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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 211: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total allocated budget for his Department in 2011 and the actual outturns in each of his Department subheads at the end of 2011. [40401/11]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 228: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when approval will issue to Monaghan County Council in respect of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40700/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total allocated budget for his Department in 2011 and the actual outturns in each of his Department subheads at the end of 2011. [40406/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 259: To ask the Minister for Defence the total allocated budget for his Department in 2011 and the actual outturns in each of his Department subheads at the end of 2011. [40399/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the capital expenditure of his Department from 2004 to 2011, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40388/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 266: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total allocated budget for his Department in 2011 and the actual outturns in each of his Department subheads at the end of 2011. [40395/11]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if urgent and favourable consideration will be given to a request by an organisation (details supplied) in view of the need to find a solution before the end of this month taking into consideration the major progress made to date in providing appropriate facilities to comply with new regulations effective from the 1 of...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 282: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total allocated budget for her Department in 2011 and the actual outturns in each of her Department subheads at the end of 2011. [40397/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 302: To ask the Minister for Health the total allocated budget for his Department in 2011 and the actual outturns in each of his Department subheads at the end of 2011. [40404/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 363: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total allocated budget for his Department in 2011 and the actual outturns in each of his Department subheads at the end of 2011. [40409/11]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 364: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the proposed development of the N2-A5 road project; the likely time scale for the construction of this road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40427/11]

School Staffing (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: I appreciate the presence of the Minister to reply to this important question. Following budget 2012, guidance provision at second level will be managed by schools from within their standard teacher allocation from next year. We believe this decision will not only lead to the end of the guidance counselling profession but its effect will be felt most by vulnerable and disadvantaged...

School Staffing (15 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: The ESRI said yesterday in its report, Improving Second-Level Education: Using Evidence for Policy Development, that the removal of guidance counselling in schools will impact most on young students from disadvantaged backgrounds. They are more reliant on advice from their schools, particularly in regard to going on to third level. Better-off households can afford to buy particular guidance...

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (14 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to implement the new EU country of origin labelling system for pork, sheep meat, poultry meat and goat meat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39805/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (14 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost to the Exchequer of the VAT reductions announced earlier in the summer; if there was any monitoring to check that the VAT reductions were passed on; if such monitoring is still ongoing; if any action has been taken or is proposed against firms that reduced their charges for a few weeks following the VAT reduction and have since put...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (14 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) who hopes to commence a four year degree course next October and previously did a two year diploma in DIT-VEC, 2004 to 2006, still qualifies for full or partial free fees or full maintenance grants; if the person has an entitlement to all services and grants which are available to a mature student; and...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (14 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify the matter of qualified adult allowance payments to a person on contributory State pension; if the person qualifies for QAA irrespective of income; if the person's spouse's personal income is the only relevant means testing considered and is the spouse assessed with any portion of the spouse's private or total...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (14 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 176: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the Dog Breeding Establishment Act was passed by the Oireachtas; when was it signed into law by the President; the reasons for the delay in the implementation of same; when it is his intention to implement the sections dealing with puppy farms; if he will provide a definitive date for same; and if he...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (13 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline by county the name and address of each primary school whose staffing schedule may be adjusted due to his decision to introduce phased adjustments from 2012-2013 to staffing schedules for one, two, three and four teacher schools. [40008/11]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (13 Dec 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that will be affected in 2012 by the decision to introduce phased adjustments from 2012-2013 to staffing schedules for one, two, three and four teacher schools. [40009/11]