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Written Answers — Tax Reliefs: Tax Reliefs (12 Jun 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Finance the total investment arising from the business expansion scheme; the total number of companies that claimed the tax relief, before it was superseded by the introduction of the Employment and Investment Incentive Scheme, in each of the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27813/12]

Written Answers — Tax Reliefs: Tax Reliefs (12 Jun 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will indicate in tabular form, the number of businesses who claimed the research and development tax credit in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 to date; the total investment arising from the tax credit in each of those years; and the total cost of the scheme to the Exchequer in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Job Assist Scheme: Job Assist Scheme (12 Jun 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will indicate in tabular form the total number of businesses and the total number of employees who have participated in the Revenue job assist scheme in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27815/12]

Written Answers — Foreign Earnings Deduction: Foreign Earnings Deduction (12 Jun 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of persons who have availed of the Foreign Earnings Deduction to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27816/12]

Written Answers — Tax Reliefs: Tax Reliefs (12 Jun 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of companies who have claimed relief under the three year corporate tax exemption, which provides relief from corporation tax on the trading income and certain gains of new start up companies in the first three years of trading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27817/12]

Written Answers — National Internship Scheme: National Internship Scheme (12 Jun 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 316: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her statement in the Dail Éireann, Topical Issues, 7 March 2012, that she would seek to make graduate architects eligible for the jobbridge scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27838/12]

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (12 Jun 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 413: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, in future, referendums can be held on a Saturday in order that school students and staff are not disturbed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28558/12]

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (12 Jun 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 414: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of unemployed and employed persons who were hired during referendum polling and counting days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28559/12]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (12 Jun 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 433: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received the report of the Expert Group set up to advise him on the proposed property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28019/12]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (6 Jun 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify the conditions of staff who will transfer to the newly formed Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland, particularly non-remuneration-based conditions as outlined in Section 21, subsection 2 of the Bill; if he will clarify his comments at Second Stage debate (details supplied) that the apparent...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (6 Jun 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a disability access route to education programme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26722/12]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (6 Jun 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funds will be made available to South Dublin County Council for the replacement of the footbridge (details supplied) destroyed by recent flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26605/12]

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (6 Jun 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 284: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the deliberate failure by companies to abide by Labour Court judgements; if he intends to take any action in relation to these cases.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26720/12]

Written Answers — National Library: National Library (6 Jun 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 480: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the headings under which costs are expected to be made, and the quantum of such savings, following the merger of the National Library, the National Archives and the Irish Manuscripts Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27260/12]

Written Answers — Plastic Bag Levy: Plastic Bag Levy (6 Jun 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 582: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the usage, per capita, of plastic bags each year since the introduction of the plastic bag levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26721/12]

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (6 Jun 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 583: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will set up a public enquiry to investigate the granting of a foreshore licence to a company (details supplied) to drill for oil and gas off Dalkey Island, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26726/12]

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (6 Jun 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 939: To ask the Minister for Health if it is intended to facilitate, and include in the planning process, provision of family accommodation at the new children's hospital by Ronald McDonald House who currently provide this service for Crumlin Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27007/12]

European Communities (Amendnment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (6 Jun 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: I propose to share time with the Minister of State, Deputy Lucinda Creighton, and Deputy Seán Kyne.

European Communities (Amendnment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (6 Jun 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: We are all aware of the grave crisis facing Europe such that the future of the eurozone project is now in question. We can also see how joined at the hip we all are in terms of our financial and economic futures. The availability of a rescue mechanism for Spain, Estonia, Greece or any other member state is as important to Ireland as the availability of such a mechanism for ourselves. Given...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (23 May 2012)

Olivia Mitchell: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if, in view of the EU's proposal for a regulation on statutory audits of public interest companies amending Directive 2006/43/EC, he has considered the likely disincentive effect on Foreign Direct Investment and particularly international financial services, considering that Irish subsidiaries of companies based outside...