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Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)

Damien English: What time?

Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)

Damien English: No Vincent Browne.

Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)

Damien English: The Taoiseach gets well paid for it. Get over it.

Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)

Damien English: It is going to end soon, the Taoiseach need not worry.

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (18 Nov 2010)

Damien English: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to recent evidence of war crimes and human rights abuses in Sri Lanka presented by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43264/10]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 Nov 2010)

Damien English: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Health and Children with regard to the Government's decision to hire an additional 270 social workers, the number that have been recruited to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41979/10]

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (4 Nov 2010)

Damien English: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the proportion of the budget for food industry competitiveness, marketing and innovation that has been spent in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40574/10]

Order of Business. (4 Nov 2010)

Damien English: It is out of date.

Order of Business. (4 Nov 2010)

Damien English: Only one side can change it.

Order of Business. (4 Nov 2010)

Damien English: We cannot either.

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (2 Nov 2010)

Damien English: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide details on the proposed integration of the public employment functions of FÁS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39985/10]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2010)

Damien English: Question 141: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a new post-primary school building at a location (details supplied) in County Meath for which a site has been purchased in 2009 to facilitate this project; when will the design team be in a position to advance the school project; when she envisages construction works to commence;...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (2 Nov 2010)

Damien English: Question 326: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will review an application for a stamp four for a person (details supplied), in view of the fact that this person has been resident here since January 2002 therefore satisfying the condition that an applicant has completed five years or 60 months legal residency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40175/10]

Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)

Damien English: The Minister understands the point being made by Deputy Burton. He is playing games.

Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)

Damien English: A question of credibility arises in regard to the Government's ability for achieving savings. The way in which expenditure flew out of control in the past decade suggests it will be incapable of meeting its targets. What changes will be made to ensure we make the requisite savings while protecting services? Will new cost accountants and budget experts be brought in? If the plan is not...

Macro-Economic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (27 Oct 2010)

Damien English: Ministers are coming in here stating that the people can take bad news, they will put their shoulders to the wheel and they have taken €14 billion of cuts already. I do not accept the latter point, certainly not in the past two years. That needs to be corrected. It may be the case over three years, if the Government wants to go into that, but I still do not think there were such cuts....

Macro-Economic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (27 Oct 2010)

Damien English: Hopefully, we will get a chance to go through all the ideas. I could not do so in seven minutes. We accept the adjustment must be front-loaded and we must try to take on an extra chunk of the deficit in year one, but we must also front-load growth in the first two years. These are the toughest budgets in terms of seeking to protect growth and jobs. There must be a front-loaded growth...

Macro-Economic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (27 Oct 2010)

Damien English: They will convict soon.

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (21 Oct 2010)

Damien English: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans, if any, in relation to future Defence Forces overseas missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38083/10]

Written Answers — National Emergency Plan: National Emergency Plan (21 Oct 2010)

Damien English: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Defence the role of his Department and the Defence Forces in relation to emergency planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38084/10]