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Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (3 Apr 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the implications of the recent court decision with respect to a group (details supplied) challenge to the registered employment agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12614/08]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (3 Apr 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the registered employment agreement pertaining to construction workers applies to workers taken on as undertaking contractors rather than direct employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12615/08]

Written Answers — Ministerial Regulations: Ministerial Regulations (3 Apr 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the public lending remuneration scheme will become operable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12625/08]

Written Answers — Consumer Protection: Consumer Protection (3 Apr 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has requested the National Consumer Agency to investigate the failure of retailers to pass on savings on imported goods from the UK and the USA due to the strengthening of the euro against the pound and dollar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12626/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Apr 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the PRSI benefits available to employees which are not available to the self-employed; the reasons for this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12607/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (3 Apr 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of tax-payers who pay the 0.9% PRSI rate; the basis for this lower rate; if the benefits differ from those paying the standard rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12608/08]

Written Answers — Student Support Schemes: Student Support Schemes (3 Apr 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department keeps a record of the number of children who require language support for each primary school; if she will provide a list of the same giving the total number of pupils enrolled for each school, the number of whom require language support and the overall percentage thereof; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Apr 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 179: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the proposed extensions for schools (details supplied) in Dublin 15 which will accommodate an increase in the student population as requested by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12606/08]

Written Answers — Third Level Qualifications: Third Level Qualifications (3 Apr 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the breakdown for each university of all degrees awarded for each of the past five years by degree class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12624/08]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (3 Apr 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 197: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans for the one-acre reserved site to the west of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12770/08]

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (3 Apr 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a prosecution may be taken against an individual who received money intended for a club, society or corporate body but who retained it for personal use in the absence of a complaint from the offended body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12619/08]

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (3 Apr 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 263: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is a legislative restriction that would prevent the European and local elections from being held over a two day period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12681/08]

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (3 Apr 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 264: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is a legislative restriction that would prevent a referendum from being held over a two day period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12682/08]

Unemployment Rate: Motion (Resumed). (3 Apr 2008)

Leo Varadkar: The Minister's contribution to the debate yesterday was measured in contrast with the contribution made this morning by the Minister of State. Given the week that is in it, I will continue in that tone. Yesterday, the Minister drew attention to the fact that the number of people in employment has increased from 1 million to 2 million during the past ten years. I acknowledge that...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (2 Apr 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position in relation to the review process regarding new guidelines which was to be completed by 10 March 2008 on people returning to Ireland having being born here and other EU citizens coming to Ireland to seek the same social welfare benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12132/08]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (2 Apr 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on his Department putting in place a system to ensure that landlords to which his Department makes payments provide their PPS number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12131/08]

Written Answers — Anti-Inflation Working Group: Anti-Inflation Working Group (2 Apr 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 152: To ask the Taoiseach the date of the last meeting of the anti-inflation working group; when it will meet again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11677/08]

Written Answers — Anti-Inflation Working Group: Anti-Inflation Working Group (2 Apr 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 153: To ask the Taoiseach the recommendations made by the anti-inflation working group; if he will provide a progress report on the implementation of such recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11678/08]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (2 Apr 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 186: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on the poor condition of Chesterfield Avenue in the Phoenix Park; when he will re-instate it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11681/08]

Written Answers — Social Partnership: Social Partnership (2 Apr 2008)

Leo Varadkar: Question 503: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the merits and demerits of including consumer representatives in the social partnership talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11680/08]