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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress in relation to the proposed new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; when he expects work to commence on the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5370/09]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the proposed new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; when he expects work to commence on this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5371/09]

Written Answers — Cycling Policy: Cycling Policy (17 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received and reviewed the new report by Dublin City Council's roads and traffic department, Cycle Collisions in Dublin City 2002 to 2006; if he will introduce measures to enhance the protection and safety of cyclists here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5822/09]

Written Answers — Cycling Policy: Cycling Policy (17 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Transport when the national cycling policy will be published; the key proposals the strategy will contain; the amount of money he will allocate each year for the national cycling strategy over the next three years; the estimated cost of implementing the national cycling strategy; the targets for new cyclists for 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 252: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for three additional home care hours in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6140/09]

Written Answers — Fishing Vessel Decommissioning Scheme: Fishing Vessel Decommissioning Scheme (17 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 471: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount paid out under the recent fishing boat decommissioning scheme with a breakdown on a county basis; the number of boats that were decommissioned under this scheme; if persons who availed of this scheme were prohibited from re-investing in new fishing boats; if provision was made in the scheme to assist in the...

Irish Economy: Motion (18 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: I refer to how this decision was arrived at by the Taoiseach and the Government and what this indicates about their attitude to democracy, the people we represent and our political system. A week prior to the announcement of the levy, the Taoiseach told the Opposition in this House that it was his way or the highway. The levy details were presented to the unions at the 11th hour and they...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (18 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of proposals to finance bank recapitalisation using assets held by the National Pension Reserve Fund, he proposes to introduce other measures to reinforce the fund in order to ensure that a large funding gap does not open with respect to the future cost of public sector and State pension costs after 2025; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — House Repossessions: House Repossessions (18 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he will introduce to minimise the possibility of families losing their homes as a result of rising unemployment, falling house prices, more frequent incidence of negative equity, the prospect of widespread wage deflation and high levels of personal debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6360/09]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Scheme: Water and Sewerage Scheme (19 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 211: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has had discussions with the water services investment programme team regarding the Dunmanway regional water supply scheme, County Cork; the progress that these discussions have made to date; when he expects the project to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6816/09]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (19 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the cost, to date, of the construction of the new Bord Iascaigh Mhara, BIM, offices in Clonakilty, County Cork; if a date for completion of the building has been agreed with the building contractor; if a date for the official opening of the building has been set; the number of BIM staff to be decentralised to Clonakilty;...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (19 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 274: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed by the vocational educational committee board of management and teachers regarding the effects that budget 2009 cutbacks will have on VEC schools and centres here, that the sector will lose hundreds of teachers in 2009 as a consequence of the change in the pupil teacher...

Order of Business (24 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Many apartment owners may have difficulty paying their management fees and the managing agents will probably sue them for the fees and there will be court cases. If the National Property Services Regulatory Authority was given legal powers under the property services (regulatory) Bill, it could mediate on this issue. The office is open and the staff are paid, and so on. When is it proposed...

Written Answers — Consumer Protection: Consumer Protection (24 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 66: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of on-the-spot fines for breaches of consumer law imposed to date under the terms of the Consumer Protection (Fixed Payment Notice) Regulations 2007; the type of breach in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7282/09]

Written Answers — Consumer Protection: Consumer Protection (24 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 86: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action that she is taking to implement the commitment in the programme for Government that steps would be taken to ensure that prices of goods are labelled and transparent in order that the consumer is well informed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7281/09]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (24 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will commit to minimising the impact of the cuts from the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to the youth service budget on young people and youth services in Dublin mid-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7100/09]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (24 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 197: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that reductions in funding from the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to youth organisations working in Dublin mid-west may lead to the closure of youth projects and youth initiatives; if she will provide a commitment to protecting these initiatives and projects from...

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (24 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the work of hundreds of volunteers in youth organisations will be undermined if there is a cutback in the funding to voluntary youth organisations in Dublin mid-west by the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs; if she will provide a commitment to protect funding for...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (24 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if extra staff will be deployed to Cherry Orchard Hospital, Dublin, to deal with an increase in the workload, including applications for medical and general practitioner cards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7474/09]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (24 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 228: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if extra staff will be deployed to health centres in the Dublin mid-west region to help community welfare officers cope with a large increase in new welfare applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7475/09]