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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of cuts in euro in expenditure in his spending in each section of his Department in 2009 in comparison to 2008; the percentage this represents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20155/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that it can take up to 12 weeks for a person applying for jobseeker's benefit on completion of a FÁS course to receive the payment; the steps she is taking to ensure that jobseeker's benefit will be automatically payable to an applicant immediately on completion of a FÁS course; and...

Written Answers — Disability Statistics: Disability Statistics (19 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 6 May 2009, which did not address this Deputy's query, it would be deemed appropriate for persons who ticked the "yes" box for persons with disability in the 2011 census of population to be asked to specify the type of disability in the interests of compiling valuable...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (13 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 229: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the fact that social housing is at a premium in the administrative area of Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, he will make available the funding sought by a housing charity (details supplied) in County Dublin to complete for the county council, a full refurbishment of six social housing...

Written Answers — Smart Meters: Smart Meters (12 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the smart meters pilot project from the ESB will be completed; the timing of the evaluation following completion; when there will be a large scale roll out of this technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18729/09]

Written Answers — Language Support Teachers: Language Support Teachers (12 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 449: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will remove the cap on the number of English as an additional language support teachers allocated to primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18906/09]

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (12 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 448: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when section 30 of the Teaching Council Act 2001, in relation to the remuneration of non-registered or suspended teachers will take effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18905/09]

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (6 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied with the fixed and rotary wing air transport support that is available to the Irish battalion in Chad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17863/09]

Written Answers — Disability Statistics: Disability Statistics (6 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the fact that, as per the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 28 January 2009, it is planned to include a question on the number of persons with a disability in the 2011 census of population in the event of persons ticking the yes box, it would be appropriate to ask a question to establish the type of disability...

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (6 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 396: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, in view of the vulnerability of older persons and the importance of providing security services to isolated older persons, and the modest funding involved, he will restore the funding for the scheme of community support for older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17405/09]

Written Answers — Carbon Storage: Carbon Storage (6 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 514: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if, in view of the fact that work has commenced on a project to assess the carbon storage potential in the vicinity of Moneypoint power station, County Clare, and the requirement to construct a 3D model of the subsurface there, new funding will be made available to complete the additional investigations...

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (6 May 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 557: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason part-time teachers working in vocational education committee adult education courses who work on a non-guaranteed term contract and variable hourly paid basis with no pension scheme or rights and no holiday have had the pensions levy deducted from their salary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17644/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (30 Apr 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on increasing the number of facilitators in her Department in view of the growing numbers of unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17019/09]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (30 Apr 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the effects the new EU Equal Treatment Directive, if passed by the Council of Ministers, will have on religious schools in terms of enrolment policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17151/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Charges: Hospital Charges (29 Apr 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the €100 charge for admission to public hospital out-patient departments, casualty or accident and emergency departments applies to people receiving treatment for diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16898/09]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Apr 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 670: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he plans to approve the proposed refurbishment to the school building and construction of a new gymnasium in a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; if he will approve interim repairs to the gym, which is hazardous to students on health and safety grounds due to dampness of walls and floors; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (9 Apr 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if account will be taken of the special circumstances of widowed persons over 70 years old, whose automatic entitlement to a medical card has been removed due to their assessment as single persons, and whose housing overheads and living expenses are virtually undiminished; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14971/09]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (7 Apr 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the fact that the 60% statutory redundancy rebates to employers who made staff redundant in the economic downturn are running four months overdue and jeopardising small businesses, such employers could offset the 60% rebate against any tax liability due to the Revenue Commissioners with immediate effect, and with any resulting...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (7 Apr 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 382: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of opportunities in Irish universities to undertake third level education in dance studies leading to MA qualifications, he will introduce dance as a subject at second level as with many of our EU counterparts; if he will engage in dialogue with bodies within the dance sector to consider this step; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Departmental Suppliers: Departmental Suppliers (1 Apr 2009)

Seán Barrett: Question 38: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when she will honour the commitment to ensure that the State and its agencies pays its bills to business within 15 days; the recourse a business has when payments are not made in this time frame; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13479/09]