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Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 171: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the justification for the regime whereby the same income tax exemption threshold for persons over 65 is applied to widowed persons as to single people; the reason no extra tax exemption is applied to widowed persons over 65 years when widowed persons enjoy extra tax credits and wider tax bands to reflect the extra costs associated...

Written Answers — General Practitioners: General Practitioners (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way general practitioner practices are currently regulated; the way the number is determined; the number of doctors currently in GP practice and the number of doctors in GP practice in wholetime equivalent terms; the way the number of GPs per capita here compares with the typical per capita number in other EU countries; if she is...

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

Róisín Shortall: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her estimate of the number of people holding a medical card on the basis of the EU pension rule; and the percentage this represents of total medical card holders. [26447/07]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the timescale envisaged for the completion of the Green Paper and consultation phases on pension reform. [26627/07]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 342: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way, under current rules, the taking of parental leave affects a worker's PRSI contribution record. [26445/07]

Written Answers — Legal Profession: Legal Profession (31 Oct 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 504: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he has taken in relation to each of the 29 recommendations contained in the Competition Authority's December 2006 report on competition in the legal profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26331/07]

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (1 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the assistance he will provide to aid the development and setting up of new Irish speaking communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26523/07]

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (1 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will bring proposals to Government before the end of 2007 in regard to the alternation of Gaeltacht boundaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26524/07]

Written Answers — Hospital Facilities: Hospital Facilities (6 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the policy in respect of the provision of smoking facilities for hospital patients. [27501/07]

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (6 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 292: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 64 of 31 October 2007, the number of investigations under way into individual security breaches or alleged breaches in his Department; the basis on which each of these cases were commenced; if, in relation to all investigations, they are current or completed; the sanctions the Data...

Written Answers — School Absenteeism: School Absenteeism (6 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 337: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 388 of 9 October 2007, in accordance with her constitutional and legal obligation under the Constitution of 1937, the reason for the failure of the State to explain why a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 has not been in school for the past 12 months. [27059/07]

Written Answers — School Closures: School Closures (6 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 365: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation in relation to the closure of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8; the reason parents were not notified of the closure without prior consultation and without alternative arrangements being made; and the provisions she is making for the education of these children. [26977/07]

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (6 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 418: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 25 October 2007, the reason this child has been excluded from the education system; the type of schooling which has been recommended for them; the reason home tuition has not been arranged as promised; and if she will take immediate steps to immediately provide an education service for...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (6 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 490: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will set out the regulations, including reference to the specific article and paragraph which details when a local authority may attach conditions which make significant changes to the original and advertised planning application, without requiring a separate application; if he will provide this Deputy...

Written Answers — Garda Training: Garda Training (7 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Gardaí with firearms authorisation cards; the dedicated training facilities available to members of An Garda Síochána for training in the use of firearms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27390/07]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (7 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of additional Garda officers assigned to the Criminal Assets Bureau; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27389/07]

Written Answers — Civil Registration: Civil Registration (7 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the sections and subsections of the Civil Registration Act 2004 that have yet to be commenced in full, and where part of a section or subsection has been commenced to identify which part has been commenced and which part has not. [27684/07]

Written Answers — Civil Registration: Civil Registration (7 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the sections and subsections of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2005 that have yet to be commenced in full, and where part of a section or subsection has been commenced to identify which part has been commenced and which part has not. [27685/07]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (7 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to introduce a cost of disability payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26276/07]

Written Answers — Registration of Births: Registration of Births (7 Nov 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that the registration system for births is robust and free of fraud; the actions her Department has taken to quality assure the service; if she has further satisfied herself that language skills within the service are adequate and that information provision about the service is adequate. [26267/07]