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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (23 Feb 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will make a statement on the length of time it is taking to process social welfare appeals; the reason for the delay; and the steps she is taking to clear the backlog of appeals. [8679/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Feb 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the cumulative effects of cuts to social welfare payments for families that have more than one person claiming benefits, particularly those with dependants; and the way she will help families in this position. [8680/10]

Written Answers — Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Globalisation Adjustment Fund (23 Feb 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 145: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her Department will fund the 20 applications from former employees of a company (details supplied) for a degree course with the Dublin Institute of Technology while they await confirmation of the European Globalisation Fund to ensure these people have access to the course before applications close in...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (23 Feb 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 152: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs that have been lost in 2010 to date; the number of jobs that were lost in 2009 in a tabular form by month and on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9082/10]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (23 Feb 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 153: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs that have been created in 2010 to date; the number of jobs that were created in 2009 in a tabular form by month and on a county basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9083/10]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (23 Feb 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 158: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs created by the IDA Ireland each year in Ireland over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9127/10]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (23 Feb 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 159: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs created and lost by the Industrial Development Authority in 2009 on a county basis in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9128/10]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (23 Feb 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 160: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the figures for foreign direct investment here for each of the years from 2000 to 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9129/10]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (23 Feb 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 161: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of IDA Ireland's strategic review; the details of the new strategy 2020; if plans for attracting foreign direct investment will be included in this strategy; the way employment opportunities and jobs will be dispersed; the way she intends to implement this strategy; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Home Help Service: Home Help Service (23 Feb 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of home help hours that will be provided per month over the course of 2010 in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8808/10]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (23 Feb 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Louth will receive payment under the Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8851/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Feb 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 349: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a decision will be made in respect of the application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8753/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Feb 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 371: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a decision will be made on an application for jobseeker's payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8848/10]

Unemployment: Motion (23 Feb 2010)

Arthur Morgan: I thank Deputy Penrose for sharing time. I would be grateful if he might also share his lungs with me. I would be proud to match his delivery, fair play to him.

Unemployment: Motion (23 Feb 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Perhaps, but I am sure the Leas-Cheann Comhairle knows what I mean.

Unemployment: Motion (23 Feb 2010)

Arthur Morgan: We must act to address the unacceptable flow of young people into long-term unemployment. The Government does not seem to appreciate not merely the economic but also the social consequences of a situation where 20% of under 25s are unemployed. If this economic downturn persists and there are no jobs for those people for the next two, three or four years, they will fall into the rut of...

Hospital Procedures. (23 Feb 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Disgraceful.

Written Answers — Substance Misuse Strategy: Substance Misuse Strategy (18 Feb 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the frustration of community based drug services with delays in response and delays in funding since the demise of the national drugs strategy committee and the subsuming of its powers and decision making capability into his Department; the loss of the expertise the NDSC had built...

Written Answers — Substance Misuse Strategy: Substance Misuse Strategy (18 Feb 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made regarding the production of a report on the way local drugs task forces will take over the responsibility of tackling issues surrounding alcohol abuse. [8248/10]

George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (18 Feb 2010)

Arthur Morgan: I thank Deputy Quinn and the Labour Party for sharing time with me. The Bill seeks to make an extra investment of €20 million in the Mitchell scholarships programme which every year brings approximately 12 students to Ireland to study. No one is disputing the benefits for research and development that such students bring to our universities, nor is there any disagreement over the great...