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Written Answers — Youth Justice Service: Youth Justice Service (12 Jul 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to increase links with the Irish Youth Justice Service; the projects she and this organisation will engage in jointly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19895/11]

Human Rights Issues (13 Jul 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 18: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is concerned by recent opinions voiced by the think tank European Council on Foreign Relations that China's purchase of Spanish and Greek bonds over the past year, and recent promise to buy from Hungary, have made it a bilateral lender of last resort for politicians in indebted countries and that this has...

Written Answers — Trade Promotion: Trade Promotion (13 Jul 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 39: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the programme of work for his department and Irish embassies in the area of trade promotion overseas in the time ahead. [20095/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Jul 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to a case (details supplied) in County Meath; the way this issue will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20230/11]

Written Answers — Public Sector Recruitment: Public Sector Recruitment (14 Jul 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the programme for Government commitment that all appointments at principal officer Level and above will be open to external competition and at least one-third of such appointments will be reserved for candidates from outside traditional Civil Service structures, his views on the appointment of his Secretary...

Job Protection (19 Jul 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the cost to businesses in view of the recent gas and electricity price increases; the number of jobs he expects that will be lost as a result of the price rise; his strategy to off set these costs; and the expected job losses. [21435/11]

Job Protection (19 Jul 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the cost to Irish businesses of the recent and proposed increase in interest rates; the number of jobs he expects that will be lost in the economy; and his strategy to off set these costs and job losses. [21436/11]

Job Protection (19 Jul 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Cost competitiveness is a major issue for small businesses throughout the State. It is often the case that the Government parties focus intently on the cost of labour when considering various costs. One reason for asking this question was to try to open the Government's mind to the fact that other costs affect small businesses. High inflation is doing significant damage to the ability of...

Job Protection (19 Jul 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: Most of this inflation is because of increasing utility costs, not demand. The Government has control over many of these costs, but the Minister stated that it has no control over the pricing of electricity for small businesses. Can the Government start to effect such control? What mitigating activities is the Government taking to address the increasing price of oil, which is due to the...

Job Protection (19 Jul 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: The Government is a capable one and I understand that it will not be able to control international oil prices, but certain measures, such as creating an interconnector between Ireland and Britain and improving the grid on this island, would make the liquidity of energy more competitive and cheaper for local businesses. The interest rates issue is a massive one for Ireland. Individual...

Job Protection (19 Jul 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: With an eye on inflation in Germany.

Alternative Energy Projects (19 Jul 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: The green energy sector has lost a little bit of focus owing to the current major economic turmoil around the world, and possibly due to the demise of the Green Party in this House as well. It remains an untapped resource in Ireland. There were discussions in Britain about whether that country would look to Ireland to provide some of its energy from natural resources in future. Global...

Alternative Energy Projects (19 Jul 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: I understand the difficulties in putting a figure on the number of jobs to be created in any area. However, none of the parties had any problems in doing that before the election. They were very confident in telling us how many jobs would be created in each sector over the next while. While we cannot be confident about the number of jobs to be created, it is important for organisations to...

Job Creation (19 Jul 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: It has been reported that the Government's €20 million jobs initiative has only created eight internships despite advertising hundreds of positions. Can the Minister clarify the matter further?

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: It was in the fiction section.

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: It was a fairy tale.

Leaders' Questions (19 Jul 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: We did not.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (19 Jul 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: I wish to seek an adjournment of the Dáil under standing order 32 to raise a matter of national importance namely, the need for the Minister for Social Protection to reverse the proposed cuts in the fuel allowance and household benefits package, which will bring further financial hardship to the most vulnerable is our communities, the very people who the Labour Party promised to protect with...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2011: First Stage (19 Jul 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to make further and better provision for promoting harmonious relations between workers and employers, to amend and extend the Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2004, to amend the Employment Permits Act 2006 and the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, and to provide for related matters.

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2011: First Stage (19 Jul 2011)

Peadar Tóibín: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."