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Order of Business (21 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: I am sure the electorate of sitting Senators could not be abolished.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action she is taking to progress the introduction of a unified means test. [1811/10]

Written Answers — Commission on Taxation: Commission on Taxation (19 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has completed her deliberations and her conclusions on the Commission on Taxation report. [1810/10]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 175: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of State aided jobs which have been created in County Meath since 1998; the breakdown of same by job description and location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48350/09]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 176: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of State aided jobs which have been created in County Louth since 1998; the breakdown of same by job description and location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48351/09]

Written Answers — Public Procurement: Public Procurement (19 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Finance if the national public procurement operations unit has begun the process of implementing green public procurement principles into government procurement practices; if a timeframe has been drawn up for the implementation of EU directives 17 and 18 of 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48355/09]

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (19 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 237: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons earning between €26,000 to €27,480; the amount of money raised by the Exchequer from the health levy from persons earning between €26,000 and €27,480 on a yearly basis; the amount that was raised in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48464/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 662: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of the cuts of the Irish abroad emigrant support programme to the United Kingdom; the impacts he expects this may have on front line service provision to the Irish community in Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48549/09]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (19 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 850: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action plan for the implementation of regulations that require all timber used in Government, semi-State and local authority procurement contracts to be sourced from certifiably sustainable timber producers in respect of EU Directive 17 and 18 of 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (19 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 1013: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the timeframe in place for new school building projects announced for County Meath for the year 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48352/09]

Written Answers — Victims of Child Abuse: Victims of Child Abuse (19 Jan 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 1024: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the continued funding of the organisations (details supplied) regarding the services they provide to victims of child abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48548/09]

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (17 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when the national sports facilities strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47392/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (16 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason there has been a 15% cut in funding for rural recreation and rural development schemes in his Department's Estimates for 2010; the way this cut will be applied; the areas affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47055/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (16 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason there has been a 49% cut in funding for economic and social disadvantage in his Estimates for 2010; the way this cut will be applied; the areas affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47054/09]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (16 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 328: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of applications lodged to Cork County Vocational Education Committee for third level maintenance grants in respect of the 2009-10 academic year; the number of applications yet to be processed; if he is satisfied that the application process is working efficiently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47201/09]

Social Welfare Cuts: Motion (15 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: I wish to share time with Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh.

Social Welfare Cuts: Motion (15 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: I wish to talk about the influence of the Irish Business and Employers' Confederation, IBEC, and the Small Firms Association, SFA. Both of these groups, as well as other business lobby groups, appear to have had a considerable influence on the budget. The reason I am singling them out is that they were prominent in the pre-budget debate and they hold a particular ideology about how the...

Social Welfare Cuts: Motion (15 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: -----but much of this would have been put back into the economy by being spent in shops at Christmas. There is much credible thought, going back to the 1930s and 1940s, to the effect that the people who spend are those on lower and middle incomes, and if we want to stimulate the economy we must give social welfare recipients more, not less. It is one thing for the Government to be mistaken...

Carbon Budget: Statements (11 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: I wish to share my time with Deputy McManus.

Carbon Budget: Statements (11 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: There was a slight drop in emissions in 2008. Transport emissions are down by just under 1%, energy emissions have grown slightly and agricultural emissions have fallen due to lower cattle and sheep numbers. The other reduction relates to carbon sinks. Carbon sinks represent net afforestation since 1990 so that has allowed us to reduce our carbon emissions further. Nothing the Government...