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Written Answers — Income Ratio: Income Ratio (27 Sep 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 468: To ask the Minister for Finance the ratio of the income of the top five per cent income earners to the average income per head. [28257/06]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (27 Sep 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 488: To ask the Minister for Finance the average annual cost to the exchequer of reducing the VAT on wood fuel products from the present 21 per cent to 4.3 per cent. [28706/06]

Written Answers — Cancer Incidence: Cancer Incidence (27 Sep 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 576: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on cancer statistics per DED in the Dublin west constituency. [28171/06]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Sep 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 627: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many public health centres in Dublin City, including those at Rathdown Road, Benburb Street, Lisburn Street, Botanic Avenue and Summerhill, are not wheelchair accessible; if her further attention has been drawn to the fact that in the North Strand and Bride Street centres the toilets...

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (27 Sep 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 757: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is proposed to introduce immunisation against invasive pneumococcal disease into the general immunisation programme for children here in view of its introduction in the Six Counties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29466/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Sep 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 833: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide the necessary resources and press the Health Service Executive to increase the number of public health nurses available at a health centre (details supplied) in County Dublin to deal with the backlog of infant health checks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30169/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (27 Sep 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 1042: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the second actuarial review of the social insurance fund, provided for under Section 17 of the Social Welfare Act 1998, will be published. [29861/06]

Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (27 Sep 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 1270: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if local authority maintenance grants apply to students pursuing the course of higher diploma in education; the criteria for qualification for such grants; if it is the case that these criteria differ between local authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28701/06]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (27 Sep 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 1303: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her legislative plans for the coming Dáil session that will address the issue of vocational education committees having sole responsibility for the administration of all new applications for third level college grants from 2007; will the same legislation provide for a new unified scheme; the measures she proposes to introduce to...

Business of Dáil: Motion (28 Sep 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I appeal to the Chief Whip to accede to the request of the Opposition speakers. There is inadequate time for dealing with this matter and I believe the Taoiseach would welcome a question and answer session, in the first instance, to properly respond to the questions that clearly exist in the public domain and in this Chamber. We should address this matter fully and the Minister of State...

Road Safety. (28 Sep 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Transport if there has been co-operation on a North-South basis regarding the issue of road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29880/06]

Hospital Services. (28 Sep 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Teamwork report is the latest in a long series of reports on hospital services in the north-east region. Most of these reports have been commissioned for the purpose of supporting the increased centralisation of hospital services and the downgrading of the smaller hospitals in the region. This highly centralised model of hospital care is preferred by the Government and the HSE but it is...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (28 Sep 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Transport the details of his proposals to privatise Dublin Bus; the percentage he will privatise; and when he will implement his plans. [29881/06]

Freedom of Information. (3 Oct 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests acceded to by his Department since July 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28321/06]

Freedom of Information. (3 Oct 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Taoiseach have a breakdown by category of the freedom of information requests to his Department? Is that something his Department does? Does the Taoiseach have a breakdown of the number of requests from journalists and those from members of the wider public? If so, will he indicate the numbers approved or refused in each category? In respect of the Taoiseach's Department and the...

Social Partnership Agreements. (3 Oct 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the situation in the social partnership process in the wake of union balloting; his role in the implementation of the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28315/06]

Social Partnership Agreements. (3 Oct 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is it not the case that Towards 2016 was a poor deal for workers, particularly as the increases they will receive under the agreement will be quickly frittered away by inflation? Does the Taoiseach not accept that this has already been demonstrated in the inflation figures for August that have increased to 4.5% from 4.2% in July and given that Towards 2016 offered workers 10% over 27 months...

Social Partnership Agreements. (3 Oct 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is not being enforced.

Social Partnership Agreements. (3 Oct 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: What about the review clause?

Disclosures relating to the Mahon Tribunal: Statements (3 Oct 2006)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach was clearly wrong to accept the personal donation at the Manchester event when he was Minister for Finance. It would appear that most people believe he was not personally corrupt, unlike many within his party at the time. However, only the most naive believe he was not aware of what went on in the brown-envelope and blank-cheque culture of the Fianna Fáil leadership and among...