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Order of Business (29 Nov 2007)

Damien English: They could be brought forward before that.

Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (28 Nov 2007)

Damien English: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of small businesses here that ceased trading within 12 months and three years of commencing to trade in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30572/07]

Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (28 Nov 2007)

Damien English: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of grants paid out by each county enterprise board for each of the years 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007; the number of businesses that were in receipt of these grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30573/07]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (28 Nov 2007)

Damien English: Question 118: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 144 of 21 November 2007, the average repayment made to the almost 750,000 tax refund claimants by the Revenue Commissioners. [31372/07]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (28 Nov 2007)

Damien English: Question 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the most accurate number available to his Department of people in the State who were entitled to a tax refund for the years 2003 to 2007 inclusive. [31373/07]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Nov 2007)

Damien English: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if speech and language therapy will be reinstated for a person (details supplied) in County Meath; the reason for the cessation of this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31639/07]

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (28 Nov 2007)

Damien English: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the private consultancy firms his Department and the agencies which report to his Department used to date in 2007; the projects each worked on; the cost to his Department or agency of each engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31374/07]

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

Damien English: How much did the Government pay him?

Industrial Development. (28 Nov 2007)

Damien English: Will the Minister issue instructions to local authority planners to zone a certain amount of land to facilitate enterprise? It is often the case that planners are unwilling to zone too much land, for whatever reason. Guidance from the Department in this regard would be useful. Will the Minister consider assigning vacant land in the ownership of IDA Ireland for the purposes of providing car...

Industrial Development. (28 Nov 2007)

Damien English: I accept that. I refer to guidance rather than instruction.

Industrial Development. (28 Nov 2007)

Damien English: Some of the planners get it right.

Industrial Development. (28 Nov 2007)

Damien English: If vacant IDA Ireland properties are available, is the Minister willing to allow them to be used to provide temporary car parks?

Industrial Development. (28 Nov 2007)

Damien English: I ask only that the Minister does not rule out such an arrangement.

Written Answers — Conflict Resolution: Conflict Resolution (27 Nov 2007)

Damien English: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the composition of the Conflict Resolution Unit; when and the location where the Irish academic centre will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29328/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Nov 2007)

Damien English: Question 125: To ask the Taoiseach the number of people as of 31 October 2007 who were employed in his Department; the number who were permanent employees; the number who were temporary staff; the number who were contracted staff; if he will provide comparative figures for 31 October 2002; and if he will provide the information in tabular readable form. [30618/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (27 Nov 2007)

Damien English: Question 126: To ask the Taoiseach the amount spent by his Department in 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007 for air travel, business class flights and first class flights in tabular readable form. [30633/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (27 Nov 2007)

Damien English: Question 127: To ask the Taoiseach the amount spent by his Department on courier documents, registered post and standard post to date in 2007 in tabular readable form. [30648/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Nov 2007)

Damien English: Question 128: To ask the Taoiseach the ten largest bonus payments made to staff in his Department and each of its agencies in the past 12 months. [30663/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Nov 2007)

Damien English: Question 129: To ask the Taoiseach the number of civil servants in his Department who have transferred to other Departments or left the Civil Service in each of the past five years in tabular readable form. [30678/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Nov 2007)

Damien English: Question 130: To ask the Taoiseach the number of allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing that have been reported to his Department by departmental staff since 1 January 2007. [30693/07]