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Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (2 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Finance the vehicle registration tax collected per VRT band in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42968/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the parking space at work levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42940/09]

Written Answers — Central Bank Commission: Central Bank Commission (3 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Finance when he envisages the establishment of the Central Bank Commission, announced in February 2009; if he will engage in consultation in this regard with all stakeholders, both inside and outside the banking sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44885/09]

Written Answers — Consumer Protection: Consumer Protection (3 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance if consumer protection will remain part of the remit and core activity of the new Central Bank Commission; if supporting structures such as the consultative consumer panel will continue to be part of the institutional framework of the new Central Bank Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44886/09]

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (3 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the National Asset Management Agency plan for unfinished apartments and housing developments that will be on its books; if there is a plan in place for either the completion or the demolition of these properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45122/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (3 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of operations which have been cancelled in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, County Meath, due to lack of available staff; the number of staff vacancies in the hospital; the location in the hospital at which these vacancies exist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45120/09]

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (3 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the plans in place to ensure the continuation and sustainability of the sports inclusion disability officer programme in County Meath for 2010; if his attention has been drawn to the achievements of the sports inclusion disability officer programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45119/09]

Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (8 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: I wish to share time with Deputy Ó Snodaigh. The Labour Party supports the Bill, which is intended to amend the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993 to permit the Comptroller and Auditor General to carry out inspections of the DDDA under that Act. It is proposed to amend sections 8 and 9 of the 1993 Act and this is feasible. If the Fine Gael proposal is not acceptable, I am...

Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (8 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: -----and the Garda was called. We have allowed the private sector to operate areas which should really be about public or community space. A root and branch review must be carried out in respect of the planning system. The type of inspection mechanism under discussion could constitute the start of such a review and then the Minister could consider more wide-ranging reforms than those he has...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (8 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if agreement has been reached with health unions on flexibility of working hours within the health services on an extension of the basic working day and on redeployment of staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45547/09]

Written Answers — Job Initiative: Job Initiative (8 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons with disabilities who have been employed through the FÁS job initiative scheme in each of the past five years; the cost of running this scheme in each of the past five years; the cost of running this scheme in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (8 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the criteria for certain areas to have access to mental health services; the breakdown of services available to areas that meet the criteria for such services; the options available to a person who needs to access a mental health service but finds there is no such service in their area; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (8 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 237: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; the reason there is a delay in dealing with this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45858/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (8 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will expedite an appeal against a decision not to award carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; if she will grant an early oral hearing; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45498/09]

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise (Mineral Oil) (9 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: There are many contradictions in the introduction of the carbon tax. A car scrappage scheme is included in the same budget and that will encourage people to buy cars.

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise (Mineral Oil) (9 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: It does not matter.

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise (Mineral Oil) (9 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Surely the emphasis should be on getting people out of cars and into public transport.

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise (Mineral Oil) (9 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: If this is a carbon tax then the excise duty placed on petrol last year was a carbon tax and I made that point at the time. The Minister is not doing anything different to change people's behaviour and that point was made. An amount of €0.08 was slapped onto petrol last year and this year €0.04 will be put on it. While this measure is labelled a carbon tax, with which everyone agrees...

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise (Mineral Oil) (9 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: There is no train station at the other end.

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise (Mineral Oil) (9 Dec 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: They work near a train station but cannot use it. What is the Government doing about bus services? Will extra buses be put on the road? Last year, issues were raised about motor tax and VRT on buses used for youth groups. Has anything been done to encourage people to use buses to get from A to B? I cannot see anything in the budget to do so. The Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, was quoted in...