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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Employment Initiative (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 652. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has engaged with the business, education and youth-work sectors in the possible design and operation of programmes to be funded from the EU's youth employment initiative. [38090/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Mapping Strategy (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 719. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if work has commenced on the creation of a national terrestrial and marine habitat map; and if he will outline the stages that have been completed to date. [38097/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Efficiency Fund (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 810. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of the €35 million of seed capital provided for energy efficiency projects in Budget 2013 that has been expended to date; and if he will outline the nature and number of projects which the fund is supporting. [38092/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bioenergy Strategy Development (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 811. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline the current stage of the development of a bioenergy strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38093/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bioenergy Strategy Development (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 812. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress to date made by his Department in the creation of a low-carbon roadmap as sought under the Our Sustainable Future policy framework and which is necessary to enable the transition to a competitive, low carbon and environmentally-sustainable economy. [38098/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Safety (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 938. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the assistance from his Department to the Irish Water Safety Organisation will be augmented in the coming year in recognition of the worrying increase in drownings from a record low in 2010 of 112 to 147 in 2012 and in consideration of the high number of fatalities during summer 2013. [38081/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Statistics (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 939. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to re-establish a centralised collection and analysis of data pertaining to the construction industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38082/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: EU Directives (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 940. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress to date in 2013 of eliminating the number of infringements incurred by Ireland in terms of EU environmental legislation. [38083/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: EU Programmes (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 941. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress since 2011 of the implementation of the EU's Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38084/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Low Carbon Roadmap (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 1207. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date in the creation of a low carbon roadmap as sought under the Our Sustainable Future policy framework, which is necessary to enable the transition to a competitive, low carbon and environmentally sustainable economy. [38099/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 1263. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if evaluations for the pre-school educational year are taking place; if the results of such evaluations will be made available to the public to assist parents in making childcare decisions and to provide information to taxpayers. [38096/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Retention of 9% VAT Rate: Discussion with Restaurants Association of Ireland (17 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: The association’s website refers to the creation of 5,000 jobs next year if the VAT rate is retained. What is the basis of this figure, and are the jobs imminent?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Retention of 9% VAT Rate: Discussion with Restaurants Association of Ireland (17 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: I welcome Mr. Cummins and his colleagues. I represent Galway West, which includes Galway city, Connemara, the Aran Islands, Inishbofin and other offshore islands. The latter are all very much reliant on and have benefited from the tourism industry. They also benefited from the reduction in VAT. There is no doubt that the latter has worked, particularly as the numbers coming here from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Enterprise Ireland (23 Jul 2013)

Seán Kyne: I would also like to congratulate Mr. O'Rourke on his appointment. He has a comprehensive CV, including a suitable background in auditing and accountancy, as well as his family business. In addition, he also has a blend of international experience. I have a few questions to put to him. First, what challenges does he see facing Enterprise Ireland? Second, hopefully, we are seeing signs of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Enterprise Ireland (23 Jul 2013)

Seán Kyne: Is Enterprise Ireland happy with the banks? The banks tell us that they are providing all that they are asked for, etc., but SMEs tell us that is not the case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Enterprise Ireland (23 Jul 2013)

Seán Kyne: These are Enterprise Ireland client companies. Does that have an added impact in terms of the banks deciding that they are reputable, honourable, trustworthy and so on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Enterprise Ireland (23 Jul 2013)

Seán Kyne: I welcome Mr. Ryan and his team from Enterprise Ireland. I compliment them on the very readable annual report and on their work over the last few years in job creation. The €6.2 billion worth of exports to the UK is obviously very important. What implications can future growth in the UK have on that? What implications might an in-out referendum on Europe in the UK have on these...

Council of the European Union (Lithuanian Presidency): Motion (17 Jul 2013)

Seán Kyne: I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Donohoe, on his new appointment. As a member of the Oireachtas Committee on European Affairs myself, I know he was a very capable member of that committee and I was always confident that he was destined for greater things, and certainly that came true. I look forward to questioning him in the committee in the near future. I also commend the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the EU: Discussion (Resumed) with Foundation for European Progressive Studies (16 Jul 2013)

Seán Kyne: I welcome Mr. Kitching to the committee and thank him for his presentation. On the issue of indirect versus direct elections to the role of Commission President, it has heretofore been a prerogative of smaller countries to assume that role. Does Mr. Kitching envisage a situation where a difficulty might arise as a consequence of one of the large blocs seeking to impose a candidate from one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (16 Jul 2013)

Seán Kyne: I would like to concur with what has been said and extend my best wishes to Deputy Lucinda Creighton and thank her for doing an excellent job as Minister of State, particularly during the Irish Presidency. I also wish our colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, every success in the years ahead. I could not think of a better choice. He is very well regarded and informed on...