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Written Answers — Export Trade: Export Trade (11 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Irish exports are sufficiently competitive on European and World markets; the trends now emerging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32375/06]

Written Answers — Export Trade: Export Trade (11 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied that established markets for Irish exports are being maintained to satisfy the full extent of manufacturing here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32376/06]

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (11 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans he has to improve the competitiveness of the economy with particular reference to combating job relocation to lower cost economies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32371/06]

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (11 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs relocated to low wage economies in the past five years; the plans he has to reverse the trend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32372/06]

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (11 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has carried out research into the costs affecting the competitiveness of the Irish economy; the plans he has to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32378/06]

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (11 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied that the extent of inward investment is sufficient to maintain job creation requirements in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32373/06]

Written Answers — Energy Policy: Energy Policy (11 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans he has to develop investment and job creation in the alternative fuel industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32374/06]

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (11 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied that manufacturing industry here can adequately compete with imports or on world markets with competitors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32377/06]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (11 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number and location of job losses throughout County Kildare in the past five years in the manufacturing sector; the number of replacement jobs in manufacturing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32380/06]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (11 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which adequate resources are available to FÁS for the provision of the full requirement of programmes or schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32381/06]

Written Answers — Social Employment Schemes: Social Employment Schemes (11 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of placements required and proposed through SE schemes in 2006 and 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32379/06]

Unemployment Levels. (11 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: The Chair should not be a spoilsport.

Order of Business (11 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: There is no reason for it.

Order of Business (11 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: In view of the importance of developing our national resources and the recent publication of the energy discussion document, when is the minerals development Bill expected, given that it is critical and crucial? I have another question on the point raised by Deputy Rabbitte, namely, the Tribunals of Inquiry (Amendment) Bill. Is it possible to initiate an inquiry into the circumstances...

Order of Business (11 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: ——internationally, to be defunct, unreliable and open to fraud.

Order of Business (11 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Perhaps the Minister will initiate this, or maybe the Tánaiste will do so.

Order of Business (11 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: What about the inquiry?

Order of Business (11 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when he expects to be in a position to extend the carer's allowance to cover the full extent of those providing care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31779/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Oct 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 429: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the extent to which he will extend the carers allowance to include the greater number of carers to date not in receipt of a payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32130/06]