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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (10 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 13 November 2013, if he will detail the 14 schools unsuccessful in their applications; the most common reasons for their failure to succeed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52624/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations Issues (10 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 229. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the heads of a Bill reforming the law on employees' right to engage in collective bargaining under the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2001 will be introduced; if this legislation will include compulsory collective bargaining for all companies in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52600/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector Issues (10 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 436. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the key sectors of agriculture or food industries that are contributing the most to export growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52926/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector Issues (10 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 437. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent of dealings his Department has with Enterprise Ireland for further enhancing export opportunities for food and agricultural industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52927/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: I thank Dr. Donovan. That was very clear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: This is one of the most interesting committee meetings I have attended. The clarity is very helpful and it behoves all members to listen to what has been said. The advent of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council was necessary and it is proving itself to be genuinely independent. I commend its members for the work they are doing and it helps us in our task as parliamentarians. I share some of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Pensions Reserve Fund Investments (5 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 8. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if any of the borrowings Irish Water availed of from the National Pensions Reserve Fund were used to service contracts for water installation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51814/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Pensions Reserve Fund Investments (5 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 17. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the uses that will be made of Exchequer funds provided to Irish Water; if any of the Exchequer funding will be used to repay National Pensions Reserve Fund borrowings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51813/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (5 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 106 of 26 November 2013, if he will explicitly detail the reason his Department is not undertaking its own inquiry in view of the amounts of his Department's budget that is spent in this scheme; if he will confirm that the school transport scheme is fully compliant with EU state aid rules; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (3 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 32. To ask the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 113 of 19 November 2013, if he will provide the figures supplied with respect to senior counsel; the total number of separate legal briefings to senior counsel for each year in which the moneys were paid as listed in the response; the total number of different senior counsel briefed for each year; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Missions Data (3 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 38. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 128 of 19 November 2013, if he will provide a list of the names of the individual companies that were met as numerated in the response for 2011, 2012, and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51493/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Missions Data (3 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of 19 November 2013, the names of companies since March 2011 where Enterprise Ireland has provided information on contracts won during trade missions as appropriate; the reason the names of companies who accompany him on Enterprise Ireland events could be considered commercially...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (3 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail when the capital requirements directive IV will be transposed into Irish law; if he will detail if in the transposition of this directive into Irish law there is scope for credit unions not to be reclassified as non banking financial institutions under the directive or the capital requirements regulation; his views that credit unions here...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions Regulation (3 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of staff in the Central Bank who are responsible for overseeing credit unions that have been paid employees of credit unions or volunteers in credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51450/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions Regulation (3 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the title of the person in the Central Bank who has ultimate responsibility for oversight and imposing restrictions on lending within credit unions; the level at which staff in the Central Bank have the authority to make decisions regarding lending restrictions; if he will provide the criteria assessed to determine specific lending...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Exchequer Returns Issues (3 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 47 of 21 November 2013, if he will detail in euro terms the total proceeds of all borrowings by the Exchequer lodged to the Exchequer account at the Central Bank of Ireland at the end of year in 2011, 2012 and end of October in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51732/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Living City Initiative (3 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 77. To ask the Minister for Finance the consultation that has taken place to date with Dublin City Council regarding areas of eligibility for the living city initiative; if he has any figures on the number of individual properties likely to be eligible in the Dublin City Council area if the living city initiative gets approval by the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Functions (3 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 78. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the split responsibilities between his Department and the Department of Social Protection on pensions policy creates a disconcerted, divided and poor management structure for addressing an issue of enormous importance to the future liabilities of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51762/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: International Bodies Membership (3 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 79. To ask the Minister for Finance the person who is the Irish representative on the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51763/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (3 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 81. To ask the Minister for Finance if any consideration has been given to developing a tax credit in the future for draw downs from pensions that have been subjected to a levy since 2011 and beyond; his views on whether such a credit would offset the disincentive to save caused by the taxation of pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51777/13]