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Written Answers — Insurance Industry: Insurance Industry (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 138: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to bring insurance costs here into line with competitors with particular reference to motor, fire and public liability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3808/04]

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 152: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has undertaken an investigation into the lack of competitiveness in the Irish economy which seems to originate with goods or services not contained in the CPI and consequently not reflected in inflation rates; if a scientific evaluation can or will be undertaken on these issues; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Trade Statistics: Trade Statistics (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 171: To ask the Taoiseach the extent to which imports and exports between this country and low wage economies have developed in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3994/04]

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 183: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permit applications processed by her office in the past 12 months; the number which were new and repeats; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3996/04]

Written Answers — Export Statistics: Export Statistics (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 184: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new markets for Irish goods and services which have opened up in the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4001/04]

Written Answers — Export Statistics: Export Statistics (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 185: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the growth in imports to this country in each of the past five years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4003/04]

Written Answers — Export Statistics: Export Statistics (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 186: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent of the growth of Irish exports in each of the past five years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4004/04]

Written Answers — Export Statistics: Export Statistics (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 187: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has satisfied herself that Irish exports remain sufficiently strong to ensure medium and long term stability in the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4007/04]

Written Answers — Insurance Industry: Insurance Industry (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 188: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which insurance premiums, including motor and public liability rates, compare now with those of five years ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4008/04]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 189: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position in regard to the finding of a replacement industry at Celbridge, County Kildare, to compensate for the closure of a company (details supplied) with a loss of 300 jobs; if she has received any indication in relation to the required replacement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4009/04]

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 190: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has evaluated the impact of the creation of a high wage economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4010/04]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 192: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs lost through relocation or otherwise in the past 12 months; the number of new jobs created in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4012/04]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 193: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has provided adequate funding to enable FÁS operate its full programme of activities throughout the country; if she has received indications to the contrary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4013/04]

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 347: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if domiciliary care allowance is payable to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3691/04]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 419: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the funding his Department has made available to Kildare County Council and Newbridge Town Council, it will be possible for the residents of Liffey Terrace, Newbridge, County Kildare to be allowed to purchase outright the leasehold in their houses in view of the fact that this is the normal procedure. [3823/04]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 467: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people likely to be affected by the regulations preventing them from obtaining rent allowance for the first six months of their tenancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4371/04]

Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (17 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 260: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to the interdepartmental review of the 1994 disabled drivers and disabled passengers tax concessions; when it is expected to extend the current limits of the scheme; the reason for the long delay in bringing the matter to a conclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5083/04]

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (17 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which tax or excise duties imposed in the budget are affecting inflation and ultimately economic competitiveness when compared with other EU and non EU states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4804/04]

Written Answers — Offshore Accounts: Offshore Accounts (17 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has satisfied himself that all offshore deposit accounts are restricted to those who are actually non-residents and that there are no circumstances whereby a local depositor can achieve offshore status while remaining full time here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4805/04]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (17 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 181: To ask the Taoiseach the number of contracts or procurements funded directly or indirectly by his Department during the past seven years in respect of which cost overruns have occurred; the full extent of such overruns; the cause or causes of same; the action taken to prevent a reoccurrence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4539/04]