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Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (20 Apr 2010)

Chris Andrews: Question 614: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on banning the importation of goods originating from settlements in the West Bank that are illegal under international law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14995/10]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (20 Apr 2010)

Chris Andrews: Question 644: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 308, 309 and 310 of 30 March 2010, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it is the first time since the First Report of the Ministerial Task Force on Measures to Reduce the Demand for Drugs, 1996, that drugs is not named as a primary ministerial area of...

Written Answers — Immigration Matters: Immigration Matters (1 Apr 2010)

Chris Andrews: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is correct that a person can no longer describe themselves as Tibetan on Garda National Immigration Bureau cards; if so, when the Tibetan option was erased from the drop down menu in the software that creates these cards; the reason that option disappeared; if he was requested by China to disallow Tibetan as an...

Written Answers — Local Drugs Task Forces: Local Drugs Task Forces (30 Mar 2010)

Chris Andrews: Question 404: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the proposed reductions to projects run through local drugs task force in Dublin in 2010, with a cessation of this funding in 2011; if there has been any review of these proposals; or if there are plans to review these proposals. [13600/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (25 Mar 2010)

Chris Andrews: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress that has been made on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13382/10]

Written Answers — EU Globalisation Fund: EU Globalisation Fund (23 Mar 2010)

Chris Andrews: Question 151: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the application for support for former workers at a company (details supplied) to up-skill under the European globalisation fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12660/10]

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Review of Rent in Certain Cases) (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)

Chris Andrews: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on this issue. It is particularly important because there are more than 280,000 people working in the retail sector across the country. It is estimated that some 30,000 of those workers have lost their jobs in the past year. Tonight we are focused on the issue of rents, but other issues affect retailers, such as rates, wages and other costs...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Review of Rent in Certain Cases) (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)

Chris Andrews: It would appear the biggest problem they face is the refusal of institutional landlords to discuss anything in terms of a reduction in rents or a realistic rental rate. In some cases people are locked into 25-year leases, with nowhere to turn if the landlord does not show any willingness to negotiate. The drastic change in the economy over the past 18 months has meant the existing leases...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Review of Rent in Certain Cases) (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)

Chris Andrews: It is not just a simple black and white issue, as Deputy Varadkar indicated. There are two sides to it and we have to tread carefully to ensure that we do not give a cash injection to lawyers throughout the country. The Labour Court currently provides a system whereby employers and employees are encouraged to negotiate and bring about dispute resolution. If a similar framework was put in...

Thalidomide Survivors. (25 Feb 2010)

Chris Andrews: I am pleased to have an opportunity to speak on this matter. Last Tuesday I met with members of the Irish Thalidomide Association who were in Leinster House to brief the Joint Committee on Health and Children on their situation. Their story is one of the most difficult and tragic I have come across, and is all the more upsetting because it could have been prevented. We can get bogged down...

Written Answers — Illegal Imports: Illegal Imports (24 Feb 2010)

Chris Andrews: Question 105: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on banning the importation of goods originating from settlements in the West Bank that are illegal under international law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9432/10]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (24 Feb 2010)

Chris Andrews: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the National Property Services Regulatory Authority Bill; when the Bill is expected to come before the Houses of the Oireachtas; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9366/10]

Written Answers — Labour Court Recommendations: Labour Court Recommendations (16 Feb 2010)

Chris Andrews: Question 164: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a company refuses to comply with a Labour Court recommendation, the next steps that can be taken by the employees' union. [7847/10]

Written Answers — Labour Court Recommendations: Labour Court Recommendations (16 Feb 2010)

Chris Andrews: Question 165: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there is any recourse for companies that refuse to comply with Labour Court recommendations. [7848/10]

Written Answers — Labour Court Recommendations: Labour Court Recommendations (16 Feb 2010)

Chris Andrews: Question 166: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are structures in place to force a foreign owned company to comply with a Labour Court recommendation; if not, the reason. [7849/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (16 Feb 2010)

Chris Andrews: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the consideration of a reduction in, VAT for a period of 24 months, in biodegradable packaging, to encourage the sale of that product and reduce the use of non biodegradable packaging. [7596/10]

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (16 Feb 2010)

Chris Andrews: Question 295: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on granting city and county councils the discretion to regulate partial footpath parking in areas in which parking shortage is an issue. [7658/10]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (16 Feb 2010)

Chris Andrews: Question 300: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to streamline the appeals process for asylum seekers; his views on whether the protracted appeal system has any impact on the decision making process for asylum seekers; and the amount of money that has been spent by the State in 2008 and 2009 when defending deportation orders in the High Court and Supreme...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (16 Feb 2010)

Chris Andrews: Question 323: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the community closed circuit television scheme; his plans to provide future funding for this scheme; and the amount of funding that was distributed under this scheme. [7759/10]

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (16 Feb 2010)

Chris Andrews: Question 324: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the criteria under which closed circuit television will be provided to a location; and the number of Garda closed circuit television cameras in operation in Dublin south east. [7760/10]