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Small and Medium Enterprises. (20 Nov 2008)

Damien English: Question 5: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of people employed in the small and medium enterprise sector; her forecast for 12 months time; her plans to make available a new scheme to enable SMEs to maintain their current employment level; her further plans to make available a new scheme or schemes to enable SMEs expand their current...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (19 Nov 2008)

Damien English: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a school building project at a school (details supplied) in County Meath; when he expects work to begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41706/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Nov 2008)

Damien English: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Meath who applied in June 2008, will have a hearing test carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40734/08]

Written Answers — Joint Policing Committees: Joint Policing Committees (13 Nov 2008)

Damien English: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made with regard to the establishment of joint policing committees throughout the State identifying at locations at which they are in operation and when is it expected that all committees will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40278/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (13 Nov 2008)

Damien English: Question 259: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a school building project for a school (details supplied) in County Meath; when he expects building to commence; if he has satisfied himself that the level of local funding to date by the school will be met by funding by his Department; the timescale for this project; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (12 Nov 2008)

Damien English: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Transport the public transport services used by him since 2007 to date in 2008 on official business; the destinations travelled to; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39935/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Nov 2008)

Damien English: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the details of incentives to address the issue of children living in consistent poverty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39411/08]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (5 Nov 2008)

Damien English: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the travel costs budgeted for, and the costs expected to arise, from the decentralisation of Irish Aid to Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38448/08]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (5 Nov 2008)

Damien English: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of civil servants in his Department whose jobs are being decentralised but who are themselves staying in Dublin and being assigned to other duties; the number of additional staff hired to fill such vacancies caused by decentralisation; the costs involved in 2008; the scheduled cost for 2009; and if he will make a statement on...

Training Programmes: Motion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2008)

Damien English: Can I have a bucket, please?

Training Programmes: Motion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2008)

Damien English: It will happen again.

Training Programmes: Motion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2008)

Damien English: I wish to share time with Deputies Paul Kehoe, Joe Carey, Paul Connaughton, Dinny McGinley and Joe McHugh.

Training Programmes: Motion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2008)

Damien English: There is so much loving going on here tonight that I should look for a bucket. Following on the figures released today, this debate has much more relevance. The figures show the situation is very serious. In the past month alone, following seasonal adjustment, the figures have increased by over 15,000. That is a substantial jump in one month. The unemployment figure now is at a seriously...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (30 Oct 2008)

Damien English: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the communications he or his Department has had with the Minister for Finance or with officials in the Department of Finance in the past seven days regarding changes to the 1% income levy that will be charged on gross income earned by farmers up to €100,000 gross; his views on approaching the Minister for Finance with the...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (30 Oct 2008)

Damien English: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of staff who have been employed in 2008 specifically to administer the early retirement scheme and the installation aid for young farmers; the number of these who will not be required to work in his Department as a result of the removal of the two schemes; his plans to redistribute these staff within his...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (29 Oct 2008)

Damien English: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way he will use Government purchasing power to stimulate demand, create economies of scale and develop better public services in the context of broadband provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37193/08]

Written Answers — Installation Aid Scheme: Installation Aid Scheme (29 Oct 2008)

Damien English: Question 464: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of recipients of the installation aid to young farmers for each of the past three years; the number of outstanding applications for the scheme that need to be processed and granted for those who applied prior to the withdrawal of the scheme as announced recently; his plans to encourage young people to enter...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (23 Oct 2008)

Damien English: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the arrangements made to date on the purchasing of a site for a new school building (details supplied) in County Meath; the position regarding the funding for this site acquisition and school building project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36600/08]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (22 Oct 2008)

Damien English: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Finance when funding will be released for the Mornington River flood alleviation and surface water drainage scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36287/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (22 Oct 2008)

Damien English: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the situation that prevents umbilical cord blood collection at the time of a baby's birth at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36283/08]