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Written Answers — Higher Education Standards: Higher Education Standards (23 Feb 2012)

Liam Twomey: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the fact that universities here have dropped out of the top 100 universities, the steps that can be taken to resource our universities to put us back in the top world rankings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10184/12]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (22 Feb 2012)

Liam Twomey: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Finance if he and other EU eurozone finance ministers have discussed using quantitative easing as a policy instrument to ease the effects that huge sovereign, corporate and non-corporate debt is having on some eurozone countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9974/12]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (16 Feb 2012)

Liam Twomey: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the significant reduction in road deaths achieved over the past few years, the priority issues he wants addressed in the next Road Safety Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8631/12]

Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (15 Feb 2012)

Liam Twomey: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take or consider to control the cost of private health insurance here; the discussions he is having with the VHI to control the cost of VHI premiums to customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8295/12]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (15 Feb 2012)

Liam Twomey: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Health the plans he has to tackle the distress that alcohol fuelled consultation causes to staff and other patients in hospital accident and emergency departments; and will moneys raised by a fat tax or sugar tax be used to deal with this crisis in our accident and emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8499/12]

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (15 Feb 2012)

Liam Twomey: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his best estimate of the cost to the Exchequer of teaching Irish in our primary and secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8741/12]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (15 Feb 2012)

Liam Twomey: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to his Department for chaplaincy services in secondary schools; noting that their role is different to school guidance services, but asking whether they overlap in any way; the schools entitled to have a full-time chaplaincy service paid for by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8742/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Feb 2012)

Liam Twomey: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of providing transition year to schools; if he will provide the breakdown of the costs incurred to him by transition year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8743/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Feb 2012)

Liam Twomey: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he carries out a cost benefit analysis review on different educational programmes paid for by him; if, for example, he has reviewed the leaving certificate vocational programme from this point; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8744/12]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (15 Feb 2012)

Liam Twomey: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline the pathway for the implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive for 2020, in view of the fact that this will help indigenous companies plan for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8516/12]

Written Answers — Drugs Payment Scheme: Drugs Payment Scheme (15 Feb 2012)

Liam Twomey: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Health the reason Pradaxa was removed from the drug allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8683/12]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (1 Feb 2012)

Liam Twomey: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce legislation for non-recourse mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5524/12]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (1 Feb 2012)

Liam Twomey: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce legislation to change the valuation date of 30 November 2009 that the National Asset Management Agency is still using to value property it is acquiring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5523/12]

Written Answers — Public Service Agreements: Public Service Agreements (24 Jan 2012)

Liam Twomey: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the implementation of the Croke Park agreement is on track to deliver the expected savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3319/12]

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (6 Dec 2011)

Liam Twomey: Question 223: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will remove the obligation for a means test in view of the fact that it discourages elderly persons from applying for senior alert scheme alarms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38739/11]

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (1 Dec 2011)

Liam Twomey: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children who have gone missing while in care between January and July 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38111/11]

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (1 Dec 2011)

Liam Twomey: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children who have died while in care between January and July 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38112/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (23 Nov 2011)

Liam Twomey: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if finger print scanning equipment that has been purchased by her is being used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36207/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Nov 2011)

Liam Twomey: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will protect the half payment to carers already in receipt of a social welfare payment as a recognition of the role they play in assisting the State in the care of the most vulnerable in our society; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36208/11]

Written Answers — Bank Guarantee Scheme: Bank Guarantee Scheme (16 Nov 2011)

Liam Twomey: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance the average interest that the guaranteed banks pay on money they lend on mortgages here; the way this compares with the interest paid by mortgage holders in the same institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34929/11]

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