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Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (14 Mar 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered any alternative education programmes at post primary level in the area of drugs awareness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14466/12]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (14 Mar 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the legislative responsibility of an employer to an employee who acquires an illness, injury or disability, whether occupational or non-occupational; how this responsibility compares with international best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14390/12]

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (13 Mar 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 318: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline in tabular form the supports and grants administered by him that the volunteer producers of a cultural publication (details supplied) may avail of. [13990/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (13 Mar 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 372: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the current schemes operated by him which enable local authority tenants to purchase their houses from councils; if he is introducing any new scheme in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13930/12]

Written Answers — Mortgage to Rent Scheme: Mortgage to Rent Scheme (13 Mar 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 398: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update as to the status of the buy to rent scheme whereby local authorities will be empowered to purchase houses from struggling mortgage holders and rent them back to those tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14247/12]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (8 Mar 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a national school pupil (details supplied) suffering from dsypraxia has been told by his Department that his-her application for resource hours will not be assessed until June 2012; if his attention has been drawn to the damaging effect that this delay will have on the pupil; the rationale for the delay and the steps he...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (8 Mar 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has issued a directive to the National Council for Special Education to pause the processing of applications for resource hours in primary schools until June 2012; the reasons underpinning this decision; if his attention has been drawn to the hardship that such an instruction will cause students and families; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (8 Mar 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline, in tabular form, the number of employers who availed of the employee retention grant for each of the years 2007 to 2012; her plans to increase awareness of this grant among employers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13285/12]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (8 Mar 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of employers who have availed of the disability awareness training grant for each of the years 2007 to 2012; her plans to increase awareness of this grant among employers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13286/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Mar 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Social Protection to outline, in tabular form, the cost to the State of illness benefit, invalidity pension and occupational injury benefit for each of the years 2007 to 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13289/12]

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (8 Mar 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to introduce measures to support retailers in combating fraudulent on-line purchases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13262/12]

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (8 Mar 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the work of the Garda fraud investigation bureau in combatting identity theft, including card fraud; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13263/12]

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (8 Mar 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline any recourse available to retailers who have been victims of card fraud; if his attention has been drawn to the particular difficulties on-line retailers have in verifying credit card purchases as the purchased items have often been shipped before the fraud is identified; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Mar 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 179: To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in an area (details supplied) who have been diagnosed with dementia; the way this compares with the national average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13320/12]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Mar 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Health the psychiatry and old age services available in an area (details supplied); if there are any specialist units for dementia care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13321/12]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Mar 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Health the function of memory clinics in the treatment of dementia; if this service is available in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13322/12]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Mar 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons eligible for the Health Service Executive home care package in an area (details supplied); the take-up of this package; the way this compares to the national take-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13323/12]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Mar 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Health the dementia care services available nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13324/12]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Mar 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive supports available to the families and carers of persons with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13325/12]

Written Answers — Illicit Trade in Tobacco: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (6 Mar 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance if the study on comparing the detection rate of X-ray scanners with other countries as outlined in the Comptroller and Auditor General's 2009 report to improve the detection of illegal tobacco here has been completed; if he will make public the results of this study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12291/12]