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Tue, 2 Oct 2012

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Public Expenditure Statistics

Pearse Doherty

218. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form public spending both as a percentage of gross domestic product and in nominal terms by year from 1992 to 2011. [41519/12]

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Tue, 2 Oct 2012

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Public Sector Reform Review

Patrick O'Donovan

219. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 25 September 2012, if he will provide details of the days referred to in his reply that were referred to as historical based local leave arrangements such as for example festival and race days; if he will provide details of the days which were agreed to by his Department and the Public Services Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41576/12]

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Tue, 2 Oct 2012

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Public Procurement Tenders

John McGuinness

220. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if circular 06/12 will be amended to allow for the purchase of goods and services at a local level provided that the cost of the service is equal to or better than the tender obtained and accepted by the National Procurement Service in order to give small and medium enterprises a real opportunity to sell goods and services to the State and in view of the fact that most SME's will be excluded from the tender process based on the turnover; if he will examine the tender documents for the supply of managed print services which requires a company turnover of €10m per annum and therefore excludes SME's, ref B1 but includes a clause 2.3 which would allow local purchases and thereby accommodate SME's; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41747/12]

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Tue, 2 Oct 2012

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Croke Park Agreement Savings

Michael Creed

221. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the savings to be pursued by him under the Croke Park Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41766/12]

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Tue, 2 Oct 2012

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Upward Only Rent Reviews

Bernard Durkan

222. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which tenants of State owned property have requested rent reviews that may be affected by upward only revision; the number of such cases if known; the extent to which it might be intended to address the issue in view of the on-going difficulties experiences by commercial or retailing sectors; if a particular ameliorating solution has been found in such instances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41851/12]

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Tue, 2 Oct 2012

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Public Sector Staff Remuneration

Brendan Griffin

223. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a matter (details provided) regarding remuneration for qualifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41865/12]

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Tue, 2 Oct 2012

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Departmental Staff Recruitment

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan

224. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will list all the current positions, where the appointment was made by his Department held by retired senior civil servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42670/12]

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Tue, 2 Oct 2012

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Action Plan for Jobs

Dara Calleary

225. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation his views on the way in which the jobs plan is creating jobs for the long term unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41823/12]

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Tue, 2 Oct 2012

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Action Plan for Jobs

Mattie McGrath

226. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the steps he has taken to reduce bureaucracy and red tape in an effort to protect and encourage employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42022/12]

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Tue, 2 Oct 2012

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Joint Labour Committees Agreements

Peadar Tóibín

227. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the number of workers employed, by sector, in contracts governed by Joint Labour Committee agreements. [41251/12]

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Tue, 2 Oct 2012

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IDA Jobs Data

John Halligan

228. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs and opportunities that have been created by the Industrial Development Agency for Waterford City and County within the past 18 months; the way these figures compare with job creation levels in cities and counties such as Limerick, Cork and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41347/12]

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Tue, 2 Oct 2012

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Public Sector Allowances Review

Michael Creed

229. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he will publish details of all allowances paid to staff in his Department; the business case made by his Department in respect of these allowances to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; the cost of each individual allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41416/12]

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Tue, 2 Oct 2012

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Departmental Schemes

Gerald Nash

230. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications received for the competitive start fund on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41445/12]

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Tue, 2 Oct 2012

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Departmental Properties

Catherine Murphy

231. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to the rent being paid, on a 65 year lease up to 2034, at a current cost of €1.18million per year by Forfás, for a building they do not occupy (details supplied) in Dublin 4; if he will estimate the total cost to the State of this property in view of the fact that it is subject to seven year upwards only rent reviews with no break options; if he will itemise all other properties being rented by the State without being occupied; if he will supply the terms of all such leases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41452/12]

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Tue, 2 Oct 2012

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IDA Expenditure

Pearse Doherty

232. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the total spend by the Industrial Development Agency on an annual basis from 1992 to 2011. [41527/12]

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Tue, 2 Oct 2012

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County and City Enterprise Boards Funding

Pearse Doherty

233. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide the total spend on county development boards on an annual basis from 1992 to 2007. [41528/12]

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Tue, 2 Oct 2012

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IDA Jobs Data

Simon Harris

234. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the number of Industrial Development Agency supported projects that have been located in County Wicklow in the past three years; the number of jobs that these projects have generated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41562/12]

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Tue, 2 Oct 2012

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Mobile Telephone Chargers

Patrick Nulty

235. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on progress made in ensuring that the mobile phone industry supplies chargers common to all mobile phone devices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41571/12]

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Tue, 2 Oct 2012

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European Council Meetings

Micheál Martin

236. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation his plans to discuss the EU 2020 strategy particularly in relation to job creation at the next EU Council meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34345/12]

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Tue, 2 Oct 2012

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Ministerial Responsibilities

Micheál Martin

237. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail all groups on which he is represented which deal with science and technology issues; and if he is proposing to review same. [40270/12]

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