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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Sep 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will establish a national diabetic retinopathy detection programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32178/08]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (30 Sep 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 203: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will provide a tabular statement giving a yearly breakdown for the past eight years regarding the number of people who have participated in training courses through the FÁS system; the number of people who have qualified through this system to work at a particular trade; the number of people who have...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (30 Sep 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 269: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of full medical cards issued for the years 2004 to 2008 inclusive; if she will provide the findings in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31958/08]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (30 Sep 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of general practitioner cards issued for the years 2005 to date in 2008; if she will provide the findings in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31959/08]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (30 Sep 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 505: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if local authorities have recently been issued with a directive to withdraw funding which was allocated for significant projects and schemes at pre-contract level; if so, if the directive applies to allocations over the past number of years during which the funding was not drawn down as various schemes were...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (1 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has decided to change the drink driving limit; the timetable for change in the drink driving limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32537/08]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (1 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps he has taken to address the problems with the National Vehicle Driver File that resulted in allegedly as many as 50,000 drivers failing to be informed that their vehicles are due for a national car test; if he will review and reform the general operation of the National Vehicle Driver File; if he is satisfied with the data protection...

Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (1 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 178: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the location of proposed natural heritage areas, special areas of conservation and special protection areas; when it will be determined which of these are to be designated as such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32990/08]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (1 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 179: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of funding under the local government fund that was paid to each local authority for the years 2007 and 2008 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32991/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (1 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will provide an assurance that the new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin will be completed by 2010; if he will confirm that the completion of this building will not be deferred as a result of possible cutbacks in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32939/08]

Order of Business (2 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: The programme for Government contains a commitment to introduce legislation to implement the recommendations outlined in the All-Party Committee on the Constitution's report on property rights. One of the recommendations is that legislation be introduced to implement the Kenny report, to regulate estate agents and auctioneers and to provide for transparency in land transactions throughout...

Establishment of Sub-Committee: Motion (2 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: On behalf of the Labour Party, I support the establishment of the sub-committee. It is important we begin a debate on the situation in the aftermath of the rejection of the Lisbon treaty referendum in terms of our future within the European Union. This debate must involve all political parties from across the political spectrum. However, much more is required. All of society must become...

Water Supply Contamination. (2 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: I hope the Minister of State's response will deal with the general situation as well as the specific case of County Louth. What steps is the Department taking to deal with the problem of excessive lead levels in water supplies throughout the State? I understand 11 local authorities have reported problems to the EPA. The latter has indicated that the standards regarding acceptable levels...

Written Answers — Garda Complaints Procedures: Garda Complaints Procedures (2 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the compensation or legal costs paid arising from claims against members of the Garda in respect of assault, illegal arrest and other reasons in respect of each year from 2002 to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32873/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (2 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the semi-State bodies, boards or agencies for which his Department has responsibility, which it is intended to abolish or merge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32831/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the tax covenanting scheme that is available; the circumstances in which it can be availed of; the persons who can avail of it; the financial limits that apply and the money expended by the State in relation to these tax covenants. [33075/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the abolition of certain tax covenanting arrangements that applied before the abolition of third level tuition fees; the amount estimated as saved by his Department each year by the abolition of those tax covenanting arrangements; and the amount spent on this covenanting scheme in the year that preceded the year it was...

Written Answers — Water Supply Contamination: Water Supply Contamination (2 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding steps taken in response to the discovery of higher than recommended levels of lead in water supplies in Galway city in September 2008. [33079/08]

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (2 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the swimming pool grant scheme; and his plans to reopen this scheme and accept applications by local authorities in respect of swimming pools. [33077/08]

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (2 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the plan of South Dublin County Council for a public swimming pool in Lucan; and the steps he is taking to deliver this project. [33078/08]