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Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2012)

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Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2012)

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Written Answers — State Assets: State Assets (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his preferred options for the future shareholding in Aer Lingus in the event of disposal of Government shares or any reconfiguration of shareholding; if he has received any report arising from any recent development in this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16901/12]

Written Answers — State Assets: State Assets (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 272: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the future of the States share holding in Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17249/12]

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects the tourism sector to expand in the current year on the basis of promotion or projections; the extent to which he expects the economy to benefit therefrom with consequent increased employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16902/12]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 71: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the procedure to be followed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17120/12]

Written Answers — Disability Allowance: Disability Allowance (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which the medical assessor or the deciding officer examined an applicant for disability allowance (details supplied) before or after the original decision to refuse the allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17067/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No.113 of 8 March 2012, the basis on which it is contended that a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was not habitually resident in the State, in view of the fact that they have not been out of the country for the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17134/12]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 199 of 12 January 2012, the current position in the matter of the determination to entitlement to naturalisation in the case of the child of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17147/12]

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 266: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is possible to provide any form of grant aid towards the upgrade and restoration of listed buildings in Kilcock, County Kildare, including the old school, the monastery and other such buildings with a heritage dimension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17115/12]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 268: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent of sports grant awards by applicant and location of various groups or agencies throughout County Kildare in 2011; the number of applications received; the ones likely for consideration in the current year; if in respect of major or minor applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17245/12]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 269: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the full extent of applications for various sporting or recreational grants received by him in each of the past three years; the funding allocated; if fully drawn down the extent to which it is likely to respond to further similar application in the current year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17246/12]

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which the hosting of the Olympics in the UK is likely to benefit the tourism and sporting sectors here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17247/12]

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 271: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the possible benefits in terms of sporting and tourism likely to accrue from the holding of the Olympics in the UK; the way this can benefit the island of Ireland as a whole; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17248/12]

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 273: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he sees any future developments in the share holding at Aer LIngus to affect air transport or to be affected by EU or competition laws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17250/12]

Written Answers — Transport Costs: Transport Costs (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 274: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can take any practical action to address commercial or other transport costs thereby assisting economic recovery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17251/12]

Written Answers — Transport Costs: Transport Costs (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he has had discussions with his EU colleagues in the context of possible reduction of transport costs throughout the EU by way of economies of scale in the purchase of imports such as fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17252/12]

Written Answers — Transport Costs: Transport Costs (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 276: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way he and his EU colleagues can best maximise the purchasing power of the EU in the tourism and transport sectors throughout the EU and the marketing thereof with positive effect on economic recovery throughout the entire EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17253/12]

Written Answers — Transport Costs: Transport Costs (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 277: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he has examined any services or costs of services provided by the State deemed to have a negative impact on the transport sector with a view to any rationalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17254/12]

Written Answers — Transport Costs: Transport Costs (28 Mar 2012)

Bernard Durkan: Question 279: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his expectations in respect of the maximisation of economic activity resulting in job creation throughout the tourism, transport and sporting sectors in the current and future years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17256/12]