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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff employed in each agency that derives from her Department at the end of 2007, 2008, and 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3212/10]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Transport if extra funding will be made available to Cork County Council to help to address the need for road repairs in the aftermath of the November 2009 flooding and the recent extreme weather in December 2009 and January 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2866/10]

Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Transport the level of funding that he will allocate to the rural transport programme in 2010; if he will re-state the commitment that this scheme will not be abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2826/10]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of permanent staff and temporary staff employed by Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and Iarnród Éireann at the end of 2007, 2008 and 2009 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2880/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of staff employed in each agency that derives from his Department at the end of 2007, 2008, and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3216/10]

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of full-time gardaí in the force at the end of 2007, 2008 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2881/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of staff employed in each agency that derives from his Department at the end of 2007, 2008, and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3213/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff employed in each agency that derives from his Department at the end of 2007, 2008, and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3211/10]

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of national lottery funding that his Department expects to be allocated from the Department of Finance in 2010; the amount of this allocation that will be spent on the provision of sports and recreational facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2836/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of staff employed in each agency that derives from his Department at the end of 2007, 2008, and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3204/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 247: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of staff employed in each agency that derives from his Department at the end of 2007, 2008, and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3206/10]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount applied for by individuals, families or companies from the humanitarian fund in respect of the flooding in November 2009; the amount of money that has been given from the fund to individuals, families or companies to date in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2871/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of staff employed in each agency that derives from her Department at the end of 2007, 2008, and 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3214/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 266: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of staff employed in each agency that derives from his Department at the end of 2007, 2008, and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3207/10]

Flood Response Reports. (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Some local authorities were more impacted by the flooding in November than others. For that reason they would have incurred extra costs. They may have had to spend more money on staffing hours and the clean-up afterwards. For example, when I was in Cork recently I read in the Evening Echo of how the county manager of Cork County Council has raised concerns about the costs of the clean-up...

FÁS Training Programmes. (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Has the Minister information on how many places have been approved for the FÁS work placement scheme for local authorities? I understand many public bodies have been approved but how many local authority places have there been to date?

Social and Affordable Housing. (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: We need to review the whole idea of affordable housing. Affordable housing was a contract with developers and was designed to keep the bubble inflated so that house prices continued to go up. It also addressed the fact that most people could not afford to buy very expensive houses. Many people now seem to view affordable housing as no cheaper than housing sold on the open market.

Social and Affordable Housing. (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: The Government should consider using some affordable housing to allocate to people on the housing list. Local authorities moved away from providing housing and concentrated all their eggs in the affordable housing basket. It was the wrong strategy and we need to go back to providing council housing for people who need it.

Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: The Tánaiste mentioned the issue of Seanad reform after I had indicated that I wanted to ask a question. I would like to know how the proposed abolition of the NUI would affect the status of the sitting NUI Senators.

Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Could it be passed while we have a sitting Seanad?