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Written Answers — Early Childhood Education: Early Childhood Education (12 Oct 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children that commence school each year in September who have reached their fourth birthday in the months of July or August in the same year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28905/11]

Written Answers — Early Childhood Education: Early Childhood Education (12 Oct 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has been furnished with an estimate of the numbers of children that miss out on early childhood care and education scheme payment due to their birth date falling in July or August and they commence school having reached four years; her views on the extra cost involved if she were to extend the date of the scheme to the...

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (11 Oct 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 430: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will give details of the number of vocational education committee youth officers employed by the VECs; the list of current or amalgamated VECs employing youth officers; the vacancies that exist in these positions, for example, staff leaving, maternity leave, sick leave and so on; if vacancies in these positions will be...

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (11 Oct 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 436: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of vocational education committee youth officers funded by her; if she will provide a list of the current or amalgamated VECs employing youth officers and any vacancies in these positions by way of staff leaving, maternity leave, sick leave and so on; if vacancies in these positions will be filled and the timescale...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (6 Oct 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 42: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the percentage of overall aid that goes to water sanitation and hygiene; his plans to increase funding for this sector which provides safe drinking water, proper sanitation, hygiene promotion and so on in Third World countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28141/11]

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (6 Oct 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the need to reduce the number of persons imprisoned for non-payment of fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28055/11]

Written Answers — Waiver Scheme: Waiver Scheme (5 Oct 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 164: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding proposals to put in place a national household waste collection waiver system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27843/11]

Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Oct 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: I understand the next speaker is Deputy Healy.

Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Oct 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: If that is the case, it is fine. I call Deputy Dowds, to be followed by Deputy Timmins.

Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Oct 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: The Deputy's time is up.

Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Oct 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: I apologise. The Deputy has one minute left.

Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Oct 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: The next speaker is Deputy Eoghan Murphy who, I understand, is sharing time.

Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Oct 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Oct 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (29 Sep 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to arrangements made by a bank to outsource some of its operations (details supplied); the steps he has taken to ensure that any such decisions are done in the public interest, with particular reference to the need to address the unemployment situation here that has been exacerbated by the economic and banking...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (29 Sep 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken to protect the public interest, in the banking sector, much of which is owned by the State, or which the State has a large stake in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26824/11]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (29 Sep 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the special needs assistance provision for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26830/11]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (29 Sep 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding the recent announcement of job losses at a company (details supplied) in Dublin 24; the steps he will take to protect jobs at this company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26851/11]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (29 Sep 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding proposals to provide an on-line service which would allow persons to view their contribution records on screen which would enable them to establish their entitlement to a contributory based pension, taking into account the combination of their contribution record at that point and their own projected work pattern...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (29 Sep 2011)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to re-establish the pension forecast service previously offered to persons by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26736/11]