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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Unemployment Data (15 Oct 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1. To ask the Taoiseach the number of young persons who have been unemployed for over one year. [42599/13]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (15 Oct 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 2. To ask the Taoiseach the percentage of full time to part time workers in employment; and the similar percentages for additional net jobs created since this Government came to office. [42581/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (15 Oct 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Residential Institutions Redress Board transfer of personal data to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board under section 24 of the 2012 Act strictly to determine whether a person is eligible to make an application to the Board and for no other purpose, is being disregarded by that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Freedom of Information Remit (15 Oct 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if minutes from meetings of the boards of managements of schools are subject to FOI requests; the legislative provision governing this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43529/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (15 Oct 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistants working with pupils in mainstream primary schools, mainstream secondary schools, and schools for children with special needs; the number of students they worked with for each of the past five years. [43553/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Jobs Data (15 Oct 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 100. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total number of jobs promoted by the Industrial Development Agency relating to the field of customer support for each year since 2007. [43015/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Jobs Data (15 Oct 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 101. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the jobs promoted by the Industrial Development Agency relating to the field of customer support, as a percentage of total jobs promoted by the IDA for each year since 2007. [43016/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Employment Initiative (15 Oct 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 156. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she has taken to increase the number of young persons in employment since the Government came to office; and the impact these have had on the actual number of young persons employed. [42598/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (15 Oct 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 421. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide information regarding the Leinster Private Nursing Home in Pembroke Street Dublin 2, a private nursing home which operated on Pembroke Street in the 1960s and 1970s; if the Easter Health Board took over the said private nursing home; the year in which it was taken over; and if he will provide details of its purchase by the health...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (10 Oct 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 21. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the impact of the loss of graduates to emigration on the Action Plan For Jobs. [42578/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (10 Oct 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 44. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on whether the lack of employment and career development is a key determinate of emigration; and the steps he will take to tackle the issues. [42579/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (10 Oct 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 125. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the discussions he has held regarding the ceasing of funding for Eagraíocht na Scoileanna Gaeltachta Teo from the end of December 2013 which provides support and advice to schools in Gaeltacht regions; and his plans to address the situation. [42189/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts (9 Oct 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 21. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the code of practice for adjudication under the Construction Contracts Bill will be published. [42521/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (9 Oct 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 111. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the take-up of the partial loan guarantee scheme and microenterprise loan scheme for each year that it has been in operation. [42621/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme Review (9 Oct 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 112. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the findings and recommendations of the external review of the partial loan guarantee scheme; and if he will make public the full review. [42622/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microenterprise Loan Fund Applications (9 Oct 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 113. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the low levels of take up of the microenterprise loan scheme, if he will consider bringing forward the fundamental review of the programme. [42623/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Microenterprise Loan Fund Expenditure (9 Oct 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 114. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the set up costs and ongoing administrative costs per year associated with the microenterprise loan scheme. [42624/13]

Other Questions: School Enrolments (8 Oct 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: I welcome the Minister's comments. A number of cases have been taken. A high-profile case taken by a member of the Traveller community was initially upheld by the Equality Tribunal before unfortunately being overturned by the High Court. There are some concerns about the operation in practice of the rule that gives one an automatic right to attend a school if one's father or mother...

Other Questions: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (8 Oct 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: There is growing concern about this matter. I understand the board only meets for one hour each month. In the context of producing terms of reference, employing staff and procuring office space, there is a sense among many of those in the survivors' groups that the board is not meeting regularly enough to get matters up and running. Beyond setting the date of the first meeting, it is the...

Other Questions: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (8 Oct 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: I understand a sum of money was left in the previous fund and this was transferred over. I do not know the figure in that regard but perhaps the Minister might indicate the amount of money that is ready for allocation.