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Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (29 Mar 2011)

Michael McCarthy: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide a progress report on the redevelopment of a facility (details supplied) in County Cork; when he expects that work will commence on this project; the expected timeframe for completion of these works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5684/11]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Apr 2011)

Michael McCarthy: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed extension to a school (details supplied) in County Cork; when he expects work to commence on the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6491/11]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (5 Apr 2011)

Michael McCarthy: Question 266: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the provision of funding for a sewage and drainage scheme for Bandon in west Cork following ongoing flooding problems in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6637/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (5 Apr 2011)

Michael McCarthy: Question 329: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the grants available to assist farmers with the cost of land reclamation and-or improvement works to farm land; the details of these grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6405/11]

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (7 Apr 2011)

Michael McCarthy: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding plans to extend a hospital (details supplied) in County Cork; the stage the project is at; when the Health Service Executive plans to commence the project; if funds have been sanctioned by him for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7172/11]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (14 Apr 2011)

Michael McCarthy: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he expects to begin officially dismantling the FÁS programme; when this process will be completed; the structures of the existing FÁS programme that will remain; when he expects the new national employment and entitlements service to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8050/11]

Written Answers — Offshore Exploration: Offshore Exploration (14 Apr 2011)

Michael McCarthy: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to encourage more private sector companies to invest in oil and gas exploration in view of the low success rate of previous contracts to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8118/11]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (14 Apr 2011)

Michael McCarthy: Question 77: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the proposed new sewerage scheme for an area (details supplied) in County Cork; the stage of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8049/11]

Written Answers — Driver Testing Service: Driver Testing Service (14 Apr 2011)

Michael McCarthy: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the changes that are planned for the driver theory test, in view of the fact that there are plans to update it later this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8119/11]

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (19 Apr 2011)

Michael McCarthy: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will address issues raised by a person (details supplied) in relation to the REFIT scheme; the position regarding assessment of the situation as it relates to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8300/11]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (19 Apr 2011)

Michael McCarthy: Question 197: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the Skibbereen, County Cork, metropolitan area network project; when work will commence on connecting the fibre optic cable to the national system; if a supplier has been secured for the provision of the backhaul to the MAN system; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (21 Apr 2011)

Michael McCarthy: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance the date on which his plans to introduce mortgage interest relief, moratoriums for householders facing eviction, changes to personal bankruptcy laws, and other measures in the programme for Government to assist struggling homeowners will be brought into effect. [8981/11]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Apr 2011)

Michael McCarthy: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of ongoing construction projects that are planned for completion in primary and post-primary schools in County Cork over the next five years; and if he will give a breakdown on the current status of each project. [8998/11]

Written Answers — Common Fisheries Policy: Common Fisheries Policy (21 Apr 2011)

Michael McCarthy: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, during his recent meeting with EU Fisheries Commissioner, Ms Maria Damanaki, he has received an indication regarding the date on which planned reforms of the Common Fisheries Policy will come into effect; and if the Commissioner has accepted his invitation to meet Irish fishing industry representatives of coastal...

Written Answers — Common Fisheries Policy: Common Fisheries Policy (21 Apr 2011)

Michael McCarthy: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a definitive estimation of the number of jobs which could potentially be lost in Irish fleets, as well as in processing and ancillary jobs in the country's fishing ports as a result of the mandatory scheme for privatisation and trading of fish quotas. [8983/11]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (21 Apr 2011)

Michael McCarthy: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the total number of recommendations within the national mental health plan A Vision for Change which have been implemented to date and if he will issue an implementation plan setting out the various targets and a timeline for effective delivery of the remaining recommendations. [8990/11]

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (21 Apr 2011)

Michael McCarthy: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will initiate the review of the national children's hospital with or without a tender process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8991/11]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (3 May 2011)

Michael McCarthy: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the efforts that have been undertaken by the Industrial Development Agency in west Cork over the past few months to incentivise job creation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9287/11]

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (3 May 2011)

Michael McCarthy: Question 363: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his commitment to the renewable energy feed-in tariff, REFIT, programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9473/11]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (3 May 2011)

Michael McCarthy: Question 504: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the efforts that will be made in 2011 to tackle instances of wildfire outbreak and monitor the burning activities of landowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9283/11]