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Written Answers — National Internship Scheme: National Internship Scheme (17 Jul 2012)

Gerald Nash: Question 279: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline any discussions she has had with the arts community to explore ways in which the jobbridge scheme will focus on providing opportunities to young persons to engage in internships in support of the network of arts festivals across the country; if it is her intention to promote the jobbridge scheme in this way; and if...

Written Answers — Unfinished Housing Developments: Unfinished Housing Developments (17 Jul 2012)

Gerald Nash: Question 439: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will instruct local authorities to compare the recently published list of ghost estates with the lists drawn up for exemption from the household charge earlier this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34487/12]

Written Answers — Charities and Voluntary Organisations: Charities and Voluntary Organisations (17 Jul 2012)

Gerald Nash: Question 457: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of funding opportunities provided by his Department and statutory agencies under the aegis of his Department to community and voluntary sector organisations working with older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34682/12]

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (17 Jul 2012)

Gerald Nash: Question 772: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of funding opportunities provided by his Department and the Health Service Executive to community and voluntary sector organisations working with older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34680/12]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (17 Jul 2012)

Gerald Nash: Question 889: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider amending the proposed regulations on use of agricultural and works vehicles on the public roads to enable the speed limit for tractors to remain at 50kmph; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34486/12]

Written Answers — Road Maintenance: Road Maintenance (12 Jul 2012)

Gerald Nash: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the current difficult economic conditions, where households are trying to cope with increased pressures, if he will consider relaxing the requirements for residents living on 50/50 roads to contribute 50% to the cost of repairing these roads, if the allocation to the local authorities for the upkeep of these roads,...

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (10 Jul 2012)

Gerald Nash: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance the contact that has been made by the Revenue Commissioners with the social security authorities in other States to clarify the number of persons resident here who are receiving pensions from those States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33306/12]

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (10 Jul 2012)

Gerald Nash: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance the contact the Revenue Commissioners have made with HMRC to ensure that those who are in receipt of occupational pensions from the UK, but are resident here and assessable on that income here in accordance with Articles 17 and 18 of Ireland/UK Double Taxation Treaty, are tax compliant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33307/12]

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (10 Jul 2012)

Gerald Nash: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance the level of tax due to the State which has not been collected in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 due to the failure to correctly assess Irish income tax occupational and social security pensions paid to Irish residents in view of the fact that Census 2011 advised that there are 114,948 persons aged 60 and over who had lived in the UK before...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (10 Jul 2012)

Gerald Nash: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason no reference is made to the national figures of the Local Employment Service Network or to its involvement in the National Employment Action Plan in the recent report Employment Action Plan Monthly Progress Report No. 163 of April 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33274/12]

Written Answers — Youth Unemployment: Youth Unemployment (10 Jul 2012)

Gerald Nash: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an analysis in tabular form of youth unemployment between those born in Ireland and those born outside the State in view that 10% of those aged between 18 and 25 were not born in the State; if she will outline any plans to tackle the specific employment problems many of those young persons face; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (10 Jul 2012)

Gerald Nash: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the contact she has made with social security authorities in other States to clarify the number of persons resident here receiving pensions from those States; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33276/12]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (10 Jul 2012)

Gerald Nash: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the information she has furnished to the Revenue Commissioners in relation to residents of Ireland who are receiving social security pensions from other States, where that information has been furnished to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33277/12]

Written Answers — Child Benefit: Child Benefit (10 Jul 2012)

Gerald Nash: Question 245: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of children for whom child benefit was paid in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 and who also had a social insurance record at Classes A, S or M for the same year in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33278/12]

Written Answers — Naturalisation Applications: Naturalisation Applications (10 Jul 2012)

Gerald Nash: Question 371: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) has been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33467/12]

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (5 Jul 2012)

Gerald Nash: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the budget which may be left over from the rural broadband scheme totalling some €17million could be reallocated to help fund a new agri environment options scheme for farmers, especially in view of the risk of losing matching funding under the terms of European Agricultural Guarantee Fund; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (3 Jul 2012)

Gerald Nash: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will examine the removal of VAT on ebooks used for educational purposes in order to encourage the greater use of information and communications technology in schools; if he will provide the figures on the loss of VAT receipts to the Exchequer if VAT on ebooks was removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32365/12]

Written Answers — Homlessness Strategy: Homlessness Strategy (3 Jul 2012)

Gerald Nash: Question 432: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding allocated by him to fund homelessness statutory and voluntary services for County Louth in 2010; if he will provide a breakdown of funds allocated to all statutory and voluntary services in County Louth providing services for persons who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless...

Written Answers — Homlessness Strategy: Homlessness Strategy (3 Jul 2012)

Gerald Nash: Question 433: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding allocated by him to fund homelessness statutory and voluntary services for County Louth in 2011; if he will provide a breakdown of funds allocated to all statutory and voluntary services in County Louth providing services for persons who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless,...

Written Answers — Homlessness Strategy: Homlessness Strategy (3 Jul 2012)

Gerald Nash: Question 434: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding allocated by him to fund homelessness statutory and voluntary services for County Meath in 2011; if he will provide a breakdown of funds allocated to all statutory and voluntary services in County Meath providing services for persons who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless...