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Written Answers — Renewable Energy: Renewable Energy (19 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when it is expected that the European Commission will give State aid permission for the REFIT scheme; the reason for the delay in approving this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30121/11]

Written Answers — School Books: School Books (19 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the school book publishing companies that were represented at the recent meeting with him; the progress achieved at the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30345/11]

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (19 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application (details supplied) will be processed and finalised at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30346/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a REP scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30344/11]

Written Answers — Betting Regulations: Betting Regulations (18 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the opening hours for betting shops for trading in the winter months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30151/11]

Written Answers — Betting Regulations: Betting Regulations (18 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review betting legislation, particularly in relation to the possible introduction of new technology into betting shops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30150/11]

Written Answers — Betting Regulations: Betting Regulations (18 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance when it is proposed to introduce the necessary legislation to tax online betting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30152/11]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (18 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if further consideration will be given to an application for funding towards the provision of toilet facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; if this application will be urgently reviewed in view of the case made in correspondence to his Department by the secretary of the board of management; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (18 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the national criteria for determining head office locations for merging vocational education committees; how the criteria were applied in the decision to locate the head office for Cavan Monaghan Vocational Education Committee in Monaghan town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30057/11]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (18 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projected savings arising from the decision to locate the head office for Cavan Monaghan Vocational Education Committee in Monaghan town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30059/11]

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (18 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he decides on the relevant catchment areas for all second level schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30134/11]

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (18 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 442: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and the Marine the timescale for the implementation of a national bovine viral diarrhoea eradication programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30058/11]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (11 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used in selecting the locations for the headquarters for the amalgamated vocational education committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28658/11]

Written Answers — Foras na Gaeilge: Foras na Gaeilge (11 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 302: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding will continued for a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28809/11]

Fiscal Policy (11 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views that the recommendation of the Central Bank of Ireland to make a bigger budget adjustment to public expenditure than agreed with the EU-IMF is the correct action to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28534/11]

Written Answers — Unfinished Housing Developments: Unfinished Housing Developments (5 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: Question 158: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding provided to Monaghan County Council for unfinished housing estates; the amount allocated per housing estate; his plans to allocate additional funding to the council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27773/11]

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: If Deputy Jerry Buttimer reads the Minister's amendment to the motion, he will note the progress made with the consolidation of barracks even though Fine Gael people railed against it as usual. That consolidation of barracks has been made possible by the very considerable political progress which has been made on this island. Deputy Dara Calleary's motion is in stark contrast to the...

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: I will in future.

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: I remind Deputy Buttimer that our lady footballers are playing in the all-Ireland replay next Sunday, along with participants from County Westmeath.

Closure of Army Barracks: Motion (4 Oct 2011)

Brendan Smith: The importance of the Reserve Defence Force is often underestimated. The 6,000 members of the Reserve use several barracks for training purposes, including Dún Uí Néill. The convenient location of barracks is an important part of the recruitment process. In the years commonly referred to as the Troubles, many young people were fortunate to have been recruited to the FCA rather than...