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Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (24 Nov 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 374: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the steps Fáilte Ireland has taken since December 2008 to support upgrading staff skills and management capacities in the tourism sector as announced in the Building Ireland's Smart Economy: A Framework for Sustainable Economic Renewal report. [43141/09]

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (24 Nov 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 375: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress since December 2008 in developing niche cultural tourism markets with globally recognised branding as announced in the Building Ireland's Smart Economy report. [43151/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (24 Nov 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 404: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of the 30 additional facilitators announced as part of Building Ireland's Smart Economy: A Framework for Sustainable Economic Renewal report in December 2008 that have been appointed to its social and family support service; and if this service has been implemented on a nationwide basis. [43123/09]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (24 Nov 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 415: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a review of the organisational and delivery arrangements in water services has been carried out since December 2008 as outlined in the Building Ireland's Smart Economy: A Framework for Sustainable Economic Renewal; the findings; and if so, the anticipated implementation costs. [43157/09]

Written Answers — Energy Efficiency: Energy Efficiency (24 Nov 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 470: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the incentives to support transition to low carbon energy efficient economy that have been introduced following the publication of Building Ireland's Smart Economy report; the uptake of these incentives; and the anticipated cost to the Exchequer of funding these incentives. [43115/09]

Written Answers — Energy Efficiency: Energy Efficiency (24 Nov 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 471: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the new incentives that have been provided to increase investment in household and business energy efficiency as outlined in Building Ireland's Smart Economy report; the uptake of these incentives; and the anticipated cost to the State of funding such incentives. [43116/09]

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (24 Nov 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 472: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress made since December 2008 in reaching the target of 40% energy from renewable resources by 2020 announced in the Building Ireland's Smart Economy: A Framework for Sustainable Economic Renewal report; the percentage of energy here which comes from renewable resources; the initiatives proposed to...

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (24 Nov 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 473: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress made since December 2008 in reaching the target of 10% of the road transport fleet here being electrically powered by 2020 as announced in the Building Ireland's Smart Economy: A Framework for Sustainable Economic Renewal report; the initiatives which are planned to achieve this target; and the...

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (24 Nov 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 474: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a framework has been put in place since December 2008 to support the development of auto-generation and micro-generation projects as announced in the Building Ireland's Smart Economy: A Framework for Sustainable Economic Renewal report; and if the Commission for Energy Regulation has carried out the review...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (24 Nov 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 475: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the national broadband scheme; the progress made in implementing the scheme since December 2008, as announced in the Building Ireland's Smart Economy: A Framework for Sustainable Economic Renewal report. [43156/09]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (24 Nov 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 481: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the measures taken since December 2008 to develop a sustainable forestry sector as outlined in the Building Ireland's Smart Economy report. [43131/09]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (24 Nov 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 482: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the consent process for energy developments on the foreshore has been modernised. [43155/09]

Written Answers — On-farm Investment Schemes: On-farm Investment Schemes (24 Nov 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 505: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the extent to which the major on-farm investment in infrastructure envisaged in Building Ireland's Smart Economy: A Framework for Sustainable Economic Renewal report has occurred since December 2008. [43127/09]

Written Answers — On-farm Investment Schemes: On-farm Investment Schemes (24 Nov 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 506: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the new milk quota trading scheme has increased the efficiency and competitiveness of milk production since December 2008 as outlined in the Building Ireland's Smart Economy: A Framework for Sustainable Economic Renewal report. [43128/09]

Written Answers — Agri-Food Sector: Agri-Food Sector (24 Nov 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 507: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the extent to which a beef and sheep meat industry investment fund has been advanced since December 2008 as outlined in the Building Ireland's Smart Economy: A Framework for Sustainable Economic Renewal report. [43129/09]

Written Answers — Harbour and Piers: Harbour and Piers (24 Nov 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 508: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the level of investment in developing fishery harbour infrastructure; if an aquaculture and fish processing investment programme as announced in the Building Ireland's Smart Economy: A Framework for Sustainable Economic Renewal report has been implemented since December 2008; and the status of the whitefish fleet...

Written Answers — Smart Economy: Smart Economy (24 Nov 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 573: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps that have been taken by the relevant Departments, FÁS and Institutes of Technology since December 2008 to ensure that apprentices who were laid off are able to finish their apprenticeships as outlined in Building Ireland's Smart Economy: A Framework for Sustainable Economic Renewal report. [43118/09]

Written Answers — Smart Economy: Smart Economy (24 Nov 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 574: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps taken since December 2008 to encourage applications for courses at institutes of technology with vacant places; the steps taken by institutes of technology to develop additional national framework of qualification level six programmes in areas in which employment opportunities exist since December 2008 as outlined in the...

Written Answers — Smart Economy: Smart Economy (24 Nov 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 575: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the campaign to position Ireland as a destination of choice in the international education marketing through new regulatory and marketing coordination arrangements announced in the Building Ireland's Smart Economy: A Framework for Sustainable Economic Renewal report in December 2008. [43139/09]

Written Answers — Smart Economy: Smart Economy (24 Nov 2009)

Brian Hayes: Question 576: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the new higher education strategy announced in the Building Ireland's Smart Economy: A Framework for Sustainable Economic Renewal report in December 2008, for which a steering group was appointed in February 2009. [43142/09]