Senator Micheál Carrigy

To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which research has been carried out to identify possible disincentives to job creation and retention of existing jobs in the small and medium-sized enterprises...

To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the public procurement process for a post code provider; when it is envisaged the switch to post codes will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered imposing a minimum standard for chimneys built as part of exempted one storey extensions to two storey houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

To ask the Minister for Finance if the local property tax will be paid by the National Assets Management Agency and by the banks where residential properties are in their ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Fine Gael Cork South West Deputy, Jim Daly, has welcomed the announcement of a €200 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support Ireland’s Water Services Investment Programme. Deputy Daly said that he is delighted that of the three projects in Cork that are to benefit from this funding, two are in Cork South West; in Clonakilty and Bandon.

Fine Gael TD for Roscommon/South Leitrim, Frank Feighan, has described this week’s sod-turning ceremony for the new Ballinamore school as a red letter day for the whole community.

To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline, as per the current Croke Park agreement, the structures that have been put in place by the Implementation Body for Departments that are underperforming; the penalties in place for such Departments; if the implementation process of the Croke Park agreement will be revisited in the negotiation process for 2014 to enhance the incentive for changes to take place on a more individual Departmental basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of jobs that have been created to date as a result of the EU €2 billion stimulus package; the number that will be put in place by end 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

€500,000 funding available through Social Entrepreneur Ireland.