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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Functions (3 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 78. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the split responsibilities between his Department and the Department of Social Protection on pensions policy creates a disconcerted, divided and poor management structure for addressing an issue of enormous importance to the future liabilities of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51762/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: International Bodies Membership (3 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 79. To ask the Minister for Finance the person who is the Irish representative on the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51763/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (3 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 81. To ask the Minister for Finance if any consideration has been given to developing a tax credit in the future for draw downs from pensions that have been subjected to a levy since 2011 and beyond; his views on whether such a credit would offset the disincentive to save caused by the taxation of pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51777/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Generic Drugs Substitution (3 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 89. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a company's (details supplied) recent assessment that Irish GDP is understated because of the way Central Statistics Office measures production in the pharmaceutical sector arising from its statistical treatment of generic drugs as new products; if he will provide further detail on this alleged discrepancy; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Sale of State Assets (3 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 132. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number of staff within his Department or NewERA who have been working on the sale of Bord Gáis Energy; the total cost from his Department for any third-party service that was engaged in the context or preparation of a sale of Bord Gáis Energy; if he will publish any third-party reports advising on the sale of Bord...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Missions Expenditure (3 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 136. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 285 of 19 November 2013, the date on which the total costs of these trade missions will issue; if he will provide a list of the contracts signed and announced on each mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51494/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (3 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 184. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent of her and her officials interaction with the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority since its establishment; the extent of the Pensions Board's interaction with the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority since its establishment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51768/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bord Gáis Privatisation (3 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 229. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total number of staff within his Department or NewEra who have been working on the sale of Bord Gáis Energy; the total cost from his Department for any third party service that was engaged in the context or preparation of a sale of Bord Gáis Energy; if he will publish any third party reports advising on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (3 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 244. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 468 to 470, inclusive, of 19 November 2013, when the information requested will be forwarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51495/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Legal Costs (3 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 287. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 528 of 19 November 2013, if he will extract details for some of the more recent years of senior counsel expenditure in this specific area of criminal legal aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51496/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Education and Training Scheme Administration (3 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 382. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a list of the 50 applications that were made to participate in the area-based childhood programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51786/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Freedom of Information Requests (3 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 435. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 593 of 26 November 2013, if as part of the report request to the Health Service Executive, in part recognition of his expressed sympathies, he will release all of the files in his Department to the mother of the child in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51719/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Regulation (3 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 445. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the report conducted by Matheson and Goodbody stockbrokers into recommendations regarding splitting up VHI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51769/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (3 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 446. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 466 and 477 of 12 November 2013, when a response will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51773/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Pensions Reserve Fund Investments (5 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 8. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if any of the borrowings Irish Water availed of from the National Pensions Reserve Fund were used to service contracts for water installation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51814/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Pensions Reserve Fund Investments (5 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 17. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the uses that will be made of Exchequer funds provided to Irish Water; if any of the Exchequer funding will be used to repay National Pensions Reserve Fund borrowings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51813/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (5 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 106 of 26 November 2013, if he will explicitly detail the reason his Department is not undertaking its own inquiry in view of the amounts of his Department's budget that is spent in this scheme; if he will confirm that the school transport scheme is fully compliant with EU state aid rules; and if he will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: This is one of the most interesting committee meetings I have attended. The clarity is very helpful and it behoves all members to listen to what has been said. The advent of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council was necessary and it is proving itself to be genuinely independent. I commend its members for the work they are doing and it helps us in our task as parliamentarians. I share some of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: I thank Dr. Donovan. That was very clear.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (10 Dec 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 98. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures in the Legal Services Bill 2011 that are likely to lead to the greatest cost savings to the consumer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52656/13]