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Written Answers — Inflation Forecasts: Inflation Forecasts (18 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the possible real debt inflation effects that would arise in the event of consumer price deflation or wage deflation; if he proposes to take action to mitigate these effects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6350/09]

Written Answers — Inflation Forecasts: Inflation Forecasts (18 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the average CPI and HICP measures for price volatility for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6349/09]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (17 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the recently announced Regional and Local Roads Programme 2009 and the National Roads Programme 2009; the road building, maintenance and upgrade projects which will not proceed in view of the €240 million reduction in the national roads budget for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5813/09]

Written Answers — Public Private Partnerships: Public Private Partnerships (17 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of public private partnerships his Department is currently involved in and for which infrastructural projects; the value of each of these PPPs; the breakdown of the public and private financial contribution to each partnership; if he is currently looking to undertake new PPP arrangements and the projects in relation to same; if Metro...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (17 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 379: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures he is taking to ensure that the wildlife habitats in Toomes, County Louth are not being destroyed by the building of the proposed 450 megawatt turbine plant nearby; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5615/09]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (17 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 397: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department and the Department of Finance have agreed to permit Dublin City Council to enter into a contract with a third party to design, build and operate a 650,000 tonne incinerator located on the Poolbeg Peninsula, the cost of which is estimated at many hundreds of million euro without either his...

Written Answers — Energy Prices: Energy Prices (17 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 436: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he will take to ensure that the consumer receives the benefit of competition and competitive prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6080/09]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (17 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 493: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has made an order under section 10 of the Vocational Education (Amendment) Act 2001 to grant vocational education committees the authority to operate two primary schools (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5680/09]

Written Answers — EU Presidency: EU Presidency (12 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of the stated aims as regards foreign policy and diplomacy of the Czech Presidency of the EU. [5205/09]

Written Answers — Middle East Peace Process: Middle East Peace Process (12 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs, further to a previous parliamentary question in the answer to which he made reference to the proposed establishment of a Middle East peace process secretariat, the progress made on this initiative during the previous French Presidency of the European Union; and the further progress being made under the Czech stewardship. [5204/09]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (12 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 186: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he is taking to ensure that those responsible for the errors in the capacity and operation issues at Ringsend water treatment plant are held accountable for their mistakes; the steps he will take in this matter together with Dublin City Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5375/09]

Written Answers — Common Agricultural Policy: Common Agricultural Policy (11 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of submissions received by his Department on how the CAP health check funds should be spent; the sector within the farming community which accounted for the largest number of submissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4902/09]

Written Answers — Food Safety Standards: Food Safety Standards (11 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on proposals for a statutory imposed code of conduct governing the relationship between supermarkets and their suppliers following the pork dioxin scare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4901/09]

Written Answers — Smart Metering Project: Smart Metering Project (10 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the smart metering project; the cost of same; the timeframe involved; the specifications of the smart meter model proposed; if he has liaised with An Bord Gáis in relation to smart meters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4548/09]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (10 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will instruct ComReg to monitor mobile broadband speeds and coverage on a monthly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4547/09]

Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Yes.

Multi-Denominational Schools. (5 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for facilitating me in raising this matter, which concerns enabling the Educate Together movement to be recognised as a patron to operate a secondary school in this country. I will give some context. We have 3,300 primary schools catering for a population of approximately 486,000 pupils. The Central Statistics Office estimates that figure will grow...

Multi-Denominational Schools. (5 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: I thought so.

Multi-Denominational Schools. (5 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Minister of State.

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (5 Feb 2009)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 17: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it is his intention to immediately bring the Private Residential Tenancies Board within the ambit of the Freedom of Information Act 1997 and the Office of the Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3907/09]