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Order of Business (10 May 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Will the Taoiseach advise the House of any legislative change he understands will be required to facilitate the new portfolios he announced upon taking up Government? He announced his range of Ministers, which in some cases amounts to changing some aspects of portfolios to others and in two instances it amounts to brand new portfolios. Will he confirm what he understands, Department by...

Order of Business (10 May 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: -----committed to having that referendum in conjunction with the Presidential election? Why change that now? Does the Taoiseach commit to his Government bringing it in within the next 12 months? When can we expect to see that legislation before the House?

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (10 May 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans for community employment including any changes she will make to same. [10454/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 May 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans for the future of child benefit. [10453/11]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (10 May 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse the changes to the school transport scheme introduced as part of budget 2011 that have placed an additional burden on working families in rural communities. [10260/11]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (10 May 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will honour his historical commitment under the closed school rule to families in some rural communities and reverse the plans announced in budget 2011. [10261/11]

Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (10 May 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 430: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the charge applied to disabled persons in County Donegal for travel to their training day or day centres under the rural transport initiative and his plans to either remove or advise removal of this additional financial burden on them following repeated budget cuts to their income. [10607/11]

Official Engagements (11 May 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Taoiseach will acknowledge that it will be rather difficult for us to deliver on the goals we set ourselves in the national reform plan while, at the same time, implementing the austerity programme from the EU, the IMF and the ECB. The Tánaiste has announced the diplomatic initiative. Does that initiative involve engaging with the Governments of Greece, Portugal and, potentially, Spain...

Official Engagements (11 May 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The two are clearly linked. We must develop and defend our national interest by countering the erroneous narrative that the recklessness of peripheral European states caused the crisis when the failure of the IMF and ECB in their regulatory responsibilities caused it. What have we done so far?

Official Engagements (11 May 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is linked to the meetings.

Heritage Sites (11 May 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Tourism; Culture and Sport the assistance he will give the Office of Public Works and Donegal County Council in their joint promotion of the Grianán of Aileach fort at Burt, County Donegal with its historic significance on a par with the Hill of Tara. [10616/11]

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (11 May 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 52: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his understanding of his responsibilities under the trade aspect of his new portfolio. [10762/11]

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (11 May 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 53: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will confirm that all responsibilities for trade will be transferred from the outgoing Department of Enterprise, Trade, and Innovation to the new Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade when it is configured. [10763/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Functions: Departmental Functions (11 May 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Finance the process under which he proposes to create new Departments and shift existing responsibilities of some over to others on a Department by Department basis; and if that requires legislative change. [10877/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Functions: Departmental Functions (11 May 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Finance the time frame under which he proposes to create the new Departments and shift existing responsibilities of some over to others. [10878/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare rent supplement cheques being paid to landlords who are not registered with the Private Residential Tenancies Board as per legislation. [10791/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that rent supplement cheques are not paid to landlords who are not registered with the Private Residential Tenancies Board. [10792/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) that had previously been habitually resident here and moved to live and work in another country for ten years, resumed their permanent residence here, is now experiencing extreme difficulty in demonstrating that they satisfy the requirements of the habitual residence condition. [10794/11]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (11 May 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria used to remove the public service obligation subsidy from the Derry to Dublin air route in view of the fact that there is neither a motorway nor a direct rail line connecting Derry, the fourth largest city on the island and gateway to the north west, to Dublin. [10755/11]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (11 May 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he refuses to reverse his decision to remove the public service obligation subsidy from the Derry to Dublin air route, if he will engage with both Iarnród Éireann and Translink in the Six Counties asking them to organise a better synchronised Derry-Belfast-Dublin rail connection with an affordable price for commuters...