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Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (14 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation when a redundancy payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Louth [37011/10]

Written Answers — Foreign Trade Council: Foreign Trade Council (13 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation to provide a breakdown of the jobs that will be created under the trading and investing in a smart economy strategy; the location of the jobs that will be created; the timeline for the creation of these jobs and when they will materialise; the way the strategy will be funded; the way the jobs will be funded; and if he...

Education (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: I thank Deputy Burton for sharing time. I very much welcome the Bill. It is long overdue, although it is not quite the Bill I would have introduced were I sitting on the other side of the House. The separation of church and State must be completed. In the Twenty-six Counties the State pays for education through capitation grants, teachers' salaries and a range of other funding. However,...

Education (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Can Deputy Gogarty push to have the commitment restored to the Programme for Government?

Departmental Guidelines (13 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: The Minister of State got that right.

Enterprise Support Services (13 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Does the Minister accept the concept of a one-stop shop? Entrepreneurs are generally highly competent to advance their business plans but they may have one weakness in regard to, for example, preparing business plans, dealing with payroll or handling regulatory compliance. It would be extremely helpful to have a one-stop shop that would offer this type of advice. Will the Minister consider...

Enterprise Support Services (13 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: I will join the Minister later for a cup of coffee and we can discuss the matter.

Public Procurement Contracts (13 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: I thank the Minister, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, for his earlier reply and apologise if I almost got him thrown out of the Dáil. Is the Minister of State proposing to further segment public procurement contracts? I know some work has been done on this and I welcome it as I have acknowledged publicly. Will the Government tackle the issue of capital construction projects such as school buildings...

Public Procurement Contracts (13 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: When will that be done?

Employment Rights (13 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: To follow on from Deputy Penrose, domestic workers are clearly exposed. We know that from the MRCI, which tells us that the majority of complaints it receives are from the domestic employment sector. I heard the audio recording to which Deputy Penrose referred. I accept the Minister of State's point on NERA not being able to inspect the home. Is he considering doing anything in particular...

Employment Rights (13 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: They are afraid to tell us.

Written Answers — Diplomatic Relations: Diplomatic Relations (12 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if there have been any developments regarding Israeli attempts to lobby the EU to unfreeze proposals dating back to 2008 for increased diplomatic co-operation and Israeli integration with the single market [36132/10]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (12 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had any contact with the Spanish Government either directly or at an EU level regarding the recently announced Basque peace initiative by ETA; if he will use his influence to encourage the Spanish Government to seize this initiative for peace in the Basque country [36133/10]

Written Answers — Company Law: Company Law (12 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 524: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his views on the reliability of auditing reports in terms of their content; the actions or reviews that are being taken by his Department in looking at the suitability of the content of auditing reports; the discussions that are being had at EU and international level, to which he is party, on amending the content of...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (12 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 537: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the location of all Industrial Development Agency premises in County Donegal; the size of these premises; when they were last occupied; by which company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36301/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (12 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 540: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the location of all Údaras na Gaeltachta premises in County Donegal; the size of these premises; when they were last occupied; by which company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36302/10]

Written Answers — Control of Firearms: Control of Firearms (7 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the decision making process and principal factors taken into consideration by his Department when considering requests from foreign security personnel to carry firearms in this State; and the number of requests he has received each year for the past five years. [35395/10]

Written Answers — Misuse of Drugs: Misuse of Drugs (7 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his views on an opinion reportedly expressed by the Garda that the use of crystal meth is confined to foreign nationals; and the steps he will take to address this drug. [35394/10]

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (7 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 72: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the difference there shall be in terms of status, financial resourcing and so on between the current institutes of technology and the proposed technological universities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35561/10]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (7 Oct 2010)

Arthur Morgan: Question 73: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) with regard to its application for major capital works. [35562/10]