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Written Answers — National Pensions Reserve Fund: National Pensions Reserve Fund (7 Jun 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Finance the total funds currently contained in the National Pensions Reserve Fund; and his plans for these funds. [14235/11]

Written Answers — Rural Schools: Rural Schools (7 Jun 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that he has no plans to close a school (details supplied) in County Donegal and other small schools of similar size in rural Ireland; and if he will reaffirm his commitment to retain the fabric of small rural parishes. [14395/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (7 Jun 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm if she is serious about making the fuel allowance available for persons with A1-rated houses, which is the highest rating in terms of energy efficiency, and making no support available for houses with a G rating, as some reports suggest. [14278/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (7 Jun 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 249: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the guidelines for the construction of local authority housing that permit tenants to live in council apartments with steep concrete stairs and no fire escape provision; and if he is satisfied that all apartments in local authority ownership are compliant with health and safety...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (7 Jun 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 339: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will carry out a survey to establish the number of children wearing seat belts on school buses. [14273/11]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (7 Jun 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 340: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the curriculum which was to brought in for cycle training. [14274/11]

Written Answers — Professional Development: Professional Development (8 Jun 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the annual cost of providing the professional development service for teachers. [14449/11]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (8 Jun 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a report outlining any difficulties with the project maths website [i]www.projectwebsite.ie[/i]; and if past papers are to become available for download from this website. [14448/11]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (8 Jun 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person who is currently on a community employment scheme cannot apply for the position of supervisor with Tús; and if this initiative should be made available to all unemployed persons. [14647/11]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (8 Jun 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a social worker who lives on the Border must pay an annual fee to the National Social Work Qualification Board together with an annual fee to CORU before they can practice on both sides of the Border; and if social work qualifications should be recognised on both sides of the Border to avoid this duplication. [14587/11]

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (9 Jun 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans for reform of wage levels for highly paid professionals such as consultants and lawyers and other sheltered sections of the labour force. [14712/11]

Written Answers — Rural Transport Scheme: Rural Transport Scheme (9 Jun 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the introduction of charges of €3 daily return and changeover to rural transport scheme to those who relied on free transport to day centres, day hospitals and other services. [14864/11]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (15 Jun 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to include the assets of farmers as well as their incomes when assessing farming families eligibility to avail of the higher education grant. [15114/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (15 Jun 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 297: To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the fact that the State calculates the average cost per person of providing free transport to the elderly and to the disabled with an assistant, the locations to which the savings accrued from the failure to provide this service in many rural areas, including Donegal, are redistributed. [15578/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Jun 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 505: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the delay in payments to 2010 applicants under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will give reassurances that these delays will not be repeated in 2011. [15107/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (15 Jun 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 506: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to further resource or restructure the agri-environment options scheme in line with recommendations from farming associations. [15108/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (15 Jun 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 507: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to reinstate the early retirement grant for farmers. [15109/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (15 Jun 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 508: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to reinstate the installation aid assistance for farmers. [15110/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jun 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 509: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the areas to which the money collected from penalties applied under the single farm payment scheme is reallocated. [15111/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Jun 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 510: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to examine the stringent criteria attached to the single farm payment; and if there is room for a less harsh compliance regime. [15112/11]