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Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2009)

Deirdre Clune: The Litter Pollution Act has been in place since 1997 or earlier.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2009)

Deirdre Clune: It is unfortunate, but that Act is what covers postering. We are all well used to the idea of ethics and transparency in public office. This Bill proposes that candidates throughout the country declare annually, regardless of whether an election is taking place, their interests in their local area and what property they own within the State. This is an approach that has been successful in...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (10 Mar 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is a position to provide dental services under general anaesthetic for adults with special needs at the Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9915/09]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Mar 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 547: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when he will be in a position to begin construction in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9884/09]

Unemployment Levels: Motion (10 Mar 2009)

Deirdre Clune: I commend the Labour Party on tabling the motion, which contains several interesting and innovative proposals for the support of those who find themselves in the awful situation of being unemployed. Many of the proposals to which I refer focus on retraining, upskilling and allowing people to avail of the opportunity of moving into different types of employment. Emphasis should also be placed...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (4 Mar 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will review the boundary areas under the CLÁR programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8911/09]

Written Answers — Commemorative Events: Commemorative Events (4 Mar 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has, as part of the Famine commemoration or otherwise, plans to introduce a programme of supports to restore and maintain famine graveyards, improve access to Famine graveyards or develop Famine graveyards as commemorative sites open to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8712/09]

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (3 Mar 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the steps that have been taken to establish, through Fáilte Ireland, an innovation fund to promote and support the development of tourism products that are new to the Irish market and to promote best practice particularly in terms of environmental sustainability and accessibility for tourists with disabilities as outlined in the...

Written Answers — Tourist Numbers: Tourist Numbers (3 Mar 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 87: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form the number of tourists who visited Ireland from abroad in each year since 2000; the average spend per tourist for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8720/09]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (3 Mar 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 356: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to ensure that An Bord Pleanála can reduce the length of time it can take to reach decisions on planning appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8697/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 Mar 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 448: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the schools and the number of classroom units within each school nationwide that are availing of accommodation under the temporary accommodation scheme; the average rental cost of each unit per annum in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8557/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 Mar 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 449: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of prefabs and other temporary accommodation units that have been purchased by his Department in the years since 2000 to date in 2009; the average cost of these units; the number of these units in use; the schools availing of these units in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8558/09]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (26 Feb 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps he has taken to fulfil the commitment in the programme for Government to provide second level students the opportunity to acquire an ECDL qualification in computers by the time they leave second level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7957/09]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (26 Feb 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on the report of the expert group on future skills needs regarding the level of achievement in mathematics amongst Irish students; if he will implement the recommendations of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7956/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Payments: Social Welfare Payments (25 Feb 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he co-operates with the Department of Social and Family Affairs when the latter is processing social welfare applications for State benefits by persons who are known to be engaged in criminal activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7689/09]

Banking System: Motion (25 Feb 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Not until such time as we get our banking system right will our economy begin to recover. We need to get to the bottom of the problems in the banking systems and then we can move forward. Nobody believes that we have got to that stage. We need only look at the share prices of our two main banks. It is quite evident that there is no international confidence whatsoever in the banking system...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (24 Feb 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 342: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will make a statement on land owned by his Department in Templebreedy, Crosshaven, County Cork in view of the fact that under the Cork County Development Plan 2009, Templebreedy Fort and lands are classified as a protected structure; his views on providing this land to Cork County Council to be used as a public amenity; and if he will...

Job Protection. (24 Feb 2009)

Deirdre Clune: Question 48: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she has taken be satisfied that employment in the pharmaceutical industry is secure; if she has met with representatives in the industry in the past six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7746/09]

Job Protection. (24 Feb 2009)

Deirdre Clune: I asked a question on the security of existing employment in the pharmaceutical industry and the Minister of State referred to the additional investment o which IDA Ireland is focused. I would like if the Minister of State could answer me on two issues that have come into the media recently. These are GlaxoSmithKline, GSK, which is reported to plan to cut back 6,000 to 10,000 jobs...

Job Protection. (24 Feb 2009)

Deirdre Clune: What about Lipitor, the drug that will go off patent in 2011? What steps is the Department taking to address that? This is coming down the tracks. We do not want another Dell situation where the change is well signalled in advance, yet we are fumbling when the job announcement happens. There are serious questions around these companies and people working in them are concerned about their...