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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 Mar 2005)

Phil Hogan: Question 384: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review the recent reply to Question No. 497 of the 15 February 2005 in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Carlow; when funding will be provided for this extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7504/05]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 Mar 2005)

Phil Hogan: Question 408: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the work that will be carried out arising from the recent financial allocation to construct a new school (details supplied) in County Carlow; if this allocation is sufficient to complete the building and furnishing of this new four-teacher school; if there will be no financial shortfall for this project; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Stability and Growth Pact: Stability and Growth Pact (3 Mar 2005)

Phil Hogan: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Finance when the terms of the stability pact are likely to be revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7076/05]

Written Answers — Single Payment Scheme: Single Payment Scheme (2 Mar 2005)

Phil Hogan: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for cross-compliance under the single farm payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6778/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (2 Mar 2005)

Phil Hogan: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of EU directives and regulations for which his Department has responsibility and which have yet to be implemented; the matters covered by these measures; the number in respect of which the deadline of implementation has passed; if he is satisfied with the rate of compliance by his Department; the number of cases in which legal actions...

Departmental Properties. (1 Mar 2005)

Phil Hogan: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Defence the extent of his Department's property portfolio in Dublin city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6718/05]

School Staffing. (24 Feb 2005)

Phil Hogan: I thank you the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise the matter of the additional teaching staff required for Urlingford national school, County Kilkenny. Urlingford national school has ten teachers, including an administrative principal, a shared learning support teacher and a full-time resource teacher. At the moment the school has seven class teachers for 196 children and eight...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (24 Feb 2005)

Phil Hogan: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the IDA has withdrawn its option to purchase land (details supplied) in County Kilkenny in view of its past stated position that this area was an important strategic site of future industrial development. [6212/05]

Written Answers — Regulation System: Regulation System (24 Feb 2005)

Phil Hogan: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans he has to create one single national regulator; if such a regulator would be beneficial; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6211/05]

Job Losses. (24 Feb 2005)

Phil Hogan: I would expect the Luas to take people out of Tallaght rather than bring them to it. It can work both ways. I am concerned with the 200 job losses in the company in question rather than the other activities the Minister mentioned. He is getting fond of IDA Ireland-speak of "moving up the value chain". Such sentiments are of little comfort to the 200 employees in Tallaght who will lose their...

Job Losses. (24 Feb 2005)

Phil Hogan: Has the Minister listened to Sean Downey's comments?

Job Creation. (24 Feb 2005)

Phil Hogan: The Minister has different figures from those we have.

National Minimum Wage. (24 Feb 2005)

Phil Hogan: Does the Minister of State agree it would be more appropriate to adjust sub-minimum rates of pay in the context of national pay talks than to continue to require people to bring cases to the Labour Court? We need to ensure this country remains competitive, for example by ensuring that people receive appropriate levels of pay. Such issues should be resolved during the new pay round. Does the...

Job Losses. (24 Feb 2005)

Phil Hogan: I was wondering what job creation in Cork had to do with job losses in Clondalkin.

Job Losses. (24 Feb 2005)

Phil Hogan: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he intends to take to stem the tide of job losses in the manufacturing sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6428/05]

Job Losses. (24 Feb 2005)

Phil Hogan: I asked the Minister what action he intends to take to stem some of the recent job losses in the manufacturing sector. We are all aware of the progress made in recent years and the level of job creation. However, during the past three months there have been a number of job losses as follows: 220 at Circum Solutions in Clondalkin, 70 at Smurfit Papermills in Clonskeagh, 55 at Parian China in...

Job Losses. (24 Feb 2005)

Phil Hogan: May I ask a brief question?

Job Losses. (24 Feb 2005)

Phil Hogan: What happens if we do not get the information?

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (23 Feb 2005)

Phil Hogan: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress to date on the introduction of a personal pension entitlement for pensioner spouses currently in receipt of the qualified adult allowance to be set at the level of a full non-contributory pension, as promised in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6016/05]

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Report Stage. (23 Feb 2005)

Phil Hogan: The Minister of State would like to be reassured through FÁS that this will never happen again. However, his acknowledgement that it has happened should convince him to take this opportunity to enshrine in legislation a provision to ensure it will not recur. This is a better approach than relying on the word of a State agency which did not cover itself in glory by including on its panel of...