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Written Answers — Community Pharmacy Services: Community Pharmacy Services (31 Jan 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 830: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Irish Pharmaceutical Union have been debarred from negotiations on behalf of their members with the Health Service Executive regarding fees to be provided under the publicly funded community drugs schemes; if her Department has received representations from the Irish Pharmaceutical Union in relation to this matter; her...

Written Answers — Hospital Hygiene Audit: Hospital Hygiene Audit (31 Jan 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 688: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has directed the Health Service Executive that it should include Dublin's mental hospitals in her audit of hygiene; the latest report that she has of the assessment of hygiene in Dublin's mental hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1281/07]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (31 Jan 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 709: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of cases detected of hospital acquired infections, distinguishing the type of infection (details supplied) in each hospital across the country. [1444/07]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (31 Jan 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 720: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to reports that there have been long delays in getting the results of cervical smear tests; if she will issue benchmarks to the Health Service Executive in respect of the performance of this screening programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1498/07]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (31 Jan 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 797: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if discussions have taken place between the Health Service Executive and her Department regarding the revision of the medical card guidelines which were due on 1 January 2007; and when she plans to make an announcement on same. [1943/07]

Written Answers — Debt Collection: Debt Collection (31 Jan 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 1097: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has studied the arrangements whereby small businesses can recover bad debts through the legal system; his views on quicker, cheaper and more effective methods which are operated in other jurisdictions such as the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43768/06]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (31 Jan 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 1170: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons outside Dublin and the number inside Dublin who have indicated a willingness to move to the decentralised office in Carrick-on-Shannon; the number in each case who have to date been assigned to make the move; if the release in each case will be made prior to assignments to replace the moving staff; and the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (31 Jan 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 1183: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason such a long contribution record is required before insured workers become eligible for treatment benefit. [2565/07]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (31 Jan 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 1220: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has published the findings of his study of the banning of all oversize vehicles from operation on public roads; and when he will implement the ban, bearing in mind the February 2007 start date for the general regulation of heavy goods vehicles in Dublin. [43829/06]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (31 Jan 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 1264: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will introduce an initiative to make cyclists more aware of the danger of cycling on footpaths; and if he has requested reports from the Road Safety Authority on the level of accidents caused by this practice. [2701/07]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (31 Jan 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 1428: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the system whereby State examination certificates granted to persons with dyslexia following some modification of the standard exam are qualified by a note of explanation whereas such annotation does not qualify exams taken at university in similar circumstances; the reason she...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (31 Jan 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 1641: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will introduce clear criteria for deciding when children would benefit from the applied behavioural analysis system of education in order that there would be a solid policy framework for the development of ABA schools. [2031/07]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (31 Jan 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 1795: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on introducing more simplified planning application requirements for persons proposing to widen their gateway onto the public road. [43775/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (31 Jan 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 1833: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the local authorities that have achieved the current 3% target for employing persons with a disability in the local government sector; if he will set out the authority that has the best record in this area and the authority that has the worst record in this area; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (31 Jan 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 1834: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason his Department has not sanctioned the recently reviewed scheme of letting priorities by South Dublin County Council, that was submitted by this council to his Department some time ago; when his Department will be in a position to sanction the new scheme of letting priority for this local...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Feb 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance the basis of tax to be levied on single premium investments at eight year intervals; if this tax is discriminatory compared to persons who invest in stocks and shares. [3287/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (1 Feb 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance the way excess deductions from people by a computing error in the Revenue Commissioners came to occur; the checks in the system to prevent same; the reason they failed; the role the financial institutions played in the incident; if there are lessons to be learnt there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3330/07]

Finance Bill 2007: Second Stage (6 Feb 2007)

Richard Bruton: This is the last chapter in what the Minister's predecessor described as something of a great epic, which, like the works of Charles Dickens, he decided would be issued in serial form. Like the work of Dickens, this epic started with great expectations, but much of it for many ended in fairly hard times, which is part of the mark of the Government in its approach to public finances. It has...

Finance Bill 2007: Second Stage (6 Feb 2007)

Richard Bruton: Is the Minister Little Dorrit?

Finance Bill 2007: Second Stage (6 Feb 2007)

Richard Bruton: That is the background to the Finance Bill. People look on this country as one with a tremendously successful economy which has yielded extraordinary wealth to the Government. However, we have not achieved what should have been achieved and this will be the core issue on which we will go to the country in the election. Much money has been spent, but too much has been left undone. People...