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Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (9 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 133: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has signed off on a severance package for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44669/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (9 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 134: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the visits made by her or other Ministers in her Department to FÁS events abroad since 2000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44708/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 410: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position with regard to the provision of a new school building at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44661/08]

Consumer Issues: Motion (9 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes with concern that inflation in Ireland remains higher than the eurozone average and noting in particular that the ex-tax price of diesel, petrol and home heating oil is 10% to 20% higher than the EU average; notes the Government's failure to rein in price increases created directly by Government Departments and agencies (for example, prescription drugs,...

Consumer Issues: Motion (9 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I do not imagine there will be much revenue from The Asgard II next year.

Consumer Issues: Motion (9 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Every Minister who has direct control over inflation has taken the opportunity to increase prices by between five times inflation and infinity times inflation. We should give the Government amendment the respect it deserves. Retailers, professionals and businesses, large and small, are not to blame for price increases in recent years. They are only responding to the example set by...

Consumer Issues: Motion (9 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I am trying to think of a smart answer. I will come up with one later.

Consumer Issues: Motion (9 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: The Government has adopted our policy of merging the National Consumer Association with the Competition Authority and I welcome this decision. However, it is important that the sum of the two parts of these agencies should be greater than the whole. I would like this new agency to have an expanded role. It should represent consumers in the social partnership process as they are not...

Report of Sub-Committee on Ireland's Future in the EU: Statements (9 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: They do not trust the Government.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will introduce a payment per ewe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44023/08]

Order of Business (2 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: As the Ceann Comhairle will know, since my election to this House I have taken an interest in the large number of State agencies operating in this country and, in particular, the actions of some of them. It was announced in the budget that approximately 40 agencies would be merged, requiring some 20 items of legislation. I have been in touch with all the Departments about this and of those...

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: What about next year?

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Approximately €16 billion.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (26 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of personnel from his Department and from the Defence Forces who attended a seminar and meeting organised by his Department at a four star hotel in County Kildare on 13 November 2008; the cost of conducting the meeting; the purpose of the meeting; if in the context of the budget 2009 constraints he considers such a venue and...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (26 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Defence the number by grade and rank of civil servants in his Department and in agencies under his control on 1 September 1995, 1 September 2000, 1 September 2005 and 1 September 2008 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42806/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Grants: Departmental Grants (25 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 150: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of grants provided by her Department, or agencies of her Department, which are available to redundant construction workers in relation to sustainable energy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42278/08]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (25 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 151: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of courses available for redundant construction workers, excluding apprentices, being provided free of cost by FÁS; the number of places on these courses; the training centres at which they are taking place; the number of places that are envisaged for these courses in 2009; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (25 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 152: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her Department or agencies of her Department are offering upskilling courses by night for construction workers; if she will provide details of the courses; the number of places on each; if they will be available in 2009; if any will be introduced in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — National Partnership Agreement: National Partnership Agreement (25 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Finance if the State may avail of the inability to pay clause of the national pay agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42139/08]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (25 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of public servants earning amounts (details supplied); if he will provide an estimate of the average PAYE and PRSI take for each band; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42344/08]