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Written Answers — Illicit Trade in Tobacco: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount he estimates is lost in revenue to the Irish Exchequer through the illegal tobacco trade here; the estimated loss in each of the years from 2005 to 2011; the most recent studies or data available to him on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18489/12]

Written Answers — Illicit Trade in Tobacco: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will establish an inter-departmental committee to develop a national strategy to tackle the illicit tobacco trade and monitor its implementation; if such an inter-departmental committee has ever been established on this issue before through his Department; if so, if he will provide an update on its work programme and outcomes; and if he...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale for the lone parent tax credit; the reason this credit is no longer paid when the parents enter into a cohabiting relationship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18687/12]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Finance the range of tax credits available for married couples with children; if these tax credits differ from those available to cohabiting couples with children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18688/12]

Written Answers — Tax Reliefs: Tax Reliefs (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason mortgage holders who purchased their homes between 2004 and 2008 but subsequently moved their mortgage to a different bank have been excluded from the 30% mortgage interest relief rate; if he intends to address this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18753/12]

Written Answers — Disruptive Students: Disruptive Students (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the discipline procedures available to schools to ensure a satisfactory learning environment for all students; his views on whether teachers currently receive sufficient support in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18853/12]

Written Answers — National Behaviour Support Service: National Behaviour Support Service (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 356: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools currently receiving support from the National Behaviour Support Service; the number of schools that have availed of this service for each of the years since its establishment in 2006 to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18852/12]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 383: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the current curriculum in schools at primary level and schools at secondary level for the teaching of computer technology and information technology; when this curriculum was drawn up; when it was last revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19095/12]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 384: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of time in a school week that students in primary schools should be taught how to use computers and broader issues regarding information technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19096/12]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 385: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the findings of a recent EuroStat study which shows that Irish persons between the ages of 16-24 years are less likely than the average European person of that age to have the skills to carry out basic computer functions such as calculating information on spreadsheets; his views on whether this highlights a need to...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 386: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding he provides for the provision of computers in both primary and secondary schools here; the amount provided for same in 2012 and in each of the years from 2002 to 2011; if he will provide a breakdown of this funding for primary schools and secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19098/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 387: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the data available to him regarding the number of Irish primary schools and Irish secondary schools that have received funding for computers from his Department; the number of schools here that currently do not have access to computers for their students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19099/12]

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 388: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will give consideration to having computer technology as a subject for State examinations here; his plans to bring this about; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19100/12]

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 390: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has had any discussions with technology, computer or internet companies regarding the teaching of computer science and information technology here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19102/12]

Written Answers — Computer Science: Computer Science (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 389: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has any discussions at a European level and at the European Council of Education Ministers on the issue of the teaching of computer science and information technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19101/12]

Written Answers — Computer Science: Computer Science (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 391: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of study of computer science and information technology Irish primary school teachers in Irish teacher training colleges receive; and if his Department has a requirement in relation to this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19103/12]

Written Answers — Museum Exhibits: Museum Exhibits (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 716: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will detail the current location of the bell and the wheel of the Asgard II which were recovered from the sunken ship and which are now in the possession of the State; if he will examine the feasibility of locating these objects in Arklow, County Wicklow where they originated; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 724: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a voluntary organisation (details supplied) is eligible for any funding or financial grant from his Department or from any funding organisation supported by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19533/12]

Written Answers — Local Government Charges: Local Government Charges (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 786: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will examine the possibility of re-opening the option for persons to pay the household charge in instalments in view of the fact that some households did not receive any information regarding the charge of the payment options before 1 March deadline had passed; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 824: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to reform the current retention planning legislation which frequently allows dwellings to be constructed and activities carried out which negatively impact adjoining landowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18132/12]