested in sorting out the problems in FÁS. Given that its members do not seem to be able to turn up for this...

Election of Ceann Comhairle (13 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: The Labour Party is unbelievable.

Written Answers — Natural Gas Grid: Natural Gas Grid (13 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has a policy of pursuing an all-island gas market following the successful completion of an all-island electricity market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35585/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (13 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of recruited employees to date in 2009 for the National Asset Management Agency who have come from the organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35283/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (8 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 69: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she or officials from her Department sought written consent from the Department of Finance for the retirement package agreed with the former director general of FÁS as is required under legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35012/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (8 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 70: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she gave written or verbal consent to the former director general of FÁS to keep their company car as part of their retirement package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35015/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (8 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 73: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if written or verbal threats of legal action were received by her or her Department officials from any source relating to the departure of the former director general of FÁS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35018/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (8 Oct 2009)

Leo Varadkar: Question 71: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she prepared a statement of support for the board of FÁS; the reason for not issuing such a statement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35016/09]