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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Oct 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 527: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason the single farm payment for 2008 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not been issued; if he will ensure this payment is issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37037/09]

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (21 Oct 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 305: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that sports and others facilities at Dublin Institute of Technology have ceased, due to cutbacks, and that a number of staff have been advised that their contracts of employment will not be renewed when the contracts terminate in 2009; the impact that these decisions will have on the...

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (3 Nov 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether, with respect to proposed reforms of the model of financial regulation here, it is appropriate to include in these reforms changes to the regulation of credit unions here or if he plans to deal with the issue of credit union regulation separately as part of a more broad based reform agenda for the credit union sector; his...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (3 Nov 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax revenue raised to date in 2009 from the €10 air travel tax; the impact this has had on air travel to and from here; if he will carry out a comprehensive review of the implementation of this tax; if he will make amendments to this tax in budget 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37695/09]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (3 Nov 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 431: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review a claim made under the health repayment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38050/09]

Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (3 Nov 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 643: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the rural transport programme in view of the revised Programme for Government; if he will make a commitment that this scheme will not be abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38053/09]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (3 Nov 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 644: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps which will be taken in response to the recent calls by a person (details supplied) regarding a review of security at private airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38076/09]

Written Answers — Tribunals of Inquiry: Tribunals of Inquiry (3 Nov 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 685: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to a motion (details supplied) on the Stardust tragedy of 8 July 2009, the position regarding the establishment of the committee to monitor the counselling and medical needs of the survivors and bereaved; when the committee will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37935/09]

Written Answers — Customs Investigations: Customs Investigations (3 Nov 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 689: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps that he will take in relation to the calls by a person (details supplied) to review the security at private airports and the use of ready to go mobile phones to assist criminal investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38106/09]

Written Answers — Energy Efficiency: Energy Efficiency (3 Nov 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 985: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress and savings that have been made on reducing the energy bills of Departments and buildings through energy efficiency methods; the targets that have been set on this as a cost saving mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39202/09]

Written Answers — Seafood Sector: Seafood Sector (3 Nov 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 1007: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the measures taken to promote awareness of Irish seafood to the public and the benefits of eating fish; the amount spent in the past two years in promoting sales of Irish seafood; his views on the promotion of Irish seafood; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37933/09]

Written Answers — Aquaculture Development: Aquaculture Development (3 Nov 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 1008: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason for the delay in opening the operational programme for fisheries to allow for the funding of the aquaculture sector; if he is satisfied that he is meeting all the commitments as outlined in the Cawley report into the seafood sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37934/09]

Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) (4 Nov 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: I wish to cite two examples of the type of person who now needs assistance, who differs greatly from the type of person who needed assistance in the past. A story published in last Saturday's edition of the Irish Independent outlined the difficulties faced by a man and his wife who had taken out a mortgage. The man had a monthly salary of €4,700 and monthly mortgage repayments of...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Nov 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will address the increase in diseases related to lifestyle such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39307/09]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (4 Nov 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to reduce the number at management level in the Health Service Executive in accordance with recommendations in the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes Report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39306/09]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (4 Nov 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 158: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applicants who have been placed and commenced work under the FÁS work placement programme; the location of these placements by county; the FÁS areas at which work placements need to be filled; if this information will be provided in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (4 Nov 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 230: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he will take following the recent ruling of the European Court of Justice which has found Ireland in breach of the directive by failing to license private septic tanks as required by the Waste Framework Directive 1975; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39457/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (5 Nov 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason he has decided to amalgamate the Commission for Aviation Regulation and the regulatory functions of the Irish Aviation Authority into the proposed new National Transport Authority; when the legislation to facilitate this move will be published; his views on the merging of different transport regulatory functions under one agency; if...

Written Answers — Domestic Violence: Domestic Violence (10 Nov 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding allocated to each of the frontline services for domestic violence here over the past four years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40551/09]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (10 Nov 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 328: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of funding provided to voluntary groups to date in 2009 in each county under the scheme of support for older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40549/09]