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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (21 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 543: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the average level of absenteeism within his Department for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35791/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (21 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 544: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the average level of staff absenteeism within each of the agencies within his Department's remit for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35806/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (21 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 545: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of staff within his Department who have availed of early retirement schemes in each of the past three years; the breakdown of such by the grade and age of the staff who availed of the schemes; the breakdown of the reason for granting early retirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35821/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (21 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 546: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of staff within agencies within the remit of his Department who have availed of early retirement schemes in each of the past three years; the breakdown of such by the grade and age of the staff who availed of the schemes; the breakdown of the reasons for granting early retirement; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (21 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 616: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff within his Department who have availed of early retirement schemes in each of the past three years; the breakdown of such by the grade and age of the staff who availed of the schemes; the breakdown of the reason for granting early retirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35826/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (21 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 614: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average level of absenteeism within his Department for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35796/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (21 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 615: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average level of staff absenteeism within each of the agencies within his Department's remit for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35811/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (21 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 617: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff within agencies within the remit of his Department who have availed of early retirement schemes in each of the past three years; the breakdown of such by the grade and age of the staff who availed of the schemes; the breakdown of the reasons for granting early retirement. [35841/08]

Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 11: To ask the Taoiseach the extent to which the interests of taxpayers and consumers were taken into account in the recent pay talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30965/08]

Approval of Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Scheme 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: I wish to share my time with Deputy Perry. I am grateful for the opportunity to address the House on this important issue. As Members will be aware, Fine Gael supports the guarantee, which is a necessary response to the liquidity crisis. However, it appears that there is more than a liquidity crisis at issue here. There is also a capital crisis, an issue to which I will return later. I...

Approval of Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Scheme 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)

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Approval of Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Scheme 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: During the Japanese banking collapse, bankers offered some apology. I remember the famous scene of the banker bursting into tears because of the number of jobs lost in his bank and his personal failure. We have the opposite in Ireland. Seán Fitzpatrick, the chairman of Anglo Irish Bank, went on Marian Finucane's radio programme, offered no apology and suggested that we should tax child...

Approval of Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Scheme 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: We should have accountability from these people. With regard to Oireachtas oversight, I echo the comments of Deputy O'Donnell that the Minister of Finance should come before the Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service sooner than in six months' time. As other Deputies have stated, this is phase one. Phase two must be the recapitalisation of the banks and mergers where necessary....

Written Answers — Wastewater Treatment Systems: Wastewater Treatment Systems (16 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 6: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the fact that CB6 biocylce units were being sold without correct NSAI/IAB certification, that such units have been installed in homes here and that householders who have installed these units have not been informed that their units are not compliant; the action she will take...

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (16 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 7: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her view on the industrial relations dispute at Aer Lingus; if she will intervene; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35303/08]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (16 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 8: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the legal protection that exists for employees who agree to transfer from one employer to another under the transfer of undertakings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35304/08]

Written Answers — Banking Sector: Banking Sector (16 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 14: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 7 October 2008, he has sought assurances from the banks that asset to liability values as published in the end of 2007 accounts accurately reflect the current asset to liability in October 2008; if he sought such an assurance before agreeing to provide a guarantee to the banks; and if...

Written Answers — Pre-School Services: Pre-School Services (16 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the options available from her Department or its agencies for preschools in respect of children with autism or autistic spectrum disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35308/08]

Written Answers — Illegal Substances: Illegal Substances (16 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she is taking to address the issue of head shops selling BZP, cannabis seeds, smilers, jokers and other psychotropic products in retail outlets and on-line; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35309/08]

Written Answers — Organ Retention: Organ Retention (16 Oct 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the legal situation regarding the retention of organs by pathologists without the consent of the next of kin and their subsequent sale by hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35310/08]