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Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (6 Jul 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Question 682: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her views on the possibility of increasing the number of personnel involved in community type work through FÁS or any other structure in view of the fact that there is now almost 440,000 persons unemployed; her views on whether it would not only be in the interests of the participants to have the opportunity to work 19...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (1 Jul 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Question 14: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of funds, if any, that are available from the dormant accounts structures; if some of this funds will be used for cross-Border communities and the encouragement of peace building in the border areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28661/10]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (30 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí who are being used for secretarial work that could be carried out by civilians; if he is satisfied that a genuine effort is being made to release the maximum number of gardaí to policing duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28087/10]

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (30 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of patrol cars the gardaí have bought or have been bought for them in each of the past five years; if he is satisfied that proper tendering facilities have been used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28088/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28565/10]

Written Answers — Commissions of Investigation: Commissions of Investigation (17 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Finance if there are consequences for any persons in leadership positions arising from the two bank inquiry reports that have been published. [25700/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (17 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will remove the travel tax as a gesture to the industry and to encourage more tourists to visit here in view of the problems encountered by airports and airlines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20431/10]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (16 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the specific efforts he, the Industrial Development Authority or Enterprise Ireland have made to encourage or provide jobs in County Monaghan over the past five years; his views on whether it is unfair that so little effort has been made and the fact that there are less than 400 IDA related jobs in County Monaghan; his...

Written Answers — Job Protection: Job Protection (16 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the efforts that are being made to retain jobs in existing industries especially in the small indigenous factories; his views on whether some of the structures put in place to support employment are geared towards larger employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24287/10]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Question 17: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when permission will be given to a school (details supplied) in County Monaghan to allow them to go ahead with restructuring and extension for the sake of health and safety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23646/10]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (3 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Question 27: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the effort being made to ensure that persons are trained and skilled for the jobs available; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that in the meat industry qualified boners still have to be brought in from abroad in spite of the fact that there are 450,000 unemployed persons here; if her further attention has been...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (2 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied that sufficient personnel are in place in the Border region in view if the recent information regarding dissident activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23239/10]

Written Answers — Skill Shortages: Skill Shortages (2 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Question 185: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the lack of skilled workers available for many manufacturing industries such as food and engineering; the way she proposes to deal with this in view of the fact that the current structures have failed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23664/10]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (1 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Question 447: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he or his Department have examined the support structures that are available in other EU countries which allow farmers and other small businesses to generate electricity from farm waste and wind in a way that farmers here and small businesses cannot do; if he will ensure that the necessary changes are put...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (1 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Question 448: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 333 of 27 April 2010, if he will justify the fact that some individuals cannot get broadband in the area or have to pay significant prices for a booster box; his views on whether it is fair that a national organisation should advise that the area is covered with broadband...

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (26 May 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress that is being made on the REP scheme payments especially in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the number of payments that are still outstanding; when these outstanding files will be dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21870/10]

Written Answers — Access to Credit: Access to Credit (26 May 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress that has been made between the banks and those representing pig farmers in particular; his views on whether many of these farmers are continuing under severe pressure for working capital and every day living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21869/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 May 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of mortgage interest supplement; the cost of same; if he will arrange for the collection of figures on the number of persons who apply for the mortgage interest supplement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21638/10]

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (25 May 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 12 May 2010, the location of the 71 Industrial Development Authority supplied companies; the number that each company employs; if he is satisfied that the communities named in the question have received their fair share; if not, if he will ensure that genuine efforts are made...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (25 May 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason there are two different rates of VAT regarding the breeding of horses; his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21882/10]