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Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (17 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 179: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to create jobs for graduate teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11425/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that old age pensioners will receive free transport from private bus companies (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11405/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 484: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his plans to reorganise current paediatric diabetes services; if his attention has been drawn to the proposals of an organisation (details supplied) regarding such a reorganisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11359/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff Rosters: Hospital Staff Rosters (17 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 490: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his plans to change the rostering system in order that junior doctors are no longer forced to work 72 hour shifts without sleep; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11429/11]

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (11 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: It will be short. A stimulus package of €75 billion, in loan write-downs of approximately 25% to 30% for households and businesses, could be cascaded back to them. This gigantic stimulus to the economy would produce at least 5% growth in GDP, equating to a figure of €7 billion, which would counterbalance the sum of €18 billion.

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (11 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: I could take a week.

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (11 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: I hope people might listen.

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (11 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: The Deputy missed an earlier contribution.

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (11 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: The Deputy should not be impatient.

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (11 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: And how many dinners does the Deputy have in the year?

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (11 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: Plus VAT.

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (11 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: The Deputy should put down a question.

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (11 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: On Thursday, 24 February, my canvass team was tired, worn out and tense, the weather was not ideal and there were only hours to go before election day. One of my sons, who was out of a job at the time, was on the team when a very angry lady constituent in Goatstown opened the hall door of her house. The following day, which was election day, she wrote me an e-mail, which I propose to read...

Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (11 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: I will be finished in just one minute.

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (10 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the Construction Contracts Bill 2011 to ensure that contracts less than €200,000 are not excluded from the Act in order that the majority of small and medium contractors and specialists contractors benefit from the Act; and his plans to amend the Act to ensure that the adjudicators decision is binding when the dispute is...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that non-teaching staff in a private school whose wages are not paid by the Exchequer are excluded in the reduction in public sector wages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10366/11]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (10 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that non-teaching staff in a private school whose wages are not paid by the Exchequer are excluded in the reduction in public sector wages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10367/11]

Written Answers — Public Procurement Guidelines: Public Procurement Guidelines (10 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the procurement guidelines followed by the National Standards Authority of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10556/11]

Written Answers — Unfinished Housing Developments: Unfinished Housing Developments (10 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 251: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide this Deputy with a copy of the interim report on the advisory group on unfinished housing developments that was completed last February; if he will provide a copy of the submission received from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10557/11]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (10 May 2011)

Peter Mathews: Question 316: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to protect the health and safety of Irish greyhounds once they reach China; the reasons for choosing China as a target market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10332/11]