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Written Answers — Certificates of Irish Heritage: Certificates of Irish Heritage (12 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 82: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to develop a certificate of Irish heritage scheme directed at the Irish diaspora worldwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19960/11]

Written Answers — State Savings Products: State Savings Products (12 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a scheme to issue national recovery bonds aimed at the Irish diaspora; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19958/11]

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (12 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 279: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when he will make appointments to fill the relevant vacancies on the board of the Arts Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19966/11]

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (12 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 484: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he operates any schemes to provide financial support to Irish sports scholarship students awarded scholarships in universities in the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19941/11]

Written Answers — Arts Plan: Arts Plan (6 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will consider engaging with Allied Irish Banks in an effort to encourage wider public access to their extensive and significant collection of art with a view to placing pieces on permanent display in public institutions including municipal galleries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19118/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Grants: Local Authority Grants (6 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 125: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to regulations applied by local authorities requiring small, community based organisations to register for tax as a voluntary non-profit making organisation if they are to be in a position to benefit from small support grants known as the councillors allocation in certain...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (6 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with the cross-party Oireachtas group established to support the work of the organisation assisting the alleged victims of a struck-off medical practitioner (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19107/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (6 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue in respect of a funding application made by a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19110/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (6 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the provision of services at the Louth County Hospital, Dundalk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19112/11]

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: I wish to share time with Deputies Kevin Humphreys, White and Moloney. During the last election all parties represented in the House spoke of the need for electoral reform. As reflected in the electoral outcome it is clear there is an appetite for political change. I welcome the proposals outlined in the Bill but I would be concerned were we to consider the job complete if and when the...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: When we are discussing local elections and local authorities we tend to stick rigidly to maps drawn 500 years ago by an English Queen. While county boundaries determine the colour of the jersey one wears on Sunday, they should not act as impediments to the development of places such as my home town of Drogheda, which I represent and which is seriously constrained by the position in which it...

Written Answers — Illicit Trade in Fuel: Illicit Trade in Fuel (5 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider establishing a multi agency task force involving Customs and Excise, Revenue Commissioners, Gardaí and local authorities to combat the illegal fuel laundering, sale and supply which affects Border counties in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18222/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (5 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details in relation to the resources available to the Revenue Commissioners dedicated to the area of fraud detection with particular reference to social welfare fraud; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18519/11]

Written Answers — Mortgage Assistance: Mortgage Assistance (5 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans, to address and control the issue of rising mortgage rates in lending institutions such as EBS which are effectively owned by the State; his plans to assist mortgage holders who are in arrears with such institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18784/11]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (5 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of retired teachers who have been re-engaged on teaching duties in schools for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18326/11]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (5 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered an application from a school (details supplied) in County Meath for a full-time learning support post; when a decision will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18663/11]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (5 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 284: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the purchase price of a series of sites for new schools (details supplied) in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18793/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (5 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 357: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has met with the Revenue Commissioners and other relevant State agencies to underline the commitment to combat fraud in the social welfare system; the actions agreed at such meetings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18518/11]

Written Answers — Urban Renewal Schemes: Urban Renewal Schemes (5 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 416: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will be proceeding with a comprehensive regeneration scheme for estates (details supplied) in County Louth. [18311/11]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (5 Jul 2011)

Gerald Nash: Question 517: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will give consideration to pardoning the ex-Irish Defence Forces servicemen who deserted during World War II in order to fight fascism and who were dismissed en masse under the Emergency Powers Order (No. 362) in 1945; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18238/11]