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Written Answers — Humanitarian Assistance: Humanitarian Assistance (22 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 27: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the aid plans that have been put in place to offer assistance to the people of Japan following the earthquake and tsunami which have hit there. [5284/11]

Written Answers — UN Conventions: UN Conventions (22 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 368: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans to ratify the convention on the rights of persons with disabilities. [5416/11]

Written Answers — Economic Governance: Economic Governance (23 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress being made to finalise the work on the Commission's six legislative proposals on economic governance; the progress made in implementing the recommendations of the task force; the progress in putting together the National Reform and Stability Programme required by the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Early Childhood Education: Early Childhood Education (24 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to invest in a targeted early childhood education programme for disadvantaged children as per the programme for Government; the date on which he intends to roll out these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5510/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reverse the cuts to jobseeker's payment rates introduced by the previous Government in budget 2011 and if so, when. [6020/11]

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (30 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will publish a detailed poverty impact study of the current budget and if she will conduct a poverty impact study of budget 2012 in advance of same. [6019/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will reaffirm his commitment to co-funding the radiotherapy unit at Altnagelvin, Derry, and if he will proactively engage with the next Minister for Health in the Northern Executive after the impending elections to ensure that this vitally important initiative is delivered. [6281/11]

Written Answers — London Olympics: London Olympics (31 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the steps he will take to ensure that Ireland capitalises on the London Olympics in terms of attracting tourists to visit here. [6205/11]

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (31 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the details of the proposed marketing campaigns in emerging long-haul markets set out in the programme for Government and the proposed revamped tourism strategy. [6206/11]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (31 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will commit to reversing the decision to increase the pupil-teacher ratio in Irish-medium schools to that of mainstream schools; his views that it will have a detrimental effect on Gaelscoileanna leading to job losses for teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6280/11]

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (31 Mar 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will confirm when he will allocate the necessary funding to ensure that construction works on the breakwater at Greencastle, County Donegal can recommence and when the project will be completed. [6279/11]

Written Answers — Undocumented Irish: Undocumented Irish (5 Apr 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 56: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the way he plans to help the 50,000 undocumented Irish living in the United States by seeking an extension to the E3 work visa currently available to Australian nationals, given that any variation of this type of visa is specifically relevant to new applicants thus disqualifying those already living in the United States; and...

Written Answers — Undocumented Irish: Undocumented Irish (5 Apr 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 57: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the most common form of US work visa, the HB1, is limited to those holding a university degree in a specialty occupation and supported by a labour condition application from a US employer with whom the applicant must be employed on the prevailing wage structure and the way such...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (5 Apr 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 313: To ask the Minister for Defence the reason for the delay in dispatching documents to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal. [6421/11]

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

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 330: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the immediate opening of the agri environment option scheme for applicants. [6422/11]

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

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 331: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when applications will be approved for agri-environment options scheme; if the scheme will be made available to 10,000 applicants in 2011 as promised by the previous Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6463/11]

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (5 Apr 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 371: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will ensure that all subcontractors owed money from works at the extension to Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, are immediately reimbursed and that the same subcontractors are allowed to complete the works as part of any new tender process. [6420/11]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (5 Apr 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 441: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reinstate the public service obligation subvention to the Derry-Dublin air link in acknowledgement of the fact that there is no direct rail link and poor roads infrastructure linking the two cities and by extension north and east Donegal. [6419/11]

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (6 Apr 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 25: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to address the situation whereby local authorities cannot spend the substantial amounts in capital water services accounts to repair essential water infrastructure due to the terms of the EU Stability and Growth Pact. [6921/11]

Written Answers — General Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (12 Apr 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the timetable for the delivery of a new general practitioner contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7546/11]