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Departmental Programmes. (1 Apr 2009)

Damien English: No, I am speaking about FÁS.

Departmental Programmes. (1 Apr 2009)

Damien English: It is not as simple as that. Word went out yesterday that no new money is available for training or up-skilling people in business. Is this true? It is a serious matter.

Job Losses. (1 Apr 2009)

Damien English: Questions have been asked many times regarding payments, but will the Minister of State get the message through to the various Departments and staff that businesses are under immense pressure? The UK immediately brought in a ten day rule, but we have not done so. We are doing quite well in some cases, but whenever there is any problem with red tape, a missing dot on an i or cross on a t,...

Job Losses. (1 Apr 2009)

Damien English: It applies throughout all Departments, not only the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

Job Losses. (1 Apr 2009)

Damien English: Question 35: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions she is taking to ensure the survival of an avionics and aircraft maintenance industry at Dublin Airport; the actions she is taking to ensure that employees of a company (details supplied) are not short changed in terms of pensions or redundancy payments; and if she will make a statement on the...

Job Losses. (1 Apr 2009)

Damien English: The Tánaiste should be happy to get six months.

Corporate Governance. (1 Apr 2009)

Damien English: We have bundles of time.

Departmental Programmes. (1 Apr 2009)

Damien English: Question 30: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the financial support or grant aid schemes from her Department and State agencies under her aegis that are available to businesses here; the number of businesses that have applied to date in 2009 for such schemes; the number of applications that have been successful, unsuccessful, subject to payment and not...

Written Answers — Drugs Payment Scheme: Drugs Payment Scheme (31 Mar 2009)

Damien English: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action that will be taken on foot of the report (details supplied) to reduce the State drugs bill; if the Health Service Executive has restricted access to oral nutritional supplements for those eligible for the medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13138/09]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (10 Mar 2009)

Damien English: Question 246: To ask the Minister for Transport if he or his Department have had discussions with the National Roads Authority, the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and Meath County Council with regard to the provision of a pedestrian footpath and lighting along the N3 road (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9731/09]

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (10 Mar 2009)

Damien English: Question 394: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is a deadline for extensions to be made to town council electoral boundaries in order for them to be brought into effect in time for the local elections on 5 June 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9920/09]

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (10 Mar 2009)

Damien English: Question 395: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he or his Department has received submissions or communications regarding the extension of the electoral boundary for Navan Town Council, County Meath; the name of the person or organisation and the nature of their submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9921/09]

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (10 Mar 2009)

Damien English: Question 396: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is in a position to sanction the extension of the electoral boundary for the administrative area of Navan Town Council, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9922/09]

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (10 Mar 2009)

Damien English: Question 397: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether Navan Town Council, County Meath, electoral area should be extended in line with the agreed administrative areas, in time to allow those living in this new area to vote for candidates who will represent them in this extended administrative area; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (5 Mar 2009)

Damien English: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to introduce a pensions protection fund to provide protection for defined benefit scheme members in the event that a scheme is wound up with insufficient resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9163/09]

Ceisteanna — Questions (4 Mar 2009)

Damien English: This is taxpayers' money.

Ceisteanna — Questions (4 Mar 2009)

Damien English: It is a pity the Taoiseach did not listen in the past couple of years.

Ceisteanna — Questions (4 Mar 2009)

Damien English: Is that the hotline?

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (3 Mar 2009)

Damien English: Question 315: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the processing time for the one-parent family payment scheme for applicants at each of the social welfare offices in Navan, Kells and Trim in County Meath; her plans to reduce this time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8696/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Mar 2009)

Damien English: Question 321: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of 3 February 2009, the number of people in each county who are in receipt of weekly or monthly mortgage interest relief supplement in respect of mortgage interest in tabular readable form. [8843/09]